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The modern music industry was shaped by a man you’ve never heard of
Ralph Peer popularized the genres of country, blues, jazz, gospel and Latin. His story begins in the era of the wind-up crank cylinder and ends in the age of color television and is told in the new book, "Ralph Peer…
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Writer Jay Parini considers ‘human face of God’
Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus…
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How Johnny Cash spoke to the heart of America
Longtime music writer Robert Hilburn was inspired to write his new book, "Johnny Cash: The Life," after finding that other biographies didn't tell the full story. Jeffrey Brown talks to Hilburn about the legendary musician's authenticity and gift for storytelling,…
How Norman Rockwell held a mirror up to American ambitions and common values…
Listen to Chief Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown's interview with Stanley Crouch above "The Jazz story ... it's the American story" or so says Stanley Crouch, jazz scholar and author of the new book, "Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and…
After 75 Years, an Untarnished Reputation for America's Man of Steel…
Book Offers Portrait of Prolific Photographer Who Captured Native American Lives…
Judy Woodruff book conversation with David Maraniss…
