Phil Harrell
Stories
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The Overlooked Activist Power Of Marlena Shaw
As part of NPR's "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," Vanderbilt professor Emily Lordi recommends "Woman of the Ghetto" by Marlena Shaw. She's known mostly for her 1969 hit, "California Soul."
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Opioid Crisis: Filmmaker Details The Medical System's 'Crime Of The Century'
Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney investigated the opioid crisis. He says it was created by pharmaceutical companies, distributors, pharmacists and doctors, all looking to profit.
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How The Concert For Bangladesh Changed The Celebrity Fundraiser
Considered the first real act of great benevolence by the rock community, the Concert for Bangladesh was held 50 years ago, on August 1st, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Under the thunder that opens Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'
Throughout NPR's 50th anniversary, we're looking back at moments from that year that have (also) stood the test of time. Today, one of the most unforgettable pieces of drumming in rock history.
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What was the best album of 2021? It depends which critic you ask
There wasn't much consensus among the nation's music critics about which was the best album of 2021. We'll hear a few of the choices.
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Where is 'Harry's House' anyway? Harry Styles explains
The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.
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Works from 1927 are about to become part of the public domain
Every new year a crop of books, music and films become part of the public domain in the U.S. Jennifer Jenkins of Duke University shares a few of the works from 1927 coming our way.
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Matt Butler has played concerts in more than 50 prisons and jails
"Reckless Son" is a one-man show by singer/songwriter Matt Butler inspired by the convicts he's met while touring American prisons and jails.
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Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game.
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System of a Down's Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn't come since 2005
System of a Down singer Serj Tankian covers fleeing the Lebanese Civil War as a child, advocating for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and why his band hasn't made a new album since 2005.
