Sonny Curtis — the songwriter best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song and the frontman for Buddy Holly‘s band The Crickets — is dead at 88.

Brett James, the 57-year-old Grammy-winning songwriter behind country hits including "Jesus, Take the Wheel," was killed in a plane crash in Franklin, North Carolina.

James, who won the 2007 Grammy Award for best country song for co-writing Underwood's hit "Jesus, Take the Wheel,” died Sept. 18 in a plane crash.

But when asked in a 1984 interview to name the songwriters who truly impressed him, Dylan didn’t name the usual suspects. Instead, he praised someone known more for poetry than performance — someone whose legacy stretches beyond albums and into the pages of beloved children’s books.

The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay may call in a language we don't know, but Grant Livingston tries to make sure we understand.

SESAC celebrated Ariana Grande as the organization’s songwriter of the year on Thursday night. The Grammy-winning pop star — who recently announced her first tour in seven years in support of her “Eternal Sunshine” album — was additionally recognized for the set’s smash hit "We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love).

The 21-year-old Australian born singer-songwriter, who just released her second EP, is preparing to head out on her latest world tour.

With creative partner Tommy Boyce, the pair wrote the band’s TV theme song as well as “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone.” They also released a pair of their own albums.