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