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Whether it was written in 1928 or 1929, one thing is clear: "Singin' in the Rain" is Metro Goldwyn Mayer's signature song, appearing in musical after musical.

Apart from its better-known roles in bluegrass and Dixieland, the banjo was once a sought-after status symbol in late 19th-century America. Young ladies learned to play parlor music on the banjo; there were banjo societies and banjo virtuosi; and manufacturers fought wars over who could make the fanciest banjos. On top of that, this was primarily a northern phenomenon. It's chronicled in a new book, America's Instrument: The Banjo in the 19th Century, by Philip Gura and James Bollman. Paul Brown reports. (7:45) (America's Instrument: The Banjo in the 19th Century is published by University of North Carolina P

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the Libertarian convention held over the weekend. Harry Browne was nominated as the party's presidential candidate on a platform that believes government is not the answer to social and political problems.

"Take the 'A' Train" started the lasting collaboration between Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington.

Cage's "intense" musical composition consists of a pianist sitting at a piano and playing nothing.