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  • 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).

  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression" ; Program 15; part 1

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: an oral history of the great depression": "A gathering of survivors" with Joe Morrison, Evelyn Finn, Jose Iglesias, Bob Stinson, Oscar Heline, Eml & Ruth Loriks, Buddy Blankenship, Mary Owsley, Sally Rand, Jerome Zerbe, John Beeche (promgram XIII)

  • Studs Terkel

    Terkel comments and presents "Hard Times: an Oral History of the Great Depression" ; Chapter 1

    1971

    Presenting "Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression" Chapter 1: A Fairy Tale. Montage of young voices that talk about their parents' stories of surviving the Depression. The March: Jimmy Sheridan explains the origins of the Bonus March and what life was like on the rails. The Song: Edgar Yipsel (Yip) Harburg talks about writing "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" while a version by the Weavers plays. Born Losers: Ed Paulsen discusses traveling the country to find work, march riots in San Francisco, and the relief felt as WPA projects and money began to lift burdens.

  • Terkel comments and presents "A journey through jazz"

    Mar. 1, 1969
  • Teresa Stich-Randall

    Teresa Stich-Randall talks with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    Dec. 1, 1964

    Studs Terkel interviews soprano Teresa Stich-Randall. This is an interview done in two parts.

  • Teresa Stich-Randall

    Teresa Stich-Randall talks with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    Dec. 1, 1964

    Studs Terkel interviews soprano Teresa Stich-Randall about her musical performances of Don Giovanni. Some of the interview is spoken in German.

  • Teresa Stich-Randall

    Teresa Stich-Randall discusses her career ; part 2

    Nov. 3, 1961

    Soprano Teresa Stich-Randall continues to talk about how much she loves music. When asked what her favorite role was, she didn't have an answer because she loves them all. Stich-Randall explained that the love of music, it's a international language. Even when people speak different languages, the love of music, is universal.

  • Teresa Stich-Randall

    Teresa Stich-Randall discusses her career ; part 1

    Nov. 3, 1961

    Soprano Teresa Stich-Randall said she spent the last 12 years on tour, mostly on the European continent. Stich-Randall said her mother prayed for a baby girl could become an opera singer. Her piano teacher guided Teresa until she was 10 years old and then she entered into the conservatory of music

  • Teresa Orantes in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Oct. 22, 1975

    This program has been edited to remove copyright material.

  • Teresa Orantes discusses Spanish and classical music

    Feb. 20, 1978
  • Ted Alevizos discusses Greek culture and folk songs ; part 2

    Oct. 11, 1962

    Greek-American singer Ted Alevizos talks about Greek culture and history, and the folk songs and traditional dances of Greece.

  • Ted Alevizos discusses Greek culture and folk music ; part 1

    Oct. 11, 1962

    Greek-American singer Ted Alevizos talks about the various geographic influences on Greek folk music. He sings traditional Greek folk songs such as "An Pethano Sto Karavi."

  • Taylor Vrooman discusses popular songs from the Eighteenth Century

    Aug. 11, 1978
  • Talking with and presenting a retrospective of the work of folksinger, guitarist, and labor activist Win Stracke

    May. 19, 1983

    While reminiscing about their 46-year friendship, Studs Terkel presents of retrospective of Win Stracke's work. Stracke said he was surprised that Studs hadn't outgrown their friendship. A few excerpts from past interviews are included in this interview.

  • Talking about Woody Guthrie, with Ed Robbin

    May. 27, 1980

    The radio newscaster talks with Studs about his long friendship with the folk music singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie and his book, Woody and Me: An Intimate Reminiscence.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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