The chase was on, as it had been for years. After the tale of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was put to music and sold in a frenzy in 1949, each yuletide brought a bumper crop of sonic delights (or ...

Music and movies are a mix best left untouched; even in the pre-talkies silent era, most films featured live pianists or other instrumentalists. The Oscars’ Best Original Song category has served as ...

In the 1950s, as rock and roll was beginning to take hold as the dominant musical genre, scaring parents with its rebellious attitudes and hip-shaking dance moves, other musicians took a few aspects ...

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