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The King of Rock and Soul: Solomon Burke
New solo work from Robert Plant
A look back at the work of Alan Lomax
Damon Gough, a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy
A great ASC unknown: Andy Stochansky
Pure pop from The Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Though he never had a top 20 pop hit, Solomon Burke has long had the respect and admiration of better known musicians like Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Elvis Costello. On this release, Burke returns with a collection of songs written by these and other great artists.

Solomon Burke

Watch: The Other Side of the Coin
from the CD Don't Give Up On Me (Fat Possum Records)

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The former Led Zeppelin frontman's new solo album is collection of cover tunes capturing the spirit and energy of his younger days.

Robert Plant

Watch: Funny In My Mind
from the CD Dreamland (Universal)

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Alan Lomax will be remembered for the remarkable collection of field recordings he made with his father of traditional folk music beginning in the 1930s. Here we feature one of the better-known artists Lomax recorded, Mississippi Fred McDowell.

Fred Mcdowell - Alan Lomax

Watch: 61 Highway
from the CD The Alan Lomax Collection (Rounder)

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Badly Drawn Boy is the alter ego of Britain's Damon Gough. With two remarkable solo records behind him, Gough agreed to write the music for the film About A Boy after reading the original story by author Nick Hornby.

Badly Drawn Boy

Watch: Silent Sigh
from the CD About A Boy (Soundtrack) (Artist Direct/BMG)

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We get a lot of CDs at All Songs Considered from artists we've never heard of. Andy Stochansky is one of them, and we think you'll agree he's a great unknown.

Andy Stochansky

Watch: Stutter
from the CD Five Star Motel (RCA Victor/BMG)

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After years of frequent line-up changes and drug abuse, the Chili Peppers are back with a collection of great Summer pop.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Watch: Universally Speaking
from the CD By the Way (Warner Bros.)

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