When Lloyd Price’s version of “Stagger Lee” hit #1 earlier in 1959, it must’ve been something of a shock: A genuine murder ballad, performed with a getting-away-with-it sense of glee and enthusiasm, ...

Bobby Darin (1936-1973), US singer and actor, wearing a dark blue pin-striped jacket, a light blue shirt and dark blue bowtie in a studio portrait, against a blue background, circa 1965. (Photo by ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Murder, mayhem and merriment. Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre is launching its third decade in a most ...

In Hamburg, Germany, anyone can dial 4166 and hear hit records of the week. Most startling selection: Louis Armstrong playing and croaking a catchy 4/4 time ditty called Mack the Knife: Oh the shark ...

Rufus Wainwright and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra have detailed I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album exploring the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. The ...

Jeffrey Gimble sings "Sweet Thing" by Chaka Khan at L.A.'s longest-running open mic night at the Gardenia in West Hollywood. Elliot Zwiebach was 62 years old when he sang in front of a live audience ...

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BMG today announced that is has struck a deal with the estate of legendary German-born composer Kurt Weill for the administration of the popular songs he wrote in collaboration with dramatist Bertolt ...

Saturday night saw the continuance of the KC Lyric Opera's "Explorations" series with "Mack the Knife is The Man I Love", a musical entertainment featuring the music of the Gershwins & Kurt Weill. The ...

Elliot Zwiebach was 62 years old when he sang in front of a live audience for the first time. The retired reporter had always loved show tunes, but he’d never considered singing in public before. “I ...