Jul 16th, 2004 · Marion Jones has returned to championship form by winning the long jump at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field trials. She is the only athlete at the trials linked to the BALCO doping investigation who has so far qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.
Jul 14th, 2004 · The new musical Cookin' at the Cookery tells the tale of blues singer Alberta Hunter's career and her comeback after 50 years at age 82. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with the show's writer, as well as its lead actress, Tony Award-winning Ann Duquesnay.
Jun 20th, 2004 · Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton reviews the work of two artists with famous musician dads who're blazing their own unique paths: Emilie Berstein, daughter of film score composer Elmer Bernstein, and pianist Peter John Stoltzman, son of Grammy-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.
Jun 15th, 2004 · Technology Helps Triple Amputee Run Again June 15, 2004 · Technology reporter Xeni Jardin profiles Cameron Clapp, who lost both legs and his right arm in an accident in September 2001. Thanks to a new set of high-tech prosthetics, Clapp can run again -- and he's even winning some medals.
Jun 10th, 2004 · Singer Ray Charles has passed away. The 12-time Grammy-winning artist produced many soulful classics, including "I Got a Woman," "Unchain My Heart," "Georgia on My Mind" and "Ruby." Charles was was born in Albany, Ga. He was 73.
Jun 8th, 2004 · Grammy-winning gospel singer-songwriter Andrae Crouch talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about his latest accomplishment: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is just the third gospel singer to have that honor.
Apr 12th, 2004 · It's a labor of love, years in the making -- Grammy-winning producer, composer and keyboardist Jason Miles brings together a stellar cast of "smooth" jazz legends on the compilation CD Coast to Coast.