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Summertime for George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess debuted 75 years ago this fall, but a visit to South Carolina the year before gave life to Gershwin's masterpiece.
August 09, 2010 |
By David Zax
Tod Machover on Composing Music by Computer
The inventor and MIT professor talks about where music and technology will intersect over the course of the next 40 years
August 2010 |
By Erica R. Hendry
The Rock Concert That Captured an Era
Featuring acts such as the Beach Boys, James Brown and the Rolling Stones, The T.A.M.I. Show defined popular music for a generation
March 19, 2010 |
By Daniel Eagan
Woody Guthrie's Music Lives On
More than 40 years after the celebrated folk singer's death, a trove of 3,000 unrecorded songs is inspiring musicians to lay new tracks
January 05, 2010 |
By Jim Morrison
The Glorious History of Handel's Messiah
A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners 250 years after the composer's death
December 2009 |
By Jonathan Kandell
Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
Poet David Lehman talks about the brilliant Jewish composers and lyricists whose work largely comprises the great American songbook
October 07, 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
Motown Turns 50
For years, the recording industry excluded black artists. Along came Motown, and suddenly everyone was singing its tunes
September 29, 2009 |
By Marian Smith Holmes
Lester Young Turns 100
Billie Holiday’s favorite musician, jazz great Lester “Prez” Young brought a hip, freewheeling sensibility to his saxophone playing
August 25, 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
Arlo Guthrie Reminisces About Woodstock
The folk musician talks about his new album – a lost recording of a solo concert held days before the legendary music festival
July 31, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
Herman Leonard’s Eye for Jazz
In the 1940s and 50s, photographer Herman Leonard captured icons of the jazz world, including Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
May 07, 2009 |
By Lucinda Moore
Julia Keefe’s Jazz
The young musician discusses the joys of improvisation and her new tribute to fellow American Indian artist Mildred Bailey
April 09, 2009 |
By Katy June-Friesen
For Smithsonian, Mangione Memorabilia 'Feels So Good'
The jazz flugelhornist and composer kicks off Jazz History Month with a donation to the National Museum of American History
April 03, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
Benny Goodman's Clarinet
Late in his career, jazz musician Benny Goodman favored a Parisian “licorice stick” as his instrument of choice
April 2009 |
By Owen Edwards
Dr. John's Prognosis
The blues and rock musician shares stories of his wild past and his concerns for the future.
March 01, 2009 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Q and A: Wanda Jackson
In the 1950s, Wanda Jackson was one of the first women to record rock 'n' roll.
November 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Rhythm and Identity
A Q&A with Bobby Sanabria, musician, composer and professor of Latin jazz
September 15, 2008 |
By Robin T. Reid
Who Do You Love?
Bo Diddley's beat changed the course of rock music. And his lyrics evoked a history that reached all the way to Africa.
August 2008 |
By Ned Sublette
Ivory Merchant
Composer Irving Berlin wrote scores of hits on his custom-built instrument
May 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Garth Brooks
Retired country star garth brooks donated a collection of mementos to the American History museum, including his trademark cowboy hat, an acoustic guitar, a gold record and a handwritten lyric sheet.
February 2008 |
By Jess Blumberg
One Man Band
The next Bob Dylan? Maybe. Sufjan Stevens' honest sound and stark lyrics speak volumes to a new generation. And he plays all the instruments
October 2007 |
By Nic Harcourt
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