
Friends of the Blues
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Packing in about 15 cuts per hour, hosts "Shuffle Shoes" and "Sky Dobro" allow the music to do the talking. Their style is "easy" yet they still deliver loads of information about the artists' lives and careers. Friends of the Blues is produced from the studios of WKCC, on the campus of Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, Illinois
Blues News
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Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered the most widely viewed modern dance work in the world. Lost songs from the 1960 premiere are featured in a new work and an album this season.
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The Ugandan singer-songwriter, now based in Austin, worked with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach to craft his debut record.
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The festival, held in Camden, New Jersey, is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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Stream performances from the three-day music festival at Nashville's Eastside Bowl.
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The Asian American blues guitarist punctuates his message with finger picking that is as precise as it is intense.
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The musician from Tupelo, Mississippi performs songs from his latest album, Never Too Late to Call.
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In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.
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Watch Eddie 9V, the Atlanta-based musician, perform a mini-concert, recorded live at the 30A Songwriters Festival.
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In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, Crossing Bridges, on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages.