Four Musicians Pay Their Gratitude Forward On Thanksgiving

If you're a regular All Things Considered listener you know that Thanksgiving Day is all about music. As part of a tradition now four years running, host Ari Shapiro speaks to four different musicians, each one pointing to the next as an artist whose work they are thankful for.

This year's chain of gratitude begins with an especially significant pick for Shapiro, pop vocalist and former Broadway veteran Shoshana Bean — with whom he went to high school — and makes its way to R&B singer-songwriter Brian McKnight, guitarist Isaiah Sharkey and Southern soul singer Aniba Hotep.