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Kevin Cronin Of REO Speedwagon Tells How He Wrote Their Hit Songs “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” “Keep On Loving You” And “Roll With The Changes”

Special interview with Kevin Cronin, lead singer & songwriter of multi-platinum rock band REO Speedwagon, about how he wrote his classic hits.

Legendary Artist Justin Hayward Of The Moody Blues Talks About Writing The Band’s Classic Hits “Nights In White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon” And Other Songs

New interview with Justin Hayward of British rock band the Moody Blues, about how he wrote the classic hit “Nights in White Satin” and his other songs.

Special Interview: Bryan Adams Talks About His Hit Career, Writing His Classic Songs, And Other Projects

Classic rocker Adams discusses his favorite songs, how he wrote them, and his writing partners.

Legendary Trio Holland-Dozier-Holland Talk About Writing Their Motown Hit Songs For The Supremes, Four Tops And Other Artists; 2005 Interview

Legendary Motown trio Holland-Dozier-Holland tell how they wrote many classic hits for Diana Ross & The Supremes, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Martha Reeves and Marvin Gaye.

Hall Of Fame Songwriter Paul Williams Talks About His Great Career, And Writing The Hits “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Evergreen” And Other Songs

Interview with Paul Williams about his classic songs, his recent co-writing with Daft Punk, his work with ASCAP and the Grammys.

Hit Songwriters Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly Tell How They Wrote Madonna’s Classic Hit, “Like A Virgin”

This hit writing duo recall how they wrote this classic song. You can also hear their original demo version.

Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman & Jon Lind: Writing The Classic Hit Song “Save The Best For Last” For Vanessa Williams

These veteran hit writers came together to write this big hit for Vanessa Williams. You can also hear their original demo version.

Classic Songwriter Story: How Jud Friedman & Allan Rich Wrote The Hit “Run To You” For Whitney Houston

This hit writing duo how they landed this huge placement: “Run To You” with Whitney Houston for the smash soundtrack, The Bodyguard.

Songwriter Jeff Silbar Tells How He Co-Wrote The Classic Song, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” Recorded By Bette Midler And Other Artists

Silbar tells how many artists passed on this song before it was first placed, and how years later Bette Midler made it a #1 hit.

Amazing Saga: The Story Of How Author David Ritz Wrote The Classic Hit Song “Sexual Healing” With Marvin Gaye

Ritz recalls how he wrote this great song with Gaye, and then had to fight to secure his proper credit and royalties.

Hall Of Fame Songwriters Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly Talk About Writing Their Classic Hit Songs “Like A Virgin,” “True Colors,” “I’ll Stand By You” and “Alone”

Steinberg & Kelly discuss the great hit songs they wrote for Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, the Bangles, the Pretenders, Whitney Houston and other artists.

Interview With Legendary Songwriter Hal David, About Writing His Classic Hit Songs And Working With Burt Bacharach

Rare 2010 interview with the late Hal David about his great career, including his hit partnership with Burt Bacharach.

Hit Writer/Composer Barry DeVorzon Discusses Songwriting, And His New MasterWriter 2.0

Veteran DeVorzon talks in detail about the craft of songwriting, and his software program.Masterwriter 2.0.

Legendary Songwriting & Producing Duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff Talk About Writing Their Classic Hit Songs

Special interview with writing/producing duo Gamble & Huff, who wrote such classic songs as “Love Train,” “Me And Mrs. Jones,” “Backstabbers” and “If You Don’t Know Me By Now.”

Legendary Songwriter/Artist Jimmy Webb Talks About His Classic Hits, And His Live Album

Special interview with Jimmy Webb, who recalls his four decades of songwritring, and his new projects.

Hit Songwriter Frank Myers Tells How He Co-Wrote The Classic Song, “I Swear”, Which Became A Hit For All-4-One And John Michael Montgomery

Nashville hit writer Myers tells how this song was first a country hit for John Michael Montgomery, then a pop hit for All-4-One.

Special Interview: Earth Wind & Fire Co-Founder Maurice White Talks About Writing The Band’s Hits “September,” “Shining Star” And Other Songs

Maurice White, founder of Earth Wind & Fire, has passed away. Here is the interview we did with him in March 2007, about how he wrote his classic hit songs.

Songwriter/Composer Barry DeVorzon Talks About His Hit Songs “Nadia’s Theme” and “Theme From SWAT,” And His Movie Scores

DeVorzon tells how he wrote “Nadia’s Theme,” “Theme From S.W.A.T” and many other hit movie scores.

Legendary Songwriting Duo Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Talk About Writing Their Classic Hit Songs

Interview with this great writing duo, who wrote “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Just Once” and other hits.

Legendary Songwriter Burt Bacharach Talks About His Great Career, Classic Hit Songs, And His Album, At This Time

This legendary songwriter discussed his favorite songs he’s written, and about his special album project.

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