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.
"You Got Lucky" / "Boys of Summer"
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
Song of the Year Grammy nominee
"Stuck Like Glue" / "Baby Girl"
Co-founder of Sugarland
11 combined CMA/ACM/Grammy awards
"Crazy on You" / "Barracuda"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Four-time Grammy nominee
"Shoot Out the Lights"
Three-time Grammy nominee
Among Rolling Stone's Top 20 Guitarists
"Pimps & Preachers"
Former boxer turned acclaimed writer
Three Top 30 Billboard rock chart LPs
"Mr. Spaceman" / "Eight Miles High"
Co-founder The Byrds
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
"Shake Your Love" / "Lost in Your Eyes"
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year
Billboard's Top Female Artists of All Time
"No Excuses" / "Man in a Box"
Alice in Chains founder/songwriter
Nine-time Grammy nominee
"I'll Never Love Again" / "Bluebird"
Six-time Grammy nominee
Five CMA Song of the Year nominations
"Nightflyer" / "Persephone"
Three-time Grammy nominee
Member of Our Native Daughters
"Gone for Christmas" / "Highwomen"
Grammy winner
Americana Emerging Artist of the Year
"Don't Stop Believin'" / "Oh Sherrie"
Journey singer and songwriter
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
"The Letter That Johnny Walker Read"
Asleep at the Wheel frontman
Nine-time Grammy nominee
"Almost Home" (Mariah Carey)
Worldwide sales of over 40 million
Over 8 billion streams
"Lost on You" / "When We're High"
International recording artist
Songs recorded by Rihanna, Cher, etc.
"Heroes and Villains" / "High Coin"
Brian Wilson collaborator
Legendary arranger and producer
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"Oops...I Did it Again" / "Rain on Me"
Global multi-platinum writer/producer for Brittany, Bieber, Gaga, One Direction +
"Where Are You Now" / "Despacito"
Justin Bieber collaborator
Over 350 million records sold
"Miss You Much" / "Rhythm Nation"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
23 Grammy nominations
"Keep 'Em On They Toes"
Best Americana Album Grammy nominee
Collaborator w/ Miranda Lambert, etc.
"Right Here Waiting"/ "Satisfied"
Fourteen #1 singles
Grammy Song of the Year winner
"Say Hey (I Love You)" / "Hey Hey Hey"
Founder of Michael Franti & Spearhead
Writer, artist, poet, and activist
"Must Be Doin' Something Right"
Co-founder of SongTown
Writer of six number one singles
"Hypotheticals" / "What I'm Doing Here"
We chat with Rachael & Bridget of LSD
Genre-bending Nonesuch Records artists
"Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues"
Americana singer-songwriter-troubadour
Covered by Loretta Lynn, Tom Jones
"Drivers License" / "Heather"
Writer and producer for Olivia Rodrigo,
Conan Gray, Lewis Capaldi & more
"Crazy on You" / "Magic Man"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
4-time Grammy nominee
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Grammy Song of the Year winner
"Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye"
Grammy winner, Grand Ole Opry star
Covered by Willie, Merle, Irma Thomas
"How Do I Live?" / "Unbreak My Heart"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
15-time Grammy nominee
"New Flame" / "Lemme See"
ASCAP award winner, Grammy honoree
Writer for Chris Brown, Justin Bieber
"Closing Time" / "Someone Like You"
Grammy Song of the Year winner
Semisonic founder, Adele collaborator
"All I Want for Christmas is You" / "Hero"
13-time Grammy nominee, 2-time winner
ASCAP Song of the Year honoree
"American Kids" / "Space Cowboy"
Two dozen #1 country hits
ACM/BMI Country Songwriter of the Year
"Watching the Detectives" / "Veronica"
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Passionate Kisses" / "Righteously"
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
Fifteen-time Grammy nominee
"Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
Country Song of the Year Grammy nom
CMA / ACM Song of the Year nominee
"Call My Name" / "Your Love Oh Lord"
Four-time Grammy winner
Nearly 20 #1 Billboard hits
"Beautiful" / "Get the Party Started"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Song of the Year Grammy nominee
"Soul Man" / "Hold On! I'm Comin'"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
"Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother"
Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame
Americana Award winner
"Jesus Take the Wheel"
Best Country Song Grammy winner
Twenty-five #1 country songs
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
Singer/songwriter who has written for Cassadee Pope, Garth Brooks, Lady A
"I Drive Your Truck"
