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One LA Community Where Folk And Rock Converged

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Music Interviews

One LA Community Where Folk And Rock Converged

Singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan and director Andrew Slater talk about the documentary Echo In The Canyon about music from Laurel Canyon in LA that went on to influence a later generation.

One LA Community Where Folk And Rock Converged

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Dreaming Of 'California' From Far Away

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Winter Songs

Dreaming Of 'California' From Far Away

In our new feature about songs that conjure up chilly days and frigid nights, novelist Ann Patchett talks about a song that helped her cope with her parents' divorce, and with moving to a strange new place.

Dreaming Of 'California' From Far Away

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Music Lists

A Wintry Mix Without The Mistletoe

Winter, more than any other season, has its own soundtrack: There's a nonstop loop of holiday tunes in every store you visit, and carolers in the town square. By the time late December rolls around, many people have had it. Author Tom Moon offers an alternative list of winter music.

A Wintry Mix Without The Mistletoe

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Music Interviews

The Monterey Pop Festival, 40 Years Later

Two years before Woodstock, a music festival in Monterey, Calif., brought together a diverse group of big-name acts including the Mamas and the Papas and Jefferson Airplane as well as some then-unknown performers, notably Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

The Monterey Pop Festival, 40 Years Later

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Music Interviews

'California Dreamin,' Present at the Creation

A song that had America dreaming of California sunshine actually was born on a New York winter's day. As part of the Present at the Creation series, NPR's Susan Stamberg has the story of "California Dreamin'," the Mamas and the Papas' enduring anthem to homesickness.

'California Dreamin,' Present at the Creation

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The Story Of 'Dream A Little Dream'

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The Story Of 'Dream A Little Dream'

As part of NPR's continuing series on the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century, Elizabeth Blair reports on the enduring popularity of the song Dream a Little Dream of Me.

The Story Of 'Dream A Little Dream'

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