JLCO Septet with Wynton Marsalis: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
The political is personal for the nine-time Grammy winner. Watch him lead the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet through three songs from his Democracy! Suite.
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Dolly Parton Says She Turned Down Presidential Medal Of Freedom — Twice
The singer says she was offered the honor by the Trump administration but was unable to accept, first because her husband was ill and then because the pandemic made traveling to the ceremony unsafe.
Remembering SOPHIE, Electronic Pop Musician
The electronic pop musician SOPHIE, known for her unique spin on underground dance music, died on Saturday after an accidental fall. She was 34 years old.
Evan Rachel Wood Names Marilyn Manson As Abuser
The Westworld actor alleged that Brian Warner, better known as industrial-rock musician Marilyn Manson, was her abuser, naming him for the first time in a statement posted to Instagram.
Double K, People Under The Stairs Rapper And Producer, Dead At 43
The LA-born and bred artist, alongside partner Thes One, influenced the sound of West Coast rap around the turn of the century.
Ben Harper And Mom Ellen Reflect On A Lifetime Immersed In A Folk Music 'Wonderland'
Ellen and Ben Harper both grew up in the Folk Music Center in Claremont Calif., which Ellen's parents founded in 1958. They join Fresh Air to discuss Ellen's new memoir, Always a Song.
Tony Bennett Has Alzheimer's Disease
In a profile of the iconic 94-year-old singer for AARP The Magazine, Bennett's wife says he was diagnosed in 2016. While the disease progressed, he recorded a new album of duets with Lady Gaga.
Playlist: Haitian Rhythms And The Music Of New Orleans
Haiti's influence on one of America's most musical cities is explored in a new audio documentary, Kanaval, hosted by Leyla McCalla and produced by WXPN.
Hilton Valentine, Founding Guitarist For The Animals, Dies At 77
Valentine's ghostly and circular guitar riff on the song "House of the Rising Sun" helped make The Animals' 1964 recording of the folk staple one of the most evocative versions ever recorded.
Sirius XM's Crank Radio Gives Go-Go Music A National Platform
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Sirus XM hosts Charles "Shorty Corleone" Garris and Rico Anderson, who are giving the D.C. region's go-go music a national boost with the new Crank Radio show.