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The Record

Jackie Shane, A Force Of Nature Who Disappeared, Has A Story All Her Own

October 25, 2017 • The performances of this trailblazing transgender singer — once radically visible, now long hidden — have been likened to tornadoes. A new box set is a document of a career that never followed rules.

New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More

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All Songs Considered

New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More

September 12, 2017 • This week's essential new music includes a piano ballad from Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, a powerful look at race relations in America from soul singer Mavis Staples and more.

New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More

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