Song Travels

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…

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…

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

In the ’90s, Canadian singer-songwriter Lily Frost got her start with the cabaret-inspired band The Colorifics. She’s since made the jump to solo artist…

Vocalist Bobby McFerrin is best known for his 1988 hit “Don’t Worry Be Happy,” which was the first a capella song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and…

Tony Award-nominated actress, vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway has sung with top orchestras and big bands the world over. As a songwriter, she…

Writer and critic Stephen Holden has covered everything from film to cabaret for The New York Times, as well as for TV programs such as 60 Minutes and…

Wayne Brady became a star improvising on the popular TV show Whose Line is it Anyway? A singer, actor, dancer, and comedian, Brady has also appeared on…

Jake Shimabukuro has carried the sound of the ukulele from the shores of Hawaii to the world’s concert stages. In his hands, the humble “little guitar”…

Grammy Award-winning vocalist and songwriter Melissa Manchester performed with Bette Midler as “Toots in the Middle” in the original group The Harlettes.…