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Below you'll find the link to every episode of Songcraft, from the most recent all the way back to the very start. Simply click any guest's name to take you to the episode page where you can read more about that songwriter and hear their entire long-form interview.

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219 - PETER CASE

COMING NOV. 28th
2-time Grammy nominee
Essential Songwriter's Songwriter

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"Glycerine" / "Come Down"
Over 24 million records sold
Ivor Novello Int'l Songwriting Award

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"God Gave Me You"
CMA Song of Year nominee
Best Country Song Grammy nominee

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"Kind & Generous" / "Wonder"
Former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman
Lilith Fair co-headliner

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"Getting Ready to Get Down"
Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter
Among Paste's "100 Greatest"

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"Rock and Roll All Nite" / "Love Gun" 
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
75 million + albums sold

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"Ain't That a Lot of Love"
STAX Records ambassador
Emmy award winner

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"Count on Me" / "Honey"
The Lone Bellow front man
Americana Award nominee

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"Do Friends Fall in Love?"
Lake Street Dive lead singer in duo
with virtuoso guitarist and composer

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"Last Night" / "You Proof"
Nearly 70 #1 country hits
9-time ASCAP Country 

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"Can't Fight This Feeling"
Frontman of REO Speedwagon
Over 40 million records sold

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"Wish I Knew You" / "Kid"
Frontman of The Revivalists
2 million monthly Spotify listeners

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"Our House" / "Teach Your Children"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame

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"Lord, I Need You"
9-time Grammy nominee
GMA Dove Songwriter of the Year

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"We're Havin' a Good Time!" 
Why is a comedian on Songcraft?
Just listen and find out!

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"The Beauty of the Rain"
Author, educator, singer-songwriter
Writing a Song that Matters book

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"West Coast Town" / "The Pretender"
Foo Fighters guitarist * 12 Grammys
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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"Second Chance" / "45"
Eighteen #1 Billboard singles
Frontman of multiplatinum Shinedown

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"Interstate Love Song" / "Plush"
Grammy winner
Co-founder of Stone Temple Pilots

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"You Got Lucky" / "Boys of Summer"
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
Song of the Year Grammy nominee

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"Mr. Spaceman" / "Eight Miles High"
Co-founder The Byrds
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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"Dance with Me" / "Still the One"
Founder of the band Orleans
Former US Congressman

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"She Burns" / "Guiding Light"
Ed Sheeran collaborator
Global touring sensation

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"King of California" / "Marie,Marie"
Founder of The Blasters
Grammy Award winner

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"Lookin' for Love"
Grammy Song of the Year
ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year

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"Stuck Like Glue" / "Baby Girl"
Co-founder of Sugarland
11 combined CMA/ACM/Grammy awards

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"Crazy on You" / "Barracuda"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Four-time Grammy nominee

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"I Don't Want to Wait"
Best New Artist Grammy winner
BMI Pop Award winner

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"Shoot Out the Lights"
Three-time Grammy nominee
Among Rolling Stone's Top 20 Guitarists

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"Pimps & Preachers"
Former boxer turned acclaimed writer
Three Top 30 Billboard rock chart LPs

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"Shake Your Love" / "Lost in Your Eyes"
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
Billboard's Top Female Artists of All Time

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"No Excuses" / "Man in a Box"
Alice in Chains founder/songwriter
Nine-time Grammy nominee

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"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Tears for Fears co-founder
Grammy nominee

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"At Seventeen" / "Society's Child"
Nine-time Grammy nominee
Two-time Grammy winner

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"I'll Never Love Again" / "Bluebird"
Six-time Grammy nominee
Five CMA Song of the Year nominations

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"Nightflyer" / "Persephone"
Three-time Grammy nominee
Member of Our Native Daughters

 

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"Schmigadoon!"
Grammy nominee, ASCAP award winner
Schmigadoon! creator / songwriter

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"Gone for Christmas" / "Highwomen"
Grammy winner
Americana Emerging Artist of the Year

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"Don't Stop Believin'" / "Oh Sherrie"
Journey singer and songwriter
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

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"If I Had a Rocket Launcher"
13 Juno Awards
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

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"The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
Asleep at the Wheel frontman
Nine-time Grammy nominee

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"Faraway Look"
Best New Artist Grammy Nominee
UK Americana Artist of the Year

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"Almost Home" (Mariah Carey)
Worldwide sales of over 40 million
Over 8 billion streams

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"Lost on You" / "When We're High"
International recording artist
Songs recorded by Rihanna, Cher, etc.

