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16 January 2009 

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"World's Best Variety"... That's what you hear on VOA Music Mix. On the air 24/7, bringing you the best music: Pop, Rock, Country, Hip-Hop, Rap, Jazz, Folk and World.

Music Mix DJ's Larry London, Victoria Ray and Ray McDonald bring you the World's Best Variety along with artist info, concert dates and "Personal Picks."

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Yvonne, Lee, Larry, Vince, Mary

Each weekday, VOA Music Mix host Larry London brings you Border Crossings, a full hour of requests and dedications. Larry also welcomes today's top music stars to the studio for interviews and live performances.

Larry is surrounded by the Border Crossings team Yvonne Curry, Lee Dravis, Vince Bonner and Mary Morningstar.

Daily Music Show Hosts 
Doug, Mary, Ed, Ray, Katherine

"World's Best Variety" is alive and well with our daily music shows. On Monday, Doug Levine hosts American Gold, a look at Rock music's greatest hits; Katherine Cole brings you Roots and Branches on Tuesdays offering the best in American Roots music; Wednesdays, Ed Kowalski offers the Classic Rock Show; on Thursday's, Ray McDonald surveys the Top-20 singles and albums on the U.S charts; and on Fridays, Mary Morningstar presents the top country music hits in Country Music, USA.

 

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Aretha Franklin

 Aretha Franklin

This past year, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Aretha Franklin at number one in their Greatest Singers of All Time issue. Aretha holds the distinction of winning multiple Grammy Awards with 45 Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Franklin will perform in Washington at the January 20th swearing-in ceremony of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. The "Queen of Soul" joined VOA for a rare look at one of music's true icons.

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New Kids On The Block

New Kid On The Block

New Kids On The Block is a pop vocal group. Beginning in the 1980s, they released several albums, two of which reached number one on the Billboard chart. Now, after 14 years, all of the original members have reunited. Joey McIntyre, who joined the band just before his 13th birthday, visited with VOA's Larry London during a recent trip to Washington.  

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Frankie Valli

Frankie Valli

 

Beginning in 1951, with The Variety Trio, singer Frankie Valli crafted a falsetto voice that has sold millions of records around the world. In 1962, The Four Seasons started down a path that would include over two dozen pop chart hits.  

In 1990, The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Frankie Valli sat down with VOA's Larry London during a recent concert stop in Baltimore, Maryland. 

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