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Fifty years ago, Kyu Sakamoto was the face of a new postwar Japan: a clean-cut, 21-year-old pop idol. But professor Ian Condry says that underlying the sweetness of the hit song "Sukiyaki" was a story of sadness and loss.

Sheldon Harnick, John Russell and Steve Young discuss "industrial musicals," Broadway-style productions written and performed at the behest of corporations. Originally broadcast Nov. 5, 2013.

From native territory, to the French to the Spanish, back to the French, and then becoming a United States territory, New Orleans has earned its multi-cultural background.

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.

Sometimes, the best things are the least complicated. The husband-wife songwriting team of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant wrote “Rocky Top” in 10 minutes. The University of Tennessee marching band played the song for the first time October 21, 1972. They’ve never stopped playing it.

Paul Simon has gone from teen hitmaker, to folk-singing duo, to solo act, to one of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters. Simon turns 82 today. He was born October 13, 1941.

The Song of the Day is paying tribute to the singers, musicians and songwriters who died in 2023. David Crosby died January 18, 2023 in Los Angeles. His wife said he died after a long illness, however friends said he died in his sleep after a short bout with Covid-19. He was 81.

On Wednesday, the mega-hit single became the first reggaeton song to be inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

Arkansas resident Dan Newbie is behind popular YouTube videos, in which he uses wine glasses and frying pans to play songs.

Part history, part trivia, ALL music, this week’s Song of the Day for Friday, March 11 is “Bell Bottom Blues,” by Eric Clapton.