In the nineteen sixties, she began to sing more modern songs such as those written by the Beatles and Burt Bacharach.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

This recording shows how she continued to sing "Mack the Knife" when she did not remember the words.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

He had just become the first African American man to sing with this important American opera company.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Two other traditions for welcoming the New Year are a midnight kiss and an attempt to sing a song that almost no one knows.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

With Mrs. Roosevelt's help, Anderson was able to sing for an even bigger crowd in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

He knew that black singers in America were not permitted to sing with white opera groups.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

In 1955, Marian Anderson was asked to sing with the New York Metropolitan Opera company.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

It floats quietly on the water, unable to sing sweet songs like most other birds.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Jean said he was not permitted to sing anything but Christian songs as a child.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

They went on to sing one of America's favorite songs of nineteen seventy-nine, "Rapper's Delight."

VOA: special.2009.10.14

It makes sense for people to sing rather than say these words, because the emotions are so huge, the conflicts are so large and so real."

VOA: special.2010.06.11

Marian learned to sing classical music - the songs of the great European composers.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

Artists of all ages joined Seeger on stage to sing the folk and protest songs that he made popular, like this one, "If I Had a Hammer."

VOA: special.2009.05.22

But she continues to sing in concert and teaches students around the world.

VOA: special.2009.11.30