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Peter Schickele (02/27/1984)

May 17, 2024, 11:00 pm

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In 1984, Professor Peter Schickele (1935 – 2024) spoke with Studs Terkel on WFMT. The prolific American composer, parodist, and self-proclaimed “world-renowned musicalologist” told tales of his most notorious discovery – PDQ Bach, the hitherto unknown, and most unusual, son of Johann Sebastian Bach. Peter Schickele died in January 2024, and we fondly remember him with tonight’s rebroadcast on the Best of 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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Peter Schickele (02/27/1984)