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A new children's album on Smithsonian Folkways includes a song about gay activist and politician Harvey Milk. The album was co-written by Cass McCombs and San Francisco preschool teacher Greg Gardner. Greg Gardner hide caption

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Cass McCombs' new album, Big Wheel and Others, comes out Oct. 15. Pony Cassells/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Clockwise from upper left: Anna Calvi, M.I.A., Poliça, members of Los Campesinos!, Deltron 3030 and Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Cass McCombs' "County Line" would fit well on the radio in 1957, sandwiched between Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'County Line' by Cass McCombs

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'Morning Shadows' by Cass McCombs

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