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November 11, 2026
Irving Berlin Wrote a Hit About His Michigan Childhood — Too Bad He Never Had One
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October 29, 2026
Benjamin Franklin’s Glass Armonica: The Musical Instrument That Could Drive You Mad (According to People Who Were Probably Mad)
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September 26, 2026
Scott Joplin and “The Entertainer”: How a 1902 Rag Became a 1970s Pop Hit
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May 17, 2026
“Louie Louie”: Why the FBI Investigated Rock-and-Roll’s Most Mumbled Song”
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November 16, 2025
The Hidden History of Soviet ‘Bone Records’—How Russians Bootlegged Songs onto X-Rays During the Cold War
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December 31, 2024
Edelweiss: The Enlightening Truth Behind the Accidental Austrian Not-So-National Anthem
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October 18, 2024
Franz Liszt: The Unlikely First Teen Idol and Rock Star of the 19th Century
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From Karaoke King to Cockroach Killer: The Unlikely Journey of a Musical Innovator
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