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MAXINE CASSIN
Poet Maxine Cassin's latest book highlights the last three decades of her poetic output. But her fascination with the sound of words began much earlier, as she tells WWNO's Fred Kasten ... |
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October 26, 1995 |
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DONALD HARRISON, SR.
Donald Harrison, Sr. started as a Mardi Gras Indian in 1949, and has seen a lot of changes ... Who will be the next Guardian of the Flame? WWNO's Fred Kasten picks up the story ... |
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October 3, 1995 |
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July |
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Multi-Grammy-winning saxophonist JOE HENDERSON
Joe Henderson's lengthy success could almost be considered a happy accident. Although he never intended to be a musician, his musical career has carried on for decades. "Double Rainbow", a tribute to Jobim, has put Henderson in the spotlight again, and the adventure shows no signs of abating. WWNO's Fred Kasten has the story... |
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July 19, 1995 |
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RICHARD FORD
Author of "The Sports Writer" and "Independence Day"
Richard Ford started with "A Piece of my Heart" and since then has become a national literary figure. Here, he talks with WWNO's Fred Kasten about overcoming dyslexia, and his life as a writer -- and taking life slowly ... |
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July 04, 1995 |
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June |
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Pianist and composer MOSE ALLISON
Electricity and jukeboxes brought music to Mose Allison, but it cam so easily to him anyway -- he studied piano from age five and began composing while a teenager. From Sammy's Lounge to LSU and beyond, WWNO's Fred Kasten chats with Allison about music and more ... |
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June 14, 1995 |
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May |
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LINDY BOGGS
Lindy Boggs -- former Congresswoman, activist, and author -- sits down with WWNO's Fred Kasten to talk about her remarkable life, which includes six decades of public service, and a little ballet ... |
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May 30, 1995
May 31, 1995 |
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Sculptor and painter IDA KOHLMEYER
Ida Kohlmeyer has taken a long time to come up to her own high standards. She has only recently started creating art in more than two dimensions, and has followed her artistic voice wherever it led, creating her personally-best-liked works in recent years. WWNO's Fred Kasten chats with Ida Kohlmeyer about her long career and how she became one of the most collected and respected artists in Louisiana ... |
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May 24, 1995 |
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April |
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WILLIE MORRIS, author of "My Dog Skip"
Humble beginnings do not always remain that way, as only child and only dog became famous for, in their hometown of Yazoo, nearly everything. WWNO's Fred Kasten speaks with Willie Morris about baseball, editing, and stories about childhood for adults ... |
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April 11, 1995 |
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March |
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ERROL LABORDE: Publisher, editor, and author
"The Buzzard Wore a Tu-Tu" has a story behind it, and it's a story that could only happen in New Orleans. It's Errol Laborde's latest work, inspired, as much of his work is, by the stranger side of real life. WWNO's Diane Mack has the story... |
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March 27, 1995 |
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February |
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January |
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Joe Cabral and Rob Hodges of THE IGUANAS
So you want to be a rock-and-roll star? Well, The Iguanas know how to do it. From Fort Collins to New Orleans, Mexico, and beyond, their musical eclecticism catches on wherever they go. WWNO's Fred Kasten has the story of this unique musical group ... |
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January 31, 1995 |
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