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June 11, 2023

Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto arrives at London Airport (later Heathrow), U.K., June 17, 1965.
Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto arrives at London Airport (later Heathrow), U.K., June 17, 1965.Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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by Mike Pengra

June 11, 2023

This week, we feature a song from the late Astrud Gilberto, plus new tunes from Eilen Jewell, Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Annie Fitzgerald and Alison Brown. And we celebrate the birthdays of Slaid Cleaves, Howlin’ Wolf, Boz Scaggs, and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek. 

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