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Midwestern Band Shoes Releases a Compilation of Their Best Work.

Rock Critic Ken Tucker reviews "Shoes Best," a collection of 22 songs by Shoes, a grass-roots band from Zion, Illinois that is still trying to make it in the rock world on their own terms, without glitz and hype. They grant few interviews, never tour, and insist on complete control of their image.

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Other segments from the episode on May 12, 1988

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 12, 1988: Interview with Hugh Masekela; Review of Shoes's album "Shoes Best"; Interview with Lulla Rosenfeld; Review of the film "High Tide."

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