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Spotlight Conversation: Bruce Springsteen & Nona Hendryx In Conversation With Lauren Onkey

May 8, 2021 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm EDT

Suggested reading:  Sun City, Dave Marsh (1985)

Dion and his music have long represented a special time and place, reflective of a moment when a song could mean so much. When a singer could sum up what it means to be young, in love and on top of the world. Dion is more than a cherished memory as critic Dave Marsh noted, “Dion is the only artist from the 1950’s who has remained creative and relevant into the 2000s.” In 1958 he had three top-forty hits. In 2008 he was nominated for a Grammy. In 2020, is releasing new studio album Blues with Friends, joined by Joe Bonamassa, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons and many other rock luminaries. In the ’50s he was one of a handful of innovators who defined rock ‘n’ roll and that’s still very much the case.

Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans over 40 years, beginning with 1973's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ  to his most recent album, 2020's Letter to You (Columbia Records). He has garnered 20 Grammys, won an Oscar and a Tony, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a Kennedy Center Honor, and has been a MusiCares Person of the Year.

Revolutionary art-rock, new-wave goddess Nona Hendryx is a vocalist, songwriter, musician and author. Tackling social issues, love and politics, Hendryx’s career spans decades of sound and style evolution. Longtime Nona Hendryx fans know her as one of the groundbreaking group Labelle and their No.1 worldwide hit “Lady Marmalade (Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi C'est Soir?)." She came into her own as a solo artist post Labelle.

Lauren Onkey is the Senior Director of NPR Music in Washington, DC. In this role, she leads NPR Music's team of journalists, critics, video, and podcast makers, and works with NPR's newsroom and robust Member station network to expand the impact of NPR Music and continue positioning public radio as an essential force in music.