Mom And Dad's Record Collection
Stories about songs our parents taught us.
Mel Fisher Ostrowski played Don McLean's American Pie until she "learned every word."
Don McLean's song helped a listener "bridge a gap between [her] long-deceased father and baby boy."
Recent Mom And Dad's Record Collection
August 30, 2012 A listener explains how one of her parents' favorite songs became a fitting symbol of their romance.
August 23, 2012 A child of Hollywood royalty explains how one band opened her mind to "the mathematics of music."
August 16, 2012 An NPR listener spent his childhood playing his father's copy of The Beatles over and over.
August 7, 2012 The Pulitzer-winning columnist says he'll never forget the way his mother sang Nat King Cole songs.
August 2, 2012 The composer says a song by Blades helped him understand the interplay of music and lyrics.
July 26, 2012 A listener grew up hating her dad's musical taste, especially Warren Zevon's "Werewolves in London."
July 19, 2012 Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (son of John and Alice) recalls a childhood filled with symphonic music.
July 12, 2012 The singer-songwriter recalls how a Pat Boone song helped his mother through a troubled marriage.
July 3, 2012 An NPR listener recalls hearing Diamond's most patriotic song before coming to America.
June 27, 2012 The mandolinist says he was on the floor in a diaper when he first heard "The Girl from Ipanema."
