Dan Auerbach has found success in the duo The Black Keys and as a solo star. Now, he takes World Cafe through his list of collaborators at the musician's Easy Eye Sound Studios. Matt Cowan/Getty Images hide caption
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Maren Morris steps forward with confidence, drive and R&B-country hybrids with her sophomore album, GIRL. Jamie Nelson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tenille Townes Jessica Steddom/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tenille Townes On World Cafe
"That's the thing that feels satisfying to me, is to be able to be that vulnerable, out loud as a black woman," Yola Carter says. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Yola Combines Softness And Grit In Her Virtuosic View Of Americana
David Rawlings and Gillian Welch wrote "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" for the Joel and Ethan Cohen Film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Henry Diltz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kacey Musgraves made a point of showcasing her gentler side during her 2015 Tiny Desk Concert, but as it so often does, rowdiness prevailed in the end. Lydia Thompson /NPR hide caption
William Ferris has spent his career documenting church gospel hymns, Delta blues and work songs of Mississippi. Hester Magnuson/Courtesy of Dust to Digital Archives hide caption
Jessie Mae Robinson's songs have been recorded by hundreds of artists, from Louis Jordan to Lana Del Rey. Courtesy of the Robinson family hide caption
Guitarist Reggie Young, pictured in 2017, died Jan. 17 of heart failure. Anthony Scarlati /Courtesy of Chart Room Media hide caption
"GIRL," Maren Morris' first new solo music since her 2016 debut album, Hero, is an ode to perseverance. Jamie Nelson/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Liz Brasher's debut album Painted Image is out Jan. 18 on Fat Possum Records. Stacie Huckeba /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Steve Earle & The Dukes photo by Tom Bejgrowicz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Randy Houser's Magnolia comes out Jan. 11. Sean O'Halloran/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Rosanne Cash's latest album, She Remembers Everything, is a collection of personal songs all written or co-written by Cash. Michael Lavine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kacey Musgraves had one of country music's biggest albums of 2018, but it came only after she shrugged off any lingering obligation to pursue radio airplay. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Stagecoach hide caption
Dolly Parton's Dumplin' soundtrack is all about finding the confidence to be yourself. "You star in your own role. You be the star of your own life," Parton says. Katie King/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Dream It On Through': Dolly Parton On Her New Album, Inspiring Young People And More
Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick Kate York and Casey Pierce/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Lori McKenna Becky Fluke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lori McKenna On World Cafe
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Lefty Frizzell Box Set Showcases The Original Recordings Of A Country Classic
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Gretchen Peters performs on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption
Gretchen Peters On Mountain Stage
Rosanne Cash Michael Levine/Courtesy of the artist hide caption