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A 'NY Times' flub on U2's 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'
Not 'about a terrorist bombing.'
Mar 19
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I'm Back, With New Film!
Vacation over, daily music postings will return, but for now...this.
Mar 17
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Bob Dylan Re-Visited
Eighteen cover songs (some obscure) from Neil Young, Chrissie Hynde, Hendrix, Marianne Faithfull, Springsteen, Emmylou, George Harrison, Bowie, Van the Man, Baez and more, even....William Shatner!
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Song of the Day: When Dylan Mixed Up the Medicine
One of the most influential songs ever, "Subterranean Homesick Blues," was released on March 8 in 1965. And you still don't need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind blows.
Mar 8
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Was 'Summer of Soul' Footage Really 'Locked in a Basement for 50 Years'?
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When I Rode With Springsteen to My Hometown
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When I Met Springsteen in Sing Sing
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Joni Mitchell: A Profile in Music #3
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Joni at Newport, In Surprise Set
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Whoa-Oh-Oh: A Farewell to Ronnie Spector
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Townes Van Zandt, for the Sake of a Song (and His Birthday)
Fifteen classics from one of our greatest writers, with help from Dylan and Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, and Nancy Griffith…
Mar 7
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Song of the Day: "Paint It Black"
Recorded 57 years ago today. Here we find the Stones live, on isolated tracks, plus versions by The Animals and U2.
Mar 6
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Patsy Cline, Gone 60 Years Ago Today
Highlights of one of best singers ever.
Mar 5
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David Lindley, "Maxi-Instrumentalist," Passes Away at 78
A few songs he helped make famous from Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt.
Mar 4
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Song of the Day: I've Got "I've Got You, Babe"
With a little help from Etta James, UB 40 & Chrissie Hynde, David Bowie & Marianne Faithfull, and Beyonce as young Etta--plus Joni Mitchell sings this…
Mar 3
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Hall of Famer Joe Ely (and Friends)
The Texas rocker gets a major tribute and, here, some help from Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, The Flatlanders and (sort of) The Clash.
Mar 2
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Song of the Day: Get 'Numb'
The Pink Floyd classic, with a little help from Van Morrison, David Bowie and...Miley Cyrus?
Mar 1
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Cartoons Tuesday!
Plus Neil Young live for the first time in years.
Feb 28
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Was 'Summer of Soul' Footage Really 'Locked in a Basement for 50 Years'?
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When I Rode With Springsteen to My Hometown
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When I Met Springsteen in Sing Sing
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Joni Mitchell: A Profile in Music #3
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Joni at Newport, In Surprise Set
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Whoa-Oh-Oh: A Farewell to Ronnie Spector
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