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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

On this month's Heavy Rotation, hear the latest songs from Ari Lennox, Anderson .Paak, Ben Kweller, Y La Bamba and more.

Ben Kweller: Newport Folk 2009

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Ben Kweller: Newport Folk 2009

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After first attracting attention as a teenager, Kweller has grown beyond his early years as an upstart power-pop singer thanks to a developing infatuation with singer-songwriters of the '60s and '70s.

Ben Kweller At Newport 2009

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Song Of The Day

Ben Kweller: Getting Away With Country

Even if Kweller isn't a full-blooded country boy at heart, he's got a good ear for the sounds: Pedal steel and Dobro meander across his new album, and "Sawdust Man" even tosses in a Leon Russell piano and fake CB radio calls. These are deliberate affectations, sure, but Kweller's natural charm makes them work.

Sawdust Man

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Studio Sessions

In Studio: Ben Kweller's Country Makeover

As a teenager, the singer-songwriter was already touring the world with his rock band. His new album takes him back to before then, when country music blasted out of Texas radio stations. He performs a solo acoustic set in NPR's Studio 4A.

In Studio: Ben Kweller's Country Makeover

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Ben Kweller On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Ben Kweller On Mountain Stage

The singer-songwriter has been touring in support of major-label recordings since his early teens, which he spent in the band Radish. As a solo artist, Kweller continues to evolve: His latest efforts sport a country feel.

Listen Now: Ben Kweller On Mountain Stage

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World Cafe

Ben Kweller: Accessible but Atypical

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Ben Kweller continues to make charming pop-rock and find success as a young adult. Starting music at a very early age, the native Texan already knew major-label fallout by his teens, but returned in 2000 as a solo performer. He now has four albums to his belt, including a new self-titled effort.

Ben Kweller in Studio on World Cafe - 11/15/2006

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