Does a musician's choice in footwear say anything about their music? Test the theory in this one-minute-long video featuring hundreds of shoes photographed by All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
Heather Menzies-Urich was 15 when she was cast to play Louisa von Trapp, one of the seven singing von Trapp children. She had been recently diagnosed with cancer, according to her son Ryan Urich.
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When so much of 2017 felt broken, it felt good to scream along to punk and metal records. But more often than not, restoration for NPR Music's Lars Gotrich came from quiet music and a good cup of tea.
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