David Hardee, 67: Three Dog Night's 'Joy to the World'
A lover of rock of all kinds who loved to belt "Joy to the World" around the kitchen.
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Steve Rogers, 64: Heart's 'Barracuda'
A frontline worker, a driver for Uber who loved blues singers and girl bands, especially Heart.
Michael Lee Cyrus, 72: Andy Williams' 'Love is a Many-Splendored Thing'
A daughter remembers her father, who loved oldies, and whose love for this song was influenced by his own memories of his mother.
Elfriede Liselotte Matza Froisland, 93: Dolly Parton's 'Dumb Blonde'
A lifelong Dolly Parton fan born in Germany who used country music to understand American culture and survived hardship with poise and wit.
Through The Decades: The Seventies
From classic rock to classic soul and R&B, the mid-70s brought us punk, disco, New Wave, hip-hop and jazz fusion.
A dealer is sentenced to 17.5 years for his role in Mac Miller's fatal overdose
Stephen Walter was sentenced on Monday. He is one of three men indicted in connection with supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the rapper's accidental overdose in 2018.
A Bay Area teen stepped in for Pearl Jam's drummer after he got COVID-19
It had to be on Kai Neukerman's wish list to play with Pearl Jam. Neukerman left the Oakland arena saying it felt surreal, but also with a bit of immortality.
Announcing the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest
Choosing one winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year is no small feat — but this year, one songwriter gave a captivating performance that rose to the top.
Fontaines D.C.: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago's Irish American Heritage Center.
40 years ago, the Falkland-Malvinas War transformed Latin rock
When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.