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Cyndi Lauper performs during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

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Not My Job: We Ask Singer Cyndi Lauper 3 Questions About The Titanic

8:11am May 21, 2018

Lauper was one of the icons of the 1980s with hits such as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." Change two letters in the title of her musical Kinky Boots and you end up with "sinky boats." Hence, our quiz.

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The Prodigal Son is Ry Cooder's first solo album in six years. On it, Cooder makes more traditional American gospel music his own.

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With 'The Prodigal Son,' Ry Cooder Puts His Own Touch On Gospel Music

7:35pm May 20, 2018

by Don Gonyea

In his first solo album in six years, Cooder injects social satire into his refurbished work of traditional American gospel music.

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Quinn Christopherson in his Tiny Desk Contest submission video.

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This Tiny Desk Contestant Braved The Elements Of Alaska To Pay Tribute To His Grandmother

7:27am May 20, 2018

Musician Quinn Christopherson shares the story of his original song submission for the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest.

Bernard Purdie and his band. Cool Down, the latest album by Bernard Purdie & Friends, is out now.

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'We Kept The Music Going': Bernard Purdie On Drumming For Aretha And More

7:27am May 20, 2018

One of the hardest-working drummers in the history of recorded music, Purdie has appeared on thousands of albums. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro that at least one of his iconic grooves was an accident.

Bettye LaVette's Things Have Changed is out now on Verve Records.

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'My Fifth Career': Bettye LaVette Reinvents Bob Dylan For Herself

6:14pm May 19, 2018

The 72-year-old soul star reflects on a lifetime of overcoming industry skepticism and making Dylan's lyrics personal on her latest album Things Have Changed, her first major label release in 30 years.

James Levine, rehearsing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Paris in 2007.

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James Levine Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 5 More Men

11:42am May 19, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Their allegations against the former Metropolitan Opera conductor were made public in a counter lawsuit filed by the Met on Friday in New York.

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Nellie McKay's Smoldering Voice Takes On Standards Like 'My Romance'

7:56am May 19, 2018

Nellie McKay sings melancholy standards about love on her new album: Sister Orchid. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with McKay about her music that she performs alone.

Saoirse Ronan plays newlywed Florence in On Chesil Beach, in theaters now.

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Classical Music Captures A Young Wife's Anxiety In 'On Chesil Beach'

5:54pm May 18, 2018

by Tim Greiving

Based on the novel by Ian McEwan, the film tells the story of a troubled honeymoon. The new bride is a violinist in a string quartet; the music was composed by Dan Jones and is played by Esther Yoo.

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Boyd Tinsley, performing with the Dave Matthews Band in New York City in 2009.

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Boyd Tinsley Of The Dave Matthews Band Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By Former Protégé

4:41pm May 18, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A trumpet player named James Frost-Winn who formerly played with Tinsley's group Crystal Garden has accused the violinist of harassment, filing a civil suit in Washington state on Thursday.

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Across the Blue Ridge #126 - Mountains of Music Homecoming

4:00pm May 18, 2018

by Paul Brown

The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, presents its fourth annual Mountains of Music Homecoming June 8-16. It's a movable feast of music and food, with more than two dozen venues

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