Every once in a while, the mail brings a CD that sparks a small revelation. A few months back, a two-disc anthology arrived called “Blues Harp Women,” and until that moment I didn’t realize that my ...

Norman Davis has played thousands of blues songs on his radio shows. But for some reason, an old tune by the late Big Mama Thornton jumped out at him one day while he was hosting his syndicated blues ...

At the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in Los Angeles, there were some breakout stars - not hockey players, but about a dozen Korean women in their 70s and 80s. Steve Futterman reports. STEVE FUTTERMAN: The ...

PORTSMOUTH — Long before Elvis, another kind of pop music swept the country. The glass harmonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin, caused young ladies to swoon, was used by Franz Mesmer to mesmerize his ...

A New Jersey stadium went wild on Sunday when a 96-year-old played a touching rendition of the National Anthem on his harmonica ahead of Memorial Day. Pete DuPre played the tune at halftime during the ...