Lara Downes' new album, America Again, comes out Oct. 28. Rik Keller/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption

George Gershwin's beloved An American In Paris features the sounds of taxi horns — but a musicologist argues we've been using the wrong ones. Creative Commons hide caption

Hunting and gathering music for your Thanksgiving holiday? Check out our playlist. iStockphoto.com hide caption

George Gershwin in the 1930s. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons hide caption

Frank Sinatra captured by photographer William "PoPsie" Randolph during a 1943 concert. Author Ben Yagoda points to Sinatra as one of the interpreters who helped revive the Great American Songbook. William "PoPsie" Randolph/Courtesy of Riverhead hide caption

Violinlist William Harvey teaches a student in the Philippines. From the Top hide caption