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John Schaefer welcomes Garrison Keillor to Soundcheck today for a conversation abut celebrating 30 years of music making and story telling on one of radio's most beloved programs, A P... (episode)
Richard Barone, the former front man for the Bongos, joins guest host Anthony DeCurtis to talk about favorite musical guilty pleasures. You may not admit you listen to songs like "To... (episode)
Guest host Anthony DeCurtis welcomes two inventive singer-songwriters who rise above the pack. Amos Lee is a native Philadelphian whose musical style draws influence from several Amer... (episode)
What is it about Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that makes it such a mainstay of big, celebratory occasions? On New Year’s Eve, the New York Philharmonic will revive a time-honored tradit... (episode)
The ballad has been part of American history since before the country had a name. In a new book titled The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad, co-edito... (episode)
Millions of people know the tune, if not the words, of at least one traditional Christmas carol. But how many are totally aware of what they’re singing about? What does “I saw Three S... (episode)
Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" has been covered by such eclectic artists as Doris Day and The Flaming Lips. Music journalist Jody Rosen explored the song's birth, initial reception... (episode)
Last year, saxophonist Branford Marsalis made a CD titled “Romare Bearden Revealed” to accompany a Bearden retrospective at the National Gallery in Washington, DC, and that is now on ... (episode)
Naxos, the low-budget, high-volume classical record label, has been one of the few success stories in an embattled corner of the record industry over the last decade. The company is q... (episode)
Born of black, white, and Puerto Rican heritage, singer-songwriter Garland Jeffreys has been penning insightful lyrics about race and politics since the 1970s. His many influences ran... (episode)