Growing up in Uptown New Orleans, Troy Sawyer was always drawn to the rich, brassy music of a second-line band. He loved the bold sound of a trumpet so much that he made it his career. But to Sawyer, ...
Hollie Farris stood on the Tonight Show stage 30 years ago, playing a trumpet solo with James Brown on one side and Johnny Carson on the other. Farris, 75, a Dickson resident and local musician, said ...
As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Air Force veterans Linda and Mark Green who met as trumpet players in a military band and are now celebrating 45 years of marriage.
It's no secret that the members of Rush love a good joke. Claypool details the incident with UCR and shares some information about an upcoming Primus documentary and why the band doesn't perform ...
The benefits of group (music) therapy. By Shea Tuttle See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The New York Times on ...
The first time Herb Alpert picked up the trumpet, it barely made a sound. But it was that trumpet that soon started doing the talking for the shy 8-year-old boy from the Eastside of Los Angeles. “I ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Before he became a linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts, Tony Walker wasn’t going to play football. Mom wasn’t having it. Tony was a musician with the gift and passion of his dad, who ...
Time now for StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative - recording and sharing the stories of service members and their families. Today, a love story that began in a military band. Since the ...