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Summer Tunes for Black Music Month, Part 3

NPR | By Ed Gordon

Published June 24, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

News and Notes with Ed Gordon concludes its three-part roundtable series on the art and business of African-American music. This week, we talk with three professionals who've been on the business and creative sides of the music industry — and who know all too well the business of music.

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