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The crooner sang lead for the Drifters and became famous for the classic hit "Stand By Me." King died April 30th. Fresh Air remembers him with this interview. Originally broadcast in 1988.

Charters helped ignite the blues revival of the '50s and '60s. He made field recordings of forgotten and previously undiscovered performers. He also wrote two books. He died Wednesday; he was 85.

Musician Brett Dennen has a message for the summer: “See the World.” That’s the new of his new album and single, and at least to these ears, it comes at a…

The Beauty Shop ladies weigh in on whether it matters that Trayvon Martin's killer is Hispanic. They also discuss the Illinois primaries and a TV commercial that critics say reinforces stereotypes about Latinas. Host Michel Martin checks in with columnists Mary Kate Cary and Mary Mitchell, and with bloggers Viviana Hurtado and Danielle Belton.

First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with a group of Latina bloggers yesterday as the Obama campaign continues its outreach to the Hispanic community. The ladies in the Beauty Shop take up that topic and they also discuss teens and birth control. Guest host Maria Hinojosa checks in with columnist Mary Kate Cary, Democratic strategist Maria Cardona and bloggers Viviana Hurtado and Danielle Belton.

Juneteenth celebrates the day slavery ended in Texas, June 19, 1865. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed studies the early American republic and the legacy of slavery. Originally broadcast May 25, 2021.

The comic/filmmaker is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Defending My Life, directed by his longtime friend Rob Reiner. In 1996, Brooks spoke about his early career in stand-up.

Lear, who died Dec. 5, used humor to address racism and politics. Terry Gross spoke with Lear in 2014; Good Times actor Esther Rolle in 1983; and All in the Family director John Rich in 2006.

A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.

We'll ask two members of the hip-hop group the Beastie Boys — "Mike D" and "Ad-Rock" — three questions about bread-making. Originally broadcast Dec. 22, 2018.