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("Dusty: Queen of the Postmods")
British soul divas like Amy Winehouse and Duffy owe a big debt to a '60s icon with a breathy voice and a beehive wig. Today: the story of singer Dusty Springfield. Later: folk-rock artist Ani DiFranco performs songs from her new album "Red Letter Year" live in our studio.
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The Ballad of Dusty Springfield
Way before Amy Winehouse, singer Dusty Springfield was the first British soloist to break into the US top ten charts with her 1964 hit, "I Only Want To Be With You." Annie Randall, musicologist and author of "Dusty!: Queen of the Postmods," talks about how the former convent school girl ...
Ani DiFranco
Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco’s music has been like a diary for the past 18 years, covering everything from love to politics to philosophy.
She joins us to play live songs from her new album, "Red Letter Year," which tackles hot-button issues like nuclear power but also features personal confessions.Ani DiFranco performs ...
Ani DiFranco: "November 4th, 2008"
Barack Obama's Election Night victory inspired many to take to the streets and celebrate. Folk-rock icon Ani DiFranco was among them -- and she wrote a song about the evening. After her interview and live performance on Soundcheck, she shared some insight into "November 4th, 2008."
Dusty Springfield Again
Dusty Springfield may not have created the subgenre known as “blue-eyed soul,” but she might have been its biggest star in the 60s. Which sounds like a great thing, but it wasn’t necessarily the case. Since Elvis a decade ...
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