It Goes On and On: The Slow Burn of Too Short’s ‘Blow the Whistle’

Oakland hip-hop originator Too Short had already dropped 15 albums by the time Blow the Whistle rolled around in 2006. It was ...
The New York Times

In Praise of Whistling in Pop Music

Billy Joel has a new song coming next week. Before it arrives, revisit “The Stranger” and tracks by Juelz Santana, Dick Hyman and more. By Lindsay Zoladz When Billy Joel was working on what would ...
PBS

The Penny Whistle Song

Composed for orchestra, The Penny Whistle Song was completed on June 3, 1951. It is 2 minutes and 45 seconds long. It was first performed when recorded by the composer on June 28, 1951, in analog mono ...
WFUV

Whistling Songs

After the Labor Day holiday, it's time to get back to work, and to make the transition a little easier, we're going to whistle while we work. So let's put our lips together and our heads together to ...
Science Daily

Poetic birdsong, precisely tuned

Nightingales match the pitch of their whistle songs to those of their rivals in real time. Nightingales are well known for their exceptional singing abilities. Researchers from the Max Planck ...