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Tyler Childers addresses his fans after releasing "Long Violent History."

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Tyler Childers Pushes Back On Southern Values And Our 'Long, Violent History'

3:06pm September 18, 2020

by Ann Powers

The Kentuckian singer-songwriter wanted to be clear on the meaning of a surprise new song and album, explaining to his fans in a video that, among other things, "Black lives matter."

Pops Staples, Rhiannon Giddens, Mavis Staples and Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers perform on Mountain Stage.

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'Why Am I Treated So Bad' Special On Mountain Stage

2:14pm September 18, 2020

by Adam Harris

Hear a special episode of Mountain Stage featuring Pops Staples, Rhiannon Giddens, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Paula Cole and more singing about the experiences of African Americans.

Bobby McFerrin, Dorthaan Kirk, Roscoe Mitchell and Reggie Workman.

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Meet the NEA Jazz Masters, Class of 2020

1:18pm September 18, 2020

by Sarah Geledi

Jazz Night in America honors jazz masters Reggie Workman, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell and Dorthaan Kirk.

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Country Singer Marty Stuart Plays Songs Of Sin And Redemption

11:52am September 18, 2020

by Terry Gross

The Grammy winning singer-songwriter started out in Lester Flatt's band. Now he's being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Stuart played some of his own music in this 2014 interview.

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A 1939 portrait of opera singer Lawrence Tibbett, the co-founder and first president of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).

Whistleblowers Allege Culture Of Secrecy, Protection Of Powerful At Singers' Union

11:25am September 18, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

They point to a real estate deal that could drain two-thirds of the American Guild of Musical Artists' financial reserves and a secretive, failed deal with disgraced opera star Plácido Domingo.

(L-R) Desus Nice and The Kid Mero in DESUS & MERO "Su-Su-Sucio". Photo Credit: Greg Endries/SHOWTIME.

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Desus & Mero's Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

7:26am September 18, 2020

Late-night hosts and comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero pick their favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

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50 Years Ago, Black Sabbath Found Its Sound And Took Metal Worldwide

6:06am September 18, 2020

by Bo Hamby

Recorded in a few days and released just months after the band's self-titled debut, Paranoid delivered bleak but unforgettable songs about war, corruption and trauma.

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Nap Eyes' Nigel Chapman Is Always On The Brink Of A New Discovery

4:08pm September 17, 2020

The Nap Eyes frontman's wheels are always turning, about himself, about creativity, about the universe and about music.

Yusuf's Tea for the Tillerman 2 is a reimagining of his 1970 album as Cat Stevens.

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Yusuf Revisits 'Tea For The Tillerman,' His Landmark Album As Cat Stevens

12:39pm September 17, 2020

Known as Yusuf since becoming a Muslim in the late '70s, the man who was Cat Stevens discusses Tea for the Tillerman 2, a reimagining of his now-50-year-old masterpiece.

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Stanley Crouch, photographed during The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music's Beacon Awards Gala on Feb. 27, 2006 in New York.

Stanley Crouch, Towering Jazz Critic, Dead At 74

3:23pm September 16, 2020

by Ethan Iverson

Crouch's engagement with American culture spanned over five decades, numerous mediums and many dustups. His influence on the life and shape of jazz will remain unquantifiable.