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Langston Hughes, John Sellers, James Cotton and Otis Spann discuss blues music
Jul. 15, 1960 Langston Hughes, John Sellers, James Cotton, and Otis Spann discuss their origins and blues music. The interview focuses heavily on Langston Hughes and how deeply he is influenced by the blues. Hughes also discusses his upcoming book "An African Treasury" at length. Hughes, Sellers, Spann, and Cotton perform a number of songs during the interview, they have been removed due to copyright.
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James Blake pianist, author, and petty thief talks about his book "The Joint"
Jun. 19, 1971 Mr. Blake talks to Studs about his book "The Joint." The book is a collection of letters written by Mr. Blake while in prison off and on for 13 of 20 years. He reads out loud some of the letters from the book.
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Interviewing with musicologist and jazz musician Dr. S. Frederick Starr, violinist and conductor Gleb Nikitin, and violinist Perrin Yang
Aug. 1, 1988 Interview with Dr. Frederick Starr, Gleb Nikitin and Perrin Yang
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Interviewing poet Lisel Mueller and the Ragdale Ensemble
Sep. 17, 1986 The Ragdale Ensemble is a wind piano group composed of artists from the Ragdale artists' colony in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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Interviewing folksinger and songwriter Bob Gibson and author and poet Shel Silverstein
Jul. 27, 1993 Focus of the interview is Gibson's record Makin' a Mess.
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Interviewing Alec Wilder discussing his music and his book: American Popular Songs ; part 3
1980 Part 3. Alec Wilder and Harry Bouras discuss Wilder's book "American popular songs", published in 1972.
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Interview with Thom Bishop
Sep. 27, 1990 Interviewing singer and songwriter Thom Bishop.
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Interview with Marita Brake and Rhondal McKinney
Feb. 19, 1985 Discussing Illinois, its prairies, rivers and cities through music and poetry with singer and poet Marita Brake and documentary photographer Rhondal McKinney.