American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1915, the First Woman to Write a No. 1 Country Hit and Whose Songs Were Recorded by Tex Ritter, Kitty Wells, and Hank Snow

One hundred eleven years ago today, the history-making songwriter who penned hits for Tex Ritter, Hank Snow, and many more was born ...
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The Black Dahlia ‘Sobbed in Terror’ About a Death Threat Before She Was Found Cut in Half. Inside the Shocking, Still-Unsolved Murder

Elizabeth Short’s body was found mutilated and drained of blood on Jan. 15, 1947 Alex Gurley is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...