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When 13-year-old Andrew Pawelczyk's cymbal went flying during a junior high band's playing of the national anthem, he thought for a moment about what to do. Then he turned to the flag. Now the video of his salute is going viral.

When it comes to supporting the music scene in the Greater Cincinnati area, few people do it with more conviction than Scott Beseler with The Lodge in…

He was in the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces, and he also played keyboard for the Rolling Stones. McLagan died today in Austin, Texas. He was 69.

During this one-hour special that'll air at 11pm on Saturday, January 24th, you'll hear an interview by Stuart Holman with Sonny Moorman, and then later…

Keith Emerson, founding member of the rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died at the age of 71. His keyboard playing helped usher in the age of progressive rock.

Internationally-renowned violinist ITZHAK PERLMAN. Last year, he released "The Beethoven Triple Concert," two live concert recordings with pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, and cellist Yo Yo Ma. Also, the CD "In the Fiddler's House," featuring PERLMAN playing Klezmer music with four Klezmer bands. (Both CD's are on the EMI Classics label). In November, he was also featured on a PBS Great Performance special on Klezmer music. On July 2, PERLMAN will be in New York performing at Radio City Music Hall. Rev. 1: Fresh Air's classical music critic, Lloyd Schwartz reviews a new recording of Prokofiev violin music with violinist Gil Shahahm. (Deutsche Grammophon

He has written a new biography of blues legend Muddy Waters, who is credited with inventing electric blues and creating the template for the rock and roll band. The book is Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters (Little, Brown). Gordon also produced and directed an accompanying documentary of the same name, which will be shown as part of the PBS American Masters series next year. Gordon's other books are It Came From Memphis and The King on the Road. He also produced the Al Green box set, Anthology. This interview first aired October 3, 2002.

Jazz musician James Moody. Just after World War II, Moody joined the bebop big band of Dizzy Gillespie and played with Milt Jackson. His most famous recording is of an improvisatory piece he performed in 1949, now known as Moody's Mood For Love. Terry talked to him in 1996, about his CD, Young At Heart, (Warner Brothers) which had just been released. It is a collection of Frank Sinatra tunes. In this CD, Moody performed as vocalist, tenor/alto/soprano saxist and flutist. Some of the selections include Love and Marriage, Nancy, Only the Lonely and In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning. (ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 7

A new photo book chronicles Paul McCartney's recent world tour, through memories and photographs. The singer-songwriter dusted off some Beatles tunes for the concerts, including many that had never been performed on stage. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Sir Paul.

Richard Shindell moved from New York to Buenos Aires four years ago. His latest album Vuelta, a collaboration with the Argentine band Puente Celeste, shows the folk musician has learned a new lyrical language.