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Catherine Russell: An In-Studio Fresh Air Concert

.Blues and jazz singer says she frequently listens to the radio while washing dishes. One night, she was by the sink listening to a Chick Webb compilation when Ella Fitzgerald's "Under the Spell of the Blues" came on. The song struck her."The lyric came ... [ Published 35 mins ago by NPR ]

Entities: Catherine Russell, National Public Radio, Luis Russell, Eydie Gormé

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

National Football League

NFL Players Learn The Drills To Take On Tinseltown

Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET At the 2012 Pro Hollywood Boot Camp in Los Angeles, Calif. Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green (left) and free agent fullback Ovie Mughelli hang out on the backlot ... [ Published 2 hours ago by NPR ]

Entities: National Football League, Ovie Mughelli, Steven Jackson, Hollywood, Ahman Green

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Recalling The Past: The Intimate Objects Of Childhood

by Walter Benjamin and Howard Eiland is the author of Berlin Cantata. Like many people, I long wanted to read, or at least be able to say that I had read, Walter Benjamin, widely acclaimed as one of the geniuses of 20th century literature. But I was daunted ... [ Published 2 hours ago by NPR ]

Entities: Walter Benjamin, Berlin, Thimble

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Ruby Dee

Add A Little Texas To Your Holiday Cookout

Memorial Day marks the start of barbecue season for many backyard grillers. Host Michel Martin gets some tips for how to grill it up. She checks in with rockabilly singer Ruby Dee, author of Ruby's Juke Joint Americana Cookbook. Soft-shell lobsters are ... [ Published 8 hours ago by NPR ]

Entities: National Public Radio, Ruby Dee, Michel Martin

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

National Public Radio

Canadian Brass: Tiny Desk Concert

If you said the Canadian Brass represented the "gold standard" among brass quintets, you'd be right on the mark. Aside from performing on 24K gold-plated instruments, the group, led by its avuncular tuba master (and sole original member) Chuck Daellenbach, ... [ Published 23 hours ago by NPR ]

Entities: National Public Radio, Bumblebee, Virtuoso

First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Just Give It A Shot In The Dark

Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Sunday will be available at approx. 12:00 p.m. ET On-Air Challenge: Every answer is a phrase in the form "___ in the ___." You'll be given rhymes for the first and last words, and you give the phrases.Last Week's ... [ Published May 27 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Los Angeles

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Lawrence Jackson

A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People

Lawrence Jackson went through most of his life not knowing much about his family history. That didn't bother him until he had a child and wanted to share stories about his ancestors.So he began a search, armed with only early boyhood memories, for his ... [ Published May 26 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Lawrence Jackson, National Public Radio, Tobacco, GUY RAZ

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Fresh Air Weekend: David Alan Grier, Sacha Baron Cohen

In Porgy and Bess, David Alan Grier plays the drug dealer Sporting Life, a role closely associated with Sammy Davis Jr. and Cab Calloway.Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially ... [ Published May 26 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: David Alan Grier, Sacha Baron Cohen, National Public Radio, Kelly Brownell, Cab Calloway

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Folk Singer Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Plays Not My Job

Will Oldham is among the most celebrated singer-songwriters in the country, but chances are you haven't heard of him. That's because he doesn't record under his own name, but under a series of pseudonyms — his latest, and most well known, is Bonnie "Prince" ... [ Published May 26 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Will Oldham, Doris Day, National Public Radio

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Excerpt: Are You My Mother?

This graphic requires version 9 or higher of the Adobe Flash Player.Get the latest Flash Player.This interactive content is not supported by this device. Read an excerpt from Alison Bechdel's Are You My Mother?Nevil Shute's sobering book tells of a post-apocalyptic ... [ Published May 25 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: National Public Radio, Lesbian

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 2 Documents

Cabinet Of Wonders: Episode One

John Wesley Harding opens with a lament for the Starbucks-ization of America. Musicians Josh Ritter, Edie Brickell, and Punch Brothers each give stellar performances. Raconteur Sarah Vowell and comedian Eugene Mirman give questionable life advice, while ... [ Published May 25 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Sarah Vowell, Edie Brickell, Eugene Mirman

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 2 Documents

It's The End Of 'Idol' (And I Feel Fine)

Tonight, when Ryan Seacrest announces who has won the 11th season of American Idol — when the confetti falls and Jennifer Lopez sheds a perfect dewy teardrop and Randy Jackson's thought bubble explodes with "Dude, that was a moment moment MOMENT" and ... [ Published May 23 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Jessica Sanchez, American Idol, Adam Lambert, Paula Abdul, Steven Tyler

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"It was terrifying at first, really," she says. "I just thought, 'What have I done?' But then the more I did it, then the more comfortable I got, and then I thought I need to start enjoying my life."

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