Music
Weekend America's Music Coverage
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Putting 'Danny Boy' to Rest
Alfred O'Neil, Jr. sang "Danny Boy" at his father's funeral. He sang it so well he was asked to sing it again, and again, and again. Today he retires "Danny Boy" with an open-mic tribute.
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Memories of the First MP3 Player
Ten years ago this month, the first MP3 player was introduced. For the first time people could carry around digital copies of their music. Wired Magazine tech writer Eliot Van Buskirk reminisces about the first time he saw the MPMan and how it influenced his entire life.
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"There Goes the Fear"
When Tommy Grimes hears "There Goes the Fear" by the Doves, he thinks of the weekend and also of being fearless as he faces adulthood.
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Listening In on the OR
You're on the operating table, drifting off from the anesthesia, and you hear ... a rock and roll tune? More and more, doctors listen to music as they work in the operating room. We went into the OR with surgeon and writer Dr. Atul Gawande to hear his tunes.
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"The Heart of Saturday Night"
When Nathan Tift of Edina, Minn., hears "The Heart of Saturday Night," by Tom Waits, he thinks of a time he was in one of the most remote and coldest places on earth: the South Pole.
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From Refugee to All Star
The band Refugee All Stars was formed in a refuge camp in Sierra Leone during a brutal civil war. Like a fairy tale, they were discovered by a major label. Now they have released several albums and have toured throughout the world. Weekend America's Michael May caught up with the band to talk about their success.
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Concert Memories
Weekend America asked listeners about their best and worst concert memories, and we got an outpouring of responses.
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"Oklahoma!" and Mr. Clean
When Maureen McNulty Saxton of Holt, Mich., hears "Oklahoma!" she knows it's the weekend.
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Song and Memory: "Let's Get Together"
Harley Hansen was finishing his first year of college in 1970. The Weathermen Underground were threatening to blow up buildings, anti-war demonstrations were happening on college campuses and students like Hansen were inspired by the peace-minded music of the time.
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Jeff Horwich's Super Tuesday
We asked "In the Loop's" Jeff Horwich to turn the excitement of Super Tuesday into a song. And he did!
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The Weekend America All Stars do Super Tuesday
There was only one thing, we thought, keeping Super Tuesday from being really super: no music. Phew. That's fixed. Here are two more Super Tuesday tracks to get your election on.
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The Mountain Goats do Super Tuesday
What Super Tuesday Needs is a song!
