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Alejandro Escovedo - Words and Music - 2007

January 11, 2007|Claudia Marshall

Billboard Magazine called Alejandro Escovedo's album The Boxing Mirror "a masterwork from one of the genuine lights in rock...

Chris Smither with John Platt

Chris Smither - Words and Music - 2007

January 10, 2007|John Platt

The acoustic folk and blues mix doesn't get much better than Chris Smither, and critics are calling his new album 'Leave The...

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Yusuf - Words and Music - 2007

January 08, 2007|Claudia Marshall

Retiring from music and his Cat Stevens persona in 1978 looked to be the last we'd hear from Yusuf Islam, but now he's back...

Josh Ritter with Claudia Marshall

Josh Ritter - Words and Music - 2007

January 02, 2007|Claudia Marshall

Josh Ritter tackles new sounds and weightier material on his new album, The Animal Years, thanks in part to an impressive...

Sarah McLachlan - Words and Music - 2006

December 25, 2006|Rita Houston

Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan now lends her voice to songs of the Christmas season on the album Wintersong. I...

Tom Chapin - Words and Music - 2006

December 21, 2006|John Platt

Tom Chapin has written plenty of songs for kids, but today he talks with John Platt about the changes in his own life that...

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Damien Rice - Words and Music - 2006

December 20, 2006|Rita Houston

Damien Rice and his band let the songs speak for themselves during a live session with Rita Houston in Studio A, marking the...

Best of 2006

Best of 2006: Listener Poll Results

December 18, 2006|WFUV Staff
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Bette Midler: 2006

December 18, 2006|Rita Houston

After three decades of entertaining fans on film, on stage and on record, Bette Midler has dipped into the Christmas catalog...

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Joan Osborne - Words and Music - 2006

December 14, 2006|Dennis Elsas

There are few areas of American music that haven't been graced by the soulful voice of Joan Osborne, but now you can cross...