Presenting music live with labor singer-songwriter Joe Glazer.

While in town for the Chicago Jazz Festival, Sam Pilafian and Gerhard Meinl discuss the history of the tuba. With demonstrations on the tuba, they play scales and other short pieces. Gerhard Meinl's family business of making instruments like the tuba has been around since 1810, explained Meinl.

Ray Davies of the English rock band, The Kinks, talks about the studio album, "Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)". Davis reads lyrics from the songs, "Victoria," "Yes Sir, No Sir" and "Some Mother's Son".

Marge Guthrie, Woody Guthrie’s second wife and Arlo Guthrie’s mother, joins Studs Terkel to discuss her late husband’s music and the lasting impact it made. Marge calls Woody a “chronicler,” remarking on his great ability to write songs about and for the common man, and informs Terkel of honors that Woody received from the state and federal government to commemorate his contribution to conservation efforts.

Terkel comments and presents music written by Joe Hill and sung by Chris Farrell

The Solidarity Chamber Players is comprised of nine members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was formed to raise money on behalf of workers locked out at A. E. Staley Manufacturing.

Program includes an excerpt of a 1978 interview with songwriter and labor rights activist Florence Reece.

Interviewing Holly Arntzen, a folk singer and songwriter of political and social protest songs.