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by Stanley Crouch onJuly 16, 2009
Half a century after her death, Billie Holiday's music remains a cornerstone of the American songbook.
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June 4, 2009
A Blues icon, Taylor succumbed to complications from a May 19th surgery...
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by John Murph onMarch 12, 2009
A conversation with blues artist Shemekia Copeland about how the recession and politics inspire her music, being a woman in a male-dominated field and turning 30.
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