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Remembering jazz singer Cassandra Wilson

NPR | By Kevin Whitehead,

Terry Gross

Published September 18, 2026 at 8:50 AM CDT

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Wilson, who died Sept. 1, spiced her singing with funk, hip-hop and blues. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen back to Terry's 1988 interview with Wilson.

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Kevin Whitehead

Kevin Whitehead is the jazz historian on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

Terry Gross

Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.