2012 a Banner Year for American Roots Musicians Since American Roots music is difficult to define, it might be easier if you listen to some of the years best like the Grammy-nominated Hold On by Alabama Shakes. Rolling Stone Magazine named that Alaba

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Billy Joel, Jill Scott and Others Star at the New Orleans Jazz Fest Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On todays program, we tell all about the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which opens a few hours from

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Billy Joel, Jill Scott and Others Star at the New Orleans Jazz Fest Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On todays program, we tell all about the famed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which opens

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Remembering Dave Brubeck; Help for Stressed Parents; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play music from some nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame We l

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EXPLORATIONS - Three man who had a big influence on modern sound and communication technologies Welcome to EXPLORATIONS, I'm Mario Ritter. Today, Steve Ember and Barbara Klein tell about three man who had a big influence on modern sound and communica

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Grammy Organization Honors Bruce Springsteen with Humanitarian Award Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. It is February, you know what that means! Entertainment awards season has opened in the United St

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'Keystone Companions' Highlights Merl Saunders-Jerry Garcia Collaboration With Garcia on guitar and Saunders on keyboard, the two began picking together on a regular basis in 1970. It started as a weekly jam session at a small club in San Francisco.

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Musical Prodigy Emily Bear Wows Audiences Worldwide While most kids her age are hanging out at the mall, playing video games, or carpooling with friends for a weekend of movies and soccer games, Emily is preparing for her next television or concert a

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For Ray Charles' Birthday a New CD/DVD and a Postage Stamp This week, marking what would have been Ray Charles 83rd birthday, the U.S. Postal Service honored the singer with a new postage stamp. And, theres also a new CD and DVD collection featuring

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A story affecting every American family. Here is the question. Are your earphones ruining your hearing? Right now, tonight, are millions and millions of Americans walking around, listening to music but ensuring they will not be able to hear as well i

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Virginia Museum Show Features Glass Art Pioneer Dale Chihuly Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play music from a new boy band and an old one. We also tell about the increasing number of Chines

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Women Grow Their Roles in Independent Film Making Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. Today we hear about Justin Timberlake and play songs from his new album, The 20/20 Experience. And, we hear from a y

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People in America - Jerome Kern, 1885-1945: The Father of American Musical Theater VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about and play music by songwriter Jerome Ker

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World Class Pianists Vie for Van Cliburn Prize FORT WORTH, TEXAS A 26 year old from Ukraine has won one of music's most prestigious competitions. Vadym Kholodenko took home top honors after a series of masterful performances at the Van Cliburn Intern

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Buddy Holly's Widow Helps Mentor New Artists Many parties and concerts at SXSW feature new music. One of them honored Holly, though, the great singer-songwriter who died in 1959. He was only 22 when he died in a plane crash while on tour. Foundation'

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The Band Perry Scores Big with 'Pioneer' The title track from the sibling trios first chart-topping collection was inspired by a journey across the United States. Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry drove from Nashville to California to record the project

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Devon Allman Releases Debut Solo Album, 'Turquoise' Devon blazed his own musical trail, without the guidance of his father Gregg. Thats because Gregg Allman, co-founder and leader of the world-famous Allman Brothers Band, divorced his mother when he

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Artist/Musician Invents Easy-to-Play Instrument He designed it that way to encourage everyone, and not just musicians, to play music. People are capable of playing a musical instrument, but if you play an instrument and get frustrated with it early e

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With The Winery Dogs Veteran Rockers Create All-Star Trio Three veteran rockers have come together to create an all-star trio. The names are familiar: drummer Mike Portnoy co-founded and spent 25 years with Dream Threatre, while recently playing with

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Music Played Key Role in US Civil Rights Movement 音乐在美国民权运动扮演关键角色 For all its unity of purpose, there were many divisions in the civil rights movement. One of the most stark divisions played out in the music that urged t

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