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Kate McGarrigle, who died Monday, performs a 2004 concert as a tribute to Emmylou Harris, with help from her sister Anna McGarrigle and her son Rufus Wainwright. Also on the bill: Patty Griffin, husband-and-wife songwriters Buddy and Julie Miller and guitarist Steve Earle.

The Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa on Tuesday. It contains more than 100,000 pieces from his archives.

NPR's Ed Gordon talks with Vanessa Williams — the talented woman of stage, screen, and records — about her new CD, dedicated to some of the best R&B of the 1970s.

Cake has five albums to their credit. The band includes trumpeter Vincent DiFiore, bassist Gabriel Nelson, and guitarist Xan McCurdy. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by many different styles: rock, funk, synth-pop, mariachi and cuban. Sometimes they shoot for a cheap, lo-fi sound, says McCrea. Their new CD is Pressure Chief.

A handful of field recordings of Etta Baker's music, released in the 1960s, were enough to influence many aspiring traditional guitarists, from Bob Dylan to Taj Mahal. But Baker wasn't paid for her music until more recently — she put out her first full CD in 1991.

Middle school principal Alexis Wright often connects with his students over music. He shares some of his favorite songs, from old-school rap to psychedelic sounds.

The wildly popular Colombian band Aterciopelados mixes traditional Colombian styles with pop and punk, and people are enjoying it far beyond its own country's borders.

As music director of Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR's Ned Wharton supervises music continuity for the show and keeps tabs on what's new and noteworthy in the music world. He looks at a pair of CDs designed to be appreciated with visual components.

The RZA is one of the founding members of the kung-fu-meets-hip-hop group the Wu Tang Clan. He has also written film scores, including 'Kill Bill' and 'Ghost Dog'. Now he has turned his efforts to a new book, 'The Wu Tang Manual'.

Bob Wills would have been 100 years old today. NPR's John Burnett takes a look at the life of the man who with his band, the Texas Playboys, combined jazz and country music to create Western Swing.