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Just think of all the music that’s distinctly American. Jazz. Rock and roll. Motown. The blues. Zydeco. (And if we didn’t invent it here, we found a way to make it better.) We tap our toes, we dance, we thrill to the music of America.
Singer: Bobby Darin
When Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash” hit the charts in 1958, it could have been seen as just another one of the novelty...
Read MoreSong: American Pie
“American Pie” is an eight-and-a-half minute epic, written in symbolic language that caused everyone to wonder who were these...
Read MoreSinger: Bing Crosby
How popular was Bing Crosby? Well, he sold more than a half billion records. In addition, he was a megastar in movies and on radio and TV....
Read MoreSong: "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Okay, I have to admit that, as I write this, the first snow of the season is pouring down outside. And “it doesn’t show signs...
Read MoreSong: "Silver Bells"
This reminds me of my childhood more than almost any other Christmas song. Its imagery calls to mind the way Christmas used to be. Before...
Read MoreSingers: The Mills Brothers
Sometimes the voices of siblings are similar, yet individual enough that when joined together they produce a distinctive sound. Phil and...
Read MoreSong: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
The most-performed Christmas song isn’t “White Christmas” or “Silent Night”, but “The Christmas...
Read MoreMusic: The Rat Pack
They called themselves “The Summit” or “The Clan.” Everyone else called them something else – The Rat...
Read MoreSong: "Autumn Leaves"
We would share this wonderful classic with Great French Things, were there such a thing, because its melody was written by a French...
Read MoreSinger: Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline had just begun to experience success in the music industry when an airplane crash took her life on March 5, 1963. She was only...
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