Pegi Young's New Album Is Emotionally 'Raw'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to singer-songwriter Pegi Young about her new album, Raw, about her divorce from Neil Young. She calls it the "soundtrack to the seven stages of grief."
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Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's Funky Drummer, Dies At 73
The revered drummer, who suffered from bladder cancer in the past, popularized the breakbeat and became one of the most sampled musicians ever.
Behind 'La La Land,' A Long Relationship Between A Director And A Composer
La La Land is the third collaboration between writer and director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz. Their first was actually a senior thesis that was released to critical acclaim.
Oddisee's 'The Iceberg' Has A Trove Of Stories Beneath Its Surface
The hip-hop artist spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about visiting Syrian refugees, getting detained at airports and what a person's shoes can tell you about cultural difference.
Trudy Pitts On Piano Jazz
The organist performs Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo" with Marian McPartland in this 1992 session.
This Week In Race: Walls, ID Laws And Getting Typecast
How the border wall might keep undocumented migrants in the country; a study measures the effects of voter ID laws on minority turnout; and what Bey's Grammy snubs illustrate about race and merit.
Remembering Barbara Carroll, The 'First Lady Of Jazz Piano'
Carroll, who died Sunday, started recording in the late 1940s, when female jazz musicians were still considered a novelty. Originally broadcast in 2003.
Across the Blue Ridge #60 - Mac Wiseman, 91-year-old star with a new album
Mac Wiseman is one of the last of the original generation of bluegrass players. And he's much more than that. He's a farm boy-turned-musician, a polio victim who learned guitar while re
World Cafe Nashville: Alison Krauss
Krauss discusses her latest solo album, Windy City, and what she's learned about collaboration in the years since her last recording project.
The Best — Or Worst — Band Of All Time Is Back
The confounding cult band The Shaggs — a trio of New Hampshire sisters who made a single album and then disappeared — are performing at Wilco's Solid Sound Festival.