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2: The man known as "the King of the Surf Guitar," DICK DALE. He launched surf rock in 1960 with his band, the Deltones. He described the surf sound in a 1963 article as "a heavy staccato sound on the lowkey guitar strings, with a heavy throbbing beat--like thunder, or waves breaking over you." It's also played loud and with plenty of reverb. DALE defined the California sound, and influenced The Ventures, The Beachboys, and Jan and Dean. He also influenced later groups like Sonic Youth. Now DALE has a new release with a scaled down Deltones, "Tribal Thunder," (Hightone Records).

Country music impresario, BUDDY KILLEN. For many years KILLEN was the head of Tree International, Nashville's leading music publisher, writer and producer. KILLEN once played bass in Hank Williams' band for ten dollars a night; in 1989 he sold Tree to Sony for 50 million. He's worked with just about every star in the Country firmament: Elvis Presley (Tree published "Heartbreak Hotel"), Dolly Parton (KILLEN signed her when she was fourteen), Willie Nelson (was a songwriter for Tree); and many classics in the Country cannon: "King of the Road", "Okie from Muskogee" and the immortal "D-I-V-O-R-C-E". KILLEN's new autobiography is "By the Seat of My Pants" (Simon & Sch

2: The man known as "the King of the Surf Guitar," DICK DALE. He launched surf rock in 1960 with his band, the Deltones. He described the surf sound in a 1963 article as "a heavy staccato sound on the lowkey guitar strings, with a heavy throbbing beat--like thunder, or waves breaking over you." DALE defined the California sound, and influenced The Ventures, The Beachboys, and Jan and Dean. He also influenced later groups like Sonic Youth. His music is now heard under the titles in the new movie, "Pulp Fiction." (REBROADCAST FROM 7

2: MARIN ALSOP is the music director of the Colorado Symphony. One of the few woman conductors in the world, she has also served as music director of the Lond Island Philharmonic, and has been the guest conductor for many orchestras, including the St. Louis Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. ALSOP founded Concordia, a 50-piece chamber orchestra whose repertoire combines classical and jazz music, and String Fever, a swing band for which she plays violin. ALSOP has recorded three CD's: "Fever Pitch," by String Fever, and "Blue Monday" and "Victory Stride" by the Concordia Orchestra.

2: MARIN ALSOP is the music director of the Colorado Symphony. One of the few woman conductors in the world, she has also served as music director of the Lond Island Philharmonic, and has been the guest conductor for many orchestras, including the St. Louis Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. ALSOP founded Concordia, a 50-piece chamber orchestra whose repertoire combines classical and jazz music, and String Fever, a swing band for which she plays violin. ALSOP has recorded three CD's: "Fever Pitch," by String Fever, and "Blue Monday" and "Victory Stride" by the Concordia Orchestra.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Hudson Shad. This New York-based inging group re-creates the sound of The Comedian Harmonists, who performed in urope in the 1920's and 30's. Hudson Shad performs the following tunes in NPR's tudio 4A: "Night and Day," "The Creole Love Call," "Whistle While You Work," nd "Strike Up The Band." The members of Hudson Shad are singers Wilbur Pauley, illiam Vannice, Mark Bleeke, Peter Becker, and Hugo Munday. The pianist is obert Wolinsky. 17:59 udson Shad's new compact disc is SPAWN SONG. For more information contact: ilbur Pauley at 134 Henry Street, New York, New York 10002 or call 212-233-8634 phone and FAX). compilation of recordings by The Comedian Harmonists is available on compact isc (Flapper, PAST CD 7000) Pavilion Records Ltd., Sparrows Green, Wadhurst, E. ussex, England.

Watts, famous for his potent beat and unflappable style, featured on all 26 Rolling Stones studio albums and numerous live albums.

Country music star Waylon Jennings died this week at the age of 64. Born in 1937 in Littlefield, Texas, he was a disc jockey at 14, and had already formed his own band at the age of 12, making guest appearances on local station KDAV's Sunday Party, where he met Buddy Holly in 1955. Jennings became Holly's bass player. It was Jennings who gave his seat up to the Big Bopper on the plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly. In 1975, Waylon was named the Country Music Association's Male Vocalist of the Year, and in 1976, he helped found the "Outlaw Movement." In that year, Waylon, Willie, Jessi Colter (who married Waylon in 1969) and Tompall Glaser teamed up for Wanted: The Outlaws that became the first platinum (one million units) album ever recorded in Nashville. Waylon, the authorized autobiography, was written with writer-musician Lenny Kaye in 1996.

He calls his latest project a musical novel. This is part two of our interview with Young about his new CD Greendale. The 10-song album is set in a fictional California seaside town. Young also shot a feature film version of the album on Super8, which made the film festival circuit and goes into wider distribution in April. There is also a DVD, Inside Greendale, which includes in-studio footage of Young and his band Crazy Horse and scenes from the film. Over the years, Young has made excursions into country, blues, electro, rockabilly and soul. Early in his career, he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills. He was then part of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, which eventually morphed into Crosby, Stills and Nash when Young embarked on a solo career.

The Nirvana frontman was known for smashing guitars during performances and in the studio. This one includes messages to his old friend, Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees.