Burl Ives, who had one of the great voices of the twentieth century, was identified with old ballads and other forms of Americana. He was a folk singer, but...
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Eartha Kitt would have been 86 years old today. Above, she sings I Want to Be Evil, in a video that has one odd camera angle after another. Here is more on the...
A very comprehensive collection of information about Emmylou Harris is available here. Basic biographical information is available at many places...
Digital Dream Door is quite a site for music lovers. Here is its take on the top ten songs of 1950. Number 9, of course, is of special note because it became...
CNET has a story about a machine that elicits sounds from objects. Designer Dennis Paul calls the device the Instrument for the Sonification of Everyday Things...
During an NPR interview, Eleni Mandell discussed the influence Tom Waits has had on her song writing. She apparently went somewhere else for voice lessons.
The challenge of featuring super bands or A-list performers is that folks who are familiar with them know far more than I do and those that don’t —...
Yesterday, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum launched a Patsy Cline exhibition that will run until next June. The charismatic Cline’s best known...
Professor Jam’s take on the top ten songs of 1973, from a list of 100. I’m not sure of the criteria he used. Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly Carly...
The Knack’s great My Sharona — which features one of the most infectious hooks ever — was awarded a gold record on this day in 1979. The lead...
