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2020 Was The Year Of Protest Music
In 2020, there were many ways to understand the year in music; this week, we’re considering five. One of the most striking ways we’ll remember the music… -
Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog In Nine-Figure Deal
Nearly 60 years after writing such counterculture classics as “Blowin’ In The Wind” and “Like A Rolling Stone,” Bob Dylan has sold his entire songwriting… -
'Song Of The Avatars' Resurrects Guitarist Robbie Basho's Lost Recordings
A few years ago, filmmaker Liam Barker was at work on the film that would become his 2015 documentary Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho.… -
New Documentary 'Billie' Explores Mysteries Of Billie Holiday And Her Biographer
Billie Holiday's life and artistry have been analyzed, scrutinized, interpreted and embellished more than any other jazz singer in history. But the first… -
Living In An Artist Bubble: Brian O'Donovan's Christmas Celtic Sojourn Quarantine
"It was like a camp for adults," O'Donovan said on GBH News' Morning Edition, joining Joe Mathieu to discuss his Thanksgiving playlist and this year's "very ambitious and sophisticated Christmas Celtic Sojourn." -
On 'Up In The Clouds,' Sarah Jarosz Adjusts To Staying Still
The Morning Edition Song Project, in which musicians compose an original song about the COVID-19 era, returns this week with singer-songwriter Sarah… -
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A Tense New Classical Work Bottles The Feeling Of A Police Stop
In the mid-1970s, more than 40 years before he won the Pulitzer Prize for music, pianist and composer Anthony Davis was driving with his wife to Boston… -
Busta Rhymes On 'Extinction Level Event 2' And Hip-Hop As A Daily Practice
When it comes to the most enthralling rappers, there’s no one like Busta Rhymes. At 19 years old, he famously made a scene-stealing guest appearance on A… -
'The Last Shall Be First': A Lost Chapter Of Gospel, Saved From Extinction
This fall brings a new collection of some old spirituals and gospel music, first recorded back in the 1970s. The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records…
