A Special Request: 'Birmingham Jail'
Scott Simon has a special request for musical guest John Paul White: the song "Birmingham Jail," also known as "Down in the Valley."
Music & Culture
Remembering Country Music Hitmaker Norro Wilson
One of Nashville's greatest all-around contributors — the songwriter and producer who worked with everyone from Tammy Wynette and Charlie Rich to Kenny Chesney and Shania Twain — has died, aged 79.
Nat Hentoff On Piano Jazz
Host Marian McPartland honors the prolific jazz critic by performing a "Portrait Of Nat Hentoff" in this 2006 broadcast.
For The First Time In A Decade, Metric's Emily Haines Goes Solo
In 2006, the singer took a break from the dance-pop group Metric to record solemnly gorgeous solo music. In September, she and her band The Soft Skeleton will return with Choir Of The Mind.
Across the Blue Ridge #76- The New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters
This week we hear a fabulous Muddy Creek Music Hall stage performance from The New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters, one of the finest mountain string bands performing today.
Stream SZA's Clear-Eyed Debut Album, 'CTRL'
SZA's CTRL is here, a resolutely confident and skillful R&B album that explores the notions of control and honesty. Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Isaiah Rashad guest.
Taylor Swift Returns To Spotify, Amends Her Relationship To Streaming
The pop superstar announced her 'return' to streaming, but it's more complicated than that.
SiriusXM Invests $480 Million In Pandora
A month after Pandora drew a private equity lifeline, the company gets a more sizable infusion from a company that's long coveted the digital radio pioneer.
Put Some 'South' In Your Mouth With Big Boi, Gucci Mane And Pimp C
Three dialects from three of the region's legends — living and resurrected — make for one triple-decker groove.
If A New Lorde Song Comes Out And You Don't Hear It, Is It Still The Weekend?
Lorde's Melodrama comes out June 16, and she's already released its fourth single: a stormy epic about regret called "Sober," timed to coincide with the start of an eventful weekend.