Ken Tucker

Music critic Ken Tucker reveals his favorite rock, pop and R&B albums of the year. Tucker is TV critic for Entertainment Weekly.

He will give us his take on the best albums of the year, including new releases from Eminem, Missy Elliot and The Hives. He is a regular Fresh Air contributor and he also writes for Entertainment Weekly.

Fresh Air rock critic Ken Tucker gives us HIS ten best list for the year 1999, and then picks the recordings from the century he'd take with him If he were stranded on a desert Island.

The Fresh Air rock critic gives his picks for the best albums of the year. Tucker is critic-at-large for Entertainment Weekly.

Tucker became a star at 13 years old with the chart-topping song "Delta Dawn." Since then she has had countless other hit songs, Grammy nominations, and in 1991 was voted the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year. But her success has not been without it's low points, enduring problems with drug and alcohol abuse. She wrote about her experiences in her autobiography last year "Nickel Dreams" (Hyperion) This originally aired 4/3/97)

Rock critic Ken Tucker talks with Terry Gross about the albums he liked best in 1997.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews "OK Computer" by the British quartet Radiohead (EMI Records)

A review of the year's best pop music with critic Ken Tucker. He'll talk with Terry about his favorite albums and artists.

A concert with Loudon Wainwright III. He performs songs from his new album "Grown Man." by Virgin Records. This is his 15th album. Interview conducted by Rock Critic Ken Tucker. (Rebroadcast from 01/30/1996).

A concert with Loudon Wainwright III. He performs songs from his new album "Grown Man." by Virgin Records. This is his 15th album. Interview conducted by Rock Critic Ken Tucker.