Southern Rocker Gregg Allman Dies At 69
Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died at his home in Savannah, Georgia.
Music & Culture
In A Lost Concert, Jaco Pastorius Sounded The Rhythm Of The City
In 1982, NPR's Jazz Alive! recorded a big-band performance led by the inventive bassist at New York's Avery Fisher Hall. Engineer Paul Blakemore has remastered the tapes for a new album.
Ariana Grande Vows Return To Manchester In Letter To Fans
Grande has released a letter to her fans following the bombing outside of her Monday performance at the Manchester Arena in England.
Across the Blue Ridge #74- A California-based documenter, and some great dance tunes
The allure of traditional southern music has spread across the U.S. and around the world. Case in point: David Bragger is a Los Angeles audio-video producer and musician.
Terence Blanchard On Piano Jazz
The Grammy award-winning trumpeter and composer joins Marian McPartland to perform standards like "I Thought About You" with bassist Gary Mazzaroppi.
Pokey LaFarge On World Cafe
In a live session, the St. Louis roots performer shares a song he wrote in response to the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., just outside his hometown.
!["I'm not gonna be afraid of anything anymore," Juanes says. "I don't want to follow any trends in music. I just wanna [make] music from my heart and my soul — as I did it before."](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/A-Rock-Star-In-Space-Juanes-Seeks-The-Universal-On-Mis-Planes-Son-Amarte-530042129-1495820709.jpg)
A Rock Star In Space: Juanes Seeks The Universal On 'Mis Planes Son Amarte'
The Colombian superstar's new visual album is a collaboration with director Kacho López Mari. Juanes stars as a character in search of eternal love and self-knowledge.
Hanson's Got A New Song, And Guess What? It's Fantastic
"I Was Born" is out today, and if it's not in a car commercial by this time next week, every ad agency in America will have fallen down on the job.
Songs We Love: The New Year, 'Mayday'
With couplets as clean and exact as the guitars that chime neatly around them, the mathematical precision of "Mayday" never gets in the way of shaggy, ragged beauty.
Ramen Rock: These Japanese Punk Legends Sing About Food
For over 35 years, the all-female Shonen Knife has been serving up catchy punk titles like "Wasabi," "Hot Chocolate" and "Sushi Bar." But don't mistake them for bubblegum pop. These ladies are legit.