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Mumford And Sons: London Folk Goes Global
February 9, 2010
After bonding over a shared affinity for country, bluegrass and folk music, Marcus Mumford, Country Winston, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane began collaborating in 2007, with an enthusiasm that helped land them at the forefront of London's underground folk scene.
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The Willowz: Long, Flowing Locks Of Rock
February 9, 2010
From chord one at the Cutting Room Studios, the members of The Willowz ripped into each song like it was their last. A never-ending tour schedule keeps the anthem-loving garage-rock band tight in the midst of its freewheeling rock shows.
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Lil Wayne's Jail Time: All Part Of The Plan
February 9, 2010
Today, a New York judge told the rapper he can't postpone going to jail past March 2nd. He's a star whose influence reaches well beyond the hip-hop world. He's been in a Nike commercial with LeBron James, interviewed by Katie Couric. Even President Obama's mentioned his name—a few times. And he may even represent a new model for rappers who get sent to jail.
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Unearthing Prokofiev: Rare Works Get NYC Debut
February 9, 2010
When it comes to Prokofiev's music, pianist and Yale University professor Boris Berman is the go-to guy. Along with faculty and student musicians, Berman will present newly discovered pieces by the Soviet composer at New York's Zankel Hall on Tuesday night.
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Rep. Murtha Remembered As Military Advocate
February 9, 2010
Democratic Congressman John Murtha died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., after complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77. Murtha represented southwestern Pennsylvania for 36 years. Most of that time he was the top Democrat on defense appropriations — moving billions of dollars and sending as much as he could to his home district.
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Democratic Congressman John Murtha Dies At 77
February 8, 2010
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) died Monday of complications from surgery at the age of 77. Murtha was a retired Marine Corps Officer, a Vietnam veteran, one of the most outspoken critics of the U.S. war in Iraq and a strong defender of Congressional deal-making. NPR¿s Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving remembers Murtha and his legacy.
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Mahalia Jackson: Voice Of The Civil Rights Movement
February 8, 2010
The gospel singer was born about 100 years ago in New Orleans, and when she was 16, she traveled the well-worn path up the Mississippi to Chicago. Beginning in the 1940s, she was one of the first singers to take gospel out of the church, drawing white audiences and selling millions of records. In the process, she inspired generations of singers.
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Galactic: Noodle Soups And New Orleans Bounce
February 6, 2010
Just in time for Carnival season, the band's new album, YA-KA-MAY, combines the traditional brassy funk and soul of its hometown with an energetic regional dialect of hip-hop. Band members Ben Ellman and Stanton Moore discuss their project.
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Music Returns To Port-au-Prince
February 6, 2010
Amid the desperation and despair in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-prince, musicians from Haiti's national chorus, jazz band and philharmonic gave their first post-quake concert. The musicians were able to rescue some instruments from the rubble, and they held the concert in the devastated neighborhood of Bell Aire to bring hope to the displaced.
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Gil Scott-Heron Makes A Striking Return
February 6, 2010
His hugely influential 1971 spoken-word piece "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" has inspired generations of imitators. Today, after multiple stints in prison, Scott-Heron returns with a more introspective collection of music: I'm New Here. It's his first new recording in 16 years.
NPR
Asylum Street Spankers: Going Gospel
February 7, 2010
For 15 years, the band has blended acoustic blues, swinging jazz, folk and even some kids' music. In NPR's Studio 4A, the group performs gospel music from its new, modestly titled album, God's Favorite Band.
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The Astonishing Story That Inspired 'Kidnapped'
February 7, 2010
Birthright is the dramatic 18th-century story of the kidnapping of 12-year-old British aristocrat James Annesley, whose story inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure tale, Kidnapped. Host Liane Hansen speaks with award-winning author A. Roger Ekirch about Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped.
