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Npr: Sidney Bechet, "Soprano Sax King"
Sidney Bechet made the soprano sax a jazz instrument. Read his biography and listen to his profile on NPR. You can click to hear some of his arrangements.
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Npr: Miles Davis: "Kind of Blue"
This NPR Jazz Profile focuses on the recording of Miles Davis' innovative and influential jazz album, "Kind of Blue." Read about it, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to listen to some of the cuts from the famous album.
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Npr: Miles Davis: Miles' Style
Miles Davis couldn't leave jazz alone. You'll read on this NPR website how he developed his style from bebop to funk to jazz-fusion. Read about his innovations, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to hear some of Davis'...
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Npr: Intelligence Squared u.s.
Find links to the topics discussed on "Intelligence Squared," the Oxford-style debating series broadcast nationally on NPR stations. The goal of the series is to raise the level of debate on the most challenging questions of the day,...
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Npr: Mandela: An Audio History
A collection of radio programs on Nelson Mandela covering the years from the beginning of apartheid, the emergence of the African National Congress, his 27 years of imprisonment on Robben Island, up to his role as President of South...
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Npr: Erroll Garner: "The Joy of Genius"
Read a brief biography of the jazz pianist and composer, Erroll Garner. You can click to hear the profile on NPR and also hear several of Erroll Garner's compositions.
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Npr: Mary Lou Williams, "Perpetually Contemporary"
Gaining total respect from her jazz contemporaries, Mary Lou Williams, mainly a jazz pianist, was competent in all aspects of music. Read her biography and listen to the segment about her on NPR Jazz profiles. You can click to hear some...
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Npr: Johnny Hartman, "The Romantic Balladeer"
Johnny Hartman's beautiful baritone voice can be heard by clicking on "Hear Songs" on this website. You can also read a brief biography and listen to the jazz profile about him on NPR.
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Npr: Art Tatum, "The Musician's Musician
Art Tatum, piano virtuoso, had a brief but influential career in jazz. You can read his biography and listen to his profile presented on NPR. Click on the megaphones to hear him play and to hear others discuss his talent.
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Npr: Louis Armstrong: "The Man and His Music," Part 1
This is the first of a two-part profile of Louis Armstrong, renowned jazz trumpet player, and singer. This biography covers his life through the 1930s. Read his biography, listen to the NPR profile, and click to hear some of his songs.
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Npr: Louis Armstrong: "The Trumpeter"
For all his jazz credentials, Louis Armstrong was first and foremost a trumpet player. Read about his career, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile program about his trumpet playing, and click to hear some of his work.
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Npr: Charlie Parker: "Bird Lives!" Part 1
This is the first part of an NPR Jazz Profile of Charlie Parker, innovative jazz saxophone player. Read about his early life up to his treatment for drug addiction in 1946. Listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to hear some...
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Npr: Charlie Parker: "Bird Lives!" Part 2
In this second part of the NPR Profile of Charlie Parker, you will read about his innovations in jazz and his playing with the jazz greats of the era. Listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment and click to listen to some of his influential...
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Npr: The Schiavo Case
NPR has gathered together the important events in the Terri Schiavo case. Schiavo is a woman who is in a persistent vegetative state. Should she be kept alive through a feeding tube or should the tube be removed. Court rulings as well as...
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Npr: The Sago Mine Disaster
NPR has documented the Sago Mine Disaster and has also provided glimpses into the lives of mine workers and the coal culture of the Appalachians.
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Npr: Fresh Air: James Farmer Jr., Freedom Ride Organizer
Read the background of James Farmer, Jr. and his actions during the Freedom Rides throughout the South in the summer of 1961. Listen to the complete interview he had with Terry Gross on National Public Radio's Fresh Air in 1985 that...
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Npr: John Henry
Exploring the icons of American culture, NPR presents a piece on John Henry, railroad worker of the late 1800s whose "Tale has become the stuff of myth." See the art inspired by this "Steel-drivin' man," and hear "John Henry," the...
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Npr: Jackie Robinson
Listen to Jackie Robinson in his own words discuss his fight against prejudice in Major League Baseball. In 1947, he became the first professional black baseball player in history. This audio presentation presents his views on...
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Npr: Chasing History: Barry Bonds
Audio and pictorial account of the career of baseball great, Barry Bonds, and the controversy surrounding his steroid use. Even though he broke the home run record set by Babe Ruth, it is "marred by a giant question mark". [4:03]
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Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Olympic Rugby Returns for Men; Women Make Their Debut
The lexicon of rugby, and the men's game itself, return to Olympic competition after a 92-year absence. The return in Rio also involves a couple of debuts: It's the first Olympic appearance for women in the sport, and a first for Rugby...
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Secrets of the Snowy Owl
Follows a young owl named Baltimore's PRECISE route from a beach in Maryland to an island in Canada. [8:42]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Travel to the Moon in 360 Degrees (With David Bowie)
Explore the view of a moon-bound hiker as he simulates walking to the moon while listening to David Bowie's music and telling us highlights of David Bowie's life at different dates and milestones along his journey. [5:00]
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Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Your Body's Real Age
Do all of your cells get switched out for new ones every seven years or so? Does anything remain with you throughout your entire life? [3:08]
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Npr Videos:skunk Bear: Whose Bones Are These? Investigating a Classroom Skeleton
Using the tools of forensic anthropology, we explore the life and times of the mysterious skeleton we found in a high school art room. [7:07]