I always knew of Studs Terkel, mainly because of his reputation as a broadcaster. There never had been much opportunity to listen to him, although I treasure a recording of an interview he did with Pete Seeger and Big Bill Broonzy (released by Folkways, liner notes here).
His recent death triggered many tributes. That in turn motivated me to look a bit closer at his life and work. I very much enjoyed what found and hope more of his work is released online in the future.
Here are some items worth listening to:
Minnesota Public Radio's Midday Show played a collection of Terkel interviews (53:54) with Pete Seeger, Gore Vidal (1961), Mel Brooks (1968), John Henry Faulk (1971), Bob Woodward (1987), Oliver Sachs (1986) and Garrison Keillor, all from the 6 CD set, "Voices of Our Time".
Phillip Adams replayed an interview with Studs recently and of course NPR has a bunch of excellent articles and recordings by him, including a classic one hour interview with Bob Dylan in 1963.
NPR also replayed a program recorded in 1992 with Marian McPartland, "Radio Legend Studs On Piano Jazz".
And here is a "Conversation with History":
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