Gordon Sondland
Laura Cooper
Joni Mitchell’s biographer on her songwriting style, missing Woodstock and thoughts about Bob Dylan
Music writer David Yaffe spoke with us about the origin of Joni Mitchell’s songwriting technique and the stories behind several of her better-known songs.
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Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams talks finding ‘the joy’ later in life
One of the most critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in America today is Lucinda Williams. She's a hard-to-categorize Southerner who transcends any one style, and has won Grammy Awards for rock, country and folk music. A late bloomer, it's taken Williams four…
Handwritten lyrics and unpublished photos expose new side of Nick Drake
Forty years ago, musician Nick Drake died at age 26, and is often remembered today as a "solitary, misunderstood lonely poet." Now his sister wants to set the record straight, to provide a fuller picture of the artist. The result…
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Music critic Robert Hilburn explores the live and love of Johnny Cash in his new book.
Remembering Doc Watson, Who Moved Guitar Pickin' to Center Stage…
Doc Watson, a legend of folk and bluegrass music, died Tuesday at a hospital in North Carolina. He was 89 years old. Blind as an infant, Watson developed into one of the nation's finest pickers and received scores of honors.
Levon Helm was the drummer and a singer for The Band, a rock group known for its blend of blues and folk in songs like "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down" and for its work with Bob Dylan. Helm…
Jeffrey Brown talks to singer Ruthie Foster, whose new album is called "Let It Burn."…
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