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Dawes Knows Where It's Been And Where It's Headed

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Dawes is Tay Strathairn, Taylor Goldsmith, Wylie Gelber and Griffin Goldsmith.

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Dawes' new album is Stories Don't End.

By Ken Tucker

Originally published on Sun May 19, 2013 8:27 am

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If you heard the Dawes song "Just Beneath the Surface" and said, "Somebody's been listening to their old Jackson Browne albums," you're not exactly insulting Dawes. The band has actually backed Browne on tour — and Browne has sung backup on at least one of its songs — so you could say that Dawes comes by its riffs and phrasing honestly.

12:38 pm

Mon May 13, 2013

In 'Passage', Caro Mines LBJ's Changing Political Roles

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Vice President Spiro Agnew (right) and former President Lyndon Johnson view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from the stands at the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.

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Robert Caro published the first of his multivolume biography on Lyndon Johnson in 1982. In undertaking the project, Caro has said that what he wanted to write about was the idea of power.

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Originally published on Mon May 13, 2013 2:39 pm

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For the past 37 years, Robert Caro has devoted his life to writing the definitive biography of Lyndon Johnson. So far, The Years of Lyndon Johnson has four acclaimed volumes and has shown readers just how complex the 36th president was, as both a politician and a man.

11:59 am

Mon May 13, 2013

Bing Crosby: From The Vaults, Surprising Breadth

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A batch of reissues and archival releases from Bing Crosby's own vaults is getting a high-profile relaunch. Above, Crosby circa 1956.

By Kevin Whitehead

Originally published on Mon May 13, 2013 2:27 pm

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Bing Crosby was the biggest thing in pop singing in the 1930s, a star on radio and in the movies. He remained a top star in the '40s, when Frank Sinatra began giving him competition.

8:03 am

Sat May 11, 2013

Fresh Air Weekend: Messud, Volk And Scorsese

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Animated as ever when it comes to the topic of film, director Martin Scorsese delivers the 2013 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Kennedy Center on April 1.

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Originally published on Sat May 11, 2013 10:12 am

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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

11:12 am

Fri May 10, 2013

The 'Real Life' Of Actor Steve Carell

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Steve Carell spent six years as Dunder Mifflin boss Michael Scott on NBC's The Office before departing the show in 2011.

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Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 1:37 pm

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This interview was originally broadcast on Oct. 24, 2007.

By the end of The-40-Year-Old Virgin, the title character had lost his virginity — and actor Steve Carell had become a star.

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Tue May 14, 2013