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Ninety Six High School’s indoor percussion ensemble had its best season yet and landed among the best in the world.

Public elementary school teacher, Ms. Jenkins a.k.a. The Chromatic Music Teacher, is the Boomwhacker queen of TikTok and recreates some of our favorite songs!

Whats important is to come back together. >> reporter: in nashville, the music world lost prolific session drummer kenny malone. ♪ jolene ♪ >> reporter: the percussion provided the backbone for dolly partons number one hit "jolene." also gone, legendary deejay paul johnson. the key figure in the chicago house music scene of the 90s. johnsons single "get get down" was a global sensation. ♪ >> reporter: in new hampshire, william and carol stewart died holding hands. married for 44 years, the...

Invaded czechoslovakia. what happened? nothing happened. in soviet terms. seven or eight very brave people, including somebody pushing a baby carriage came to red square. and took out banners and said, czechoslovakia, we are with you. we are against this invasion. within the minute, predictably, kgb officers obviously guarding red square and the kremlin were on these people and beat the hell out of. them all these people were arrested and most went off to prison. some guy wrote about -- that was...

A guy plays great rock intros on various percussion instruments.

The incredible oh oh man that was just absolutely tremendous. the percussion its like quadrupled from bass, bass, drums of pounding away about thirty seconds after the launch of suspected killer nighttime launch and the four astronauts are on their way to the international space station. thanks for watching. whenow im on my hands and knees and im digging through the dirt, i feel something in me like a fire thats growing. i feel kinder when nature is so kind to me. im going to grow thinking your ...

Decatur Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at Kirkland Fine Arts Center.

They wanted to be bigger. >> we know were the best band in the country, and its as simple as that. and its that simple. >> the thing about oasis in a way is theyve got no kind of -- no false modesty. >> not anybody can just sort of go, were brilliant. its like -- anybody whos got the balls to do that is good in my book. ♪ but im a creep ♪ >> "creep" came out in the early 90s. and that was as much of an alt rock hit as any of the nirvana songs or pearl jam songs, but it was hardly extraordina...

Do that is good in my book. ♪ but im a creep ♪ >> "creep" came out in the early 90s. and that was as much of an alt rock hit as any of the nirvana songs or pearl jam songs, but it was hardly extraordinary. >> inevitably the first song that becomes a hit, everybody caricatures the band from that. we just have to wait to see whether we have a chance to prove that were not just that. >> okay. ♪ >> i remember vividly listening to radioheads next record, "the bends," nonstop. i would seriously ...

Look at that. its our percussion in zydeco. you have the rhythm going like this. thats it! yeah? when you hit the board, you lose it. why? i dont know. laughter the streets are packed and theres a jubilant atmosphere here. # shake it, pretty lady. i feel lucky to have a ringside view. because when we point that camera to ya, i want you to shaking your booty like your mama gave it to you! cheering were going to send this to monday and let �*em now how we do it in new orleans! yeah! and then, af...