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(hugovk/flickr)At 65, Dylan Still Ranks Supreme
The "Top 100 Living Songwriters" have just been named by Paste magazine. Not surprisingly, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Elvis Costello all make the top 10 alone. But there are also names sure to raise eyebrows, like Tom Petty and Sting. Today, Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson joins us to dissect the list and take your calls. Later on the show, spoken-word artist and singer Carl Hancock Rux shares music from his new CD, "Good Bread Alley." The album, which borrows its title from a now defunct segregated black district in Florida, features songwriting contributions from guitarist Vernon Reid and "Ocean's Eleven" soundtrack DJ David Holmes. It also includes a cover of a 1975 anti-Vietnam War blues song by Bill Withers. Finally, some people are having a devil of a time with 06/06/06 but the music industry may have missed a golden marketing opportunity. Billboard magazine's Melinda Newman explains why.
Top 100 Living Songwriters
Paste magazine has just published its list of the "Top 100 Living Songwriters" We debate their choices and take your calls.
» Top 100 Living Songwriters list
Carl Hancock Rux
Spoken-word artist and singer Carl Hancock Rux shares selections from his new album, "Good Bread Alley."
» Carl Hancock Rux's Web site
06/06/06: The Music Industry's Lucky Number?
Melinda Newman, Billboard magazine's West Coast Bureau Chief, explains why the music industry has an unprecedented opportunity today to have some fun with its reputation -- deserved or otherwise -- as the devilish corrupter of innocent youth.
» Satan is real for music biz on Tuesday (Billboard)
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