Sep 26 George Gershwin's too-short life ended on a blue note By Dr. Howard Markel The cause of his untimely death was most likely glioblastoma, the same type of brain cancer that killed Senators Edward M. Kennedy in 2009 and John McCain this September. Continue reading
Aug 22 Lost Jagger-Simon duet found after more than 45 years By Chris Lehourites, Associated Press Believed to be named "Fragile," at least according to Rolling Stones fan websites, the song is a slow love ballad that has Mick Jagger and Carly Simon seemingly sitting together at a piano and singing. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 13:31 Remembering Aretha Franklin, the soulful voice of our time By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport A legend is gone. Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday at age 76 in Detroit from pancreatic cancer. One of the best-selling musical artists of all times, she defined a generation of music with countless hits like “Think”… Continue watching
Aug 16 Aretha Franklin, queen of soul, dies at 76 By Mesfin Fekadu, Hillel Italie, Associated Press Legendary singer Aretha Franklin died Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:06 How art connects us to our ancestors and ourselves Growing up in a family with Chinese, Dutch-Indonesian and Native American ancestry, Kayla Briët says the first medium that really allowed her to express her identity was music. Briët offers her Brief but Spectacular take on storytelling through art, language… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 8:05 Lost recordings uncover John Coltrane's timeless talent By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The lost recordings of jazz titan John Coltrane have been rediscovered and shared with the world. Jeffrey Brown visits the jazz great’s recording studio where the mystery began to take a listen to "Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album,"… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Dave Chappelle sing the PBS NewsHour theme song By Dan Cooney Comedian Dave Chappelle sat down recently for an interview with the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown about his career in comedy, his four Netflix specials and the boundaries of humor. He also sang this. Continue reading
Jun 01 16 songs that never leave our summer playlists By Joshua Barajas These songs conjure up memories and refuse to take the summer off. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 9:00 This school in India proves music can change lives By Fred de Sam Lazaro In a remote Himalayan community in India, admission to a school set up by a Canadian Jesuit priest meant more than a meal ticket for the children on the lowest rung of the traditional social hierarchy; each student was also… Continue watching
Apr 20 Avicii, Swedish DJ and producer of electronic dance music, dies at 28 By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday. Continue reading