NPR8 hours agoRingo Starr has a new country album. Is it any good?verified_publisherNPR - Scott DetrowNPR"s Scott Detrow speaks with Marcus Dowling, country music reporter for The Tennessean about Ringo Starr's new country music album, 'Look Up.' SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Ringo Starr is best remembered as the drummer of The Beatles, always funny with a great one-liner, maybe not necessarily the leading …
NPR1 day agoStarflyer 59 reimagines three decades of music as lullabiesverified_publisherNPR - Lars Gotrich , Scott DetrowStarflyer 59, a band from Riverside, Calif., has reimagined three decades worth of their own songs as lullabies.
NPR1 day agoHow Jimmy Carter's love of music helped launch his presidential campaignverified_publisherNPR - Abi InmanWhen Jimmy Carter ran for president, he was barely known outside of his home state. He had served in the Georgia State Senate and as governor of Georgia, but was far from a household name. What gave momentum to his campaign and endeared him to the youth vote was his friendships with musicians like …
NPR1 day agoWhy don't Americans know Robbie Williams, the UK pop sensation?verified_publisherNPR - Scott Simon , Eleana Tworek , Ed McNultyUK pop sensation Robbie Williams is the subject of a new biopic, but a lot of Americans have absolutely no idea who he is. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The biopic "Better Man" opens in theaters across the country this weekend. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BETTER MAN") ROBBIE WILLIAMS: I'm Robbie Williams. I'm one of the …
NPR1 day agoSam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89verified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin,'" has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to …
NPR2 days agoHow Big Thief found a kindred soul in Tucker Zimmerman : World Cafe Words and Music Podcastverified_publisherNPR - Raina Douris , Kimberly JunodThe first time the members of Big Thief heard Tucker Zimmerman, they heard a kindred musical soul. Zimmerman is a singer-songwriter who grew up in mid-century America at the same time as many beloved folk artists, but he moved to Europe to study and avoid the draft. After Big Thief frontperson …
