Katherine Cole has more. President Obama and his wife have been fans of Stevie Wonder's music since they were very young.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

ALLEN: "How did music save your uncle's life?" BENNY: "They played the Star Spangled Banner just as he was sitting in the electric chair.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Tell us if you have a favorite American blues or folk singer young or old -- and what makes that person's music special to you.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

But he loved Jimmy Cliff's music so much that he simply added Christian lyrics.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

Yet the group's music sounded completely new and different.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

Jackson's music streamed out of buildings, apartments and passing cars, and mourners set up memorials on streets and in city parks.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

Dance creators Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov used Tchaikovsky's music to create two other famous ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake."

VOA: special.2011.01.26

The group's music is influenced by the Israeli and Palestinian conflict as well as social issues that affect people's freedoms.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

The band's music is considered so influential that some critics say punk rock would not exist without the Stooges.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

This year's music lineup at Bonnaroo also includes the Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails and TV on the Radio.

VOA: special.2009.06.08

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

Dancing to the music would be the man's small monkey dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful jacket similar to a military uniform.

VOA: special.2011.03.13

But others say music like Lead Belly's would never have become widely known if it wasn't for the work of John Lomax.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

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

VOA: special.2009.02.15