Songwriter Stories

Songwriter Stories is an interview and music discovery podcast, featuring exciting conversations with pop songwriters about the craft of songwriting.

Let It Be

More than fifty years on, Let It Be remains a modern pop standard.

07-18
20:18

Matthew Sweet

For guitar pop aficionados, Matthew Sweets keen sense of melody has elevated him to the heights of Power Pop royalty

02-14
50:47

Jon Auer

Songwriter Jon Auer describes a popular subsection of The Posies music as harmonious dissonance.

01-03
01:24:08

Eric Bazilian

Eric Bazilian, a founding member of The Hooters, composed one of the most recognizable hits of the 1990s - One of Us.

06-24
54:06

Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall Crenshaw is eminently regarded as a master of melody-driven songwriting.

06-02
01:00:01

Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding)

A conversation with folk pop songwriter Wesley Stace about writing and recording in his early years as John Wesley Harding.

05-14
01:13:10

Shadows of the Night

How “Shadows of the Night” became a multi-platinum success in both Germany and the U.S., and the biggest-selling song of D.L. Byron's career.

04-16
24:38

Magnet And Steel

At the heart of Walter Egan’s lifelong songwriting career is an endearing and enduring song that has played a substantial role in cementing his stardom for all time. That song is Magnet and Steel.

03-24
46:20

Vicki Peterson

Defying expectations comes naturally to songwriter and guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles.

03-02
01:04:52

Bill Lloyd

Catchy, jangle harmonies, killer chord changes and tasty power pop licks, raised in Nashville but smitten by the sounds of Liverpool and beyond. That's the music of songwriter and primo guitarist, Bill Lloyd.

02-22
01:07:35

John Fields

For more than twenty-five years, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, and Co-Writer, John Fields, has racked up hundreds of songwriting credits with a versatile array of talented indie artists and chart-topping mega stars.

01-22
01:05:42

Ross Rice

We Dig Down Deep into the cosmic mind of earthy power-funk songwriter and Human Radio co-founder, Ross Rice.

12-06
01:02:01

We All Fall In Love Sometimes

We mull over the melody, meaning, and lyrics-first collaboration of "We All Fall In Love Sometimes," by Elton John and by Bernie Taupin.

11-18
12:38

Greg Pope

Singer-Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Studio Engineer, Record Producer and Filmmaker, Greg Pope, is as capable with slash job titles as he is with slash pop chords and the slash of a time signature.

11-04
01:02:32

Willie Wisely

Songwriter Willie Wisely teleports casually across musical boundaries, with occasional forays into the sweet spot of melodic pop.

09-08
01:06:08

Amy Rigby

Amy Rigby weaves observational wit and interpersonal scenarios into songs that are perceptive, genuine and easily relatable.

07-18
46:34

David Scott

Songwriter David Scott of The Pearlfishers is well-versed and fluent in the romantic languages of the classic composers like Bacharach, Wilson, McCartney and McAloon.

06-22
57:23

Brad Jones

We talk with Nashville-based songwriter, producer, arranger and studio musician, Brad Jones.

05-08
01:07:37

Bill DeMain

A guided tour to the many sides of songwriter, Grammy-nominated rock journalist, and Nashville tour guide, Bill DeMain.

04-24
01:07:37

David Mead

Songs from the David Mead catalog belong in every serious pop collection.

03-20
01:00:43

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