Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss was a German Romantic composer and conductor most notable for his operas and tone poems. If you're a fellow sci-fi movie fan, you'll probably remember one of his tone poems titled "Also sprach Zarathustra" which was used in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Music Education in the News: After 57 years, Wolfgang Wagner steps down from his post as head of the Bayreuth Festival.

This Day in Music History: 1924 - Ruth Lee Jones, famously known as Dinah Washington, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.