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Fresh – free – tunes for travelers at O’Hare Airport

04/22/08
On Wednesday, April 23rd, Chicago’s O’Hare Airport is celebrating the launch of its new overhead music program with a free live music showcase featuring four nationally-known Chicago-area musicians: Blues singer and guitarist Lonnie Brooks Polka artist Eddie Blazonczyk, Jr. Singer-songwriter Kelly Hogan Classical violinist Rachel Barton-Pine The concert will take place between 11 a.m. and […]

Nashville cat

04/16/08
Next time you pass through Nashville International Airport (BNA), check out the snazzy leopard-print woodwork on the piano in Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. Made by Baldwin Piano, a division of Nashville-based Gibson Guitar, “The Leopard” also has hard rock maple cabinetry, virgin wool hammers and ebony wood sharps. And it’s not just for show: the piano […]

Tunes for travelers

03/12/08
Alabama’s Huntsville International Airport hopes its snappy “Fly Huntsville” jingle will lure travelers away from other airports in the region. Germany’s Frankfurt Airport adopted its perky theme song to promote the fact that the airport isn’t just an airport, but “a full-fledged city for business, innovations, ideas, shopping, leisure, etc…” Give a listen to these […]

More music for airports: theme songs

03/06/08
If cities can have theme songs, why can’t airports have theme songs? Some airports do. Los Angeles International Airport traces its theme song back to a country music hit from the 1970s. The song, L.A. International Airport, was written by Leanne Scott and sung by Susan Raye. But when LAX made it the airport’s official […]

Music for airports?

03/05/08
I’m having a little too much fun researching a column about airport theme songs. I’m finding everything from jingles to “real” songs that have found their way onto the charts. One example – the theme song for Germany’s Cologne-Bonn Airport. Written by the Cologne-based band plus49. The song is included in their album “All the […]
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