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After Nearly 40 Years And A Song, Stevie Nicks Hears Dove's Call

7:08am April 08, 2020

Stevie Nicks wrote these words in the song "Edge of Seventeen": Just like the white winged dove, sings a song sounds like she's singing. Nicks had never heard a dove's call until a few days ago.

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Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dies At 73

5:01am April 08, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

John Prine, one of America's most revered singer-songwriters, has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms. Prine wrote beloved songs like "Hello In There" and "Angel From Montgomery."

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King Princess plays a Tiny Desk Home concert.

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King Princess: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

5:00am April 08, 2020

by Bob Boilen

From her "quarantine shed" in Hawaii, King Princess performs three songs from Cheap Queen in ways we never would have imagined.

John Prine, seen here performing during Coachella in 2014, died Tuesday night from complications of COVID-19.

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John Prine, Revered Nashville Songwriter, Dies At 73 From COVID-19 Complications

10:13pm April 07, 2020

by Annie Zaleski

The folk and country star had been hospitalized on a ventilator for more than a week.

John Prine, performing during Coachella on April 27, 2014.

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John Prine, Hero Of 'New' Nashville, Dies After Developing COVID-19 Symptoms

10:08pm April 07, 2020

by Annie Zaleski

The beloved singer-songwriter who influenced generations of folk, country and Americana artists died Tuesday at the age of 73.

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John Prine's Songs Saw The Whole Of Us

10:05pm April 07, 2020

by Ann Powers

The music of this quintessential Nashville songwriter and lifelong independent spirit makes room for the wide range of emotions that careen through people as they stumble and dance through life.

With baseball season on hold, Fenway Park organist Josh Kantor streams a show from his home each afternoon. He uses his encyclopedic knowledge of music to play requests, and he urges donations to local food banks.

Fenway Park's Organist Gives Fans That Ballpark Sound At Home — And He Takes Requests

9:03pm April 07, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Josh Kantor streams the music show on Facebook Live each day from his house in Cambridge, Mass. He says he'll keep going "until people get sick of it or until baseball starts up."

Pictured here in his late 20s, Ravi Shankar was hugely important in popularizing Indian classical music in Western pop music. He would have turned 100 years old today.

The Enduring Afterglow Of Ravi Shankar's Life In Music

8:31pm April 07, 2020

by Bilal Qureshi

Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his birth.

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Hal Willner, onstage at the Celebrate Brooklyn! music festival in Brooklyn, New York in 2007.

Hal Willner, 'SNL' Staple And Acclaimed Music Producer, Has Died

7:54pm April 07, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The multi-faceted and musically voracious producer died one day after his 64th birthday, which was Monday, at home in New York City. He had symptoms consistent with those caused by COVID-19.

Italian star Andrea Bocelli will live stream an Easter concert from the empty halls of Milan's Duomo cathedral Sunday.

Andrea Bocelli To Perform In An Empty Duomo Cathedral On Easter Sunday

4:24pm April 07, 2020

by Jon Lewis

The Italian star will sing songs like "Ave Maria" live from the empty halls of one the world's most famous churches.