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Episode 90
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New music from Death Cab for Cutie
Remembering 9-11 with John Vanderslice
The madcap music of Shel Silverstein
Country rebels The Highwaymen
A 1963 live recording by Sam Cooke
Jazz guitar master Lenny Breau
A gorgeous cover tune by Cowboy Junkies
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This is the major label debut for one of rock's most fiercly independent bands and a follow up to Transatlanticism, one of our picks for the best releases of 2003.
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Death Cab for Cutie
CD: Plans
Song: "Soul Meets Body"
Label: Atlantic
Listen to "Soul Meets Body"
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John Vanderslice is a San Francisco producer and songwriter. He's known for subtle but distinct sonic experiments that blend lo-fi rock with electronica. Vanderslice's latest CD explores the terrorist attacks of 2001, the war in Iraq, suicide, star-obsession and other political and cultural issues.
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John Vanderslice
CD: Pixel Revolt
Song: "Exodus Damage"
Label: Barsuk
Listen to "Exodus Damage"
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Most people think of Shel Silverstein as a children's author of whimsical poetry. But he was also a singer and songwriter who wrote hits like "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash. This is a collection of Silverstein's more popular tunes.
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Shel Silverstein
CD: The Best of Shel Silverstein
Song: "A Front Row Seat to Hear Ole Johnny Sing"
Label: Sony
Listen to "A Front Row Seat to Hear Ole Johnny Sing"
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The Highwaymen were a country super group with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. The group formed in 1985 and released four albums in a ten-year span. This re-release of a 1995 CD contains bonus materials.
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The Highwaymen
CD: The Road Goes on Forever
Song: "The Devil's Right Hand"
Label: Capitol
This song is not available for individual play because of label restrictions. You can hear the entire track in the full version of All Songs Considered with the link above.
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Sam Cooke recorded this remarkable live performance at the Harlem Square Club in North Miami, Florida in January of 1963. Less than a year later he was dead. Cooke was shot by a hotel manager who claimed Cooke had raped a guest staying there. Cooke was just 33 years old. This recording has been reissued several times, but this latest version from RCA Legacy sounds better than any previous release.
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Sam Cooke
CD: Live at Harlem Square
Song: "Bring it On Home to Me"
Label: RCA Legacy
This song is not available for individual play because of label restrictions. You can hear the entire track in the full version of All Songs Considered with the link above.
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Lenny Breau was a little-known but gifted jazz guitarist who started recording professionally in the 1960s. He was known as an outstanding improviser who could play just as well on either acoustic or electric guitars. Breau had a problem with drugs which kept him from a regular recording or touring schedule. He was murdered in 1984. The case has never been solved.
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Lenny Breau
CD: The Hallmark Sessions
Song: "I'll Remember April"
Label: Art of Life
Listen to "I'll Remember April"
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On their latest CD, the Cowboy Junkies offer a collection of mostly cover tunes by artists like John Lennon, U2, Bob Dylan and George Harrison with this gorgeous take on his song "Isn't It A Pity."
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Cowboy Junkies
CD: Early 21st Century Blues
Song: "Isn't It A Pity"
Label: Latent Recordings
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