This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate artists who found a new creative gear decades after they hit the music scene. It's Late-Career Encores, this week on Sound Opinions.

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Featured Songs:

Johnny Cash, "Hurt," American IV: The Man Comes Around, American, 2002

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!, Sun, 1955

Johnny Cash, "The Mercy Seat," American III: Solitary Man, American, 2000

Misson of Burma, "Academy Fight Song," Single, Ace of Hearts, 1980

Misson of Burma, "2Wice," The Obliterati, Matador, 2006

Wire, "1 2 X U," Pink Flag, Harvest, 1977

Wire, "Joust & Jostle," Wire, Pinkflag, 2015

The Staple Singers, "I'll Take You There," Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, Stax, 1972

Mavis Staples, "99 and 1/2," We'll Never Turn Back, Anti-, 2007

Superchunk, "Driveway To Driveway," Foolish, Merge, 1994

Superchunk, "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo," I Hate Music, Merge, 2013

Naked Raygun, "I Don't Know," Throb Throb, Homestead, 1985

Naked Raygun, "Living in the Good Times," Over the Overlords, Wax Trax!, 2021

A Tribe Called Quest, "Can I Kick It?," People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Jive, 1990

A Tribe Called Quest, "We the People....," We Got It from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service, Epic, 2016

Bonnie Raitt, "Thank You," Bonnie Raitt, Warner Bros., 1971

Bonnie Raitt, "The Road's My Middle Name," Nick of Time, Capitol, 1989

Cher, "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves," Chér, Kapp, 1971

Cher, "Strong Enough," Believe, WEA and Warner Bros., 1998

Redd Kross, "Annie's Gone," Third Eye, Atlantic, 1990

Redd Kross, "Candy Coloured Catastophe," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024

Converge, "Concubine," Jane Doe, Equal Vision, 2001

Converge, "We Were Never the Same," Love is Not Enough, Epitaph and Deathwish, 2026

John Prine, "Angel From Montgomery," John Prine, Atlantic, 1971

John Prine, "When I Get to Heaven," The Tree of Forgiveness, Oh Boy, 2018

Pulp, "Common People," Different Class, Island, 1995

Pulp, "Spike Island," More, Rough Trade, 2025

Al Green, "Belle," The Belle Album, Hi, 1977

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