The NPR 100 archive
Listen 'Born To Run'
October 9, 2000 – Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run came out in 1975 to critical and popular acclaim.
Listen 'Porgy and Bess'
October 8, 2000 – Was this work an opera or a musical, a serious work or a patronizing minstrel show?
Listen 'Oye Como Va'
September 25, 2000 – Puente's song helped solidify Santana's place in history as one of the fathers of Latin rock.
Watch The Story Behind 'Purple Haze'
September 18, 2000 – For more than three decades, this iconic rocker has inspired and humbled guitar players everywhere.
Listen '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay'
September 17, 2000 – Otis Redding's 1967 song was finished by co-writer Steve Cropper after Redding's tragic death.
Listen 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'
September 11, 2000 – This country classic immediately connected with listeners.
Listen 'A Night In Tunisia'
September 3, 2000 – Dizzy Gillespie's legendary 1942 composition fueled a jazz revolution called bebop.
Listen 'His Eye Is On the Sparrow'
September 3, 2000 – Deborah Williams spotlights gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's definitive version of this spiritual.
Watch Set The Night On Fire: Behind The Doors' 'Light My Fire'
August 28, 2000 – The Doors' 1967 hit "Light My Fire" broke the mold of the conventional hit pop song.
Listen The Story Of Charlie Parker's 'Ko Ko'
August 27, 2000 – The players, the chords and the producers behind the breakneck bebop classic.
Listen 'Tapestry'
August 24, 2000 – King didn't sing her own songs until after a divorce, but when she did, she sold millions.
Listen 'One O'Clock Jump'
August 21, 2000 – Basie came to New York City in 1936, and used elements of blues and jazz in swing and big band.
Listen '(Goodnight) Irene'
August 19, 2000 – The king of the 12-string guitar has left an indelible stamp on 20th century music.