When MLK called for people to come to Selma, Detroit's Carl Benkert arrived with his tape recorder, making the indelible album "Freedom Songs"
James Barker, a photographer from Alaska, shares his memories of documenting the famed event
From Georgia to Connecticut, Elvis' spirit lives on in unexpected places
When the all-black musical production opened on Broadway 40 years ago, critics scoffed, but audiences embraced it
From a Charlie Chaplin comedy to a Mae West melodrama, plenty of controversial films have been pulled or even destroyed since the dawn of cinema
The final chapter in Peter Jackson's trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried Easter eggs for die-hard fans to enjoy
From casting to its premiere, how Southerners viewed the film made all the difference
This Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone was one of three instruments that John Coltrane played to reinvent himself—and Jazz music
British doctors make the case for playing music during an operation
You may have never heard of Johan Holmstrom, but millions listen to his music every day
The Smithsonian’s Film Archives is reintroducing the world to the influential work of the Argentine-American filmmaker
The cast and crew of “The Wonder Years” reunited at the American History Museum today to donate costumes and other artifacts
Even in the early 20th century, though, critics saw Tiger Lily and her fellow "Picaninnies" as caricatures
We spoke with the paleontologist, who was an adviser on the <em>Jurassic Park</em> movies, about the science behind the franchise
A group of innovators were asked to imagine what music will be like in 2214. If they're right, it could be pretty bizarre
Inside the very shiny life of a marketing gimmick from 1939
The film follows a well-trodden path, says Smithsonian space historian Cathleen Lewis, who gives it a thumbs up
The hermit thrush prefers to sing in harmonic series, a fundamental component of human music
The director on his new film, <i>The Theory of Everything</i>
The singer-songwriter looked to her Southern ancestors to come up with a different kind of concept album
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