The American folksinger and archivist joins Studs in the studio to share stories and songs discovered in his youth and through his years of research.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs Terkel has a conversation with Easley Blackwood, and Ralph Shapey, composers and Paul Fromm philanthropist and patron of the music arts. They discuss contemporary music, composing music, composers and the passion of creating music.

A master at playing the sitar, Ravi Shankar, also composed the music for the soundtrack of "Gandi". According to Shankar, there are 72 scales in Indian music and when he plays music, 90% of it is improvisation. Younger people became interested in playing the instrument after Shankar announced he was teaching George Harrison of the Beatles how to play the sitar. There is an excerpt of an interview with Shankar from 22 years ago, to the date of this program.

Interviewing folk singers-songwriters Bob Gibson and Tom Paxton.

Interviewing composer Dominick Argento.

Interviewing composer and pianist William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.

Interviewing Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris.

Studs and Einhorn discuss the Chicago premiere of the 1928 silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc," which is accompanied by Einhorn's "Voices of Light" score. Includes snippets of Franck's "Symphony in D minor" as well as three pieces from the "Voices of Light" score.