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CAROLE KING: TAPESTRY is a one-hour radio special that tells the story of Carole King's classic album, Tapestry through its songs and insightful interviews with Carole King, producer Lou Adler, her friend Graham Nash and journalist David Wild of Rolling Stone. Their comments touch on nearly every aspect of the album's production, its impact on the music industry, Carole King's songwriting process, and how her career developed from the Brill Building to Tapestry and beyond. Besides the album tracks, you will also hear bonus live performances.

Nancy Sinatra hosts this one-hour special looking back at Frank Sinatra's early years (1939-1952). During this often-overlooked period of his life, Sinatra first recorded many of the songs that we now regard as the great pop standards. Music from his Bluebird and Columbia catalogs are featured among comments by Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, historian Chuck Granata, and even some archival clips from "Ol' Blue Eyes," himself.

This one-hour radio special looks back on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's influence on the music and culture of Philadelphia. 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff discuss the history of their collaboration, the stories behind their biggest hits, and their successful community development projects throughout Philadelphia. Legendary Philadelphia International Records artists Teddy Pendergrass, Patti Labelle and Billy Paul also chime in about their work with Gamble & Huff.

This one-hour radio documentary explores Benny Goodman's life and music, and the impact it had on both jazz and popular culture. Once upon a time in America, Jazz music was the chart topping mainstream music of the day. Jazz bands travelled the country, spreading swing and soul to huge crowds. At the top of the superstar list was a man titled "The King of Swing," clarinetist Benny Goodman. From the mid 1930's to the early 40's, Goodman led bands from big to small, but his influence went far beyond music. He was the first popular national artist to integrate his musicians on stage and screen.

On Thursday, Governor John Lynch was sworn in for a third term, with all ears in the Granite State tuned in to hear about his proposals on the state budget. We’ll play back excerpts of his speech and see what it all means.

Guests

• Dean Spiliotes, New Hampshire political analyst, author of NHPoliticalcapital.com and writer of the “Crashing the Party Line” column in the Portsmouth Herald
• Steve Norton, Executive Director for the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
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