Passion of a Tragic Prodigy

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

When the columnist Steve Lopez spotted a homeless man playing a battered violin, he knew he’d found a story. He didn’t realize the story would change his life. Today on Soundcheck, Lopez talks about a promising musician's journey from Juilliard into mental illness. Later: the members of Hymns left North Carolina and Texas to create Southern-fried folk-rock in Brooklyn. They join us for a live performance.

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