Oct 27 Blues man ‘Ironing Board Sam’ sings ‘Over the Rainbow’ By Frank Carlson 75-year-old Sammie Moore, aka “Ironing Board Sam,” has been playing and singing the blues for 55 years. Listen to him sing "Over the Rainbow."… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Tony Bennett goes Gaga on ‘Cheek to Cheek’ By PBS News Hour Legendary singer Tony Bennett found an unlikely collaborator in shape-shifting pop superstar Lady Gaga. The two have united for a jazzy album of popular American standards called “Cheek to Cheek.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Bennett to discuss their hit… Continue watching
Oct 20 Ahead of World Series, San Francisco radio bans song ‘Royals’ By Anna Christiansen San Francisco radio stations KOIT-FM and KFOG-FM have pledged to remove the signature chart-topping song "Royals" from their airwaves until the end of Major League Baseball's World Series. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Violinist Joshua Bell turns train station into concert hall to encourage arts education By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 11 That time Apple broke into your music library and left you a Bono By Wahyd Vannoni Marketing professor Wahyd Vannoni reacts to the presence of a new album in his iTunes library -- an album he never bought. Continue reading
Aug 27 Bob Dylan to release all ‘Basement Tapes’ recordings, including 30 you’ve never heard By Colleen Shalby In the spring of 1967, Bob Dylan was on societal retreat near Woodstock, New York, following a motorcycle accident months before. With the “Blonde on Blonde” tour cancelled, the Band joined him there, and in the garage of a house… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Hisham Aidi on his new book ‘Rebel Music: Race, Empire and the New Muslim Youth Culture’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 09 Study: Learning a musical instrument boosts language, reading skills By samantha abramowitz Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can improve language and reading skills of disadvantaged children, according to a new study released Friday. Continue reading
Jul 31 Flood-displaced musicians perform ‘Smile’ at RockyGrass music fest By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The town of Lyons, Colorado, rebuilt the RockyGrass Music Festival grounds after they were destroyed in a flood in 2013. But many of the town's musicians have not been able to return to their homes. A group of homeless musicians… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Homeless musicians perform ‘Smile’ at RockyGrass Music Festival By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Continue watching