Peplowski, who died Feb. 2, started playing clarinet professionally at age 10 and went on to perform with the Benny Goodman Orchestra and to record on his own. Originally broadcast July 7, 1999.

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodman swing era and the genre-blurring present.

The clarinetist and saxophonist collaborated with Benny Goodman, Rosemary Clooney, Woody Allen, and more.

The Monkees music came from the cream of contemporary songwriters in the ’60s in that period just before songwriters ...

New Jersey has been at the forefront of nearly every popular music movement of the last century. This is essential listening.

Tuesday marked the 65th anniversary of “the day the music died.” In the early morning hours in 1959, a small airplane carrying early rock pioneers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens crashed ...

Today in Music History for Feb. 14: ...

Viper Room, VIP Records, the Troubadour, Whisky a Go Go, Capitol Records, Hollywood Forever Cemetery: Here's a guided tour ...

Standing on the steps of the Humboldt County Courthouse, these young Humboldt men have all been inducted into the military on a single day in 1942, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Phillip died ...

Jeanne Ellison Butcher was born in Knoxville on May 25, 1925, at Riverside-Ft. Sanders Hospital. Showing an early affinity ...

After WWII, Powell moved to Hollywood to craft music for movies and cartoons, most notably the Tom and Jerry shorts. He made ...

Soundtracks and musical cast albums have been a part of Billboard’s main album charts dating to March 24, 1956, when Billboard began publishing an all-encompassing albums chart on a consistent ...