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Jackie Lay/NPRGet your hanky out. With Mother's Day nearing, listeners share the songs that remind them of their moms and the deeply moving stories behind them. Featured songs and artists: 1. Hoagy Carmichael: "Stardust" 2. Christina Aguilera: "Beautiful" 3. Jeannie C. Riley: "Harper Valley PTA" 4. Stevie Wonder: "Isn't She Lovely" 5. Kermit the Frog: "Rainbow Connection" 6. Phyllis Hyman: "You Know How to Love Me" 7. MILCK: "Oh, Mother" 8. Christina Perri: "You Are My Sunshine" 9. The Tokens: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" 10. Four Tops: "Reach Out I'll Be There" 11. Sweet Honey in the Rock: "Wanting Memories" Enjoy the show? Tell your friends and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts! Feedback? Drop us an email: allsongs@npr.org -
Murdo MacLeod/Courtesy of the artistThe former Dire Straits frontman talks about his latest solo album, "One Deep River."
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Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq. -
Cowboy Carter has spurred plenty of discussion for being a groundbreaking country album. But for one critic, it calls to mind a cult favorite '70s psych-rock concept album. -
Jazz Night shines a light on the artistry and activism of pianist and singer Hazel Scott, and the efforts to recover her legacy. -
Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya will only allow music between 80 and 116 beats per minute, though it's unclear how the rule will be enforced. -
Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition. -
When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history. -
A fan of both The Beatles and Beyoncé, 82-year-old Melba Pattillo Beals says the song is more special to her than ever. She is one of the Black students who helped desegregate U.S. public schools. -
Sheryl Crow announced her final album in 2019. She has since reconsidered her position. Her 2024 album is called Evolution. -
The singer-songwriter performs songs from her new solo record, Bright Future. -
Katie Crutchfield's gorgeous sixth album affirms that real lives are lived not in clear chapters, but as a zig-zag of pitfalls and revelations one can only hope to learn from. -
The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state's right of publicity law. The new legislation includes AI-specific protections. -
As a young singer, Mary Stallings shared the stage with legends. Though her career hasn't been a straight line, she's still swinging at 84, as she proves in a performance with the Emmet Cohen Trio.
