Robin Hilton
Robin Hilton is a producer and co-host of the popular NPR Music show All Songs Considered.
Prior to joining NPR in 2000, Hilton co-founded , a non-profit production company for independent film, radio and music in Athens, Georgia.
Hilton lived and worked in Japan as an interpreter for the government, and taught English as a second language to junior high school students.
From 1989 to 1996, Hilton worked for NPR member stations KANU and WUGA as a senior producer and assistant news director and was a long-time contributing reporter to NPR's daily news programs All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
Hilton is also a multi-instrumentalist and composer. His original scores have appeared in work from National Geographic, Center Stage, and in films, including the documentary Open Secret.
Hilton also arranged and performed the theme for NPR'sWeekend All Things Considered. You can hear more of his music .
Along the way, Hilton worked as an emergency room orderly, a blackjack dealer and a fruitcake factory assembly lineman.
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The conversation with KCRW's Chris Douridas was recorded just after Leonard Cohen's 82nd birthday. The two talked about the singer's health and final album, You Want It Darker.
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Paul McCartney talks about his solo career-spanning compilation Pure McCartney, his creative process, how he stays inspired and why he sometimes thinks he should take songwriting more seriously.
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All Songs Considered shares the best performances and discoveries from this year's SXSW.
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The singer-guitarist's latest video is a sweet, soulful portrait of a man trying to come to terms with his own missteps and a lifetime of regret.
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All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Stephen Thompson and NPR contributor Katie Presley for a look at a handful of bands we can't wait to see at SXSW this week.
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The guitarist shares memories of making Led Zeppelin's monumental double album and talks about some of the artists who have changed his life over the years.
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See a group of seven to 12-year-olds perform an incredible medley of Led Zeppelin songs on xylophone and drums.
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'Tis the season! Tell us your picks for the most terrifying — and we mean truly unsettling — songs of all time.
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All Songs Considered features "The Voyager," the new album from Jenny Lewis, a singer known for complicated, emotional lyrics and vivid storytelling. It's part of NPR Music's "First Listen" series.
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Few artists thrill and captivate live as much as Rodrigo y Gabriela. So it's fitting that the duo's new video, for "The Russian Messenger," is a no-frills performance highlighting their guitar work.