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Music

Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

Opinion: In Sondheim's essential lyrics, a soundtrack for life

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim: “Those of us who loved Stephen Sondheim have carried his lyrics along in our minds as if he'd somehow used his Blackwing pencil to excavate words from our own hearts.”
by Scott Simon

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Remembering Dave Frishberg, songwriter of 'I'm Just a Bill'

Remembering Dave Frishberg, songwriter of 'I'm Just a Bill'

Songwriter Dave Frishberg reluctantly said “I’m Just a Bill,” the song from the TV show “Schoolhouse Rock,” was his most famous. Frishberg died Wednesday in Portland, Ore., where he’d been living since the 1980s. He was 88.
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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Minnesota's music scene with Jill Riley: 50 years of 'Bonnie Raitt,' Mason Jennings returns

Minnesota's music scene with Jill Riley: 50 years of 'Bonnie Raitt,' Mason Jennings returns

50 years of Bonnie Raitt's debut album. Mason Jennings returns. Jill Riley brought all that and more to her weekly Minnesota music update for host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Border reopening reunites North American Indigenous music scene

Border reopening reunites North American Indigenous music scene

When the U.S.-Canada border closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North American Indigenous music scene was hit hard. The border reopened on Nov. 8, and George Strong, general manager of KBFT 89.9 FM Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, told host Cathy Wurzer what that means for Native American artists.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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