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New Mix: Sharon Van Etten, SOAK, Miya Folick & More

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New Mix: Sharon Van Etten, SOAK, Miya Folick & More

On this week's show, we reflect on life and death over popcorn, catch a blissful confession from SOAK, a plaintive apology sung by Miya Folick, and Sharon Van Etten's mid-career pivot to driving pop.

New Mix: Sharon Van Etten, SOAK, Miya Folick & More

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Dave Matthews Takes John Denver's Music 'To Tomorrow'
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Dave Matthews Takes John Denver's Music 'To Tomorrow'

Matthews joins a diverse cast — including Emmylou Harris, My Morning Jacket and Old Crow Medicine Show — to honor the late singer-songwriter on a new tribute album.

Dave Matthews Takes John Denver's Music 'To Tomorrow'

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First Listen: 'The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver'

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First Listen: 'The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver'

The Music Is You showcases some of the late singer's most beloved songs, as performed by a cross-genre, cross-generational and entirely impressive mix of musicians. Lucinda Williams, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Emmylou Harris, Josh Ritter and others all turn up to pay tribute.

Leaving On A Jet Plane (My Morning Jacket)

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At 40, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Still Belongs

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At 40, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Still Belongs

The 1971 single that launched John Denver's career almost never was. Songwriter Bill Danoff recalls how he hesitated to play the song for Denver when the singer visited his Washington, D.C., apartment. The chart-topper became the unofficial anthem of West Virginia.

At 40, 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Still Belongs

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Colorado Adopts Denver's 'Rocky Mountain High'

The state of Colorado has a new state anthem. Lawmakers passed a resolution Monday adopting John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" as one of the state's official songs.

Colorado Adopts Denver's 'Rocky Mountain High'

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