Remembering Actor James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones was the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mafusa in The Lion King, and once the voice of CNN. But there was a time when he didn't want to be heard. We revisit his 1993 interview with Terry Gross about how he overcame his stutter. Jones died this week at 93.

Also we remember late guitarist Russell Malone. He played with Diana Krall and Harry Connick Jr.

Film critic Justin Chang reviews His Three Daughters.

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