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SHORT: How The Animals Turned an Old Folk Song Into a Rock Classic 

MUSICAL BACKSTORIES

The Story of the Bee Gees (FULL DOCUMENTARY)

SHORTS

This 70s Hit Was An Unintentional Rehearsal

The Accidental 1965 Hit That Shocked the Billboard Charts

The Johnny Cash Song That Brought Everyone to Tears at His Farewell.

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Roy Clark on how Jimmy Dean helped launch his career

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Why was Janis Joplin Desperately Lonely Behind Her Public Image?

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Why Dolly Parton Almost Ended Her Life Because of a “Cheating” Scandal?

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How Duane Eddy Almost got Chet Atkins and Les Paul Fighting on T.V.

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Neil Young Reveals the Secrets to Hit Records

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The Untold Truth Of Kenny Rogers

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18 Songs That 'Rip Off' Other Hits

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Kenney Jones on What Really Happened in The Who

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MORE BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

ANECDOTES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

EDITOR@WORK BLOG ENTRIES

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

ENTRIES FROM THE DOG BLOG

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• YIP! YIP! The stereo-sound huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

BLOG ENTRIES FROM THE AUTO RACING JOURNAL

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing