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The 77-year-old guitar legend has been a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions. He has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs.

For many music fans, it has been hard to hear the dramatic stories coming out of New Orleans and not consider the city's rich culture. The city is steeped in music, a heritage that folklorist Nick Spitzer, who evacuated the day before Katrina hit, continues to celebrate on the air.

Since the mid-1960s, songwriter J.J. Cale has been writing southern-style rock hits for Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. He talks with NPR's Liane Hansen about his first collection of new songs in eight years, To Tulsa and Back.

Concert violinist Hilary Hahn has been making a splash on the classical music circuit since her debut at age 16. But when she's not appearing as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Hahn plays at rock clubs and record stores.

After more than 40 years in the music business, Bettye LaVette is finally getting the notice she deserves. Her new album of Southern soul songs, The Scene of the Crime, was nominated for a Grammy and is still getting rave reviews.

Stefan Shepherd of the children's music blog Zooglobble says music for the smaller set is the new punk rock of the industry: Some of the best artists are cutting records "on their own time and their own dime." He shares some of his favorite new CDs.

The rock group, led by Brendan Benson and Jack White, recently surprised the rock world by releasing its new album on one week's notice. But the two guitarists surprised themselves with the new musical identity they forged.

Douglas' three very different quintet albums sound very good together, says critic Kevin Whitehead.

Producer Colin Bass worked with the Nigerien group Etran Finatawa to create The Sahara Sessions, an album recorded on location about the struggles of African nomads.

Karl Wallinger's music career was abruptly sidelined when he suffered a brain aneurysm in 2001. He regained his ability to perform several years ago, and has just released a five-disc collection called Arkeology.