Fifteen-year-old Ari Liccardo's artist name is Fat Chops. The song "Rags to Riches" is one of the first songs he ever produced as a musician, and it…

Bobb Harris picked this song because it reminds him of how hard his father worked to support his family.

Gerard Koskovich tells us about a song that took on a whole new meaning during the height of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco's Castro district.

Alex Calder shares a song that reminds him how to escape the constant conflict in the world around us.

Chris Dogherty shares an American spiritual that he's heard in many different forms. Recently, he heard it played by a jazz trio on KALW.

Chinaka Hodge shares a song that speaks directly to her heart.

Richie Unterberger, from San Francisco's Inner Richmond District, shares a story about the very first record he ever bought.

Musician John Santos shares a story about his grandmother's favorite song, and her journey to Puerto Rico.

This song makes Deena Hammond want to hit the silk -- silk rope, that is. With its beats and hook, it's just right for aerial dancing.

Before Aladdin Collar moved to Oakland, he lived in Baltimore. The song "Baltimore," by the musician Cex, reminds Aladdin of the new freedom he felt when…

Laura Fraser, of San Francisco, says that this X track is right in step with her leanings as a "friendly anarchist."

Every time Redwood City resident Pat Bernard visits pianist Larry Martin, without fail, he'll begin to play this song.