Lee Hazlewood's Second Act
Songwriter Lee Hazlewood has had many ups and downs in his long artistic career, and lately his music has resurfaced in some unexpected places.
View ArticleClock Watchers
Many writers, musicians, and artists got their start in the office — the British novelist Anthony Trollope worked for the postal service and composer Charles Ives was a full-time insurance agent....
View ArticleJazz Deadlines
Music can certainly be used to convey a sense of urgency, but we don’t necessarily associate urgency with musicians. Jazz musicians in particular are often stereotyped as hang-loose artistes, wearing...
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Moondog
Louis Hardin playing on 52nd Street in 1952 for Toscanini and other musicians. His musical history; playing with street sounds and bird sounds. 6:55Moondog with Tony Schwartz on the street in New York...
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Subway Musicians Vie for a Banner, Not a Dollar
Seventy bands and solo musical acts auditioned at Grand Central Terminal Tuesday, vying for one of 20 chances to perform under MTA's Music Under New York banner.Romanian opera and folk singer Gabriela...
View ArticleEscaping Prison, DIY Guns, Celebrating Les Paul
1. Inside The Upstate NY 'Little Siberia' Prison Escape | 2. The Untraceable 'Ghost Gun' You Can Make Legally at Home | 3. Celebrating 100 Years of Les Paul
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Celebrating 100 Years of Les Paul
The "Wizard of Waukesha" would have turned 100 today. If you don't know him by that name, that wizard is Les Paul. A Waukesha, Wisconsin native, Paul is even better known as the inventor of rock and...
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Remembering David Bowie, constantly changing icon who inspired
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: One of the most influential and revolutionary musical artists of his generation, David Bowie, died yesterday after an 18-month battle with cancer.In a...
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How composer Carter Burwell helped craft the love story of ‘Carol’
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Finally: A little more than a week away, the Academy Awards recognize the many elements both seen and unseen that go into filmmaking.One of those is the...
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Mumbai meets Muddy Waters in a bluesy tribute to Bollywood
Meet San Jose musician Aki Kumar today, and he’ll proudly introduce himself as “The Only Bombay Blues Man.”But there was a time when Kumar, while making a name for himself on the Bay Area blues scene...
View ArticleGary Marcus: Enhancing Creativity
Gary Marcus, who directs New York University’s Center for Language and Music, talks with Kurt Andersen about scientific efforts to find and describe creativity. They discuss experiments that produce...
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