Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...

If you ever needed anything, James "Jim" O'Connor was there for you — no matter if you had known him for decades or if you'd just met. So in the final days of the 91-year-old's battle with pneumonia ...