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Musicians Working, Labor, Economy
  • Terkel comments and presents musical performance of Joe Glazer

    Jan. 17, 1983

    Presenting music live with labor singer-songwriter Joe Glazer.

  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression" ; Program 5 ; part 1

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: An oral history of the great depression": "Bonnie laboring boy" with Joe Morrison, Evelyn Finn and Jose Yglesias (program V).

  • Ray Davies discusses the album "Arthur"

    1969

    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".

  • Presenting Utah Phillips playing the International Workers of the World labor songs on his harmonica

    1972
  • Presenting miner's songs and interviewing Archie Green, author of "Recorded American Coal Mining Songs" ; part 2

    1970
  • Presenting miner's songs and interviewing Archie Green, author of "Recorded American Coal Mining Songs" ; part 1

    1970
  • Pete Seeger Cleofas Vigil and Nimrod Workman discuss music and the upcoming anthropology conference

    1970
  • Woody Guthrie

    Marge Guthrie discusses Woody Guthrie's life and music

    Mar. 14, 1975

    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.

  • Joe Hill songs performed by Chris Farrell

    Dec. 27, 1979

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

  • Joe Glazer in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 28, 1972
  • Interviewing with and presenting music by the Solidarity Chamber Players

    Oct. 4, 1994

    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.

  • Interviewing Noah Greenberg

    Nov. 4, 1963
  • Interviewing labor and women's rights activist, and educator June Rostan

    Jul. 1, 1992

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

  • Interview with Holly Arntzen

    Mar. 25, 1992

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

  • Discussing tuba playing and tuba building with Sam Pilafian and Gerhard Meinl

    Aug. 30, 1991
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