Miles, Beyond Jazz: Rock Hall Honors Davis

From: Morning Edition (NPR) | Date: March 13, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

STEVE INSKEEP, RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
03-13-2006
Miles, Beyond Jazz: Rock Hall Honors Davis

Host: STEVE INSKEEP, RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomes its new members tonight and that list will include Miles Davis.

(Soundbite of music)

INSKEEP: For most of his career the great jazz trumpeter played music that had very little to do with rock and roll. When we hear the story of how Miles Davis earned a place in the rock Hall of Fame, we learn something about the way that popular music evolved into the songs we hear today. ...

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