The Beatles' heartstring-tugging ballad "She's Leaving Home" was based on the true story of a then-17-year-old Melanie Coe.

Fresh from a Grammy win for his work on Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter," the musician and producer tells how he made some of his best-loved tunes.

For this episode of Story Behind the Song, read how songwriters turned a tragic love story into a big hit with a music video starring a then unknown Matthew McConaughey.

It’s a little weird to make music under the name Joni — just Joni — in a world where Joni Mitchell still exists, right? It’s ...