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THE READING ROOM: A Study of 'The Gospel According to Johnny Cash'

THE READING ROOM: A Study of 'The Gospel According to Johnny Cash'

Johnny Cash embodied the lyrics in the chorus of his friend Kris Kristofferson’s song “The Pilgrim, Chapter 33”: “He's a poet, he's a picker / He's a prophet, he's a pusher / He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem

THROUGH THE LENS: John Prine Was One of Us

THROUGH THE LENS: John Prine Was One of Us

ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: Zora Neale Hurston’s Song-Collecting Recordings

ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: Zora Neale Hurston’s Song-Collecting Recordings

THROUGH THE LENS: Martha Spencer on Love and Endurance in the Time of Coronavirus

THROUGH THE LENS: Martha Spencer on Love and Endurance in the Time of Coronavirus

50 STATES OF FOLK: The Genre-Hopping Old-Time Fiddle Tradition of Weiser, Idaho

50 STATES OF FOLK: The Genre-Hopping Old-Time Fiddle Tradition of Weiser, Idaho

THE READING ROOM: Loretta Lynn Recounts Support and Sass from Her Friend Patsy Cline

THE READING ROOM: Loretta Lynn Recounts Support and Sass from Her Friend Patsy Cline

50 STATES OF FOLK: Chanteys on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay

50 STATES OF FOLK: Chanteys on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay