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Newport Folk Festival
6:02 pm
Sun July 29, 2012

Charles Bradley, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

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Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires perform at the Fort Stage at the Newport Folk Festival.
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Originally published on Tue April 2, 2013 11:13 am

  • Charles Bradley Live From Newport

Charles Bradley's road to fame took him through a childhood inspired by James Brown and a long life of day jobs and family tragedies — and then, in his early 60s, his life took a glorious turn.

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Music Interviews
5:12 pm
Sun July 29, 2012

MoZella: Recording An Homage To The Motor City

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Detroit-born singer Maureen McDonald, who goes by MoZella, says she wanted her new album to sound like the music her mother grew up on and loved.
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It wouldn't be hard to confuse Detroit-born singer MoZella's new album, The Brian Holland Sessions, with any one of the classic recordings to have come from the legendary studio known as Hitsville, USA.

That's no coincidence — the record was co-written by someone who spent a lot of time in that studio: Brian Holland of the songwriting trio Holland-Dozier-Holland.

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Newport Folk Festival
2:43 pm
Sun July 29, 2012

Dawes, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

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Dawes performs on the Fort Stage at the Newport Folk Festival.
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Originally published on Mon July 30, 2012 12:14 pm

The L.A. band Dawes carries a serious torch for the greatest moments of rock's collision with folk and country: Buffalo Springfield, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band.

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Music
2:42 pm
Sun July 29, 2012

Olympic Mashups Make The Mood In London

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Spectators at the 2012 Olympic Games in London are likely to hear one of DJ Earworm's pop pairings that span genres and generations.
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Jordan Roseman, aka DJ Earworm, had about a month to create nine Olympic-themed mashups.
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Originally published on Sun July 29, 2012 5:12 pm

You might not be able to hear it on television, but in the Olympic stadiums and arenas of London over the next weeks, games-watchers will be treated to some exclusive new tracks from world-renown mashup artist Jordan Roseman, better known as DJ Earworm.

"Out of the blue, there was an email," Roseman tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz. "They wanted these mixes."

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Newport Folk Festival
9:34 am
Sun July 29, 2012

Spirit Family Reunion, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2012

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Originally published on Tue October 2, 2012 8:38 am

  • Spirit Family Reunion Live From Newport

The last band to open for Levon Helm before his death earlier this year, Brooklyn's Spirit Family Reunion crafts a sweetly ramshackle Americana sound that's part secular gospel revival, part folk ramble.

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