Best Of: Jon Batiste / Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis

Best Of: Jon Batiste / Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis

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Jon Batiste, the musical director for ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ sits at the piano and demonstrates his “everything in the pot” style of playing. He tells Terry Gross about his influences — from Thelonious Monk to Bach. Batiste’s new album is ‘Hollywood Africans.’

Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis come from different generations, but both play the old style of country music — her brother is Jerry Lee Lewis. They share stories and songs from their new album, ‘Wild! Wild! Wild!‘