Marc Shaiman, who was announced as musical director for the 82nd Oscar show on Monday morning, has a long and colorful history with the Academy Awards. Read More
WHEN you know Jack Jones' real name is John Allan Jones it's no surprise to discover the American singer owes his vocal talents to Welsh stock. Read More
This cryptic question is currently posted on 20 billboards in and around the city. Read More
Which composer exerted the greatest influence on 20th-century American classical music? Read More
The American songwriter and producer Luther Dixon, who has died aged 78, was responsible for dozens of pop classics in the 1950s and 60s and helped shape the classic "girl group" sound with the Shirelles. Read More
Trumpeter Herb Alpert achieved household-name status back in the early 1960s, with a string of pop-instrumental hits by his group, the Tijuana Brass. Read More
Actress/singer Rachel York will bring a dose of Broadway glamour to Akron on Sunday with her cabaret For the Love of It, which she'll perform at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Main Library Auditorium. Read More
If you're searching for the epitome of old-school cool, look no further than Harry Connick Jr. Read More
Shoe gaze has reared it's head again in recent times, and rightly so as it was never a part of any musical movement that had really dared to age anytime soon. Read More
Baby It's You! , the musical about the New Jersey housewife who discovered the pop group The Shirelles, and created a record label for new voices in the 1960s, begins a world-premiere engagement Nov. 6 at Pasadena Playhouse in California. Read More
With a hit-single track record spanning four decades, Burt Bacharach became one of the most important composers of popular ... Read the full Burt Bacharach bio.