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First Black Woman POW 'Still Standing'
February 7, 2010
Shoshana Johnson was one of seven American POWs rescued alive 22 days after the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, in March of 2003. Her capture made her the first African-American female prisoner of war in U.S. history. Host Liane Hansen talks to Johnson about her new memoir I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen, My Journey Home.
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Book Probes 'Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks'
February 7, 2010
Henrietta Lacks, a poor African-American woman and mother of five, never knew that she revolutionized medicine. Shortly before she died of cancer in 1951, doctors took a tissue sample from her — without her permission. Those cells became the first human cells to gain "immortality" — replicating themselves in laboratories long after Henrietta Lacks died. Host Guy Raz talks to science journalist Rebecca Skloot about her new book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
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k.d. lang: An 'Immortal' Voice, Patiently Preserved
February 7, 2010
Tony Bennett once said that k.d. lang is in a league of singers that were "blessed with a destiny." Twenty-five years later, that destiny is celebrated with a retrospective album called Recollection. But she didn't get that voice without discipline.
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Jenny Sanford Details Tumult In 'Staying True'
February 8, 2010
Of the recent political scandals involving infidelity — John Edwards, Elliott Spitzer, James McGreevy — one stands out, not for what the politician did, but for what his wife did not do. Jenny Sanford, wife of Gov. Mark Sanford, did not stand by her man in the cameras' glare. Her new memoir explains why.
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Ringo Starr: Still Charming At 70
February 5, 2010
After The Beatles split in 1970, Starr launched a solo career with the release of Sentimental Journey. Now, at 70, he's as active as ever. Starr just released Y Not, the album he says best represents his personality.
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Temple Grandin: The Woman Who Talks to Animals
February 5, 2010
Temple Grandin is one of the world's greatest animal behaviorists. She is also autistic — and has put that to work for her. Grandin has written several books on animals, including Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior. This weekend, HBO will premiere a made-for-TV movie based on her life.
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Eubie Blake On Piano Jazz
February 5, 2010
This month marks the 122nd anniversary of James Herbert "Eubie" Blake's birth. Blake was the last-known original ragtime pianist when he appeared on the second season of Piano Jazz at age 93. On this program from 1980, Blake remembers his vaudeville days and writing the classic songs "Charleston Rag" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry."
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Boy Scout Tells Leaders Why He Stayed 25 Years
February 5, 2010
February 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The leaders of a troop for Boy Scouts with special needs and one of their most dedicated Scouts reflect on their decades of camping and exploring together.
NPR
ABBAWorld, How Can We Resist You?
February 5, 2010
The music of four small-town Swedes has endured for nearly 40 years. Now, a new theme park open in London extends the appeal of the 1970s supergroup to a new generation.
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Gov't Mule: Blazing Blues-Rock
February 4, 2010
There are jam bands that noodle toothlessly, and then there are jam bands that play with both precision and power. Gov't Mule is the latter.
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Celebrating 40 Years Of 'Soul Train'
February 4, 2010
For years, millions of kids across the country knew that if it was Saturday morning, it was time for Soul Train. It gave white kids who didn't know or live near anyone black an opportunity to see young black culture up close. For black kids who didn't see themselves reflected in the mainstream media, Soul Train was a revelation.
NPR
Author Reveals Flaws In The History Of Childbirth
February 4, 2010
In her book Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank, Randi Hutter Epstein describes doctors who made great medical advances, but who had surprising flaws. Dr. J. Marion Sims, who is credited with curing vaginal fistulas, practiced on slave women, "stitching them up over and over and over again."
NPR
Voice Of Little Oprhan Annie Remembered
February 4, 2010
Little Orphan Annie's voice is no more. Shirley Bell Cole, who voiced Annie in the popular radio show of the 1930s, died last month. She was 89.
NPR
Looking Again At America's 'Most Dangerous Man'
February 4, 2010
Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times — and set in motion a chain of events that would eventually lead to Watergate, a president's resignation and an end to the war in Vietnam. Filmmakers Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith explain why they were drawn to him for their Oscar-nominated documentary.
