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Studs & Big Bill (Part 2, Hour 2)
Join us for part two of our special on the legendary interviews of Studs Terkel and Big Bill Broonzy. Things get lively as special guests Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee help Big Bill and Studs discuss the spirituals and the blues; Big Bill pays tribute to some of his old friends during his last-ever recording session; and Pete Seeger and Big Bill tell stories and swap verses on old favorites like "John Henry" and "The Midnight Special." Our host for all this is Studs Terkel, the preeminent author, broadcaster, and oral historian of the 20th Century.
For further reading, we highly recommend "I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy," by Bob Riesman.
Book excerpts taken from "Talking To Myself," by Studs Terkel. Published in 1977 by Pantheon Books. Due to broadcast time constraints, some passages were edited.