Rhiannon Giddens joins host Stephen Kallao

Rhiannon Giddens is a two-time Grammy award winner, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, and Pulitzer Prize winning singer, instrumentalist, and composer. Her album, You’re the One, is a departure from previous material. Featuring all original compositions, it was a chance for Giddens to expand her sonic palette. Rhiannon Giddens talks about her new album and winning a Pulitzer for her opera, Omar.

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Today’s Playlist
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy “Minnie The Moocher” How Big Can You Get? The Music of Cab Calloway
Rhiannon Giddens “You Louisiana Man” Live at the World Cafe
Rhiannon Giddens “If You Don’t Know How Sweet It Is” You’re the One
Rhiannon Giddens “Another Wasted Life” Live at the World Cafe
Rhiannon Giddens “At The Purchaser’s Option” WC Recording
Rhiannon Giddens “Yet to Be” You’re the One
Rhiannon Giddens “Yet to Be” Live at the World Cafe
Rhiannon Giddens “We Could Fly” Live at the World Cafe
Rhiannon Giddens “Black is the Color” WC Recording
Beyonce “Texas Hold ‘Em” Renaissance Act II
The White Stripes “Fell In Love With A Girl” White Blood Cells

Hour Two
Kate Bush “Deeper Understanding” The Sensual World
The Clash “Train In Vain” London Calling
Queens of the Stone Age “Mosquito Song” Songs For The Deaf
Cracker “Euro-Trash Girl” Kerosene Hat
The Bird And The Bee “Panama” WC Recording
Ben Folds Five “She Don’t Use Jelly” Lounge-A-Palooza
Beach House “Wherever You Go” Bloom
Beck “Diamond Bollocks” Mutations
Paul McCartney “Freedom” Driving Rain
The Beatles “Her Majesty” Abbey Road
Lo Moon “Thorns” Lo Moon
Counting Crows “Big Yellow Taxi” Hard Candy
Pete Yorn “A Girl Like You” Musicforthemorningafter
Lauryn Hill “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Todd Snider “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues” Songs For The Daily Planet