America’s Classical Music Pt 1

December 6, 2006

What’s this program about?
Carol pays tribute to the late Glenn Mitchell with a reprise of her appearance in September 2000 on his radio program, reproduced here as a three-part podcast courtesy of KERA Radio. Carol and Glenn begin their discussion of America’s highly varied musical heritage with reference to William Billings, Jimmie Rodgers, Charles Ives, and Frank Zappa.

Where you can find:
Ives: An American Journey
Zappa: Trance-Fusion
The Essential Jimmie Rodgers

KERA Radio
Glenn Mitchell
Harry Partch
American Memory Project (Library of Congress)
Jimmie Rodgers
Shape-Note Singing

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