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Monday

World Cafe Looks Back: The Sound Of Memphis

Al Green performs during the 2009 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

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World Cafe

World Cafe Looks Back: The Sound Of Memphis

XPN

Celebrate the Tennessee swagger with sessions by Booker T, Al Green, Isaac Hayes and Steve Cropper.

World Cafe Looks Back: The Sound Of Memphis

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Sunday

Steve Cropper: An Old Pro Honors His Unsung Idols

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Music Interviews

Steve Cropper: An Old Pro Honors His Unsung Idols

A guitarist, songwriter and sideman extraordinaire, Cropper produced and plays on a new tribute to The 5 Royales, an R&B group that never quite got its due.

Steve Cropper: An Old Pro Honors His Unsung Idols

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Friday

New Music

The Derek Trucks Band And Guy Sebastian With Steve Cropper In Concert

XPN

The Derek Trucks Band is an eclectic assortment of self-proclaimed jam-rockers, each highly successful in his own right. Hear The Derek Trucks Band perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia, with openers Guy Sebastian and Steve Cropper.

The Derek Trucks Band And Guy Sebastian With Steve Cropper In Concert

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Monday

Music Interviews

Two Soul Men, Reunited For The First Time

Steve Cropper shaped the Memphis soul sound as a guitarist and songwriter for Stax Records. Felix Cavaliere fronted the hit-making group The Rascals. They ran in the same music circles for decades, but only now have they made their first album together.

Two Soul Men, Reunited For The First Time

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