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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.
6 LGBTQ+ Artists You Need To Know From North Carolina
WUNC Music handpicks thrilling new songs from Mykki Blanco, HC McEntire, The Muslims, Al Riggs, Shirlette Ammons and ZenSoFly.
MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners Attest To 'Power Of Individual Creativity'
As usual, the more than two dozen winners in 2019 span a range of fields, from fiction and cartoons to neuroscience and theoretical geophysics. Now they've got one important accolade in common.
Plácido Domingo Out At Metropolitan Opera Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The opera star, who has been accused by 20 women, was scheduled to perform Verdi's Macbeth starting on Wednesday night. In an email, he told Met staffers that he will never perform there again.