Tom Scholz is an MIT-trained engineer who designed and built his own recording studio in an apartment basement in the early 1970s. A fan of rock music throughout his teen years, Scholz began writing songs while earning his master's degree at MIT. The first "Boston" album was mostly recorded in his basement studio, primarily using devices he invented. | Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb

Just Another Band Out of Boston: Today we are featuring Boston in our list of top rock/pop albums 50 years ago, with the band’s signature song “More Than a Feeling”. The song, which appeared as the lead single on the opening track of Boston’s debut album, took founder Tom Scholz five years to write. It was well worth the wait for Scholz, as the song soared to the top ten on the music charts in 1976 and remains a staple on classic rock radio. Rolling Stone magazine listed it as one of greatest 50

TV critic Tom Shales, who spent more than three decades writing about everything from network sitcoms to evening news programs, has died at age 79. | CBS Evening News