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Sunday, July 5, 2009
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Decades After WWII, Female Pilots Finally Honored
A hotshot fighter pilot teamed up with one of her heroes to get the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to a group of women most Americans have never heard of. ()
In Spain, The Dead Help Fight Climate Change
A cemetery in a Barcelona suburb has installed more than 450 solar panels on top of the mausoleums. ()
Statue Of Liberty's Crown Reopens
For the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks, New Yorkers can view their city from the crown. ()
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The Question
On air newsmakers talk about the economic crisis, politics, foreign policy –– but we also want to know what their interests are outside of their jobs. Hear their thoughts on books, music and more.
- Artist:
- Charlie Haden, Brian Blade et. al.
- Composer:
- Bates/Ward
- CD Title:
- American Dreams
- Label:
- Verve
- Catalog Number:
- 064096
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- "America the Beautiful"
- CD: American Dreams
- Artist: Charlie Haden with Michael Brecker
- Label: Verve
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- Joshua Bell & Edgar Meyer with Sam Bush & Mike Marshall
- Composer:
- Edgar Meyer
- CD Title:
- Short Trip Home
- Label:
- Sony Classics
- Catalog Number:
- ASK 60864
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- "BP"
- CD: Short Trip Home
- Artist: Joshua Bell
- Label: Sony Classics
- Released: 1999
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- Boston Pops Orchestra
- Composer:
- Bernstein
- CD Title:
- American Visions
- Label:
- RCA
- Catalog Number:
- 68786
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- ""Times Square: 1944" from on the Town"
- CD: American Visions
- Artist: Boston Pops Orchestra/Keith Lockhart
- Label: RCA
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- Artist:
- Louis Armstrong
- Composer:
- Hardin/Raye
- CD Title:
- Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1
- Label:
- Smithsonian
- Catalog Number:
- 0331
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- "Struttin' With Some Barbecue"
- CD: Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1
- Artist: Various Artists
- Label: Smithsonian
- Released: 1991
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- Boston Pops Orchestra
- CD Title:
- American Visions
- Label:
- RCA
- Catalog Number:
- 68786
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- "Mississippi Suite: Mardi Gras"
- CD: American Visions
- Artist: Boston Pops Orchestra/Keith Lockhart
- Label: RCA
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- Artist:
- Sonny Rollins
- Composer:
- Rollins
- CD Title:
- Freedom Suite
- Label:
- Original Jazz Classics
- Catalog Number:
- 67
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- "The Freedom Suite"
- CD: Freedom Suite
- Artist: Sonny Rollins
- Label: Original Jazz Classics
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- Artist:
- Calico Winds
- Composer:
- Joplin, Scott
- CD Title:
- Vintage America: A Musical Meritage
- Label:
- Albany
- Catalog Number:
- 693
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- "The Cascades, rag for piano"
- CD: Vintage America: A Musical Meritage
- Artist: Calico Winds
- Label: Albany
- Released: 2004
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- Artist:
- JOHN WILLIAMS AND THE BOSTON POPS
- Composer:
- JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
- CD Title:
- AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
- Label:
- Polygram Records
- Catalog Number:
- 454-391
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- "THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER"
- CD: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
- Artist: Boston Pops Orchestra
- Label: Polygram Records
- Released: 1996
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