Episode #537

Cash, Kerouac, Reggae

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Saturday, September 11, 2004

The Marley brothers: Ky-mani, Julian, Ziggy, Damian, and Stephen The Marley brothers: Ky-mani, Julian, Ziggy, Damian, and Stephen

Kurt Andersen talks with singer Rosanne Cash, poet Jan Kerouac, and the Marley brothers about being artists in the shadow of famous and talented parents.

Guests:

The Marley Brothers, Rosanne Cash and Jan Kerouac

Special Guest: Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and author. Over the last twenty years she’s released eleven albums which have earned her several #1 hits. Last year she came out with Rules of Travel, her first album in seven years, and she appears on the newly released CD, The ...

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Frieda Hughes

Frieda Hughes was only two years old when her mother, Sylvia Plath, committed suicide. She was raised by an equally famous poet -- her father, Ted Hughes. Frieda herself became a poet, and she has had to jostle with her parents' reputations and 40 years of ...

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The Marley Brothers

Bob Marley was the undisputed king of reggae music. When he died of cancer in 1981 he was just 36 years old. Marley left behind many songs, a legion of adoring fans, and quite a few talented children to carry on his legacy. This summer, for ...

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Jan Kerouac

Writer Jack Kerouac was best known for his 1957 book On the Road, and the free spirited Beat was nobody’s family man. Jan Kerouac only met her father twice, and as an adult she struggled to understand him. In 1989 Jan heard an archival recording of ...

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September When It Comes

Rosanne Cash performs September When It Comes in Studio 360, from her 2003 album Rules of Travel.

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Forty Shades of Green

Rosanne Cash Performs her father’s song Forty Shades of Green in Studio 360, from his 1963 album Ring of Fire.

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