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The revolutionary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; One last waltz with The Band; Former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams; New music from Michelle Shocked and more

A familiar rap character, the Cali hustler cruising in a low-rider, has faded in the 21st century. On new albums by G Perico, Mozzy and Gangrene, that figure is alive and well, living in the margins.

NPR Music has assembled a blue-ribbon panel of Madonna fans to offer memories, commentary and analysis of highlights from the Celebration collection.

Legendary banjo player and composer Béla Fleck has been a cross-genre leader for decades. Brooke Knoll speaks with Béla about first taking the banjo into orchestra rehearsals, improvisation in classical music and performing in Kansas City with his band of over 30 years, the Flecktones.

In 1959, Rollins was a few years into one of the great hot streaks in jazz history when he took a three-week trip to Europe. Three hours from that tour are heard on a new Rollins-approved reissue.

Beyoncé may have gone country, but she's far from the only one. Snoop Dogg, Bad Bunny and Karol G are just the latest artists who look to rural areas, specifically in Mexico, for musical inspiration.

Hear the gorgeous voice of a young opera singer with his ears tuned to the great tenors of the past.

When "Buckshot La Funke" appeared on a Louis Smith record, you may not have known it was actually Cannonball Adderley. Record contracts of yesteryear (and some today) buried exclusivity clauses in the fine print. But musicians have to eat, so they would record under other names, like the five included here.

When Coleman's imprint of fire-brazed melodicism strikes you, you may very well have his tunes stuck in your head all night long.

Throughout the '80s and early '90s, John Zorn and Bill Laswell were at the epicenter of extreme music. Hear five bands that take the ferocity of '60s free jazz and match it with pummeling death metal.