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In this segment of 5 on 5, we sample five tracks from Tracy Cruz, a powerhouse vocalist and vulnerable composer.

“If we and our posterity…live always in the fear of God and shall respect His Commandments…we may have the highest hopes of the future fortunes of our country…. But if we…neglect religious instruction and authority; violate the rules of eternal justice, trifle with the injunctions of morality, and recklessly destroy the constitution which holds us together, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.” Daniel Webster, Address to the New York Historical Society, 1852

NPR business desk editor Pallavi Gogoi will step up to acting managing editor of daily reporting.

Image credit: Courtesy of Starship Records Listen to 5 essential tracks from Philly native and producer Norman Connors. Growing up in Philadelphia, like many artists, Norman Connors began exploring music at an early age. He learned how to play the drums, exposing him to jazz music in elementary school and eventually becoming a prodigy on percussion. In middle school, he met his idol Miles Davis and developed his skills further, leading him to sit in for Elvin Jones at a John Coltrane performance. After graduating from high school, Connors went on to study music at Temple University and ...