Music

Folk singer Garnet Rogers will play a song which sets to music a poem by Australian Henry Lawson.

Rock historian Ed Ward will look at Cal-Mex music - the sound from East L.A. - and the legacy of "La Bamba."

Rock historian Ed Ward will look back at the Chantels, a 50s group of five New York teenagers whose exquisite harmonies drew comparisons with classical youth choirs.

Humorist Alfred Gingold describes the sensation of sorting through a sprawling record collection with a loved one.

Folk musician Michael Cooney returns to Fresh Air to perform two classic love songs.

Rock historian Ed Ward remembers the black Detroit musicians who made their mark with the city's smaller record labels.

Folk musician Michael Cooney returns to Fresh Air to share two older love songs that he thinks do a better job of conveying emotion than the pop hits of today.

Husband-and-wife musical duo Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne perform two songs from the 1920s that they believe resonate with listeners today.

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles the rise and fall of soul singer Etta James, whose heroin habit curtailed her career after a string of fantastic albums.

Puerto Rican songwriter and performer Roy Brown discusses the Nueva Cancion movement, which sets politically-charged poetry to music. He performs several songs in studio.