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Helm, the longtime drummer of The Band who backed Bob Dylan and sang with Van Morrison, died Thursday. He was 71. Fresh Air remembers Helm with excerpts from his two appearances on the show in 1993 and 2007.

One of Michael Jackson's close friends and mentors was record producer Quincy Jones. In a 2008 interview with Michele Norris, Jones reflected on his relationship with the king of pop.

The new musical “Some Like it Hot” - based on the 1959 MGM classic directed and co-written by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe - is steaming up the stage at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre in New York City. Actor Kevin Del Aguila joins us.

New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced plans for an open interview process for the legislature to appoint a new state Attorney General,…

The actor who brought mob boss Tony Soprano to life on the HBO drama The Sopranos died Wednesday at age 51. Fresh Air listens back to interviews with his co-stars Edie Falco and Jeff Daniels and Sopranos director David Chase, to hear their thoughts on Gandolfini's prodigious talent.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-539740.mp3Albany, NY – Cindy Sheehan says that when her son Casey was killed in April…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-500531.mp3Albany, NY – As part of the Clinton Administration, Bruce Babbitt served as…

NPR has spoken to many of the musicians nominated for this year's Grammy Awards. NPR's Miles Parks listens back to some of the best moments.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-551260.mp3Albany, NY – In less than two decades, large retail chains have become the…