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Fricke was one of the most popular country-music vocalists of the 1980s. Between 1982 and 1984, she scored six No. 1 hits. Since then, her career has dimmed, but now she's back, having arranged some of her biggest hits with bluegrass instrumentation.

A new film features Melissa McCarthy as a misanthropic con artist who forges letters from famous authors. Critic Justin Chang feels like McCarthy's entire career has been working toward this role.

Today Tuesday, the 16th of January of 2018 is the 16th day of the yearThere are 349 days remaining until the end of the year.63 days until spring…

When Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he's running for president, the soundtrack at the rally was Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World," which was played loudly and repeatedly.

Fresh Air's critic looks back on a fruitful year and lists his favorite music releases of 2011.

Today Wednesday, 22nd of February of 2017 is the 53rd day of the year. There are 312 days remaining until the end of the year The sun will rise in San…

The Bottom Line -- the Greenwich Village cabaret where Bruce Springsteen got his start, and where musicians from Miles Davis to Dolly Parton and Aaron Copland have performed -- faces financial problems and could be shut down. NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with Bottom Line co-founder Allan Pepper.

Today, Wednesday July 5 is the 186th day of the year. There are 179 days remaining until the end of the year. 489 days until Congressional Elections on…

Families will no longer be separated once they illegally cross the U.S. border, but the government has yet to figure out where they will put families.

Shedding nuance and between-song banter almost entirely, the live album Under Great White Northern Lights bursts with redlined intensity, as the Whites barrel through a decade-spanning assortment of newer songs and older fan favorites. Hear the record in its entirety here until its release on March 16.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Irish singer Mary Black about a new collection of songs called A Woman's Heart: A Decade On. It's the third in a series of compilations Black has produced since the early 90's. This latest CD has tracks by Sinead O'Connor, Maura O'Connell, The Corrs and Dolly Parton. Black says she wanted this collection to include not only Irish musicians but those influenced by Ireland as well.

Like a hidden NINA, there are great moments in Ellen Stern's hefty new biography of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld — but they're obscured by her off-puttingly glib tone and perpetual present tense.