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The bar at the Red Dog.
Virginia City, Nevada

Red Dog Saloon

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
Leadville, Colorado

Tabor Opera House

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
Louis Armstrong and his band perform for a crowd of some 40,000 gathered to greet him at the airport in Accra, Ghana, in the spring of 1956.
music

How Louis Armstrong Shaped the Sound of Ghana

You can still hear echoes of the trumpeter's 1956 visit in Accra's clubs today.
Laura Kiniry December 7, 2021
"All the people that come and go..."
List

21 Places to Get Back Into the Beatles

A magical mystery tour of the history and legacy of four lads from Liverpool.
Michelle Cassidy December 1, 2021
The house’s fine exterior.
Savannah, Georgia

Johnny Mercer’s Childhood Home

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.
Tape machines in the recording studio.
Nashville, Tennessee

Welcome to 1979

Located inside a former record pressing plant, this recording studio pays homage to the techniques and gear of a bygone age.
'Encore'
Washington, D.C.

'Encore'

Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.
Go-go legend Chuck Brown performs with the Chuck Brown Band in 2011 at Ibiza, a now-shuttered D.C. nightclub.
music

Tracing the Funky Story of D.C. Go-Go, From Parties to Protest

It's not every day that a library archive will make you want to boogie.
April White September 22, 2021
museums

Podcast: Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 15, 2021
The Grave of Oderus Urungus
Richmond, Virginia

The Grave of Oderus Urungus

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.
View from S Lowe St
Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Robert Johnson House

A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.
Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives
Davenport, Iowa

Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives

This small museum is dedicated to one of the most influential, yet obscure, jazz legends of Prohibition.
Manassas Station
Manassas, Virginia

Manassas Station

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.
Medford, Massachusetts

Site of 'Jingle Bells' Composition

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
White Springs, Florida

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

This museum honors the composer of “Swannee Ribber.”
A work in progress: Carved from a single block of wood, the harp-like yazh features a distinctive peacock head.
lost wonders

Meet the Man Recreating Ancient Musical Instruments Lost to Time

Tharun Sekar's creations include the yazh, a harp-like instrument played in India 2,000 years ago.
Radhika Iyengar April 5, 2021
Nazih Ghadban plays one of his ouds. These fretless instruments date back centuries and remain at the center of Arab and Middle Eastern music.
art

The Captivating Curves of the Guitar's Arab Ancestor

In a workshop in Lebanon, an oud maker continues an ancient tradition.
Jenny Gustafsson December 7, 2020
Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum
Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepali Folk Musical Instrument Museum

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.