The Nazis denounced jazz music as "degenerate art," despite its widespread popularity in Germany. As the Nazis clamped down ...
Music lovers will likely recognize some of these iconic albums but may not know the man behind the cover designs, Michael ...
When Daniel Rachel was young, he was a fan of the punk band the Sex Pistols. He would sing along to their song, “Belsen Was a Gas” and not think anything of it. However, soon after he started singing ...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Raabe of the Palast Orchester, which keeps pre-World War II German jazz alive for modern audiences. In the 1920s and 30s, jazz was taking off in the United States and ...
Swastika banners hung from Frau Winifred Wagner’s Villa Wahnfried, drooped over the street as Chancellor Hitler drove through cheering Fascist crowds. Scowling Brown Shirts, rifle at shoulder, guarded ...