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Howard Levy (01/11/1990)

July 30, 2021, 11:00 pm

Howard Levy (Source: levyland.com)

Howard Levy is a multi-instrumentalist and harmonica virtuoso whose international career has spanned many decades and a polyphony of styles. The ingenious improviser, composer, and musical innovator was born July 31, 1951. In honor of his birthday, we bring you his 1990 conversation with Studs Terkel.

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Studs Terkel (1912-2008) radically redefined the concept of radio interviews. For 45 years starting in 1952, WFMT was his homebase. His daily radio show was a pillar of WFMT’s programming, with its eclectic and astute mix of music and conversation. Studs juxtaposed interviews with the many of the 20th century’s most significant figures with the voices of uncelebrated, working people from Chicago. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Studs helped established oral history as a popular and socially ambitious literary genre. Some of his titles include: Division Street, Hard Times, Working, Race and And They All Sang (Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey). Studs was also a recipient of the National Book Award.

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Howard Levy (01/11/1990)