Mar 16th, 2007 · Funerals celebrate life as much as they mourn the departed, and Robert Glasper's poignant requiem "Tribute" -- assembled in honor of his mother -- makes no secret of that. Glasper and his bandmates initiate a plaintive piano-trio hymn that soon underscores Rev. Joe Ratliff's poetic eulogy.
May 30th, 2006 · With an impressive 40 year music career, John Stewart is a true music veteran who is best known for songs like "Daydream Believer" and "Gold." His latest release, The Day the River Sang, is an exercise in minimalism. Each of his songs has deep meaning, including a poignant piano-laden tribute to New Orleans.
May 2nd, 2006 · Beth Orton has been making her own brand of emotional, clean and poignant music for 10 years now. Her reputation has grown tremendously since her debut album, Trailer Park, was released. Her latest album is called Comfort of Strangers.
Apr 27th, 2006 · A group of R&B and deep-house acts delve into Radiohead's music on Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads, producing a mesmerizing moment in The Randy Watson Experience's poignant makeover of "Morning Bell."
Mar 17th, 2006 · Ray Meyer, the grandfatherly basketball coach whose 42-year tenure at DePaul stretched from George Mikan to Mark Aguirre, died Friday, the school said. He was 92. The timing of his death is poignant, coming as the NCAA basketball tournament goes into full swing.
Nov 22nd, 2005 · Bill Harley's lyrics are smart, funny and sometimes poignant. He writes for children, but he's known for helping parents remember what it was like to be a kid.
Nov 6th, 2005 · Poet Billy Collins says the central theme of poetry is death. He manages to ruminate on this in a manner both whimsical and poignant in his latest collection, The Trouble with Poetry: And Other Poems.
Sep 24th, 2005 · Southerners have an acute sense of home and regional identification, a trait that makes mass evacuations and property losses from Hurricane Katrina even more poignant. William Ferris, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and professor of history at the University of North Carolina, offers his insights to Scott Simon.