Feminist folksinger and composer Lois Ann Thomas has long been performing her music for the women’s community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two of her performances were recorded live with a grant from the California Arts Council; the first set was recorded at The Bacchanal, a woman’s bar in Albany, California in February 1977; the second set, beginning with Woman at the Bottom was recorded at Bishop’s Coffee House in Oakland. This program was produced by Joan Medlin.
Songs in order: 1. Sisterhood Sounds Cool – 2. The Woman Who Ate Chicago – 3. Auto-Erotic Blues Again – 4. Queen of Swords – 5. Don’t I Wish – 6. Ragtime Song – 7. It’s All Right – 8. I Didn’t Know – 9. Medea – 10. Ellen’s Song – 11. Wheel of Fortune – 12. Lullaby – 13. Woman at the Bottom – 14. Life – 15. A Good Woman’s Easy to Find – 16. Night Wind.
|Previously cataloged as AZ0108.
Lois Ann Thomas / produced by Joan Medlin (Episode 20)
PRA Archive #:
AZ1132.20
Date Recorded On:
February 1977 and May 21, 1977
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, May 21, 1977
Item Duration:
1 reel (61 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Total Duration (All Reels):
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
Availability Notice:
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica’s American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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- PRA Archive #: AZ1132.20
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- Episode: Lois Ann Thomas / produced by Joan Medlin (Episode 20)
- Series: Focus on women composers
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RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1977
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- Performer: Lois Ann Thomas
- Producer: Joan Medlin


