Music News
The latest music news and features from NPR and other sources.
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Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks recorded an album as a duo before joining Fleetwood Mac. It wasn't a hit in 1973. But after much anticipation, it's due to get its first reissue in September.
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The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs.
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With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.
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Known as the "Prince of Darkness," the lead singer of the massively influential rock band Black Sabbath, Osbourne reached another generation via the MTV reality show The Osbournes in the early 2000s.
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As he nears 70, pianist Fred Hersch looks back on a fearless life in jazz, sharing personal favorites, stories behind bold collaborations and music from his new album.
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The alt-country star's upcoming album, out Aug. 29, is the first record that Price has made in Music City, her home for more than 20 years.
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A central figure in the folk revival of the '60s, Kweskin has a brand new album out called Doing Things Right.
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Some of the Italian composer's most memorable film scores were recorded at Forum Studios in Rome's Parioli neighborhood.
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The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than "Hot Cross Buns."
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Six Bars Jail, a small club located just outside of Florence, Italy, was founded in 2006.