Catherine Russell On Mountain Stage
Making her fifth appearance on Mountain Stage since 2006, Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell treated the audience to songs off her latest album, Alone Together.
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On A Bridge Called Rosetta's Voice
For many, Rosetta Tharpe's music represented a kind of healing, and the way she played inspired listeners — including writer Alice Randall — to find sweetness in the bitter of life.
'The Most Elaborate Wedding Ever Staged': Rosetta Tharpe At Griffith Stadium
In 1951, gospel star Rosetta Tharpe got married in front of thousands of fans at a baseball stadium. In some ways, says biographer Gayle Wald, it set the template for today's stadium rock concerts.
Alt.Latino Playlist: Slow Grooves To Close Out Summer
The end of summer brings things to a shimmer and a simmer, with new music by Luis Muñoz, Ambar Lucid, Estereomance and Girl Ultra.
Robert Hunter's Words Helped Bring Life To The Grateful Dead
Robert Hunter was more than another gear spinning within the perpetual motion machine of the Grateful Dead — his songwriting helped define the group's narratives and bloom its philosophies.
The Thistle & Shamrock: ThistleRadio New
Tune in to hear a sampling of Fiona Ritchie's award-winning 24-hour ThistleRadio stream.
Ari Lennox: Tiny Desk Concert
The R&B singer performed songs from her debut full-length, Shea Butter Baby.
Western Music Expert Doug Green Revisits The Era Of The Singing Cowboy
Green wrote a book on singing cowboys and is featured in Ken Burns' new PBS series about country music. He says he fell in love with Western music from an early age: "It completely entranced me."
Remembering Grateful Dead Lyricist Robert Hunter
After Jerry Garcia formed the Grateful Dead in the mid '60s, Hunter wrote most of the lyrics for Garcia's songs, including "Truckin'" and "Uncle John's Band." Hunter spoke to Fresh Air in 1988.
Mount Eerie Revisits 'Lost Wisdom' In Part 2 Of His Album With Julie Doiron
After two albums and a live record that grieved the death of his wife Geneviève Castrée, Phil Elverum not so much returns, but revisits an older Mount Eerie to reshape the elastic meaning of love.