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David Byrne ENCORE: In his own words
From: David Schulman
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Almost classical. Almost ...

Bought by KMHD, WYSO, WNCW, KNAU, and KUT


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 5
Keter Betts: In his own words
From: David Schulman
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An unsung hero of the jazz bass describes how he learned to tailor his sound to singers like Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Includes Betts's...

Bought by KGLT, KNAU, and WETA


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 3
David Byrne: In his own words ... on 'Grown Backwards'
From: David Schulman
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Opera singer -- qu'est-ce que c'est?

Bought by Public Interactive, KMHD, WNCW, and KNAU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
Jerry Douglas: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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He's a dobro player, folks. Who said anything about Jimi Hendrix?

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, KMHD, WCMU Michigan, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 9
Corey Harris: 'Genius' of the blues, In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The MacArthur Fellow talks about the life of the Blues

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, KGLT and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 12
Cassandra Wilson: the 2009 Grammy winner in her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The 2009 Grammy winner talks about finding her voice, with a little help from Miles Davis and musical parents who figured "you're going to get the ...

Bought by PRX Remix, WNCU, KGLT, KUCB, WMPG and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 9
Joseph Shabalala: the leader of Grammy-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo, In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Joseph Shabalala describes how the vision for Ladysmith Black Mambazo came to him in a dream -- in four-part harmony. Shabalala's voice takes on m...

Bought by Prairie Public, PRX Remix, KUOW, KMHD, KNAU and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 9
Gary Nunez ENCORE: In his own words ... on Eddie Palmieri
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A salsa hero teams up with a leader of Puerto Rico's plena revival.

Bought by KMHD and KNAU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2004
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Hilary Hahn: the 2009 Grammy winner in her own words ... on Mendelssohn
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Not as easy as it sounds ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Hilary Hahn: the 2015 Grammy Winner in her own words ... on J.S. Bach
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Growing up with Bach, and getting four voices from a fiddle ...

Bought by KVNF, WABE, PRX Remix, The Story, WKMS and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2004
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 9
Gary Nunez: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Taking a traditional Puerto Rican beat from the cane fields to the age of cell phones ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Chuck Campbell: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A master testifies on the sacred steel guitar

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, WHQR and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2004
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 6
Ernie Ranglin: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A portrait of the guitar-playing legend who helped create ska and reggae — turning 80 June 19, 2012!

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Cowboy Junkies: In their own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Sticking together as a family ... and as Junkies.

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, Public Interactive, KMHD, KNAU and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2004
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 6
Dar Williams: ENCORE In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The first thing a songwriter needs is a good topic sentence. Or maybe not ...

Bought by KMHD, WNCW, and KNAU


  • Added: May 18, 2004
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 3
Yo-Yo Ma: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Have cello, will travel: Yo-Yo Ma describes how he works his way inside the "DNA" of musical styles from all over the world, and finds joy in "the...

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, WCVE and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2004
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 6
Yo-Yo Ma ENCORE: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Yo-Yo Ma describes how a 21st-century hotel key helps him create the right sound for a rustic piece called "Drunken Fisherman."

Bought by PRX Remix, Public Interactive, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Apr 27, 2004
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 4
Gillian Welch ENCORE: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Gillian Welch reconsiders the fate of a fallen American hero: Elvis Presley.

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, KGLT, KMHD, WNCW and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2004
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 6
Luther 'Captain Luke' Meyer: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A rich-voiced bluesman rediscovered by the Music Maker Relief Foundation remembers what it was like performing during the '50s and '60s in the inf...

Bought by The Story, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Feb 24, 2004
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 3
Jim Lauderdale: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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An eclectic country musician describes how he sent Ralph Stanley to the Dairy Queen, and a few other tricks of a songwriter's trade.

Bought by PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, East Village Radio, WVPE and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 7
Rene Marie: in her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A dynamic jazz singer demonstrates how she used to imitate Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan -- and why she put imitation behind her as she found h...

Bought by KVNF, PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMHD, WHQR and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2004
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 7
Allan Harris: In his own words ... on Billy Strayhorn
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Vocalist Allan Harris describes his approach to the compositions of Duke Ellington's closest collaborator, Billy Strayhorn.

Bought by KCSM, PRX Remix, KMHD, WNCW, and KNAU


  • Added: Feb 17, 2004
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 5
Gillian Welch: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Gillian Welch is known in Nashville for songs that echo the sounds of the Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers. But Welch isn't after nostalgia -...

Bought by PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, East Village Radio, WVPE and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2003
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 9
Carla Cook: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The Grammy-nominated vocalist talks about finding a place in jazz for funk, gospel, and pure joy.

Bought by WMPG, KMHD, KNAU, East Village Radio, WVPE and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2004
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 6
Cecilia Bartoli: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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One of the world's great operatic singers explores what it means to approach the human voice as an instrument -- like a trumpet or violin.

Bought by KVNF, PRX Remix, The Story, KGLT, Public Interactive and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2004
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 10

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