Jazz Requiem
Paying tribute to America's first black opera
Seeger Singalong
Hitting the Right Notes
The Robeson Spirit
Moscow-born Regina Spektor draws on classical music roots to create and perform pop songs of rare originality
Ode to a Federal Entitlement
When the musical opened on Broadway, 25 years ago, few predicted its amazing success—or what it would mean for composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
Thirty years after the King's death, there's still a whole lotta shakin' goin' on, thanks to legions of "tribute artists"
With shows like Legally Blonde and Wicked, the era of the name-brand musical is in full swing
Bruce Willis gives John McClane's blood-smeared undershirt to the Smithsonian. Yippee-ki-yay...
Often compared to American blues, fado is gaining global appeal
Piedmont-style blues guitarist John Cephas played at the 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
How girl groups changed American music
Invented by Ben Franklin but lost to history, the glass harmonica has been resurrected by modern musicians
Lucy Lawless, star of Xena: Warrior Princess, which aired from 1995 to 2001, has given her signature costume to the Museum of American History
A renowned director contemplates the lessons of history
In Katrina's aftermath, the trumpeter has rallied support for his native New Orleans
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