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How a Civil War vet inspired one of our favorite patriotic tunes.
November 11, 2024This excerpt from Tom Sawyer, coming in the book’s second chapter shows Tom at his cunning, conniving best.
November 6, 2024The story of how Franz Waxman came to compose Bride of Frankenstein.
October 16, 2024On today’s episode we’re talking electronic music…and the importance of a thorough resume.
October 16, 2024The Fisk Jubilee Singers with Band of Gideon, a cylinder recording from 1927
October 4, 2024It was L. Frank Baum’s mother-in-law who encouraged him to write down the fanciful stories he told his kids. Seems he put a bit of himself into the tales, too.
September 28, 2024Why did Governor Dewitt Clinton build a giant ditch across New York state? To get to the other side.
August 17, 2024