American Songwriter takes you behind the music of your favorite artists with our collection of interviews. Find in-depth conversations with some of today’s biggest hitmakers or legendary songwriters who have long ago left their marks on the world. Learn more about the albums and songs that enhance your life from the artists who created them. What inspired the songs? Why do the artists make the choices they do? Find out here.
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969 / Billy Cox performs with the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970 (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns; Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
OAKLAND, CA – JANUARY 27: Vince Gill performs at the Oakland Colusium on January 27, 1996 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Canadian Folk and Rock musician Neil Young plays guitar as he performs, with his band, onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 15, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 15: Chuck Ainlay attends The Hang with Harman at Sound Stage Studio on November 15, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Beth Gwinn/WireImage)
