“Listen to Flamenco Sketches and you'll immediately understand why I was willing to starve myself in order to hold on to this record. This one song has brought me back from the brink countless times over the years...”

Late last year, Ohio death row inmate and prison rebel Keith LaMar went on a long hunger strike to prevent the prison administration from taking away his music, among other “privileges.” So when Keith and his fellow hunger strike Jason Rob won after eight days, they not only forced the warden to move them to a better pod and grant them access to email, they defended their ability to keep books and music in their cells. In the wake of his victory, we're sharing some tracks from some of his favorite albums that he was able to retain.

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