In "The Label: The Story of Columbia Records," author Gary Marmorstein chronicles the fascinating history of a label that helped give us the careers of Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Michael Jackson. He joins us in the final installment of our three-part series on the changing landscape for record labels. Plus, guitarist and composer Elliott Sharp performs live in our studio.
The Majors
Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Michael Jackson are all part of the history of Columbia Records, one of the world's most legendary major labels. We cover its highs and lows with Gary Marmorstein, the author of "The Label: The Story of Columbia Records." His book draws on unique ...
Elliott Sharp
A 30-year veteran of the "downtown" experimental music scene, guitarist and composer Elliott Sharp recently recorded an album of music created by another complex musical mind: Thelonious Monk. Sharp performs live in our studio and talks about "Binibon," a work of musical theater based on an infamous murder in New ...
An Ear for Music ... and Chinese
Authors of a Northwestern University study report that music training may help students of Mandarin and other Asian languages, which require use of pitch. We'll talk with one of the study's authors, Dr. Nina Kraus, who says that music training might even help children with language problems.