Composer and pianist Clara Schumann achieves a modern milestone

The Kennedy family proved to be great material for this vintage comedy album

Carmen Miranda

R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ preserved for all time

The 2,000 Year Old Man

Carmen Miranda: O Que è Que a Bahiana Tem

George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today

Professor Longhair: “Tipitina”

Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica

Silver Apples of the Moon

R.E.M.’s

Coal Miner’s Daughter

Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Smokestack Lightning’

He Stopped Loving Her Today

The 2,000 Year-Old Man

Boogie Chillen

Web Extra: Silver Apples of the Moon

Silver Apples of the Moon

R.E.M.’s “Radio Free Europe”

The Sounds of American Culture