The string-laden, folkloric compositions heard on both last year's excellent Landings and now on Crow Autumn are deceptively song-like fragments tangled in a thicket of sound.

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The song "Jim Crow" featured in this series was performed by John Freeland Jr. and Sean Corey Campbell.

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Crow says she went to her doctor after forgetting the lyrics to her hit song "Soak Up the Sun" while performing.

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