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Studs Terkel

1912-2008 US, New York City
Spoken Word
A.k.a. Louis Terkel

Studs Terkel (born May 16, 1912, New York City, New York, USA – died October 31, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was an American author, historian, musicologist, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for “The Good War”, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.

     
Genres
  • Spoken Word
  • Blues
Popular Tracks   
Blessed Be the Nation on Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger by Various Artists
I Heard A Man Talking on Note Of Hope: A Celebration Of Woodie Guthrie by Various Artists
The Interview Series - Buster Keaton in His Own Words on The Interview Series - Buster Keaton in His Own Words by Buster Keaton & Studs Terkel
Oh, Sacred World on Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger by Various Artists
Part One on Born to Live: Hiroshima by Various Artists
Introduction/The Frog / Alberta / Cripple Creek / Old Joe Clark / I Wonder Why / Makin' My Get-Away/Little Margaret /In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down on Studs Terkel's Weekly Almanac: Radio Programme, No. 4: Folk Music and Blues by Studs Terkel, Big Bill Broonzy and Pete Seeger
Part Two on Born to Live: Hiroshima by Various Artists

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Voices Of Our Time - The Original Live InterviewsStuds Terkel2005Compil.
Hard TimesStuds Terkel1971Album
Hard Times: An Oral History Of The Great DepressionStuds Terkel1970Single
Born To LiveStuds Terkel With Jim Unrath1965Album
Studs Terkel's Weekly Almanac On Folk Music Blues On WFMT With Big Bill Broonzy And Pete SeegerBig Bill Broonzy, Pete Seeger, Studs Terkel1956Album
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