New Mix: Steve Earle, Big Thief's Buck Meek, Katy Kirby, More

All Songs Considered

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🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen shares his favorite songs of the week including Steve Earle performing the work of his late son, Justin Townes Earle who died of an apparent drug overdose in August.

Featured Tracks:
1. Steve Earle: "Harlem River Blues" from J.T.
2. Buck Meek: "Pareidolia" from Two Saviors
3. Horsegirl: "Ballroom Dance Scene" (Single)
4. Painted Shield: "Ten Years From Now" from Painted Shield
5. Miloe: "Change Your Mind" from Greenhouse
6. Katy Kirby: "Traffic!" from Cool Dry Place

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0:00.0	Since the 1980s, hip hop and America's prisons have grown side by side.
0:05.8	And we're going to investigate this connection to see how it lifts us up and holds us down.
0:10.2	Hip hop is talking about what we live trying to live the American dream,
0:15.0	felon at the American dream.
0:16.9	I'm Sydney Mellon.
0:18.0	I'm Rodney Carmichael.
0:19.2	Listen now to the louder than a riot podcast from NPR Music.
0:23.8	Where we chase the collision of rhyme and punishment in America.
0:30.4	For NPR Music, you're connected to All Songs considered.
0:33.2	I'm Bob Boylin.
0:34.9	It's been a year of tragic losses, many in the singer, songwriter world,
0:39.2	including John Prine, Mac Davis, Jerry Jeff Walker.
0:43.7	And the one we'll focus on today, Justin Townsiroll.
0:47.3	Justin struggled with addiction and passed away from that apparent drug overdose on August 20th.
0:53.4	Justin's father, Steve Earl, also struggled with addiction.
0:57.0	And Steve Earl's now recorded an album of his son's music.
1:01.1	On January 4th, what would have been Justin's 39th birthday?
1:05.3	His father will release an album called J.T.
1:08.2	It's his way of saying goodbye.
1:10.3	It's something he's done for other key people in his life, including Guy Clark and Towns
1:14.2	Van Zand.
1:15.2	Steve Earl told me this about recording an album dedicated to his son's songs.
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