LISTEN: Grammy Winner Lisa Fischer Sings "Breath of Heaven" Live

WUNC | By Carol Jackson,

Published July 25, 2014 at 11:28 AM EDT

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Lisa Fischer has made a career singing backup vocals for artists from Mick Jagger and Luther Vandross to Dolly Parton and the Nine Inch Nails. She sang this solo rendition of "Breath of Heaven" live on The State of Things:

Lisa was one of the artists featured in the 2014 Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom. That film will screen this Saturday, July 26, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Lisa will perform prior to the screening.

Listen to Lisa's conversation with Frank Stasio here.

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Carol Jackson

Carol Jackson has been with WUNC since 2006. As Digital News Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with WUNC's nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.

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Anita Rao

Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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