Peter J. Bourgeois, of Opelousas, recalls the 1944 Cole Porter song, "Don't Fence Me In," a hit for Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters: "During World War II, there was a German prisoners' camp in ...

Way back in March, about a month after I’d arrived in town, I met with Tami Thomsen and Dale Brock of Kirtland Records. Nothing too formal, just a few drinks at the Idle Rich, I believe, to talk about ...

Pictured is the Beach Boys’ “Smile” album cover. The Beach Boys and The Beatles often inspired each others’ music, like Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” inspiring Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nashville Songwriters Association International Executive Director Bart Herbison sat down with J.T. Harding and Uncle Kracker ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Rising Toronto rapper and OVO Sound artist Smiley has shared "Rush Hour ...

2009 was good to Kirtland Records. For a few reasons. For one, the Toadies continued proving to the world that you really can’t hear “Tyler” enough, for one. Meanwhile, all year long, it seems, the ...

Nearly three years ago, we told you to pay attention to Smiley. The Toronto rapper had already gotten a nod from Drake, who credited Smiley with inspiring his album Scorpion. It took a while, but tThe ...