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2: Band leader WOODY HERMAN. This interview was orginally recorded in May, 1986. Herman was the leader of numerous big bands, all variously called The Thundering Herd. His bands were noted for their dazzling improvisation combined with their incisive ensemble playing. (HERMAN died in 1987)Band leader and clarinetist ARTIE SHAW. In the 1930s and 40s his band ranked with the Goodman, Dorsie, and Miller bands in popularity. But he rejected many of the pop tunes and stuck with music by composers like Porter, Gershwin, and Berlin. SHAW is also known for working with many fine Black musicians and singers, including Billie Holiday. SHAW is now retired from performing. (From an interview recorded in 1985).

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It's hard to keep a good rock band together; you're always losing members. In this game, we take the names of famous bands and drop a letter to make a whole new band.

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They're cooking up new music — including a song for a 'Star Wars' video game — and videos on how to prepare traditional foods. Care for a fried meat pie?

A dozen high-school marching bands competed in the national marching band championships earlier this week in Phoenix. It's part of the run up to the Fiesta Bowl on Friday, but as Mark Moran of member station KJZZ reports, most of the band members aren't interested in the national college football championship.

Host Scott Simon talks with band director George Bookataub of the Westbrook High School marching band in Maine about why they had to turn down an invitation to perform at the presidential inauguration.

Jonathan sings songs from bands that go by one-word names, changing the lyrics of each to be about the literal definition of each band's name. It's a Journey, don't Rush, take time to Muse.

Nando Muñoz of The Muñoz Brothers Band shares what he's listening to.

Host Bob Edwards talks with the members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band about the re-release of Will the Circle Be Unbroken, 30 years after its original debut. (7:19) {STATIONS NOTE:} The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be Unbroken is produced by Capitol Records.