Scott speaks with Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley of the band Drive-By Truckers. Their latest album, Southern Rock Opera, is based on the careers of noted southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The saxophonist and composer resisted his Japanese American heritage for decades. He now funnels that painful and triumphant personal history into a string of vital records.
Anaïs Mitchell spent more than a decade developing her hit musical Hadestown. She's went back to her roots with a solo album infused with memories of her childhood in rural Vermont.