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Ronnie Van Zant in 1975, onstage with Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta.

Unfurling 'Sweet Home Alabama,' A Tapestry Of Southern Discomfort

More than 40 years after its release, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama is still one of the most recognized rock anthems celebrating the deep South. It's also a song with a complicated legacy.

Our solar system is the subject of composer Gustav Holst's <em>The Planets</em>, which premiered 100 years ago on Sept. 29, 1918.

'The Planets' At 100: A Listener's Guide To Holst's Solar System

Take an interplanetary trek through the English composer's symphonic blockbuster with the help of a conductor and an astronomer.

Clockwise from top left: Lauren Weintraub, King Hoodie, Bandits On The Run, The Collection, Grayson Erhard, Blessing Offor.

Top Shelf: 2019 Tiny Desk Contest Entries Our Judges Loved

An incredibly strong pool of artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest. And though there's just one winner, there were so many more entries our judges loved.

Chef Kwame Onwuachi in the dining room of his celebrated Washington, D.C. restaurant, Kith and Kin.

Chef's Memoir Tackles What It's Like To Be Young, Gifted And Black In Fine Dining

Kwame Onwuachi's new memoir, Notes From A Young Black Chef, isn't just about his rise from poverty to celebrated restaurateur. It's also a meditation on being a black man in a rarefied world.

Tanisha Cortez waits on a table at a restaurant in Ames, Iowa. When the previous restaurant she worked for closed, Cortez applied to others and had job offers right away. Jobs are plentiful in Ames, a small city of more than 65,000 residents tucked amid farm fields north of Des Moines.

In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get It

Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5%, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.

After working on film scores and collaborating with the New York City Ballet and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Dan Deacon released <em>Mystic Familiar</em>, his first solo album in five years.

Inside The Controlled Chaos Of Dan Deacon's 'Mystic Familiar'

The composer and electronic musician hit a wall while making his first solo album in five years. Finishing the record meant finding inspiration in everything from Brian Eno to a tree in his yard.

Kenny Burrell performs at his 80th birthday concert in 2011.

To Preserve 'America's Gift To The World,' A Jazz Elder Becomes A UCLA Professor

When he was studying jazz in the '50s and becoming a revered guitarist, Kenny Burrell vowed to teach the subject one day. Now, decades after his first class, he's never committed more to music education.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton arrives on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Clinton And The DNC: A Crisis Not Merely Survived, But Transcended

Whatever the judgment of polls in the days ahead, the Democratic Party's gathering was an achievement in careful and effective political management.

Harnessing the power of wearable devices, data, education and a peer support group, people with prediabetes can lose weight and fend off the disease.

This Chef Lost 50 Pounds And Reversed Prediabetes With A Digital Program

People with prediabetes like a Washington state chef reversed the diagnosis using a digital program that harnesses the power of wearable devices, data, education, e-coaching and peer support.

John Luther Adams' Pulitzer Prize-winning piece is called <em>Become Ocean</em>; the recording of the work comes out Sept. 30.

An Inviting Apocalypse: John Luther Adams On 'Become Ocean'

John Luther Adams' Pulitzer Prize-winning composition, Become Ocean, evokes the end of the world — but it also welcomes us to take a swim.

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