She said that her music taught the world about Cuban culture and the happiness of living life to the fullest.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

Ted Gioia is author of "Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

However,because Hank's songs told of real-life troubles with such great emotion, something unusual began to happen to his music.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

Today we tell about the life and work of one of America's greatest music writers: Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

Today we continue our report about the life and music of one of America's greatest composers, George Gershwin.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Today we tell about the life and music of one of America's greatest composers,George Gershwin.

VOA: special.2009.02.08

Many years after Hank Williams' death, new fans of his music have asked why he could put so much of his life into his songs.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

This music expressed the happiness and the pain of life in Latin American communities.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

Music is an important part of the cultural life of Cubans.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

"The music has just been a way of life for me for as long as I can remember."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

On stage,Milner tells the story through music. Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection inspires some tunes,and episodes in his life inspire others.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"And I also knew how important music was in my own life,and how much fun, and what a sense of community the music of the mountains brings."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

But as it swelled, the watching world was aware that the vision of peace, music and community it represented was a gentle protest against the previous generation's way of life.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15