Rudy Vallee items highlight Oakridge Auction Gallery sale June 2ASHBURN, Va. – Oakridge Auction Gallery will present a fine collection of American and European art, antiques and exquisite antique jewelry on Saturday, June 2. This auction features items from the estate of singer, bandleader and actor Rudy Vallee and his wife, Eleanor Vallee. The items come directly from the home Eleanor shared with her […]
UConn makes 3-D copies of antique instrument partsSTORRS, Conn. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Connecticut are using medical technology to breathe new life into some antique musical instruments. Dr. Robert Howe, a reproductive endocrinologist in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, says his medical practice showed him how computerized tomography could make precise 3-D images of body parts. As a student of music […]
John Coltrane’s tenor sax joins Smithsonian jazz collectionWASHINGTON (AP) – One of John Coltrane’s tenor saxophones is joining the jazz collection at the Smithsonian. Coltrane’s son, Ravi Coltrane, has donated one of his father’s three principal tenor saxophones to the National Museum of American History. The donation Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane’s masterpiece composition A Love Supreme. The museum […]
Elvis’ guitar is in the building at National Music MuseumVERMILLION, South Dakota (AP) – A 16th-century Amati violoncello displayed in the National Music Museum has long been nicknamed “The King,” but the ghost of a legendary rock’n’ roller has arrived in South Dakota to reclaim his regal moniker. A slightly smashed acoustic guitar played by Elvis Presley on his final tour in 1977 now […]