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I got an email last week from a listener who wanted to hear Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton's version of "Hound Dog," so that song begins the show this…

A video of Mason Ramsey, 10, standing in an Illinois Walmart — in cowboy boots and a bow tie — yodeling Hank Williams has gone viral. The Internet did its thing, and there are now remixes.

In time for the holidays, Fresh Air presents an in-studio concert. Singer Rebecca Kilgore, trombonist Dan Barrett and pianist Rossano Sportiello played at the NOLA studios in Manhattan.

Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, touring in support of their latest Alligator CD, JUMP START, will perform at Legends in…

Downtown Cincinnati is a sea of red Monday for the unofficial holiday of Reds opening day. Fans gathered along the parade route for the Findlay Market…

Cake has five albums to their credit. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by many different styles: rock, funk, synth-pop, mariachi and cuban. Sometimes they shoot for a cheap, lo-fi sound, says McCrea. Their new CD is Pressure Chief.

If you're a music fan, the place to be this week is Austin, Texas. The annual South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival is in full swing. Music critic Stephen Thompson shares tracks from some of his favorite artists performing at the festival.

Firmly anchored in the stuff of southern legend, The Drive-By Truckers' songs are full of love and loss. They played songs from their latest album, A Blessing and a Curse, at NPR's studios.

Weird and kind of wonderful, Dylan sings Sinatra.

The Venezuelan rockers moved to Mexico as protest and corruption were swallowing their hometown of Caracas. Life in a foreign country became the inspiration for their latest album, La Lucha.