NPR
Harper Simon: A Classic Folk-Pop Sound
February 4, 2010
It's a little hard to believe that a 37-year-old whose first public appearance came on Sesame Street when he was 4 finally released his debut album in 2009. Armed with well-crafted songs and strong melodies, Harper Simon brought his acoustic guitar to WFUV for a session.
NPR
Pentagon Official On QDR Priorities
February 3, 2010
The undersecretary of defense for policy says the U.S. must plan for complex, uncertain situations the country will likely face in a rapidly evolving security environment. That's one of the recommendations of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review, and Michele Flournoy also discusses the QDR's focus on energy and climate change.
NPR
Colin Firth: By Anyone's Measure, A Leading Man
February 3, 2010
Yesterday Colin Firth received a Best Actor nomination for his starring role in A Single Man, the Tom Ford adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel. Today Firth talks to Terry Gross about playing professor George Falconer, a gay professor navigating Southern California in 1962.
NPR
'Man In White' Reveals Twain's Haunted Final Years
February 3, 2010
Mark Twain remains a beloved literary figure even a century after his death, but in his new book, Mark Twain: Man In White, Michael Shelden says the author's last years were extremely tumultuous — and widely misunderstood. Shelden explores Twain's emotional struggles and triumphs, and describes the complex relationships in the years before his death.
NPR
Gerald Clayton Trio: Two Shades, Three People
February 3, 2010
Love is proximity when you live in New York. Pianist Gerald Clayton and his bandmates, bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Justin Brown, all live in the same Harlem building. WBGO invited Clayton and his neighbors to play music from his debut recording, Two Shade.
NPR
30 Years Of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
February 3, 2010
With more than 700 episodes and almost as many guests, we celebrate three decades of Piano Jazz with 30 of our favorite moments. Hear jazz and conversation with pioneering jazz vocalist Mary Lou Williams, soul legend Ray Charles and many more.
NPR
George Winston Covers Vince Guaraldi
February 2, 2010
Pianist George Winston describes his new album, Love Will Come; it's his second tribute to composer Vince Guaraldi, who's best known for writing the soundtracks to the Peanuts cartoon specials. Winston describes Guaraldi's work as "adult music for kids and kids' music for adults."
NPR
James Maddock: Life After Wood
February 2, 2010
Ten years after his debut, Maddock has created a heartbreakingly lovely debut solo album, Sunrise on Avenue C. His timeless songwriting style, which seems to draw from great songwriters of every era, conveys quiet confidence and lovely intimacy.
NPR
The Simon Cowell All-Stars Sing For Haiti
February 2, 2010
Cowell, known for his acerbic putdowns of pop-star wannabes on American Idol, has become part of a campaign to put together a Band Aid-style benefit song for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
NPR
'Henrietta Lacks': A Donor's Immortal Legacy
February 2, 2010
In 1951, Henrietta Lacks died after a long battle with cervical cancer. Doctors cultured her cells without permission from her family. The story of those cells — known as HeLa cells, in Lacks' honor — and of the medical advances that came from them, is told in Rebecca Skloot's book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
NPR
'Spartacus War': Story Of The Real-Life Gladiator
February 2, 2010
The legend of Spartacus has inspired so many fanciful retellings, it's easy to lose track of what actually happened back in 73 BC. In The Spartacus War, Barry Strauss gives a historical account of the charismatic rebel who inspired a slave revolt against Rome.
NPR
Beyonce Makes Grammy History
February 1, 2010
Beyonce grabbed six Grammy's on Sunday, the most awards won in a single night by a female artist since the Grammy award show began 52 years ago. Host Michel Martin reports on Beyonce's victorious night and other highlights from the Grammy's.
NPR
Monsters Inc.? The Lady Gaga And Madonna Parade
February 1, 2010
Lady Gaga draws easy comparisons to Madonna, but if our new queen of pop, sex and art wants to endure the test of time, she'll need more than luck and mediocrity — she'll need a lasting blueprint for fame. Essayist Elizabeth Scalia explains.
NPR
'Get Me Out': Making Babies Through The Ages
February 1, 2010
Mare's-urine cocktails? Do-it-yourself forceps? Randi Hutter Epstein's new book Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth From the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank is full of delightful — and sometimes disturbing — anecdotes about the history of pregnancy and childbirth.
NPR
'The Quants': It Pays To Know Your Wall Street Math
February 1, 2010
In 1967, mathematician Ed Thorp revolutionized Wall Street with a method of using math and computers to predict the future of the stock market — and his hedge fund has been profitable ever since. Thorp's story, and those of many other market-driven math whizzes, is told in Scott Patterson's new book The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It.
NPR
Three musicians in communion with each other
February 1, 2010
Intuitive improvisations steeped in tradition, from ethereal ballets to throbbing percussion trances.
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Beyonce, Swift Big Winners At Lavish Grammys
February 1, 2010
The "Single Ladies" singer and her songwriters and producers took home six Grammy awards Sunday night in Los Angeles — a record for a female artist. But beleaguered Music City also scored, with both Record of the Year and Album of the Year going to Nashville acts: Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift.
NPR
Vampire Weekend: Beyond The Blogs
January 30, 2010
The band's detractors are vocal, deriding it as a bunch of Ivy League white guys who appropriate African music for personal gain. But, while Vampire Weekend is one of the most hotly debated acts of the Internet age, its new Contra just entered the Billboard albums charts at No. 1.
NPR
Debunking Conspiracy Theories In 'Voodoo Histories'
January 30, 2010
For almost every major world event — from the Apollo moon landing to Hurricane Katrina — there's a conspiracy theory to undermine the conventional view of the way things took place. Voodoo Histories, a new book by David Aaronovitch, takes aim at some of the most notorious.
NPR
Quartet San Francisco: Brubeck On Strings
January 31, 2010
The chamber ensemble earned two Grammy nominations for its 2009 album, which rearranged classic tunes by the jazz composer Dave Brubeck. On the eve of the Grammy Awards, the string quartet visited NPR to play songs like "Blue Rondo a la Turk."
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Charlie Hunter Has 'Neglected To Inform You'
January 31, 2010
The jazz composer and guitarist's specially designed instrument allows him to play bass lines and guitar melodies at once. He talks about his unusual ax, his unusual recording process and his unusual new album title.
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Alice Eve Cohen On 'What I Thought I Knew'
January 31, 2010
Alice Eve Cohen thought she could never have a baby. Doctors told her a birth defect would prevent her from conceiving a child, much less carrying it to term. Then, when she was 44, Cohen rushed to the hospital, believing she had cancer. But, as she tells host Guy Raz, what everyone thought was a tumor turned out to be a baby. Alice Eve Cohen tells the story of her unexpected pregnancy in the book What I Thought I Knew.
NPR
Ahmad Zahir: The Voice Of The Golden Years
February 1, 2010
Zahir was a showman who, appropriately enough, once recorded an Elvis tune; just like Elvis, the Afghan singer kept his fan base for decades after he died in the 1970s. When you hear his story, you learn a lot about how people relate to music, and you learn even more about Afghanistan.
NPR
Wincing In Real Time: A Grammy Live Blog
January 29, 2010
Join NPR's Monkey See blogger, Linda Holmes, and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson as they offer rapid responses to the Grammy Awards telecast. Come back Sunday for three hours of opinionated, quip-intensive, hastily typed bloviating on everything from AutoTune to what constitutes a "Best New Artist" these days.
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Why You Shouldn't Hate The Grammys
January 29, 2010
Winning a Grammy still means something to many musicians — especially those in the less visible categories, or established artists looking to make a comeback. The recognition of peers can even matter to established superstars.
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