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He was almost a papa in San Francisco’s The Mamas and the Papas, and they were a rock band that evolved into a folk trio.This is episode 26 of Caffe Lena:…

In March 1961, at the age of 24, Jean Redpath arrived in the United States with just eleven dollars in her pocket. Her first performance was in San…

KC talks with Doctor Lo about his days with the NYC jam-band God Street Wine, getting his PhD in American History, and relocating to New Orleans.

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With many comparisons to The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stone Senate from Nashville are a rock band with many influences. Check them out here in…

Busking on the streets of Boston helped develop an artist to be who he wanted to be, and a Kentucky artist travels to Iceland to make her album.This is…

Maria Muldaur was there when the folk revival was happening in the 1960s. She was part of some of the biggest bands of the mid to late 60s. In 1973, she released the album that would kick off her solo career - into orbit. She's coming to The Egg with a multi-media presentation called "Way Past Midnight."

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