Paul McCartney Wrote a Song for Another Artist — It Was Rejected and Became a Beatles Hit Instead

Paul McCartney once wrote a song specifically for Tom Jones, but Jones' record label rejected it. The song went on to become ...
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“He Was About a Step Away From Dying”: The 1970 Ode to Johnny Cash That Helped Kris Kristofferson “Beat the Devil”

There's at least one artist that we know of who penned an entire song about Johnny Cash's addictions: Kris Kristofferson.