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Sam Smith On 'Love Goes' And Forgiving Yourself

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"I think country is as vibrant as certainly this series that we've just made tries to chronicle," Ken Burns says.

Ken Burns Gets To The Heart Of 'Country Music'

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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest PBS documentary, Country Music.

My Grandfather, A Killer

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This Tiny Desk Contestant Rapped A Love Letter To Her Immigrant Mother

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Ruby Ibarra describes her art as unfiltered, a quality that shines through in her band's 2019 Tiny Desk submission.

Jenny Lewis returns with <em>On The Line</em>, out now.

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Jenny Lewis Puts Her Emotions 'On The Line': 'It Can Get Ugly Sometimes'

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Lewis speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about the catharsis of making her latest album, On the Line, and grappling with accusations made against her album collaborator, Ryan Adams.

Christopher Francis with his parents before departing the airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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How A Half-Hour In A U.S. Embassy Changed A Life

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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to an immigrant, Christopher Francis from Sri Lanka, who was looking for the man who gave him a visa to enter the U.S. 45 years ago.

Michael and Brian D'Addario, the brothers who make up The Lemon Twigs, channel sounds from decades past.

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'We Just Get Out Of Each Others' Faces': The Lemon Twigs On Being Brothers In A Band

Melissa Block

Brothers Michael and Brian D'Addario are just 18 and 20 years old, but their retro, lush sound goes back decades. Their music has echoes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bowie and more.