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A cult favorite among soul aficionados, Bettye LaVette is back with a scorching new CD, I've Got My Own Hell to Raise.

News and Notes producer Christopher Johnson profiles a group of cricket enthusiasts who play in the most unlikely of places -- the South-Central Los Angeles city of Compton, better known to many for its reputation for gang violence.

Warner Home Video has released all six Thin Man films from the 1930s and '40s in a boxed set of DVDs. Scott Simon talks with Christopher Orr, a contributing editor at The New Republic, about the movies.

In mid-July, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spotted three blue whales off the coast of Alaska. The ocean giants are on the endangered list, and the rare encounter was a bonus for scientists trying to save the largest animal on Earth. Hear NOAA researcher Jay Barlow and NPR's Liane Hansen.

With music that combines folk, country, blues and pop, Jewell crafts a distinct sound that draws on roots music without sounding needlessly old-fashioned. Recorded this spring, her new album finds Jewell and her tight band coming into their own as musicians and songwriters.

Let the band and album names be a warning for this industrial act featuring copious rapping. You are about to receive rough treatment, heavily stylized.

Now that the Scottish people have voted to remain in the United Kingdom, it's time to salute their classical musicians — from soprano Mary Garden to composer James MacMillan.

Every successful big band leader featured brilliant soloists, but Duke Ellington spotlighted his men apart from the rest. Ellington specifically targeted his musicians' strengths and accentuated those attributes.

Winter's new song "Davening in Threes" begins as brisk, countryside choogle that eventually kicks up some serious dust.

Following an overwhelming run of hardships, country-music singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson went into a period of isolation, supporting himself by penning hits for Trace Adkins and George Strait. In a session from WXPN, he performs songs from That Lonesome Song.

The NPR classical music critic shares his favorite albums and songs of 2022.

The Jazz Night In America producer shares her favorite albums and songs of 2022.

The Americana Honors & Awards celebrates pioneering veteran artists and trailblazing newcomers. The ceremony is the hallmark event of the annual AMERICANAFEST, which returns Wednesday.

The FBI Agents Association honored two men who recovered a young boy seized and held in an underground bunker in Alabama in 2013. They died a year later in a training accident.

Robert Gates was nominated a few weeks ago by President Bush to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense. His confirmation hearings are scheduled for next week and, assuming those go well, Gates is expected to be confirmed by the Senate the following week. What would you ask Robert Gates?

Chicago FBI chief Robert Grant says that if Illinois isn't the most corrupt state in the U.S., it's "one hell of a competitor." So which other states compete for that title? Also, some unlikely contenders vie for New York's vacant Senate seat.

The U.S. economy continues to spiral downward. A report released Friday by the Commerce Department shows that the economy contracted at the end of last year by the fastest pace since 1982. This puts even more pressure on President Barack Obama, who this week presented his $3.6 trillion budget proposal. Saturday morning, the president said he knows he faces an uphill battle.

Top Chef's Carla Hall and Hell's Kitchen's Rock Harper helped pick our winning garlic recipe — and it's hot stuff. Warning: This recipe isn't for the faint of heart — or stomach!

The controversy over California's gay marriage ban, known as Prop 8, has spilled into the streets. In some places, the fight for gay rights has turned into an public indictment of African-Americans who voted in favor of the ban. Farai Chideya moderates a conversation about the future of coalition building.

In 2017, four Black artists bought Simone's childhood home in Tryon, N.C., to save it from demolition. Artists inspired by Simone's music raised close to $6 million to make it into a cultural center.