Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

In 1965, Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups. That December, they recorded seven sets over two nights in a Chicago nightclub. The complete recordings went unreleased for decades.

Backed by a band and choir, Pastor John P. Kee transforms the Tiny Desk into an old, wood-floored country church.

Young People's Records was a popular mail-order subscription club in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.

On "Aperture," the lead single from his upcoming album, the pop artist mines a different era of pop music.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.