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  • The Original Or The Remake? 'You Heard It Here First'
    Dobie Gray, in his hit "The In Crowd," famously said, "The original is still the greatest." But is it? Ace Records in London has put out a CD called You Heard It Here First!, with 26 original versions of hit songs. Rock historian Ed Ward takes a look.
  • How Beirut's Zach Condon Escapes To Find His Focus
    Indie folk band Beirut is out with its latest album, Gallipoli. The band's leader, Zach Condon, talks with NPR's Scott Simon about emphasizing music over lyrics and escaping to unexpected places for inspiration
  • Janis Joplin playing autoharp
    Backstage With Janis Joplin: Doubts, Drugs And Compassion
    John Byrne Cooke was Janis Joplin's road manager from 1967 until her untimely death in 1970. So he saw a lot of rock history up close — and describes some of the details in a new memoir.
  • Ella Fitzgerald sings with bandleader Chick Webb in Asbury Park, N.J., in 1938.
    Ella Fitzgerald's Early Years Collected In A Chick Webb Box Set
    "This is it," Webb said of Fitzgerald. "I have a real singer now. That's what the public wants."
  • In Studio: The Otherworldly Sounds And Inspiration Behind Femina-X
    Electronic power-soul group Femina-X might be the result of a friendly happenstance that brought two musicians together through music. Before he even…
  • Members of the late guitarist's last touring band make up The Paco de Lucía Project.
    Flamenco Is Alive After Paco De Lucía
    The guitarist died over three years ago and left a void in the world of flamenco music. His last touring band is now back on the road, remembering and honoring his legacy.
  • What music means to those who were blinded in the 2019 mass protests in Chile
    Music has brought solace and companionship for some of those who were blinded in the 2019 mass protests in Chile.
  • Dwight Twilley's 'Green Blimp': Blissful, Emotive Pop
    The Dwight Twilley Band scored its biggest hit, "I'm on Fire," in 1975, and then struggled for years to achieve stardom that never arrived. Now the band's lead singer, Twilley, is back. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews his new album Green Blimp, which also features vocals by Susan Cowsill.
  • Pink Martini: A Tale Of Two Songs
    The songs "And Then You're Gone" and "But Now I'm Back" began as one, with a little help from Franz Schubert. With some ingenious songwriting and a little help from NPR's Ari Shapiro, together the songs tell the tale of a love lost — and perhaps won again.
  • OK Go Adds A Little 'Purple Rain' For 'Colour'
    If you've spent any time on the Internet, you've most likely caught a glimpse of the band OK Go. With four goofy guys on treadmills, the video for "Here It Goes Again" helped make the song a viral hit. On OK Go's new record, the band members look back at how the past three years have changed them, while drawing inspiration from Prince's album Purple Rain.
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