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9 Classic Country Songs and the Books They Pair With

9 Classic Country Songs and the Books They Pair With

From Dolly Parton to Doestoevsky

By Sarah Creech | July 21, 2017

A Great Musical Migration: How the Blues Headed North

A Great Musical Migration: How the Blues Headed North

On 1920s Broadway, Shuffle Along, and Northern Blues

By Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff | July 19, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Beloved</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: Beloved

8 Songs for Toni Morrison's Masterpiece

By Emily Temple | June 29, 2017

Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

Ibrahim Ahmad on Collaborating with a Hip-Hop Great

By Ibrahim Ahmad | June 22, 2017

Rescuing the Treasures of a Dead Jazz Legend

Rescuing the Treasures of a Dead Jazz Legend

Sun Ra, Alton Abraham, and the Taming of the Freak

By John Corbett | June 13, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Lolita</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: Lolita

10 Songs for Vladimir Nabokov's Brilliant Study of Obsession

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2017

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