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Richard Carpenter Weighs In On How To Craft The Perfect Pop Song

9:27pm November 27, 2015

In the '70s, Richard Carpenter and his sister, Karen, made up the pop duo the Carpenters. On Dec. 5, PBS will begin airing Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters. Originally broadcast Nov. 25, 2009.

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Conor O'Brien, who performs as Villagers.

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Villagers On World Cafe

7:19pm November 27, 2015

Conor O'Brien discusses how getting comfortable in his own skin has affected his music.

From left, The Spook School members Adam Todd, Niall McCamley, Nye Todd and Anna Cory.

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Songs We Love: The Spook School, 'August 17th'

9:55am November 27, 2015

by Otis Hart

Hear the Scottish queer punk band perform a moving DIY ballad about loving someone who is in love with someone else.

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Mitch Albom's 'The Magic Strings Of Frankie Presto' On World Cafe

9:03am November 27, 2015

The author's new novel looks at the history of music through the life of fictional guitarist Frankie Presto.

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Itzhak Perlman: I'm Not On The Stage To Walk, I'm On It To Play

6:07am November 27, 2015

Steve Inskeep continues his conversation with Itzhak Perlman, who was 13 when he performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. When he was four, Perlman contracted polio and has used crutches since.

Clockwise from top left: Raury, Rayland Baxter, Kali Uchis, Blind Pilot.

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On Thanksgiving, Four Musicians Show Mutual Gratitude

6:28pm November 26, 2015

by NPR Staff

Ari Shapiro speaks with four artists — Oregon's Blind Pilot, Nashville's Rayland Baxter, Atlanta's Raury and Colombia's Kali Uchis — about a fellow musician they're grateful for.

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Thank It Forward: Musicians Give Gratitude For The Musicians They Love

4:01pm November 26, 2015

It's a chain of musical gratitude, Part 2: NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with four artists about fellow musicians they're grateful for. Israel Nebeker of Blind Pilot picks Nashville singer Rayland Baxter, who in turn recommends Raury, who sends his gratitude to Colombian singer Kali Uchis.