CMA/ACM Song of the Year
2 Best Country Song Grammy nominations
"Sharp Dressed Man" / "Legs"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists list
"Home" / "Man on Fire"
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Golden Globe winning composer
Meet the writers of "Christmas Wrapping," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," "Breath of Heaven," and more
"11 Blocks" / "Ten Feet Tall"
Billboard Pride Artist of the Month
Covered by P!nk, Kesha, and more
"Tempted" / "Tortured, Tangled Heart"
Five-time Grammy winner
Country Music Hall of Fame
"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"
Harvard-educated novelist and songwriter
1st Black woman to write a #1 country hit
"Til I Gain Control Again"
16-time Grammy nominee
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Green, Green Grass of Home"
Final interview with a legend
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Either Way" / "Twang"
Chris Stapleton collaborator
Produced by Dan Auerbach of Black Keys
"Copperhead Road" / "Guitar Town"
16-time Grammy nominee
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list
"Sick of Myself" / "Girlfriend"
Critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter
Susana Hoffs collaborator
"Closer to Fine" / "Hammer and a Nail"
Half of Grammy-winning Indigo Girls
Pell Award for Achievement in the Arts
"Everlasting Love" / "Soldier of Love"
Songs recorded by The Beatles, Pearl Jam, U2, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis & more
"Way Down" / "Rub It In"
Best Country Song Grammy nominee
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"So You Want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"
The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
"My Girl" / "The Tracks of My Tears"
Songwriters + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters
"Rainbow Connection"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Grammy, Oscar & Golden Globe winner
Merry Christmas from the Family! Robert Earl Keen, William Bell, Tia Sillers ,and Paul Duncan discuss their holiday songs.
"I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
"Sugar" (Maroon 5), "Boyfriend" (Bieber)
Song of the Year Grammy nomination
“I don’t understand music..I understand Lead Belly, John Lee Hooker, Woody Guthrie and Kinky Friedman.” - Bob Dylan
"Stop! In the Name of Love"
Songwriters + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year
“Same Love" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)
Song of the Year Grammy nominee
1st hit advocating marriage equality
"The Road Goes On Forever"
Americana pioneer
Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Heads Carolina, Tails California"
CMA/ACM Song of the Year
Song of the Year Grammy nominee
“We Did But Now You Don't"
2-time NSAI President's Award recipient
Signed Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, etc.
"Bad Girls" / "Starting Over Again"
Married to Donna Summer
Covered by Michael Jackson, Reba, etc.
"Jackson" / "Coward of the County"
From West Virginia coal camps to Yale
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Land of Confusion"/"Hold On My Heart"
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
21 million + albums sold in the US
"American Pie" / "Vincent"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
RIAA Top 5 Songs of the 20th Century
"Blue Clear Sky" / "Southern Voice"
Oscar nominee, BMI Icon
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Born Under a Bad Sign"
STAX Records legend
RS 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll list
Conversations with the writers of
"That Spirit of Christmas," "Feliz Navidad," "Santa Baby," and more
"Let's Go Get Stoned"
Ashford & Simpson's writing partner
Pioneering female producer/label owner
"Detroit City" - his final interview
BMI Country Songwriter of the Decade
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Midnight Train to Georgia"
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs list
"Good Old Boys Like Me"
23 #1 country hits, ACM Poet's Award
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
Southern Soul's poet laureate
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters list
"I Am Able"
Thirteen-year-old Americana prodigy who writes about "murder, suicide & cheatin'"
"Kissin' Cousins" / "Almost in Love"
Dentist Warren Nadel had another life
writing songs for Elvis films
"The Song Remembers When"
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
BMI/NSAI Song of the Year
"Harper Valley P.T.A."
BMI Icon, ACM Poet's Award
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Songwriters
