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Gulf Music Tells Tales of Past Disasters

Music has played an important role in the Gulf region and the Mississippi delta, often elaborating on stories of natural and man-made disasters. The music has borne testament to upheaval over the centuries.

Gulf Music Tells Tales of Past Disasters

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American Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89

Playwright Tom Cole Remembers His Friend, Arthur Miller

Michele Norris talks with playwright Tom Cole, a friend and neighbor of Arthur Miller. Cole now lives in the house where Arthur Miller lived when he wrote Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

Playwright Tom Cole Remembers His Friend, Arthur Miller

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Texas Deputy Convicted of Perjury in Big Drug Case

A former sheriff's deputy in Tulia, Texas, is convicted on a charge of aggravated perjury. In 1998, 46 residents of Tulia were charged with selling cocaine. Most were black. The cases were based entirely on the word of undercover deputy Tom Coleman. The convictions were eventually thrown out, and Coleman was convicted of one of two perjury charges against him. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Wade Goodwyn.

Texas Deputy Convicted of Perjury in Big Drug Case

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Residents of Tulia, Texas, Unjustly Jailed for Drug Offenses

Janet Heimlich reports that the Texas Senate is taking steps to free 13 residents of the town of Tulia who were convicted of drug offenses. Thirty-eight residents of the small Texas Panhandle town ended up in jail based on fabricated evidence provided by investigator Tom Coleman. Charges suggest that racism was involved. Most who landed in jail were minorities. Coleman is white and now faces charges of perjury.

Residents of Tulia, Texas, Unjustly Jailed for Drug Offenses

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Music Interviews

Charles Lloyd

Tenor saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd has traveled a long road since his childhood in Memphis where as a teenager he played with the likes of B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf. He built a reputation as the next jazz star of the 1960s on both coasts. Then he fled the limelight for the solitude of the woods and a spiritual quest. On his latest recording, Lloyd and his group try to respond to immense tragedy. NPR's Tom Cole has a profile of Lloyd.

Charles Lloyd

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B.B. King's Endless Blues Highways

Blues legend B.B. King is still on the road. It's no surprise, really. The 77-year-old guitarist been toured nearly non-stop for more than half a century and he's still playing more than 200 events a year. NPR's Tom Cole offers a profile.

B.B. King's Endless Blues Highways

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