Tracy Chapman joins host Raina Douris

Tracy Chapman gave a breathtaking performance of “Fast Car” alongside country singer Luke Combs earlier this month at the Grammys. On the World Cafe, hear Tracy Chapman talk about that beloved song and more. It’s an interview recorded in 2000, backstage on the tour for her album Telling Stories.

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Today’s Playlist

Keith Richards “Make No Mistake” Talk Is Cheap

Tracy Chapman “It’s Okay” Telling Stories

Tracy Chapman “Telling Stories” Telling Stories

Tracy Chapman “Paper and Ink” Telling Stories

Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman “Sing For You” Our Bright Future

Lucinda Williams “Passionate Kisses” Lucinda Williams

Traveling Wilburys “End Of The Line” The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1

Pixies “Gigantic” Surfer Rosa

Joan Armatrading “Everyday Boy” What’s Inside

Ziggy Marley “Conscious Party” Conscious Party

Sade “Paradise” Stronger Than Pride

Hour Two
Jade Bird “Burn the Hard Drive (ft. Mura Masa)” Burn the Hard Drive EP

The New Pornographers “Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile” In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights

The Black Keys “Beautiful People (Stay High)” Ohio Players

Aretha Franklin “Think” Aretha Now

Brittany Howard “What Now” What Now

Joss Stone “Molly Town” Water For Your Soul

Abraham Alexander “Knee Deep” World Cafe Session

Kasey Chambers “Not Pretty Enough” World Cafe Session

The Zutons “Creeping on the Dancefloor” single

Lake Street Dive “Call Off Your Dogs” Side Pony

Stephen Sanchez “High” Angel Face

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “Set Me Down On A Cloud” WC Recording

Sam Evian “Wild Days” Plunge

Beth Orton “Central Reservation” Central Reservation

Kacey Musgraves “Deeper Well” Deeper Well

Elton John “Take Me To The Pilot” Elton John