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Defining T. Rex Album Came Out The Same Year NPR Debuted Original Programming

September 24, 2021 • NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.

Defining T. Rex Album Came Out The Same Year NPR Debuted Original Programming

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A Final Bow From Hal Willner, The Producer With The Golden Rolodex

Hal Willner in 2011. The producer's final project, created before his death in April, is AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders hide caption

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A Final Bow From Hal Willner, The Producer With The Golden Rolodex

September 9, 2020 • The beloved producer's last project, created before his death in April from COVID-19, is a tribute to the songwriting of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan.

A Final Bow From Hal Willner, The Producer With The Golden Rolodex

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Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G. Among 2020's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

Whitney Houston is the only woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. Other 2020 inductees include Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Biggie Smalls and T. Rex. Scott Gries/Getty Images hide caption

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Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G. Among 2020's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

January 15, 2020 • Houston, the only woman included in the 2020 class of a male-dominated institution, will be joined by Biggie Smalls, Nine Inch Nails, The Doobie Brothers, T. Rex and Depeche Mode.

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You've Never Heard 'Electric Warrior'?!

September 28, 2010 • This is a recurring series in which we ask our unimaginably young interns to review classic albums they've never heard. All Songs Considered intern Sarah Ventre gives T. Rex's Electric Warrior a spin.