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The Los Angeles noir-pop band Leftover Cuties has a sound that’s both retro and refreshing. On this episode of Song Travels, host Michael Feinstein talks…

Neil Sedaka is synonymous with popular music. He had a string of early-1960s pop hits, and his songs have been recorded by Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis,…

Vocalist and songwriter Shelby Lynn has carved her own path as a respected independent artist. After years in Nashville, she relocated to California,…

Blessed with perfect pitch and a resonant voice, vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur received her training at the Washington State School for the Blind.…

Ginny Mancini performed with Mel Tormé and the Mel Tones before marrying fellow musician, composer, and conductor Henry Mancini, who passed away in 1994.…

Born into Hollywood royalty, Liza Minelli made her own name on the stage and screen. Her role in the 1972 film version of the Broadway musical Cabaret…

Guitarist, vocalist, and composer Matt Munisteri has uncovered much of the forgotten jazz and swing from the early 20th century. His album Still Runnin’…

Sam Friend and his band the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys play jazz, blues, and originals, drawing on the sound of grassroots jazz combos from a century ago.…

Three-time Emmy winner Elaine Stritch (1925 – 2014) became a star on Broadway before going on to play a string of highly regarded film and television…

Classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglić began performing as his country, the former Yugoslavia, was being torn apart by war. He entered the Royal Academy of…