Here Todd Duncan sings "O Tixo,Tixo,Help Me" from the opera "Lost in the Stars" composed by Kurt Weill.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Music critics say Jason Mraz sings with a pure and clear tone on the song "Make it Mine."

VOA: special.2010.01.29

The book was called Lady Sings the Blues. A friend at the New York Post newspaper, William Dufty, helped her write the book.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

Here the main character Maria sings about the happiness of being in love in "I Feel Pretty."

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Betty Bonney sings about the way DiMaggio hit the ball very,very hard -- how he jolted it.

VOA: special.2011.04.04

Here Amber Riley sings "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls."

VOA: special.2010.01.08

They spread through the air when the person coughs or sneezes or even sings and talks.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

In the song "Bust Your Windows" she sings about a lover who has treated her badly.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Jack White sings about a woman who did not wait for him while he was away.

VOA: special.2009.11.09

this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

She sings about reading a love letter and wishing the writer were with her now.

VOA: special.2009.01.26

For example, in one movie a woman sings with a very high falsetto voice.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Sahara Smith writes and sings poetic songs influenced by country and folk music.

VOA: special.2010.09.17

Listen as Todd Duncan sings the title song from "Lost in the Stars."

VOA: special.2010.03.07

To hear an oriole sing May be a common thing Or only a divine It is not the bird Who sings the same unheard, As unto crowd.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

She sings the soulful song "Hold Me Again" with jazz great Les McCann.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

Here Todd Duncan sings "Porgy's Lament" from the Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess."

VOA: special.2010.03.07

She writes and sings the songs and he plays guitar and produces them.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

He sings his version of Sam Cooke's song "A Change is Gonna Come."

VOA: special.2009.03.27

She sings mostly in English, with one song in her native Berber language.

VOA: special.2010.08.11