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From Skid Row To The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music

Far from his down-and-out days on Skid Row, Ben Shirley is currently a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Mark Hayes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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From Skid Row To The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music

Ben Shirley's addictions landed him on the streets of Los Angeles. Now, at 53, he's turning his life around with the help of music.

From Skid Row To The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music

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Remembrances

Remembering Jazz Singer Keely Smith

Fresh Air

Smith, who died Saturday, was discovered by bandleader Louis Prima as a teenager. She later married Prima, and the two became a popular Las Vegas lounge act. Originally broadcast in 2000.

Remembering Jazz Singer Keely Smith

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Wear My Headphones: Damon Krukowski On How Digital Culture Changes Us

Damon Krukowski's book, The New Analog, and podcast, Ways of Hearing, explore the ways digital culture has changed how music is both heard and made. Naomi Yang/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Wear My Headphones: Damon Krukowski On How Digital Culture Changes Us

NPR Music's year-end interview series concludes with an analog baby turned digital savant, who says that how we consume music today has become a political, emotional and existential choice.

Priscilla Presley Remembers Christmas With Elvis

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Priscilla Presley Remembers Christmas With Elvis

XPN

From the first gifts they ever exchanged to their tree-trimming traditions at Graceland, hear heartwarming holiday stories and music from Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Jidenna On World Cafe

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Jidenna On World Cafe

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The star quality you can't really describe but it's just there? He's got it.

Jidenna On World Cafe

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Goran Bregović Reconciles Religion With Music On 'Three Letters From Sarajevo'

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Goran Bregović Reconciles Religion With Music On 'Three Letters From Sarajevo'

"I like to understand music as a conversation," the Balkan singer says. "Music is language."

Goran Bregović Reconciles Religion With Music On 'Three Letters From Sarajevo'

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Define Your Line: Rapsody On Coexisting In Rap's Power Gap

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Define Your Line: Rapsody On Coexisting In Rap's Power Gap

As women lit up hip-hop this year, an old idea persisted that only one female MC can wear the crown at a time. Our year-end series continues with an artist determined to coexist without compromise.

Lukas Nelson And Promise Of The Real On World Cafe

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Lukas Nelson And Promise Of The Real On World Cafe

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From Willie Nelson's band to touring with Neil Young, here comes a new generation carrying the country-rock torch.

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Power In Everything: Priests' Katie Alice Greer On Making Space For Art

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Power In Everything: Priests' Katie Alice Greer On Making Space For Art

NPR Music's year-end interview series continues with a punk singer from the nation's capital, who says most conversations about "political art" are missing the point.

Eminem On 'Revival': 'I Speak To Everybody'

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Eminem On 'Revival': 'I Speak To Everybody'

Eminem joins Michel Martin to talk taking on President Trump, racial disparity and his own maturing career on his ninth studio album.

Eminem On 'Revival': 'I Speak To Everybody'

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The Dominican Sisters Of Mary Shares The 'True Beauty' Of Christmas With New Album

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The Dominican Sisters Of Mary Shares The 'True Beauty' Of Christmas With New Album

Members of the Ann Arbor, Mich. convent perform in the NPR studios and discuss their holiday album.

The Dominican Sisters Of Mary Shares The 'True Beauty' Of Christmas With New Album

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Michael McDonald On World Cafe

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Michael McDonald On World Cafe

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Wide Open gets pretty personal, and so did our conversation. McDonald discusses the reality of being a musician in his sixties and what he calls his "first big hurt" (and no, it's not a romantic one).

Michael McDonald On World Cafe

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Emily Haines On World Cafe

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Emily Haines On World Cafe

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Metric's lead singer drops the wailing guitars and radical synths for a solo performance behind the piano.

Emily Haines On World Cafe

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For The Oklahoma City Zoo, Hippos Are A Christmas Tradition

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Gayla Peevey, who sang the original version of "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" in 1953. That song helped the Oklahoma City Zoo get its first hippo — and this past week, Peevey welcomed the zoo's newest hippo addition.

For The Oklahoma City Zoo, Hippos Are A Christmas Tradition

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Rag'n'Bone Man On World Cafe

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Rag'n'Bone Man On World Cafe

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When Rory Graham was 19 or 20 years old, he sang in public for the first time. And he didn't really think there was anything special about his voice. Turns out the world disagrees.

Rag 'N' Bone Man On World Cafe

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