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BJ Leiderman On World Cafe

He's composed the themes for programs like Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and Morning Edition. Now Leiderman joins World Cafe to share his own album of original rock and roll songs.
If you're an NPR listener, I'm willing to bet you know at least a little bit of the music made by this World Cafe guest - although you might not know his name. BJ Leiderman has composed themes for a bunch of public radio programs, including Car Talk's "Stump The Chumps," Morning Edition, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and Marketplace. Last month, Leiderman released a solo album of his own music — not theme music, but rock and roll songs that he writes and sings himself - titled BJ!, and it's been 30 years in the making.

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