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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
  • Government Sanctioned Rock

    Once "going to Graceland," Paul Simon’s now going to DC! The musician is among the latest to be immortalized in the Library of Congress. On today’s show, we look at what happens when Washington decides what music to preserve and ask: whatever happened to those gold records that were shot into space 30 years ago? Also: the all-girl bluegrass group Uncle Earl performs live in our studio.

Government Sanctioned Rock

Once "going to Graceland," Paul Simon’s now going to DC! The musician is among the latest to be immortalized in the Library of Congress. We speak with Gene DeAnna, Head of the Recorded Sound Section at the Library of Congress, about what gets preserved and why. And we ask Ed Massey, manager of NASA's Voyager Interstellar mission: whatever happened to those gold records that were shot into space 30 years ago?

Music On Voyager Record
National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress

All G'Earl Bluegrass

Uncle Earl is the name of a critically acclaimed all-girl string-band. Their latest, "Waterloo, Tennessee," was produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and they play live in our studio.

Uncle Earl will be playing Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater on Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 PM. Call 212-539-8778 for details.

Uncle Earl's Website

The Swell Season in The Greene Space

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Joshua Bell in The Greene Space

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