The Lively Air: Provocative and Entertaining Moments from the Pacifica Stations

Program Title:
The Lively Air: Provocative and Entertaining Moments from the Pacifica Stations
PRA Archive #: 
KZ4132
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Side One: Carl Sandburg reading his poem "Little Girl, be careful what you say"; the voices of migrant workers from a Pacifica documentary, "Sometimes You Work a Day"; again the voice of Sandburg; an Alabama minister, the Reverend Abernathy; Bruno Walter in conversation with Dr. Robert Trotter on the subject of recording; Herschel Bernardi reading a story about a Jewish immigrant mother who finds a way to overcome her illiteracy; Marcia Berman singing songs with children. Side Two: Jazz improvisation by Buddy Collette; Celeste Holm reads a fragment from Thurber's university reminiscences; Peter Ustinov performing an "undiscovered" Bach cantata; Hermione Gingold reading nonsense pieces. Album notes by Robert Kirsch. Cover designed by Cal Freedman. Drawings by Gene Holtan.

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Los Angeles, CA
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