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Remembering Singer-Songwriter Bobby Vee, The Teen Idol Of The '60s

1:43pm October 28, 2016

Vee, who died Monday, had 38 hit singles including, "Take Good Care of My Baby." During a 1999 Fresh Air interview, Vee explained how the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly got him started in music.

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Wynonna Judd performing live on Mountain Stage in Charleston, W.Va.

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Wynonna & The Big Noise On Mountain Stage

1:07pm October 28, 2016

Hear Wynonna Judd and her band play gutsy blues and sweet country-pop songs from their latest album, Wynonna & The Big Noise, live onstage.

Mario Grigorov joined host Marian McPartland for this 1995 session.

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Mario Grigorov On Piano Jazz

12:22pm October 28, 2016

The Bulgarian-born film composer and concert pianist performs original music in a 1995 session.

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Joseph: Tiny Desk Concert

9:00am October 28, 2016

by Bob Boilen

The trio's sound has grown to include elements beyond sisterly harmonies and acoustic guitar. But here, Joseph strips down to its original setup, playing newer songs the way they could have been.

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A Listener's Guide To The Ghosts That Haunt Opera

8:49am October 28, 2016

by Tom Huizenga

Do you believe in ghosts? Composers from Mozart to John Corigliano have written them into their operas. Take a tour of some famous operatic phantoms.

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Weekend LISTening: Baby Boom Boom

8:00am October 28, 2016

by Talia Schlanger

For your weekend playlist, new songs by Leonard Cohen, Sting and other boomer artists who, in 2016, are as creative as ever.

"[Putin] created what we call in Russia an atmosphere of hatred," Nadya Tolokonnikova says. "And that's what Donald Trump is doing here right now."

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Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova On Her New Anti-Trump Song

7:25am October 28, 2016

by NPR Staff

The song and video, "Make America Great Again," reflect Tolokonnikova's concern about the U.S. election's outcome. "It will influence everybody else's lives outside America," she says.

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"We weren't like the other bands," says The Stooges drummer Scott Asheton in the music documentary Gimme Danger.

'Gimme Danger': Finding Cool On The Brink Of Catastrophe

9:26pm October 27, 2016

by Andrew Lapin

In Jim Jarmusch's jagged documentary, Iggy Pop reflects on the necessary recklessness that made The Stooges punk legends.

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Watch Shovels & Rope, The Lumineers And Bobby Rush Play 'Americana Alphabet'

6:13pm October 27, 2016

by Bruce Warren

Dawes, Lydia Loveless and more also joined NPR's Ann Powers and Jewly Hight for intimate rounds of storytelling and music at Nashville's Union Station Hotel during AmericanaFest 2016.

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Bon Iver Shares New Details About '22, A Million' In Extensive Interview

3:36pm October 27, 2016

by Robin Hilton

The stories behind 22, A Million emerged during a nearly two-hour interview with frontman Justin Vernon at a press conference in September. The full interview wasn't available to the public until now.