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Cassandra Wilson, Legendary Blue Note Singer, Dies At 70

Her career did not slow in esteem during the final decade of her life. In 2015, she performed at the Apollo Theater as part ...
The Tennessean

How the music note drop became a Nashville New Year's tradition: When and where it'll drop

A New Year’s Eve bash in Nashville has been a tradition for over a decade. The music note drop, Music City's version of the Time Square ball drop, will symbolize the arrival of new year as it has done ...
NPR

What is shape note singing? Here's an overview of this American tradition

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura Atkinson and Justin Hicks of Louisville Public Media about shape note singing and its influence across the American musical tradition. Shape note singing is one of ...
WFAE

What is shape note singing? Here's an overview of this American tradition

Shape note singing is one of America's oldest musical traditions, and it is having a bit of a revival now because of an updated songbook. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: Laura Atkinson and Justin Hicks, ...