Episode #648

Cash, Plath, Reggae

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Saturday, November 26, 2005

Studio 360 meets the parents. Kurt Andersen and singer Rosanne Cash talk about working in the shadow of a famous and talented parent. Rosanne performs in the studio and shares memories of growing up with Johnny Cash. The daughter of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes tells us how she found her own voice, and we visit backstage with five sons of Bob Marley before a tribute concert to the reggae legend. 

Guests:

Rosanne Cash

Special Guest: Rosanne Cash

Kurt Andersen and singer Rosanne Cash talk about working in the shadow of a famous and talented parent.

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. Her newest record Black Cadillac, ...

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Rosanne Cash: 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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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 gossip about their notoriously ...

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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 the first time ever, ...

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Rosanne Cash: 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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Commentary: Pick Your Battle

The news about the war in Iraq might be immediate and uncomfortable, but we process conflict differently, Kurt Andersen says, when we go see a war movie.

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