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Music

  • Interviewing William Warfield ; part 2

    Jul. 11, 1963
  • Presenting miner's songs and interviewing Archie Green, author of "Recorded American Coal Mining Songs" ; part 2

    1970
  • Win Stracke discusses his career and folk music

    Jun. 1, 1962
  • Interview with Win Stracke, Henry Glass and Ann Karen

    Jul. 30, 1965
  • Mike, Peggy and Pete Seeger discuss music ; part 3

    Dec. 1, 1961
  • Doc Watson

    Studs Terkel interviews Doc Watson about his music career

    Dec. 10, 1971
  • Presenting music from "Orpheus Descending: An Opera in Two Acts," with composer Bruce Saylor

    May. 19, 1994
  • Discussing the history of Maxwell Street with University of Illinois at Chicago historian Bill Adelman, Roosevelt University professor of Sociology and Anthropology Carolyn Eastwood, and Chicago Blues Festival director Barry Dolins

    May. 13, 1993
  • Victor Jara

    Interview with Nery Barrientos and Paul Gootenberg

    Feb. 23, 1979
  • Interview with Bright Morning Star

    Jul. 11, 1986
  • Malcolm Dalglish, Grey Larsen, Pete Sutherland in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 15, 1984
  • Bob Gibson in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 4, 1994
  • Presenting music performed by storyteller and musician David Holt

    Jul. 7, 1988
  • Phoebe Legere in conversation with Studs Terkel

  • Discussing the book "Pastures of Plenty: A Self-Portrait" with the editor, rock critic and historian Dave Marsh

    Nov. 29, 1990
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