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Music

  • Interviewing Tom Hall

    Apr. 9, 1968
  • Discussing Maria Callas with Arianna Stassinopoulos (Huffington)

    Mar. 5, 1981
  • Easley Blackwood

    Easley Blackwood, Midwestern composer, pianist and educator at University of Chicago, discusses his music

    Mar. 1, 1961
  • Lotte Lehmann talks with Studs Terkel

    Apr. 14, 1960
  • Interviewing Jim Bolle and children from the orchestra and cast of "Noye's Fludde"

    Jun. 23, 1965
  • Harold Prince discusses his direction of Madame Butterfly for the Lyric Opera, Chicago

    Sep. 24, 1985
  • Dudley Moore

    Dudley Moore discusses his background and influences

    Jan. 6, 1963
  • Larry Adler

    Interviewing harmonica player Larry Adler

    Mar. 29, 1976
  • Mary Collins discusses her husband, Lee Collins, autobiography “Oh, Didn’t He Ramble” and his career as a Jazz musician

    Sep. 3, 1974
  • Big Mama Thornton

    Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim and Big Mama Thornton discuss their careers in the blues and describe some of their songs

    1970
  • E. Y. (Yip) Harburg discuss his book "At This Point in Rhyme"

    Feb. 18, 1977
  • Jimmy McPartland and Buddy Tate discuss their careers as jazz musicians

    Sep. 13, 1977
  • Joe Venuti discusses his family and career in Jazz

    Sep. 24, 1976
  • Danny Newman discusses his career as a theatrical press agent for opera theaters and his book, "Subscribe Now"

    Apr. 2, 1982
  • Ned Rorem discusses his career as a composer and his memoir "An Absolute Gift"

    Nov. 20, 1980
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