American Songwriter

On This Day in 1928, Jimmie Rodgers Released First Big Hit That Would Become the Blueprint for Country Music

The story of how Jimmie Rodgers came to record what would become a de facto blueprint for country music is a testament to the ...

A Singer Knows When to Leave, an Industry Doesn’t Know to Stop

Arijit Singh’s retirement exposes the deepest contradiction of contemporary Bollywood. It isn’t a career decision; instead it is a moral reckoning. In stepping ...
American Songwriter

Jerry Lee Lewis Traces Rock ’n’ Roll Back to One “King” Who Started It (and It Isn’t Elvis)

Jerry Lee Lewis once argued that you could trace rock 'n' roll music right back to a yodeling singer from Meridian, ...
Los Angeles Times

UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland’s yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. GENEVA — Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine ...
Yahoo

UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine tradition of chant and song is indeed worthy of classification in a list of the ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Swiss singers hope UN will put yodeling on cultural heritage list

Switzerland’s centuries-old alpine yodeling tradition could soon be added to a U.N. list recognizing it as a cultural treasure. A decision on Switzerland’s bid to have yodeling added to UNESCO’s ...