Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer on 50 years of celebrating the Blues
Scott Simon notes Alligator Records' 50th anniversary year with founder Bruce Iglauer.
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Holiday show celebrating Cole Porter is playing to packed (masked) houses in Paris
A holiday musical review celebrating the work of Cole Porter is playing to rapturous audiences in Paris.
Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?
When rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.
Rock historian Ed Ward revisits the Beatles' puzzling Christmas records
Ward, who died May 3, 2021, spoke in 1992 about a series of Christmas singles the Beatles made in the '60s. If you were a member of their fan club, you got one each year.
Jazz singer Susannah McCorkle performs a holiday concert for 'Fresh Air'
McCorkle, who died in 2001, had 17 albums to her credit and a repertoire of more than 3,000 songs. She was also a published fiction writer. In 1988, McCorkle stopped in to perform holiday music.
Filmmaker John Waters puts his own spin on Christmas
In 2004, Waters shared music from his album A John Waters Christmas, an anthology of catchy, entertaining and ridiculous holiday songs that reflect his fascination with the odd and unusual.
Hiss Golden Messenger, 'Hung Fire'
One of the better Christmas songs we heard this year.
This a capella group known for singing in stairwells now has a new Christmas album
Dallas-based a capella group Kings Return has made a name for themselves by singing beautiful music in stairwells. Now they're out with a new Christmas EP.
Ghetts, 'No Mercy' (feat. Pa Salieu and BackRoad Gee)
Listen to one of the many highlights from Ghetts' Conflict of Interest.
Tierra Whack, 'Heaven'
Listen to a highlight from Tierra Whack's very busy December.