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Joy To The World
From Linda McSparin | 00:59:00
One-hour holiday jazz program
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Joy ToThe World is a one-hour live performance holiday jazz program hosted by pianist Bob Thompson. Produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting in Charleston, West Virginia for 16 years, the show is performed before a consistently sold-out audience at Charleston’s Culture Center Theater. Joy To The World has traditionally been the kickoff to the holiday season in Charleston.
Each year Bob invites a guest vocalist to join his band to add some swing to the holiday special. This year’s Joy to the World features special guest vocalist Dwight Lenox.
Growing up in New York, Dwight honed his talent in the church choir. He went on to study and perform musical styles as diverse as country and rock 'n' roll. But his gospel roots, combined with such childhood influences as Nancy Wilson, Nat Cole and Sarah Vaughn, made jazz a natural showcase for his talent.
For Joy To The World, Thompson applies his expansive jazz vocabulary to some favorite holiday tunes, adding a fresh perspective to the songs that evoke those well-known feelings of the season. The individuality of the guest vocalist always plays a unique role in the interpretation and arrangement of the holiday material, making each year’s performance as fresh as the season’s first snow.
The Black Experience
From West Virginia Public Broadcasting | 01:57:30
Dr. Della Taylor Hardman made it her mission to talk to influential and promising African Americans inside and outside of West Virginia. Her interviews became the local Charleston radio show "The Black Experience." A professor, artist, poet, columnist, and photographer, the title radio host was just one of many hats she wore. Narrated by Peabody award-winning journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
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Dr. Della Taylor Hardman made it her mission to talk to influential and promising African Americans inside and outside of West Virginia. Her interviews became the local Charleston radio show "The Black Experience." A professor, artist, poet, columnist, and photographer, the title radio host was just one of many hats she wore.
Narrated by Peabody award-winning journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, this documentary revisits some of Dr. Hardman’s interviews from that time and offers reflections on her life from friends and family.
Interviewees include Ralph Abernathy, Ann Baker, William Warfield, Gwendolyn Brooks, Scatman Crothers, Clint Thomas, Mary Thomas, Dr. Margaret Cyrus Mills, Carmen McRae, and Dorothy West.
Major funding for The Black Experience comes from the West Virginia Humanities Council. Additional funding provided by West Virginia American Water.
Every Voice And Sing! "A Different Drummer"
From ERIC V. TAIT, JR. | 01:00:29
Five stand-alone hours on the history and legacy of Black Choral Music
EVERY VOICE AND SING, is hosted by NPR's MICHELE NORRIS. It looks at the fascinating and little-known history of the choral music and choirs preserved primarily by historically Black colleges and universities. The five-part series of stand-alone hours covers from the pre-Civil War period to the present. Available January 2007 via PRX download or from The Content Depot. Episode Four: "A Different Drummer." In this episode we first look at the origins and rise of Gospel Music, primarily through the life of one-time Blues-man Thomas A. Dorsey. We then trace its struggle for acceptance in the Black churches and colleges from the 1930s onwards. We conclude with an examination of its various forms today- from the traditional Gospel Blues of Thomas Dorsey, to Shirley Caesar, Cissy Houston, Richard Smallwood and the Jazz Stylings of Take-6. Included is a Marian Anderson profile and a brief preview of the hip-hop Gospel explorations of Kurtis Blow and Hell's Most Wanted...
HOB Radio: Jimi Hendrix, West Coast Seattle Boy
From Ben Manilla | Part of the House of Blues Radio Hour series | 00:59:01
Elwood celebrates the new Hendrix anthology
The House of Blues Radio Hour is a weekly syndicated program hosted by Elwood Blues (a.k.a. Dan Aykroyd). In this episode, Elwood features previously un-released recordings from Jimi Hendrix, part of the new four CD box set, West Coast Seattle Boy. Includes rare interview footage with Jimi Hendrix himself, as well as clips from his sister Janie and author John McDermott. And of course, tons of great music!
As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal
From KQED | Part of the QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads series | 00:05:09
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surprise that residents in Southern California still depend on coal power when they turn on the lights. The region's utilities are struggling to wean themselves off coal energy. As Lauren Sommer reports for our series Coal at the Crossroads, utilities around the country may soon be facing the same battle.
California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surprise that residents in Southern California still depend on coal power when they turn on the lights. The region's utilities are struggling to wean themselves off coal energy. As Lauren Sommer reports for our series Coal at the Crossroads, utilities around the country may soon be facing the same battle.
