Music

Music critic Milo Miles has an appreciation of Celia Cruz, the Cuban singer who died last week at the age of 77.

Rock historian Ed Ward tells us about the Richmond Sessions music recorded in Richmond, Virginia in the 1920s, just as recording was getting off the ground.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles the band Moby Grape.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz considers the original Hollywood movie score from the Silent era to the present.

The annual South By Southwest Music Conference takes place in Austin, Texas from March 12-16 this year. Rock Historian Ed Ward revisits the thriving Austin music scene of the late 1970s.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles blues singer Wynonie Harris who recorded between 1945 and 1952.

Ed Ward profiles guitar prodigy Link Wray.

Ed Ward reviews When The Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll a four volume set on RCA of mostly African-American music from the late 1920s to the mid-50s.

He talks about 1960’s folk-rock group, The Youngbloods.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles Murco Records, an obscure label out of Shreveport, Louisiana