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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) — Their songs are the soundtrack of the American summer. Some call the Beach Boys the best American rock band ever. But what you might not know is that lead singer and songwriter Brian Wilson struggled with mental illness as he composed dozens of hit songs. Read more here…

BADEN — Romaine Jesky-Smith doesn’t get to share many special moments with her mother, Helen Jesky, anymore. They spend a lot of time together at Villa St. Joseph in Baden, where Helen, a borough resident, moved 2 1/2 years ago. Romaine, a Chippewa Township resident, visits to feed her mother and walk with her. Read more here…

Music plays such a major role in so many daily activities. It serves as a backdrop for work and for play, for dancing, for worship, while we drive to work or the store, and even spending quality time with family and friends. It’s no surprise then that music has the power to bring back memories—both fond and sometimes sad—from days gone by. But for seniors, music can be so much more. Read more here…

The American Music Therapy Association defines music therapy as the clinical and evidence-based use of music within a therapeutic relationship to accomplish individualized goals, which can include physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. Read more here…

News 12 at 6 o’ clock/ Sept. 17, 2015 (WRDW) –Katherine Hargrove hasn’t really felt like herself lately. She says her normally upbeat personality has been overshadowed by the weight of a lymphoma diagnosis. “I just can’t stop myself from feeling sorry for myself,” she says. “I just feel so alone, even though there’s people all around me.” Read more here..

Sitting in a half circle around the cluster of sound equipment in the Mukwonago Community Library meeting room, musicians strummed their instruments, each taking a turn stepping up to the front of the group — if they wanted to do so. That’s how bluegrass jam sessions work. Read more here…

Fresh off releasing his new album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, Gary Clark Jr. has unveiled the music video for the LP’s uplifting opening track “The Healing.” As the title suggests, the sumptuously shot, Gaston Jouany-directed music video centers on the healing power of music. Read more here…

Be it legendary Mozart’s soothing symphonies, mesmerising classical renditions from the doyen of Carnatic music MS Subbulakshmi or tranquil instrumental tunes, music therapy is increasingly being used for patients suffering from depression, anxiety, autism, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s, coronary artery disease and even cancer in India. Read more here…

A Vacaville native has taken her lifelong passion for music to help children with developmental disabilities transform their lives, one song at a time. It’s happening inside a Davis Street home that once housed a longtime Vacaville photography business, now home to a bustling music education and performance studio called the Young Artists Conservatory of Music. Read more here…

Gary Clark Jr. delivers a scorching rendition of the aching, uplifting “The Healing,” live at Austin’s Arlyn Studios in the first video from the guitarist’s new album, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, out Friday. Read more here…