When Korean War veteran Ed Sheehan recovered from COVID-19 and came out of quarantine, he wanted to lift the spirits…
Throughout history, people have turned to music during disease outbreaks as a way to seek spiritual guidance, express pain or…
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which…
Musician Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen has long met adversity with music. She lost her New Orleans home to Hurricane Katrina…
The rock group "The Band" left an indelible mark on 20th century music, and its drummer, Levon Helm remained a…
Jazz Fest, one of the nation's liveliest annual music celebrations, should have been full-throttle this week in New Orleans. Instead,…
The coronavirus and the social-distancing measures designed to fight it have nearly silenced the New Orleans music scene. But some…
Soon after Louisville, Kentucky shut down in response to the global pandemic, Teddy Abrams, the conductor of the Louisville orchestra,…
The acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett recently completed her first U.S. solo tour. NewsHour Weekend's Tom Casciato caught up with…
In the midst of overwhelming sadness and suffering, we wanted to end the week on a high note. It's brought…
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After RBG’s death, this poet urges us to follow in her steps
Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the ‘Notorious RBG’
How one historic labor strike embodies the fight for dignity
Soraya Santiago, Puerto Rico LGBTQ icon, dies at 73
The Met Opera will be silent this season. Its 1st Black composer will open its return
