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Al Green
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Host David Dye reports on soulman Al Green, the musical legend who has learned to balance the spiritual and secular in his music and his life.
Linton Kwesi Johnson
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England's Linton Kwesi Johnson is the inventor of dub poetry. He's also been making reggae music about the Black experience in Great Britain since the 1970's.
Shemekia Copland
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David Dye reports on Shemekia Copland, a young blues singer who's been compared to Koko Taylor and Tina Turner
Richie Havens
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Folk artist Richie Havens is best known for his marathon performance at Woodstock. In this profile--hosted by David Dye--Richie Havens talks about his early influences and ...
Michael Franti
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This profile of rapper Michael Franti offers insight into the evolution of an artist. Hosted by World Cafe's David Dye
Blues & Beyond #293: Hiromi and Akiko Yano in concert in Tokyo
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Hiromi Uehara and Akiko Yano, a new in-concert duet album only issued in Japan
Blues & Beyond #292: Funky Frank Russell, Corea-Gomez-Motian, and Bobby McFerrin with Jack DeJohn...
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Blues & Beyond #291: Remembering Etta James and Johnny Otis
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Blues & Beyond #290: Omar Shariff, Joe Louis Walker, Jack DeJohnette
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Music from the late blues pianist Omar Shariff
Blues & Beyond #289: Songs and Stories For MLK Day: "Blues In The Mississippi Night"
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Music and stories for MLK Day, including the secret session "Blues In The Mississippi Night"
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Broadcast History
This piece will air locally on WXPN-FM in Philadelphia throughout the month of February and on NPR's World Cafe on February 16
Timing and Cues
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Begins and ends with Mavis Staples singing. Narration provided by David Dye.
Musical Works
The Staple Singers
"I'll Take you There"
"Are You Sure"?
from The Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (MFSL, 1972)
The Staple Singers
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
"Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)
"For What It's Worth"
From The Staple Singers: Freedom Highway (Columbia/Legacy, 1991)
Mavis Staples
"Step Into the Light" from Have a Little Faith (Alligator records, 2004)
Bob Dylan & Mavis Staples
"Gonna Change my Way of Thinking"
From "Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan (Columbia, 2003)
Mavis Staples
"I Have Learned To Do Without You"
From Only For the Lonely (Stax, 1993)
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