Billie Marten's Valentine Blues for Public Song Project 2024

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 14, 2024

All this week, as part of the launch of the 2024 Public Song Project, we're debuting contributions from professional musicians and friends of WNYC. For Valentine's Day, Billie Marten shares a song of heartache blues. After the song, we're joined by musicology professor Anna Celenza to talk about the history of love and heartbreak songs and take your calls.

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