Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63
Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was …
Classical music
Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83
RIO DE JANEIRO — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died …
Van Zweden earned $1.5M as New York Philharmonic music director in 2022-23
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Music director Jaap van Zweden earned just over $1.5 million from the New York Philharmonic in the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2023, …
Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro’ at New York’s Little Island
NEW YORK — Anthony Roth Costanzo gives a truly inside look at one of Mozart’s most loved operas. Singing seven different roles in a madcap presentation of “Le Nozze di …
Stupid History: A study of music that I hopes catches on – National
In the fall of 1922, New York City was rocked by a riot over hats. A fashion rule decreed that no one could wear a straw hat beyond Sept. 1. …
Maurice Williams, writer and lead singer of ‘Stay,’ dead at 86
NEW YORK — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the classic ballad …
Music Review: Post Malone’s country album ‘F-1 Trillion’ is a long time coming. It’s worth the wait
Two days before Post Malone released “F-1 Trillion,” his sixth studio album and his first country record, he made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. A starry-eyed Brad Paisley …
After a stroke, this musician found his singing voice again with help from a special choir
In the 1980s and ’90s, Ron Spitzer played bass and drums in rock bands — Tot Rocket and the Twins, Western Eyes and Band of Susans. He sang and wrote …
Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth ‘Tristan und Isolde’ by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
BAYREUTH, Germany — Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s phone rang in his Icelandic highlands cabin back in January 2022. Katharina Wagner, the Bayreuth festival director and great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner, wanted …
Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored next month, ahead of his 100th birthday, with a musical gala at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, The Carter Center announced …