Norwegian pianist Rune Alver carefully unfolded the brittle sheet music and began caressing the keys of the baby grand. He had found the classical piece buried in an archive and believed it hadn’t ...
AMY GOODMAN: Today, we pay tribute to Yip Harburg. His name may not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer Abbey Lincoln. ABBEY LINCOLN: Bing Crosby ...
The only original “Over the Rainbow” lyric sketch, now at the Library of Congress, reflects a wider wave of American museums expanding their collections in 2024–2025. The Library of Congress has ...
It's been 77 years since Judy Garland made Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' forever famous. Just last night, her daughter, Lorna Luft, brought the beloved song back to life ...