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The Little Willies. (Bill Swersey/WNYC)
Singer Norah Jones has teamed up with some fellow New York musicians to form The Little Willies, performing country-flavored songs by Kris Kristofferson, Townes Van Zandt and Willie Nelson. The group joins us today to share music from their self-titled debut album. Also: music for little kids increasingly means big bucks in an otherwise sluggish period for the music industry. Last week, all three top positions on the Billboard sales chart were occupied by albums made for children: the soundtrack to the Disney movie "High School Musical," Jack Johnson's soundtrack to the film "Curious George" and "Kidz Bop 9," the latest in an ongoing series. Joining us is Robert Levine, a journalist who wrote about the phenomenon for the New York Times and Brady Rymer, a children's music perfomer. Finally, Jay Trachtenberg from KUT-radio previews the 20th annual South by Southwest Festival.
Children's music rocks
A look at the growing popularity of kid's music with musician Brady Rymer, and Robert Levine, a freelance reporter for the New York Times.
» The Top-Selling Tunes on Billboard, Sung by Children for Children (External links remain active only temporarily)
» Brady ...
» The Top-Selling Tunes on Billboard, Sung by Children for Children (External links remain active only temporarily)
» Brady ...
The Little Willies
A visit with the country swing-flavored band whose members include Nora Jones; they perform "It's Not You, It's Me" and "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" from their self-titled debut album.
» The Little Willies Web site
» The Little Willies Web site
South by Southwest
A look at this year's South by Southwest Festival, with Jay Trachtenberg of KUT radio in Austin.
» KUT's Web site
» South by Southwest Web site
» KUT's Web site
» South by Southwest Web site