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Bruce Springsteen performs at a rally in to assist the Obama campaign's voter registration. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)When Musicians Lend Voice to Political Campaigns
As the presidential campaign enters the home stretch, an unprecedented level of support is being seen from artists. Singers like James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are performing concerts in support of Barack Obama, while country stars like Brooks & Dunn and Gretchen Wilson are performing for McCain. Today, we ask whether such efforts can have any impact. Also: novelist Jonathan Lethem and The Silos' singer Walter Salas-Humara share their new album, "You Are All My People."
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Musicians Take to the Swing States
As the presidential campaigns enter the home stretch, an unprecedented level of support is seen from artists. Singers like James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are performing concerts in support of Barack Obama, while country stars like Brooks & Dunn and Gretchen Wilson are performing for McCain. Rolling Stone editor Brian Hiatt joins us to examine the impact of such performances.
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I'm Not Jim
I’m Not Jim is the new project from Brooklyn-based novelist Jonathan Lethem and Walter Salas-Humara, leader of the longtime roots rock group The Silos. The two join us to talk about how they fused their respective disciplines for the album, "You Are All My People."
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