His idea for the original drawing came from a piece of music by the English composer Ralph Vaughn-Williams.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

his solo from the original recording was incorporated into a duet with his younger sister Janet.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

"Dreams" is just one of the 10 songs Slaid Cleaves wrote for Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away, his first collection of original material since 2004's "Wishbones."

VOA: standard.2009.04.21

During that time,he performed in various European jazz and rock bands, sang on several Hollywood soundtracks, and composed nine original songs for his new album, including "I Love This."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16