American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1940, the Forgotten 1970s Country Star Who Scored a Major Hit With a Kris Kristofferson Song That Inspired a Best-Selling Book

Eighty-six years ago today, the 1970s country star who had a major hit with a Kris Kristofferson song was born.

Grammy-winning gospel singer and pastor sued for yearslong sexual abuse

Grammy-winning gospel singer Donnie McClurkin, senior pastor at the Perfecting Faith Church, has denied claims that he ...

"I remember us saying, ‘Well, if the band doesn’t make it, we’ll join the Marines.’" The story of the song that gave thrash metal its name

Metallica, Exodus and Slayer might've been defining thrash on the West coast, but it was in New York the genre finally got ...

Lawsuit alleges Freeport pastor and gospel singer Donnie McClurkin sexually abused personal assistant for years

The suit says Donnie McClurkin Jr. abused the man for about a dozen years. McClurkin's lawyer denied the allegations.