PBS NewsHour

January 26, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, January 26, President Trump's impeachment trial enters a second week as his legal team mounts a defense, new limits in China amid a widening coronavirus outbreak, Philadelphia's famed Sigma Sound Studios lives on in recently discovered recordings, and award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland brings the blues into the 21st century. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Shemekia Copeland: a new-generation ‘Queen of the Blues’

9m 6s

For some, 40-year-old vocalist Shemekia Copeland might seem out of step with a generation more in tune with hip-hop than the blues. But since her first Grammy nomination at the age of 21, Copeland has been working to push the blues into the 21st century while still respecting its traditions. Tom Casciato recently spoke with Copeland about her past, her music and how she's out to change the world.

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  • How a lost recording became a Philadelphia soul classic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a lost recording became a Philadelphia soul classic

    S2020 E27 - 7m 26s

    Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios recorded more than 200 gold and platinum records before closing its doors in 2003, eventually donating 7,000 tapes to Drexel University, including recordings by Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Gladys Knight and hundreds of other unknown artists. Christoper Booker reports on the search for hidden gems in one of the city's most comprehensive musical archives.

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