Music

Laws with Flaws: Ragtime Banned. Vintage photo of a ragtime dancing couple

Laws with Flaws: Banning Ragtime

In 1913 a little Montana town passed an ordinance banning ragtime dances of an indecent nature at any public or private dance. The issue? Hugging too closely.

July 1, 2022

Review: Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers

Patrick Kavanaugh’s “Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers” is a treasury of composers’ spiritual influences on music across the centuries.

December 16, 2021

closeup of Elvis Presley singing into a microphone

Elvis Presley and Suspicious Minds

Elvis Presley made eight attempts to get things right with “Suspicious Minds,” the future classic that would change his latter-day career.

September 13, 2021

photograph of Idaho musician Gary Edwards

Gary Edwards Speaks A Universal Language

When it comes to music, Gary Edwards has probably done it: teaching, recording, producing, and performing since he was 16.

June 1, 2021

What? Paul McCartney is DEAD? — “Clues” of Abbey Road

After the release of Abbey Road, Beatle fans began digging up “evidence” of a devastating music-world tragedy—the death of Paul McCartney.

May 11, 2021

Image of young band members of the Kingsmen

Louie Louie — The Million-Dollar Sloppy Soundcheck

The Kingsmen were incredulous: Louie Louie, this piece of garbage, would become their debut single? Sadly, the answer was yes.

April 27, 2021

April is Jazz Appreciation Month!

JAM is the acronym for April’s Jazz Appreciation Month, and Sandra Marlowe of North Idaho shows JAMming is key to understanding jazz.

April 1, 2021

Musician Wendy Matson Elevates Craft During Pandemic

By KEN LEVY What happens when a senior musician suddenly loses all her gigs to a pandemic. If you’re Wendy Matson, you write a song

October 5, 2020

Let It Be: Heads up from The Beatles

“Let It Be” offered a “heads up” message for Beatles fans worldwide: The group is breaking up, and nothing can stop its eventual demise.

July 29, 2020

Rock’n & Roll’n … Again!

A delightful and exciting experience worth any distance of flying, hitch hiking, riding a bike, or driving to get there.

June 5, 2020

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