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The pianist and composer talks about and performs music from the movie about Don Shirley; what were the most streamed songs and albums of 2018?
The pianist and composer talks about and performs music from the movie about Don Shirley; what were the most streamed songs and albums of 2018?
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Movies, music and history
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Kris Bowers wrote and performed the score for "Green Book," a film about the African-American pianist Don Shirley and a tour he took through the American South in the early 1960s. Bowers recently visited KPCC's Crawford Family Forum for an interview with John Horn and a performance before an audience.
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The top tunes from 2018
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Spotify and Apple have named the most-streamed songs and albums of the year. Jem Aswad of Variety breaks down the lists with John Horn.