WINNETKA — Nobody would mistake Steve Hall for Yanni. In fact, the bespectacled pianist looks a great deal like a banker--which is precisely what he was for 23 years before a midlife career change.

The world's most successful bandleader, whose songs appeared on the 'American Gigolo' and 'Kill Bill' soundtracks, died in Florida. By Scott Roxborough He was called the King of Easy Listening and the ...

Easy-listening music and its maestros never had to worry about screaming teenage fans or long stadium tours. Ridiculed in the 1960s and since as “elevator music,” the gentle genre was marketed then as ...

The only thing as smooth as butter is, well, Butter. On their new EP, Nicotine, the Portland trio churns out glossy pop anthems, each shimmering with pastel-colored, feel-good vibes. But tucked ...

For 58 years the easy-listening music station broadcast from Jacksonville, over the city and eventually over the world. Now Jones College Radio, known in recent years as Riverton Tower Radio, has ...

Music is somewhat of a universal language. A song can move us to tears, make us dance like buffoons, and steep us in long-lost memories. Whether you’re a casual listener or a full-on audiophile, here ...