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Discussing the history of music with author and musicologist Joseph Machlis ; part 2
Nov. 1, 1985
Discussing the history of Maxwell Street with University of Illinois at Chicago historian Bill Adelman, Roosevelt University professor of Sociology and Anthropology Carolyn Eastwood, and Chicago Blues Festival director Barry Dolins
May. 13, 1993
Discussing the book "Willie and Dwike: An American Profile" with the author, journalist and editor William Zinsser
Aug. 2, 1984
Discussing the book "Who Put The Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz?: Yip Harburg, lyricist" with the author Ernie Harburg
Nov. 9, 1993
Discussing the book "The New Rolling Stone Record Guide" with the authors, music critics Dave Marsh and Lee Ballinger
Nov. 18, 1983
Discussing the book "The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made" with the author, rock critic Dave Marsh
Nov. 16, 1989
Discussing the book "Swing to Bop: An Oral History of the Transition in Jazz in the 1940s" with author and jazz historian Ira Gitler
Feb. 1, 1986
Discussing the book "Ruth Crawford Seeger: A Composer's Search for American Music" with the author, music historian Judith Tick
Dec. 12, 1997
Discussing the book "Ragtime: Its History, Composers, and Music" with editor and music historian John Edward Hasse
Jul. 2, 1985
Discussing the book "Pastures of Plenty: A Self-Portrait" with the editor, rock critic and historian Dave Marsh
Nov. 29, 1990
Discussing the book "Our Two Lives", a biography of her husband conductor Artur Rodzinski, with the author Halina Rodzinski
May. 7, 1976
Discussing the book "No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan, with the author, music critic Robert Shelton.
Sep. 30, 1986
Program opens with an excerpt of a May 1, 1963, interview with singer and songwriter Bob Dylan.
Discussing the book "Louis Armstrong, An American Genius" with biographer and author James Lincoln Collier
Oct. 28, 1983
Discussing the book "Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley," with author Peter Guralnick
Oct. 19, 1994
Discussing the book "Jazz Piano: History and Development" with Billy Taylor
Nov. 16, 1982
Studs Terkel and Billy Taylor discuss the book "Jazz Piano: History and Development". They discuss jazz musicians and the history of jazz music. Includes excerpts of drums, piano, and orchestra playing in the background.

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