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  • Bill Leonard

    Studs Terkel and William (Bill) Leonard discuss their favorite memories of Frank Holzfeind and the Blue Note Jazz Club in Chicago

    Jan. 9, 1975
  • Polly Podewell and Johnnie McDonough discuss jazz music and vocalists

    Oct. 15, 1979
  • Maya Angelou and Tom Wicker discuss life and culture in the U.S. South

    Jul. 1, 1979
  • Presenting music and discussing Tito's interpretation of Verdi and his own music with Opera singer Tito Gobbi

    Nov. 10, 1971
  • Claudia Cassidy discusses her career as a critic ; part 2

    Nov. 30, 1966
  • Ralph Ellison

    Ralph Ellison American novelist and literary critic discusses his life and writing

    1970
  • Harry Belafonte

    Harry Belafonte discusses jazz and folk music ; part 1

    Jan. 6, 1955
  • Ralph Gleason discusses jazz, jazz artists, and jazz festivals ; part 2

    Jul. 31, 1971
  • Lawrence (Bud) Freeman discusses jazz with Studs Terkel

    May. 11, 1971
  • Teresa Stich-Randall

    Teresa Stich-Randall discusses her career ; part 1

    Nov. 3, 1961
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf discusses her role as The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier ; part 2

    Nov. 2, 1960
  • Marian Anderson

    Interviewing Marian Anderson and James DePreist ; part 2

    1966
  • Charles Mingus

    Charles Mingus discusses his book "Beneath The Underdog"

    May. 20, 1971
  • Interviewing Alec Wilder discussing his music and his book: American Popular Songs ; part 1

    1980
  • Bobby Short discusses his career as a vocalist, pianist, and song writer

    Feb. 20, 1974
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