Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # | StoreItem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odetta / interviewed by Celestine Ware. |
African American folk, blues, jazz and spirituals singer Odetta (1930-2008) discusses her life in America, and her experiences in the music industry. An easy going interview held just before the closing of New York's Fillmore East. She talks about Black musicians in America, her childhood, being a woman in the performing world, her metaphysical view of the human experience, and the development of her music. Odetta sings Paul McCarney's "Every Night" which she says expresses, "where she's at so many times." Program also includes Odetta's recordings of "Hit or Miss", Elton John's "Take Me To The Pilot", and "Give a Damn" (Bob Dorough / Stuart Scharf). Interview recorded at KPFA on April 14, 1971. Broadcast on KPFA on May 20, 1971 and WBAI on May 27, 1971. ,Listen to a clip: |
Black singers -- Biography., Odetta, 1930-2008, African Americans, Women, SINGERS & SINGING, MUSIC PROGRAM, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | BC0047 | Odetta / interviewed by Celestine Ware. (CD) |
| Out of wedlock / produced by Celestine Ware |
Interviews with unmarried mothers and an examination of their problems and ideas. Presented in two parts, produced by Celestine Ware. |
Mothers., Single parents., Out of wedlock / produced by Celestine Ware., Single parents -- Personal narratives., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Parenting and children | BB4271 |