Lauren Onkey

Original Member Of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, Dies At Age 76

Mary Wilson began her career in Detroit in 1959 as a singer in what was then called the Primettes. The group went on to become The Supremes, with members Diana Ross and Florence Ballard.

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LISTEN: Bruce Springsteen Returns With 'Letter To You'

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The Boss announced Thursday that his new album, Letter To You, is out Oct. 23.

Bob Dylan's new album, <em>Rough and Rowdy Ways</em>, comes out June 19.

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Bob Dylan Announces New Album 'Rough And Rowdy Ways'

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Dylan's first album of original songs in eight years comes out June 19. Hear the bluesy "False Prophet" now.

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Hear Bob Dylan's New Song, 'I Contain Multitudes'

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The second new release from Dylan in the last three weeks, "I Contain Multitudes" is a list of funny and preposterous boasts about the singer's prowess and power.

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Synonymous With Soul, Percy Sledge Transcended The Muscle Shoals Sound

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For our series One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs, NPR Music Senior Director Lauren Onkey recommends "Out of Left Field" by Percy Sledge. He's known mostly for his 1966 hit, "When a Man Loves a Woman."

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Rosanne Cash: Tiny Desk Concert

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Roseanne Cash has been making great records for forty years, but she's never played or written better music than she's doing right now.

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Art Neville: In Memoriam Playlist

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Art Neville's life connected directly to rock and roll's first notes. Travel through his funky catalog with The Meters, The Neville Brothers and his own solo songs.