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Best Music Of 2020

NPR Music's Top 20 Songs Of January

January 31, 2020 • Phony Ppl and Megan Thee Stallion finally released the studio version of their Tiny Desk premiere. Hear that, plus Thundercat and Paramore's Hayley Williams on a playlist of the month's best tracks.

Raised In Rock, Marcus King Releases 1st Solo Album, 'El Dorado'

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Raised In Rock, Marcus King Releases 1st Solo Album, 'El Dorado'

January 18, 2020 • NPR's Scott Simon talks with the 23-year-old guitarist about the tragic event that inspired him to start writing songs and what it was like to collaborate with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

Raised In Rock, Marcus King Releases 1st Solo Album, 'El Dorado'

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Hear Marcus King Perform Acoustic Versions Of Tracks From 'El Dorado'

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Hear Marcus King Perform Acoustic Versions Of Tracks From 'El Dorado'

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January 17, 2020 • Hear Marcus King perform songs from his new solo album and share his first memories of playing guitar from The Lounge at World Cafe Live.

Marcus King On World Cafe

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The Marcus King Band On World Cafe

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December 19, 2018 • A live session from one of the best guitarists in America. King makes sounds like someone who's been working at it for decades.

Marcus King Band On World Cafe

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The Marcus King Band Is Tenacious And Vulnerable On Two New Songs

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The Marcus King Band Is Tenacious And Vulnerable On Two New Songs

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August 21, 2018 • The rising guitar virtuoso recorded his new album, 'Carolina Confessions' at Nashville's iconic RCA Studio A. Listen to two new songs "Homesick" and "Welcome 'Round Here."