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"Heroes and Villains" / "High Coin"
Brian Wilson collaborator
Legendary arranger and producer

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OF THE LUMINEERS
Featured bonus episode from our friends
at the Basic Folk podcast

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"Oops...I Did it Again" / "Rain on Me"
Global multi-platinum writer/producer for Brittany, Bieber, Gaga, One Direction +

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"Where Are You Now" / "Despacito"
Justin Bieber collaborator
Over 350 million records sold

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"Good God Almighty" / "I Am"
Five-time Grammy nominee
Sixteen Dove Awards

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"Miss You Much" / "Rhythm Nation"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
23 Grammy nominations

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"Keep 'Em On They Toes"
Best Americana Album Grammy nominee
Collaborator w/ Miranda Lambert, etc.

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"Right Here Waiting"/ "Satisfied"
Fourteen #1 singles
Grammy Song of the Year winner

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"Say Hey (I Love You)" / "Hey Hey Hey"
Founder of Michael Franti & Spearhead
Writer, artist, poet, and activist

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"Must Be Doin' Something Right"
Co-founder of SongTown
Writer of six number one singles

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"Hypotheticals" / "What I'm Doing Here"
We chat with Rachael & Bridget of LSD
Genre-bending Nonesuch Records artists

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"Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues"
Americana singer-songwriter-troubadour
Covered by Loretta Lynn, Tom Jones

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"Drivers License" / "Heather"
Writer and producer for Olivia Rodrigo,
Conan Gray, Lewis Capaldi & more

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"Crazy on You" / "Magic Man"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
4-time Grammy nominee

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"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Grammy Song of the Year winner

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"Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye"
Grammy winner, Grand Ole Opry star 
Covered by Willie, Merle, Irma Thomas

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"How Do I Live?" / "Unbreak My Heart"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
15-time Grammy nominee

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"New Flame" / "Lemme See"
ASCAP award winner, Grammy honoree
Writer for Chris Brown, Justin Bieber

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"Revolutionary Love" / "32 Flavors"
9-time Grammy nominee
Indie music pioneer

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"Closing Time" / "Someone Like You"
Grammy Song of the Year winner
Semisonic founder, Adele collaborator

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"All I Want for Christmas is You" / "Hero"
13-time Grammy nominee, 2-time winner
ASCAP Song of the Year honoree

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"Despacito"
Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
Grammy Song of the Year nominee

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"American Kids" / "Space Cowboy"
Two dozen #1 country hits
ACM/BMI Country Songwriter of the Year

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"Watching the Detectives" / "Veronica"
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
Songwriters Hall of Fame

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"Pieces of Me" / "Stay Together"
Twelve-time Grammy nominee
NAACP Spirit Award

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"Passionate Kisses" / "Righteously"
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
Fifteen-time Grammy nominee

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"Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
Country Song of the Year Grammy nom
CMA / ACM Song of the Year nominee

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"Mama's Broken Heart"
Six-time Grammy nominee
CMA Song of the Year

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"Knock On Wood" / "634-5789"
STAX Records legend
Memphis Music Hall of Fame

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"Call My Name" / "Your Love Oh Lord"
Four-time Grammy winner
Nearly 20 #1 Billboard hits

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"Beautiful" / "Get the Party Started"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Song of the Year Grammy nominee

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"Soul Man" / "Hold On! I'm Comin'"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters

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"Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother"
Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame
Americana Award winner

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"Jesus Take the Wheel"
Best Country Song Grammy winner
Twenty-five #1 country songs

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"Déjà Vu" / "Wooden Ships"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Ten-time Grammy nominee

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"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
Singer/songwriter who has written for Cassadee Pope, Garth Brooks, Lady A

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"Baby, I Love Your Way"
Grammy winner
Musicians Hall of Fame

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"I Drive Your Truck"
CMA/ACM Song of the Year
2 Best Country Song Grammy nominations

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"Sharp Dressed Man" / "Legs"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists list

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"Mull of Kintyre"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2x Grammy winner

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"Sunny Came Home"
Song of the Year Grammy
Ten-time Grammy nominee

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"Save the Best for Last"
Song of the Year Grammy nominee
ASCAP Song of the Year

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"Home" / "Man on Fire"
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Golden Globe winning composer

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