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Interviewing Ralph Gleason while Studs was in Berkeley, California (3 parts). Bob Dylan and Joan Baez sings "Daddy, You Been on My Mind." Elsa Knight Thompson.
In Berkeley, Calif., Ralph Gleason, jazz and pop critic, and founding editor of Rolling Stone, talks with Studs about the history of jazz and jazz artists. They talk in depth about Billie Holiday, white performers who imitated the style of black jazz singers, and jazz festivals. Songs include Holiday's "Them There Eyes" and "God Bless the Child."
Studs interviews jazz and pop critic, and founding editor of "Rolling Stone" magazine, Ralph Gleason while in Berkeley, California (3 parts). Topics include the history of jazz, blues, and jazz culture, and how race played in the development and distribution of the music. Songs include Louis Armstrong's "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You."
The blues and jazz are topics covered by Ralph Ellison. Ellison himself started to play the trumpet at the age of seven. Ellison said for him, when hearing classical music, he then had to go and find classical literature.
Ralph Ellison, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction for his book "Invisible Man," discusses his early life and education and his life as a writer and lifetime scholar. He speaks on being a musician (trumpet), the joy of music and the Church and how they fit into the lives of African Americans.
Interviewing Zydeco composer, singer and accordionist Queen Ida. Songs played include "Chere Duloone," "Willie on the Washboard," "Cotton Eyed Joe," "Every Now and Then," "Passe la Porte," "La Louisianne," "Celimene," and "La Femme du Doigt."
Terkel comments and presents a live performance by David Holt
Terkel comments and presents the Old Town school of folk music
Founded in 1978 and based in San Francisco, Chanticleer is the only full-time classical vocal ensemble in the United States. Comprised of twelve male voices, Chanticleer interprets vocal literature from Renaissance to the present.
Terkel presents a musical performance by Roy Dunn
Terkel comments and presents Edith Piaf eulogy
Terkel comments and presents music with Mark Ludwig