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In the 1950s, when they were barely adults themselves, Phil (left) and Don Everly took pieces of musical traditions and created songs that gave voice to a new youth culture that balanced, with all the awkwardness of teenage life, on an edge between anxiet

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Being A Teenager In The 1950s Was Hard. The Everly Brothers Understood

10:00am August 28, 2021

by Ann Powers

From the opening of their first hit, "Bye Bye Love," the Everly Brothers spoke directly to the deepest longings and anxieties of the generation that would come to define the rock and soul era.

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Ramona Gonzalez Channels Grief And Loss In New Album

9:52am August 28, 2021

Ramona Gonzalez, who performs as Nite Jewel, discusses how her musicology research on women's lament practices influenced her new album, No Sun.

Opinion: A New Spirit Joins The Panthéon

8:49am August 28, 2021

by Scott Simon

Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Panthéon in Paris 46 years after her death. The famed entertainer will be the first Black woman to receive the honor. Scott Simon reflects on her legacy.

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Your Music Saved My Life: Ledisi Talks With Lara Downes

7:34am August 28, 2021

by Lara Downes

The versatile and impassioned singer was ready to throw in the towel until she heard a message in a Nina Simone song that told her, "You're going be fine. I understand how you feel. Keep going."

Diane Warren released her debut album, The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1, on Aug. 27.

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Mega-Pop Career Fully Established, Diane Warren Is Finally Putting Her Name In Front

4:31pm August 27, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with award-winning songwriter Diane Warren about the release of her debut studio album, The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1.

Marian Anderson recording at Webster Hall with her accompanist Franz Rupp in August 1961.

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A Life Of Irresistible Creation: Marian Anderson In Songs And Pictures

2:28pm August 27, 2021

The trailblazing singer, who broke the color barrier at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955, is remembered in a deluxe new release of albums and images.

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Nite Jewel, 'Anymore'

2:00pm August 27, 2021

by Cyrena Touros

How do you recover from the life-shattering force of heartache? As Ramona Gonzalez sings on "Anymore," it leaves a person bereft of language.

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Remembering Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts

1:41pm August 27, 2021

by Terry Gross

During his 58 years with the Stones, Watts, who died Aug. 24, often let the other members of the band take the spotlight on stage and in the press. Originally broadcast in 1991.

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BTS (Feat. Megan Thee Stallion), 'Butter'

1:20pm August 27, 2021

by Alex Ramos

The rapper's ad-libs add an edge to BTS' high-energy dance pop, but in no way is she out of place. What better group to rally behind the hot girl than ARMY?

Veteran sound artist and composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe composed the score for the recent remake of Candyman.

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The Sound Of 'Candyman' Comes From A Hauntingly Cyclical History

12:58pm August 27, 2021

by DeForrest Brown

In writing the soundtrack for the "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 film, veteran sound artist and composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe drew on found sound, horror legacies and African-American history.