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Musician Jeff Healey, blind since the age of 1, taught himself how to play guitar seated with the instrument flat against his lap. The technique brought him to the attention of blues legends like Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughn, who introduced the Canadian to a worldwide audience. After two decades of exploring the blues (and later, jazz), Healey died of cancer March 2. Bass player and producer, Alec Fraser, talks to Noah Adams about his last collaboration with Healey, the posthumously released CD Mess of Blues.

"Growing up in a small town in Kentucky I could never have imagined that someday I’d be the one sitting in the balcony at the Kennedy Center Honors," said Clooney, who will receive the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement later this year with iconic soul singer Gladys Knight, Christian pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant, Cuban-born American composer-conductor Tania León, and members of the Irish rock band U2.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Dawnlands: A Novel, Addams Family Values, Wind of Change and Turnstile.

In his new book, the guitarist, singer and songwriter shares stories from life growing up in a musical household and talks about collaborating and sharing the stage with the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra and Paul McCartney.

The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist spent years in various bands, including Birds of Chicago and Our Native Daughters. Now Russell's startling sophomore album serves as a sort of rebirth.

From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the TV show Silo, Rilo Kiley's reunion tour, and a send up of Emilia Pérez.

Ring in the new year with music from Chucho Valdés, José James, Ibrahim Maalouf and Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer.

The Muppet Movie is an unusually silly and unusually profound musical. At 40 years old, the music still astounds, provokes and entertains.

The Queen City's rich jazz and classical music heritage will be celebrated on "Public Radio Music Day" Thursday, April 16, on Cincinnati Public Radio's…