Music & Culture

Music & Culture

'Wild Thing': Making Hearts Sing For 50 Years

8:32am November 07, 2015

The iconic rock song "Wild Thing" was written in 15 minutes, 50 years ago, and has since been licensed more than 7,300 times. Chip Taylor talks about the song he wrote that holds a special place in his heart.

After the funeral in 2013 for popular folk music star Diomedes Diaz, fellow musicians including accordionist Andres Gil performed in homage to him. Now Colombia's Congress is considering a bill to honor Diaz.

Will Colombia Honor A Beloved Musician Who Was Also A Convicted Killer?

6:10am November 07, 2015

by John Otis

Colombian views on violence against women are under scrutiny as lawmakers consider honoring a popular deceased folk musician — one who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1997.

Bob Dylan's new compilation, The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12, is out now.

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The Day Dylan Got It Right

6:47pm November 06, 2015

by Don Gonyea

"Like a Rolling Stone" is a classic today, but it flummoxed a young Bob Dylan in the studio. Newly released outtakes reveal where the song started and how it dramatically transformed.

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The Sounds Of James Bond, From The Editors Who Created Them

6:21pm November 06, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg won the Oscar for their sound work on Skyfall. Now they're back with the new James Bond movie, Spectre. NPR's Becky Sullivan talks to the pair about just what a sound editor does.

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Odesza's latest album, In Return, is out now.

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Odesza: Love Songs For A Digital Age

6:08pm November 06, 2015

by NPR Staff

"Electronic music can get really weird," says Clayton Knight, one-half of the ascendant Seattle duo. "And I think we've made it, in some way, more accessible."

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Shawn Colvin On World Cafe

3:48pm November 06, 2015

Performing material from her new covers album, Colvin shows she has a knack for singing other people's songs as well as her own.

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Jaki Byard On Piano Jazz

12:54pm November 06, 2015

The pianist and saxophonist was a frequent collaborator with Charles Mingus and Maynard Ferguson.

Tom Jones in a scene from his new video for "Elvis Presley Blues."

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First Watch: Tom Jones, 'Elvis Presley Blues'

12:22pm November 06, 2015

by Kate Drozynski

Tom Jones pays tribute to his longtime friend with a cover of the song "Elvis Presley Blues."

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My Bubba: Tiny Desk Concert

11:49am November 06, 2015

by Bob Boilen

My Bubba is the duo of Sweden's My and Iceland's Bubba, women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight.

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Songs We Love: Marisa Anderson, 'House Carpenter/See That My Grave is Kept Clean'

11:33am November 06, 2015

by Katie Presley

PDX guitarist's narrative marriage of a Scottish folk ballad and a Blind Lemon Jefferson blues standard updates the ancient art of music storytelling.