Songs in the Key of Death

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Before 24-hour news networks and supermarket tabloids, songwriters described the gory details of daily tragedy. Today on Soundcheck, a look at murder ballads and disaster songs from the 1920s and '30s. Later: songwriter Liam Finn may be the son of a New Zealand pop star, but he's carving out his own experimental rock sound on his solo debut, "I'll Be Lightning." He joins us for a live performance.

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