Music History

What Song Changed Your Life?

Editors note: I've always been a big fan of the music programming on NPR. Since 1988, the music has been…

9 years ago

Who Wrote My Funny Valentine?

"My Funny Valentine" is from the musical comedy Babes In Arms which was made into the 1939 motion picture of…

9 years ago

Who Invented the Whammy Bar?

It's weird how one thing leads to another...and all of a sudden you realize, "wow, that's weird...that's deep." On the…

9 years ago

What was the Impact of Prince on Music?

In the sad wake of Prince's untimely death (The seven-time Grammy winner died on April 21, 2015 at the age of…

9 years ago

What is the History of “We Shall Overcome”?

The classic folk standard "We Shall Overcome" doesn't stay out of the news for very long. It has been a…

9 years ago

Merle Haggard – A Fond Farewell to a Country Music Legend

According to Nashville's Tennessean.com, a private funeral service will be held Saturday (April 9, 2016) in Palo Cedro, California, for country…

9 years ago

What is Tin Pan Alley?

According to Wikipedia, "The name 'Tin Pan Alley' was originally derogatory, a reference to the sound made by many pianos all…

9 years ago