'Concert For Valor' Honors Veterans' Contributions
Tens of thousands of people will be on the National Mall Tuesday night for a Veterans Day event called "The Concert for Valor."
Music
Oliver Lake: New Music Grounded In Old Truths
Since the 1970s, Lake has led numerous bands of his own, including an occasional big band, and an organ quartet. That organ group is one to watch.
George Clinton's Musical Life, From The Barbershop To Hip-Hop
NPR's Renee Montagne talks to the funk legend about his new memoir, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?
In Berlin, A Beat That Bloomed From Rubble
Today Berlin is a techno hot spot. The scene has its roots in the fall of the Berlin Wall, when young people from East and West got together in abandoned buildings to dance and celebrate together.
Accordionist Interprets French Waltz Tradition In 'Musette Explosion'
Will Holshouser has played all kinds of music on the accordion, including Cajun, avant garde jazz and indie rock. He joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross in her studio to play features from his new album.
Bette Midler Takes On Girl Groups, From The Andrews Sisters To TLC
Midler has delighted in listening to girl groups since she was a kid. On a new album, she takes a crack at her favorites — from the tight harmonies of The Andrews Sisters to the slow groove of TLC.
'The Black Horn': Blowing Past Classical Music's Color Barriers
Robert Lee Watt, the first black French horn player to join a major U.S. symphony, spent 37 years with the LA Philharmonic. He faced a lot of resistance along the way, as his new memoir recounts.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Reaches Labor Deal With Musicians
The Grammy award-winning ensemble will open the first concert of its 70th anniversary season with Beethoven's ninth symphony, the "Ode to Joy."
Revisiting An Era When Pop Didn't Always Have Lyrics
It might be unthinkable now, but groups like The Ventures cracked Top 40 radio with instrumental tunes. The Nashville duo Steelism hopes to do the same today by focusing on memorable melodies.
How Catchy Songs Lodge Their Hooks In Your Ears
"Wannabe," by the Spice Girls, is the catchiest song in the U.K., according to a new study. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Ashley Burgoyne, a computational musicologist from the University of Amsterdam.