April 10, 2012 | 3:19 PM | By The Key
Listen to Joan Osborne’s Free At Noon concert at World Cafe Live (4/6/12)
FILED UNDER: Events, Free At Noon, Joan Osborne, NPR Music, World Cafe Live

From NPR Music:
Joan Osborne has just returned to the national stage with an album of her favorite blues and R&B songs, Bring It On Home. The collection, co-produced with guitarist Jack Petruzzelli, features tracks made famous by Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, Al Green andOtis Redding.
Osborne offered her interpretations of these classic cuts during a webcast from World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Friday, April 6.
You can listen to the performance in its entirety here.
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