The half-hour show “SongStories with Graham Nash” spotlights Nash interviewing many of music’s most talented and successful songwriters about the stories behind their most classic songs, their overall creative process and the art of songwriting itself.

The interviews grew out of Nash’s book Off The Record, which presents the text of 25 such interviews along with rare photographs and handwritten manuscripts – by the songwriters – of the lyrics for the featured song. During the course of the audio versions of these remarkable conversations, which make their broadcast debut on XM’s airwaves, these legendary songwriters also share personal memories about their lives in music. Carole King, Paul Williams, Waylon Jennings and Ben E. King are among the artists who will be featured during the first several episodes. 

 

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this project to XM,” said Nash. “The songs we’ll explore are ones whose lyrics have become emotional landmarks for many people, and continue to resonate through our lives. It’s a delight to share the stories behind these compositions with the XM audience.”

 

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Show One
Steve Cropper and Grace Slick (“Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay” / “White Rabbit”)

Show Two
David Crosby and Carole King (“Wooden Ships” / “I Feel the Earth Move”)

Show Three
Graham Nash and John Sebastian (“Our House” / “Do You Believe in Magic” / “Summer in the City”)

Show Four
Merle Kilgore and Paul Williams (“Ring of Fire” / “Wolverton Mountain” / “We've Only Just Begun,” plus others.)

Show Five
John Lee Hooker, Waylon Jennings, Jimmie Davis and Peter Yarrow (“Boom Boom” / “Good Hearted Woman” / “You Are My Sunshine” / “Puff the Magic Dragon”)

Show Six
Ben E. King and Randy Bachman (“Stand By Me” / “American Woman”)

Show Seven
John Kay (“Magic Carpet Ride”)

Show Eight
Jeff Silbar and Billy Steinberg (“Wind Beneath My Wings” / “True Colors”)

Show Nine
Sonny Curtis, Wayne Carson, Eddy Snyder (“I Fought the Law” / “The Letter” / “Strangers in the Night”)

Show Ten
George Weiss (“What a Wonderful World” / “Can't Help Falling in Love with You”)

Show Eleven
Larry Brown and Ervin Drake (“Tie A Yellow Ribbon” / “It Was a Very Good Year”)

Show Twelve
Mac Davis (“In the Ghetto” / “I Believe in Music” / plus numerous others.)