Table of Contents
Introduction 1
On Woody Guthrie Marjorie Guthrie 15
A Bridge Built on the Blues Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller 26
Writing Songs for Disney Richard Sherman 65
River Deep Mountain High Jeff Barry 83
From "Diana" to "My Way" Paul Anka 100
Inventing the Philly Sound Kenny Gamble 113
Through the Grapevine Norman Whitfield 126
Songs from Butcher Holler Loretta Lynn 134
Of Fiddlers on the Roof Sheldon Harnick 143
The Power of Song Peter Paul Mary 166
On a journey of Jazz Herbie Hancock 175
Daydream Believing John Stewart 194
A Loving Spoonful John Sebastian 199
Still The Byrds Gene Clark 207
The One You're With Stephen Stills 215
Love and Hard Times Paul Simon 233
The Beatles and Beyond Ringo Starr 260
Beyond The Beach Boys Brian Wilson 271
Another Word Joy Freedom Kris Kristofferson 286
Writing with Elton Bernie Taupin 295
Only Just Begun Paul Williams 300
Inside Earth, Wind & Fire Maurice White 306
Of Roxy Music Bryan Ferry 317
A Man Out of Time Elvis Costello 323
Night and Day Joe Jackson 346
Flying with the Cowboys Rickie Lee Jones 356
Of Sacred Songs Daryl Hall 384
Still Dancing Barefoot Patti Smith 392
On the Chain Gang Chrissie Hynde 406
Mailman of Miracles John Prine 434
Tulips Beneath the Snow Michael Smith 462
Eurythmics and Beyond Dave Stewart 475
Walking Under Ladders Joan Armatrading 485
Being Squeeze Chris Difford Glenn Tilbrook 493
On Memory Lane Aimee Mann 504
The Secret o' Songwriting James Taylor 516
The World Isn't Fair Randy Newman 545
Inventing Alice Alice Cooper 563
Being Steely Dan Donald Fagen 573
On Writing with Zevon Jorge Calderon 580
American Pie and Beyond Don McLean 595
Inside the Beeswing Richard Thompson 602
Doing the Impossible Rob Zombie 618
With Blood from Stars Joe Henry 624
On a Chandelier Sia 644
Darkness into Light Matisyahu 649
