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Otis Taylor at his belated graduation in May, 2023.

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He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

June 01, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Charley Crockett performs a Tiny Desk concert on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Charley Crockett: Tiny Desk Concert

In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.

February 24, 2023
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  • Jewly Hight
O'Connor won the National Junior Fiddle Championship four years in a row, 1974-77, in Weiser, Ida.

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Prodigious fiddler Mark O'Connor celebrates 50 years of music with memoir

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark O'Connor about his memoir, Crossing Bridges, on his journey from multi-instrumentalist child prodigy to solo artist composing and performing on world stages.

February 15, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton
Lady Wray performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Lady Wray: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR Music's Tiny Desk series kicks off a celebration of Black History Month with this stunning performance from Lady Wray.

February 01, 2023
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  • Bobby Carter
Jake Blount performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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Jake Blount: Tiny Desk Concert

The young proponent of traditional music brought a talented band, his astonishing imagination and a selection of what he calls "Black folk music from the future" to the Tiny Desk.

January 06, 2023
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  • Bob Boilen
A young Joe Bussard in his basement, surrounded by vintage 78s.

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Joe Bussard, the collector who preserved early American recordings, has died at 86

Joe Bussard not only sought out obscure 78-rpm records that otherwise would have disappeared, but shared the music with giddy excitement.

September 29, 2022
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  • Lars Gotrich
Kurt Vile performs live at at WXPN Free At Noon Concert

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For Kurt Vile, 'settling down' doesn't necessarily mean 'staying still'

The Philly rocker's latest album is titled (watch my moves) and he joins me to talk about the moves he's been making, who he's been working with and lots more.

July 22, 2022
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  • Raina Douris and
  • Kimberly Junod
GPB News NPR

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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

June 27, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Buffalo Nichols performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Buffalo Nichols: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The blues singer plays a solo Tiny Desk home concert from a spare, dimly lit Austin office building.

February 22, 2022
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  • Kara Frame
Paul Thorn released his newest album, <em>Never Too Late To Call</em>, on Aug. 6.

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  • Music Interviews

Paul Thorn Brings A Softer Touch To A Rough Patch On 'Never Too Late To Call'

Southern singer-songwriter Paul Thorn joins NPR's Debbie Elliott to talk about his latest record, Never Too Late To Call.

August 09, 2021
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  • Debbie Elliott,
  • Chad Campbell,
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Allison Russell, center, performs during day five of the 2021 Newport Folk Festival on July 27, 2021 in Newport, R.I.

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  • Music Features

Newport Folk Festival Returns, In A Year Defined By Uncertainty

After a silent year in which artists were sent grants instead of invitations to perform, the beloved festival was determined to go on this year, as carefully as possible. And how possible is that?

July 30, 2021
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  • Hilary Hughes
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.

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  • Music News

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Will Join NPR Music's Listening Party For '662'

Join us in an online listening party for Christone "Kingfish" Ingram's new album. With Gwen Thompkins in the host chair, we'll feature a live conversation with the blues guitarist.

July 19, 2021
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  • Lars Gotrich
Allison Russell

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  • Music

On 'Outside Child,' Allison Russell Confronts Trauma With Compassion

Despite creating art from trauma, Russell is strengthened by love, connection and creation.

July 19, 2021
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  • Jessie Scott,
  • Raina Douris,
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