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Glenn Powell talks about Linklater's creativity and humility
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Glenn Powell describes the autonomy and creativity Linklater gives actors.
Choral Music Conductor Robert Shaw Was Self-Taught
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Despite a lack of formal training, Shaw inspired generations of musicians.
How Miles Davis Recorded "Kind of Blue"
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The musicians on Davis's iconic album "Kind of Blue" were not given any sheet music.
How Miles Davis Recorded "Gems of Spontaneity"
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Miles Davis recorded "gems" while fulfilling an obligation to Prestige Records.
Outtakes, Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women'
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Louisa May Alcott's reputation as a spinster masked a literary double life.
Miles Davis Loved Playing this Prince Album on Repeat
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Miles Davis' son Erin talks about the Prince album that his father played over and over.
How Charlie "YardBird" Parker got his nickname
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The story of how Charlie Parker's nickname "Yardbird" came to be.
This TV ad shows how bebop wasn't taken seriously
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Bebop changed American music but wasn't taken seriously for much of Charlie Parker's life.
The First Native American to Win the Pulitzer
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Jeff Bridges, Robert Redford, and others explain the importance of Momaday's writing.
Indigenous Groups at the Forefront of Climate Action
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N. Scott Momaday discusses the Native American tradition of protecting our planet.
The time Charlie Parker rode a horse down 52nd Street
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Charlie Parker's former partner Chan recalls the time he rode a horse down her street.
Steve Brodner sketches Cab Calloway Part 1
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Watch Steve Brodner create a sketch of Cab to "Everbody Eats When They Come To My House"
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