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An image from Beyond Words, the new book of photos and song lyrics compiled by John Prine.

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John Prine Has Stories Enough To Fill A Book

2:48pm June 02, 2017

by Jim Allen

After nearly 50 years of songwriting, John Prine has released a book, Beyond Words, full of photos, handwritten lyrics and notations full of typical cockeyed humor and Zen-like poetic observation.

Joyce DiCamillo appears on this week's Piano Jazz.

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Joyce DiCamillo On Piano Jazz

1:56pm June 02, 2017

The veteran pianist, composer and educator duets with host Marian McPartland on for a rousing rendition of "Falling in Love with Love."

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'Fresh Air' Interviews With Beatles Ringo Starr And Paul McCartney

1:56pm June 02, 2017

To mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of Sgt Pepper, we listen back to Terry Gross' 1995 interview with Ringo Starr, as well as her 2001 and 2012 interviews with Paul McCartney.

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Bill Orcutt's self-titled album comes out June 30.

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Songs We Love: Bill Orcutt, 'Ol' Man River'

12:02pm June 02, 2017

by Marc Masters

Orcutt's guitar playing scrambles conventional logic, but his take on the song from the 1927 musical Show Boat might be one of his gentlest tracks ever.

Nick Grant performs a Tiny Desk Concert on May 8, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR)

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Nick Grant: Tiny Desk Concert

10:20am June 02, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

The Atlanta-based MC came through with the flu and coolly earned our praise. How sick is that?

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Songs We Love: Glen Campbell, 'Arkansas Farmboy'

9:55am June 02, 2017

by Ann Powers

The bluegrass-blessed ballad channels the experience of memories growing at once more vivid and more disordered — as they do for everyone, but especially for someone with dementia.

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After 40 Years, DJ Rodney Bingenheimer Will Say Goodbye To KROQ

8:15am June 02, 2017

DJ Rodney Bingenheimer is leaving the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ. His show helped make numerous bands become successful, including Van Halen.

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Alt-J (left to right: Thom Green, Gus Unger-Hamilton, and Joe Newman) release Relaxer, their third studio album, on June 2.

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alt-J's 'Relaxer,' Track By Track

7:48am June 02, 2017

by Bob Boilen

alt-J's new album, Relaxer, is thick with literary allusions and steeped in folk traditions. To get deeper into these inspirations and influences, the trio walks us through the album, song by song.

"I've never felt this vulnerable putting out music, because I don't think this is a piece of myself I've put out there before," Harry Styles says of his solo debut.

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Harry Styles: 'It Was Time For Me To Be Scared'

7:21am June 02, 2017

by Lena Richards

After One Direction hit the pause button, Styles got to work developing his own voice for his recent solo debut. "I've never felt this vulnerable putting out music," he says.

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Nashville-based country singer Nikki Lane performs "Jackpot" for KCRW.

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Nikki Lane, 'Jackpot' (Live)

6:00am June 02, 2017

by Jason Bentley

In this session for KCRW, the Nashville country singer shows off her newfound confidence as a songwriter with a track from her latest album, Highway Queen.