According to Rolling Stone, White purchased a musical manuscript written by Al Capone while imprisoned in Alcatraz in the 1920s. The song “Humoresque” is a take on a piece by Czech composer Antonin ...
“It would be almost impossible to play these selections without great pleasure,” remarked Isaac Stern on the making of this album. 2020 marks the centenary of the celebrated violinist’s birth.
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...