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11:14 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Harmony, Teenagers And 'The Complete Story Of Doo-Wop'

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Vocal groups like The Ink Spots went on for decades, often without a single member of the original group appearing with them.
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Originally published on Thu September 6, 2012 2:45 pm

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All Songs Considered Blog
11:03 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Cherry-Picking Pop Music's 'Good Parts'

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Sometimes, all you want is the cherry on top.
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Sometimes, all you want is the cherry on top.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 7:20 pm

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The Two-Way
10:16 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Joe South, Of 'Games People Play' Fame, Dies

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Joe South, in 2009.
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  • A clip of Joe South, singing 'Games People Play'
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Joe South, who wrote such '60s and '70s hits as Games People Play and (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack at his home in Buford, Ga. He was 72.

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Mountain Stage
9:37 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Lucy Wainwright Roche On Mountain Stage

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Lucy Wainwright Roche on Mountain Stage.
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Singer-songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche makes her second appearance on Mountain Stage. The daughter of folk-music royalty — Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche — Roche didn't jump right in to the family business. She studied creative writing at Oberlin College in Ohio before earning a masters degree in education from Bank Street College in Manhattan.

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Deceptive Cadence
8:23 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Why The Atlanta Symphony Matters: Five Recordings For The Lockout

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Robert Spano conducts members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, who are currently in a lock out labor dispute.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 2:50 pm

With just a month to go before opening its 68th season, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has gone silent. A bitter labor dispute between the ASO musicians and orchestra management has resulted in a lockout — meaning the players have literally been prevented from entering the Woodruff Arts Center and stripped of their salaries and health benefits.

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