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  • On <em>Matane Malit</em>, the Elina Duni Quartet lays expansive instrumentation over traditional Albanian folk melodies.<em></em>
    Elina Duni: Love, Lust And Albanian Folk Songs
    On Matane Malit, the singer and her group offers a transfixing balance of old and new, laying expansive instrumentation over traditional Albanian folk melodies.
  • Olivia Newton John performs during the Viña del Mar International Song Festival at the Quinta Vergara in Viña del Mar, Chile, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Believed to be one of the largest musical events in Latin America, the annual five-day festival was inaugurated in 1960. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
    Song of the Day Artist Tribute: Olivia Newton-John
    Every Friday, throughout the year, WGCU and Sheldon Zoldan have presented a little bit of history, a little bit of music, with a lot of music. As we close out the year, Fridays in December will go to honoring five musicians, singers, and songwriters who left us in 2022. Today we honor Olivia Newton-John who died August 8, 2022.
  • "Stars and Stripes Forever:" Song of the Day for June 14
    Every country needs a flashy flag. The fledgling United States was no different. On June 14, 1776 the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation and approved the country’s first flag.
  • FILE - Elvis Presley with his then girlfriend Yvonne Lime are photographed at his home, Graceland, in Memphis, Tenn., around 1957.
    Song of the Day -- 'Graceland': A home made famous by Elvis
    Keeping up nearly 14 acres and a mansion isn’t cheap. Lisa Marie Presley found that out when she inherited Graceland, her dad Elvis’ home in Memphis. Lisa Marie Presley couldn’t afford the $500,000 a year upkeep, so she turned it into a tourist attraction. The first tour was June 7, 1982. More than 20 million tourists have visited since it opened. It’s now the second most popular home visited in the United States, after the White House.
  • A Father's Labor Of Love Sparks A Tradition And A Hit Song
    Volunteers place flags at Massachusetts National Cemetery every Memorial Day Weekend as a result of one father's efforts.
  • José José sings at Teatro Metropolitan in March 2014 in Mexico City. The artist died Sept. 28, 2019 at age 71.
    José José, Mexico's Prince Of Song, Dies At 71
    In Mexico, crowds gathered for a karaoke tribute to legendary singer José José, who died Saturday in Miami. His career spanned decades and his records sold in the millions.
  • A Maryland state flag waves near the Statehouse in Annapolis. Maryland has decided to drop a state song that originated during the Civil War and alludes to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a despot.
    Maryland Repeals State Song That Called Lincoln A 'Tyrant'
    Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.
  • Tom Petty's Songs Served As Anthems For Many Generations
    American rocker Tom Petty has died at age 66. Petty is known for hits like "American Girl" and "Refugee" — hard driving paeans to everyday folks.
  • Tracey Thorn's new holiday-themed album is called <em>Tinsel and Lights</em>.
    Tracey Thorn Finds Joy And Angst In Christmas Songs
    The English singer and songwriter, formerly of the dance-pop duo Everything but the Girl, confronts the mixed blessings of the holiday season on her new album Tinsel and Lights.
  • NPR Music Shares 2019's Songs Of The Summer
    What will be the definitive song of summer 2019? NPR's Michel Martin invites Stephen Thompson and Lyndsey McKenna of NPR Music to share their picks.
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