Monday, August 30, 2010

NPR's 50 Great Voices Series

As noted below, NPR is doing a series on great voices in recorded music over the decades. One episode airs each week. Here's who they've covered so far:
  1. Radmilla Cody: Two Cultures, One Voice (May 10, 2010)
  2. Enrico Caruso: And Confessions of an Operaholic (May 17, 2010)
  3. Lydia Mendoza: The First Lady of Tejano (May 24, 2010)
  4. Janis Joplin: The Queen of Rock (June 7, 2010)
  5. Sandy Denny: Mercurial Queen of British Folk Rock (June 14, 2010)
  6. Donny Hathaway: Neglected Heart of Soul (June 21, 2010)
  7. Lauren Hill: The Many Voices of... (June 28, 2010)
  8. Fairuz: Lebanon's Voice of Hope (July 12, 2010)
  9. John McCormack: The Charming Irish Tenor (July 19, 2010)
  10. Khaled: The King of Rai (July 26, 2010)
  11. Biggie Smalls: The Voice that Influenced a Generation (August 2, 2010)
  12. Bjork: A Celestial Voice (August 7, 2010)
  13. Twinkie Clark: Riffing on Gospel (August 23, 2010)
  14. Ima Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans (August 23, 2010)
  15. Freddie Mercury: Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman (August 30, 2010)
TBC

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