
Inside the National Recording Registry: “I Will Survive”
“I Will Survive:” The Best Song to Grace a B-Side It was 1978. Gloria Gaynor wasn’t having a good year. Her first hit, “Never Can Say Goodbye,”never translated into staying […]
“I Will Survive:” The Best Song to Grace a B-Side It was 1978. Gloria Gaynor wasn’t having a good year. Her first hit, “Never Can Say Goodbye,”never translated into staying […]
This feature aired on Studio 360 on October 6, 2016. From Studio 360… “Walk on the Wild Side” was released in 1972 on Lou Reed’s second solo album, “Transformer.” Though musically […]
Michael Coleman’s recordings from the early 1920’s set the standard for all the traditional Irish music that would follow. Coleman emigrated from County Sligo, Ireland, to New York City in […]
Meet C.C. Rider, radio host on Elwood’s BluesMobile Radio Hour. She spends her life venerating the founding fathers of the blues. She’s walked the crooked highways of this singing country to resurrect […]
In 1957, Reverend Claude Jeter wrote an arrangement of “Mary, Don’t You Weep” for his gospel ensemble, the Swan Silvertones. “Mary, Don’t You Weep” had been around as a spiritual since […]
Steve Martin is a comedian, actor, writer, and banjo player — the consummate performer. But before he made a name for himself as a standup comedian, he wanted to be a […]
Before you could binge-listen to podcasts like “Welcome to Night Vale” and “Limetown,” you had to wait for your weekly dose of radio drama. Often, even during the golden age of […]
In 1969, Sly and the Family Stone released their fourth studio album, “Stand!” It dropped at a moment of intense cultural and political change, a moment when many groups who were […]
In 1974 Linda Ronstadt had released four solo albums to moderate acclaim. Her albumDon’t Cry Now had peaked at #45 on the Billboard chart, after a drawn-out production that brought in […]