Rufus Wainwright says that sometimes when he sings he lets his imagination wander. “Depending on how difficult the piece is, I mean,” he quickly adds. “Sometimes I have to be totally concentrated and ...

We begin this week's All Songs Considered with the passionate voice, fiddle and banjo of Rhiannon Giddens. The proponent of traditional music (who won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday) is putting out her ...

We dive in with Rufus Wainwright to talk about the songs he’s written, including “Dinner at Eight,” “Going to a Town,” “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk,” and “I Don’t Know What It Is.” We also explore ...

Rufus Wainwright has shared I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album that explores the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. On the album, the 3x GRAMMY Award ...

Rufus Wainwright’s earliest memories of singing are basically a hip, 70s version of that bit in The Sound Of Music where the Von Trapp children entertain party guests before being sent to bed, except ...

Here's a combination that makes no sense whatsoever. The soul and funk legend Chaka Khan got her start as the singer for the band Rufus. Today, Khan has teamed up with a very different Rufus, the ...

Music can make your day. One song playing at the right moment—perhaps with the right cup of coffee in your favorite mug, and the sun coming through the window—can really make life worth living. We ...