Interview with Jerry Hadley on his upcoming performance in Rake's Progress as well as his recently released CD Golden Days - Tenor hits from the Golden Age of Operetta

Studs interviews Jeremy Taylor, Andrew Tracey, and Paul Tracey at Langham Hotel while on a trip to Johannesburg, South Africa.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Jennie Tourel discusses her career with some comments by her accompanist Simon Sargon.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The folk singer talks about her career and provides some examples of the folk music traditions of her native Scotland.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs Terkel interviews blues singer song-writer Janis Joplin. This program discusses the following: Joplin's song "Turtle Blues"; Joplin's idols Bessie Smith and Lead Belly; Joplin's style of singing; Joplin's song writing; the blues; Joplin's interpretation of "Summertime"; and various renditions of the jazz song "Summertime". The following musical excerpts were presented: "Turtle Blues"; "Summertime" (interpreted by Janis Joplin); "Summertime" (interpreted by Mahalia Jackson); "Summertime" (interpreted by Billie Holiday); "Ball and Chain"; "Piece of My Heart"; and "Billie's Blues".

Janis Ian discusses her career, life, and her songs. The songs she talks about are "Society's Child", "Janey's Blues", "Honey D'Ya Think", "There Are Times", "Shady Acres", and "Lonely One". Janis Ian also discusses society, race relations, and responsibility. Includes Studs Terkel reading Janis Ian's poem "Poem One". Includes Janis Ian reading her poem.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Jan Eaglen, British soprano, discusses her career as an opera singer and trends in opera music.

Jan Peerce discusses his career as a tenor, both in opera and on Broadway. He discusses his vocal technique and trends in sacred music.

Studs interview with James Talley, who shares his life story through his music. Talley describes his childhood experiences through the depression and the Dust Bowl Migration. He also shares the various jobs he has had and how that has influenced his music. All musical numbers are removed from this edited version.

Bandleader, jazz musicologist and composer James Dapogny discusses his work in reviving the sound and art of jazz. Dapogny's work is mainly associated with his group James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band and his career in publishing lost works of Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton.