Roots of Rock and R&B: Dion and Allen Toussaint

All week we're revisitingarchival interviews with key figures in early rock and roll, rockabilly andR&B. We listen back to a 2000interview with former teen idol Dion. Plus we’ll hear an interview Terry Grossrecorded in 1988 with New Orleans songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint. Andjazz critic Kevin Whitehead profilesjazz saxophonist Art Pepper, who was born 100 years ago today.

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