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Ry Cooder - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Beyond his solo work Ry Cooder is simply a music fan, and in 1997 he thrived in the role by shining a light on a few...

The Quarrymen - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
On July 6, 1957, John Lennon was performing with the Liverpool band The Quarrymen and happened to meet another aspiring...

Los Straitjackets with Big Sandy - Words and music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
The music is more important than the masks for Nashville's Los Straitjackets, but both stand out on the new album 'Rock en...
Forro In The Dark with Rita Houston

Forro In The Dark - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
The New York City-based band Forro In The Dark brings a contemporary voice and groove to the traditional forro music of...

Mocean Worker - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Call him Mocean Worker, MoWo, or Adam Dorn - he's back with a new album 'Cinco de MoWo!' and brought a band along to perform...

James Morrison - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
'Undiscovered' is the new album from the UK's James Morrison, but with a voice that recalls Al Green and Otis Redding -- he...
Johnette Napolitano with Rita Houston

Johnette Napolitano - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
After Concrete Blonde called it quits, frontwoman Johnette Napolitano explored other artistic outlets like dance and...

Willy Mason - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|WFUV Staff
A teenage Willy Mason caught a lot of music fans by surprise with the lyrical maturity of his 2004 debut, and the Martha's...

Kate Nash - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
U.K. songwriter Kate Nash has a fan (and a MySpace friend) in Lily Allen, but aside from a similar accent and outspoken...
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Sheila Weller - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|Dennis Elsas
The Sixties brought change in music and beyond, and in her new book author Sheila Weller explores the lives of three artists...

The Klezmatics - Words and Music - 2006

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
The new CD 'Wonder Wheel' pairs the words of Woody Guthrie with the music of The Klezmatics. Tonight the band and Nora...
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Duncan Sheik and the cast of "Spring Awakening" - Words and Music- 2007

June 28, 2011|John Platt

Ten years after Duncan Sheik burst on the scene with his debut album (which included the Grammy-nominated song, "Barely...

David Ford - Words and Music - 2008

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
UK singer-songwriter David Ford is back with a new collection of catchy, explosive tunes called 'Songs For The Road,' and...
Photo by Andrew Southam

Will Hoge - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
Will Hoge and his band are as hard-working as they come, but the new album 'Draw The Curtains' finds them a little more...
Photo by Susan Stava

Block - Words and Music - 2006

June 28, 2011|Claudia Marshall
After an 8 year wait, New York's own Block is back with a new CD called 'The Last Single Guy,' and he recently spoke with...

The Bird and The Bee - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Rita Houston
Combine classic 60s pop, jazz standards, and a Brazilian flair, and you get The Bird and The Bee -- otherwise known as Greg...
Darren DeVivo, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion

Johnny Irion - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
Johnny Irion's traveled a lot of roads through rock, folk, and country, and combined all three in his work with wife and...

Laurence Juber - Words and Music - 2007

June 28, 2011|Darren DeVivo
Laurence Juber's first big gig was playing guitar in Wings, and as we celebrate Paul McCartney's birthday, listen in as...

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