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BONUS TRACKS: 40 Years of John Prine’s Oh Boy and Black History Lessons from Rhiannon Giddens

BONUS TRACKS: 40 Years of John Prine’s Oh Boy and Black History Lessons from Rhiannon Giddens

You’ve got to check out this video of John Prine explaining why he named his record label “Oh Boy” when he and his manager started it 40 years ago. The clip is from a new documentary to mark the label’s anniversary that will air as a mini-series on

THE LONG HAUL: Musicians Carry a Heavy Load from Student Debt

THE LONG HAUL: Musicians Carry a Heavy Load from Student Debt

ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: ‘This Land’ and Sea Shanties on the World Stage

ROOTS IN THE ARCHIVE: ‘This Land’ and Sea Shanties on the World Stage

THE READING ROOM: Southwestern Ohio’s Turn in the Bluegrass Spotlight

THE READING ROOM: Southwestern Ohio’s Turn in the Bluegrass Spotlight

50 STATES OF FOLK: A Unique Sound Takes Root in Oklahoma's Red Dirt

50 STATES OF FOLK: A Unique Sound Takes Root in Oklahoma's Red Dirt

THE READING ROOM: No Depression’s Best Music Books of 2020

THE READING ROOM: No Depression’s Best Music Books of 2020

THE READING ROOM: Chris Hillman on Surviving Fires Real and Metaphorical

THE READING ROOM: Chris Hillman on Surviving Fires Real and Metaphorical