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American Women -- Music and musicians

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PRA Archive # Title Description Keywords Broadcast Datesort ascending
WZ0050 A blind blues street singer / Flora Molton ; interviewed by Natalie Reuss.

Interview with Flora Molton, blind blues street-singer of the Washington, D.C. area. Flora tells...

Sophie's Parlor Media Collective., Street musicians., Musicians, Blind., Blues (Songs, etc.)., Women musicians., Molton, Flora, 1908-1990, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WPFW, Sept. 1976.
WZ0255.08 Mary Jefferson

This episode of Upstream is on Mary Jefferson (1927 - 2002), a jazz and blues singer popular in...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Jefferson, Mary, 1927-2002, Women jazz musicians WPFW, November 11, 1981
IZ1418 Edwina Lee Tyler concert at Columbia University, 1979

Edwina Lee Tyler, pioneer of African drumming by women, gives a concert on November 10, 1979 at...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Tyler, Edwina Lee, African American women musicians, Percussion -- Songs and music. WBAI, possibly 1979 (no broadcast info on tape)
BC1070 Fanny: the all girl band

Members of the all-woman rock group Fanny discuss and play their music. The band consists of...

Rock music., Women musicians., Fanny (Musical group), American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, October 4, 1972
IZ1413 Jazzwomen U.S.A.: October 23, 1981

Self-contained episode from October 23, 1981. Conclusion of the previous episode's focus on...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Scott, Hazel, African American women musicians, Women jazz musicians WBAI, October 23, 1981
IZ0766 Women composers / Judy Sherman

Women composers explore the question of why so many women composers have emerged of late, and...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women composers., Women musicians. WBAI, October 23, 1972
IZ0603 Holly Near / interview by Gail Pellett and Paul Gorman

Gail Pellett and Paul Gorman interview singer-songwriter Holly Near and Jeff Langley, her piano...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Near, Holly., Langley, Jeff, Lesbian musicians, Musicians -- Political activity. WBAI, Oct. 1975.
BC2196.24 Midnight Baby: Dory Previn / interviewed by Viv Sutherland

INTRO: Dorothy "Dory" Previn (1925-2012) was born at midnight. Babies born at that...

Previn, Dory, Women composers -- Biography., Mental illness -- Personal narratives., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, November 21, 1976
IZ1390 An eclectic evening with Rosalyn Drexler and David Shapiro

This is part one of a performance which was presented live in Studio C at WBAI in November 1972...

Drexler, Rosalyn, Shapiro, David, 1947-, Women authors, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, November 19, 1972; first rebroadcast March 8, 1973
IZ1395 1979 Long Island women's music festival: Ruth Pelham and June Millington

The festival was held from March 17, 1979. Archives has two tapes from this event. The first has...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Long Island women's music festival, Women's music, Millington, June., Pelham, Ruth, Women musicians., Women's music festivals WBAI, May 27, 1979
IZ1394 A women's music festival on WBAI (airchecks and production)

Tape One (Part A): Judy Pasternak starts by introducing the program that just ended, "Women...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women composers., Women musicians., Women's music, Gorman-Jacobs, Judy., Anderson, Beth, 1950-, Pool, Jeannie G. WBAI, May 10, 1980
IZ1352 International Women's Day (1980) music

Aircheck. The music of Malvina Reynolds, Suni Paz, and Holly Near, with commentary by Judy...

International Women's Day, 1980, International Women's Day, Reynolds, Malvina., Paz, Suni, Near, Holly., Women's music, Women musicians., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, March 8, 1980
IZ1368 International women's day (1978) music (Part 1 only)

Aircheck of Morning Music on International Women's Day with Eileen Kane and Manya La Bruja...

International Women's Day, Women's music, Women composers., Women musicians., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, March 8, 1978
IZ1403 Mooncircles: Kay Gardner and Marilyn Ries on women's music

This is an interview with flutist Kay Gardner and musician technician Marilyn Ries about women...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Gardner, K. (Kay), Ries, Marilyn, Women's music WBAI, March 25, 1976
IZ1344 McPartland plays herself (Part 2 only)

This episode of "A delicate balance" features host, jazz pianist Marian McPartland (...

McPartland, Marian., Women jazz musicians, Pianists., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, March 24, 1976
IZ0838 Joan Jara and Quilapayun interviewed by Kathy Jarvis

Joan Jara, wife of Victor Jara, a Chilean folksinger who was executed during the September 11,...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Jara, Joan, Quilapayún (Musical group), Chile -- Politics and government -- 1973-1988., Jara, Victor. WBAI, March 1, 1979
IZ1411.01 Women composers: interviews with Ora Williams and Virginia Eskin

This series is "Portraits of women composers," produced by Jeannie Pool for the Women...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, African American women composers, Women composers., Williams, Ora, 1926-, Eskin, Virginia, Beach, H. H. A., Mrs., 1867-1944 WBAI, June 19, 1981
IZ1411.02 Women composers: Janice Giteck and Gloria Coates

Jeannie Pool interviews and plays music of Janice Giteck and Gloria Coates, two American women...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women composers., Giteck, Janice, 1946-, Coates, Gloria WBAI, July 3, 1981
AZ1071 Malvina Reynolds and Bill Schechner

Malvina Reynolds, folksinger, plays her songs live in studio for Bill Schechner and audience....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Reynolds, Malvina., Schechner, Bill., Women singers, Women musicians. WBAI, July 19, 1973
IZ1504.01 Jeriann Hilderly

Episode of Songs of Sappho's Daughters, featuring Jeriann Hilderly performing music....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Hilderly, Jeriann, Women musicians. WBAI, July 16, 1974
IZ0996.02 Kathy Smith and Burt Lee

Guests on this show are folk singers Kathy Smith and Burt Lee and producer Mark Roth. The...

Women musicians., Women folk musicians, Folk music -- United States, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, January 9, 1970
BC2327 Mary Lou Williams retrospective / hosted by Marian McPartland

Host Marian McPartland interviews and plays selection of music by jazz musician Mary Lou...

McPartland, Marian., Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981, Jazz musicians., Mary Lou Williams retrospective / hosted by Marian McPartland., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women jazz musicians WBAI, January 3, 1975
IZ1389 Interview with jazz pianist Connie Crothers

Interview with Connie Crothers (1941 - ), jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano....

Crothers, Connie, Women jazz musicians, Women musicians., Tristano, Lennie, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, January 21, 1979
IZ1477 Puerto Rican protest theater / Cafe Teatro de Protesta

Music, poetry and performance from the Puerto Rican Independent Movement's new nightclub, Cafe...

Puerto Rican-Americans -- New York (City)., Music, Puerto Rican., Puerto Rican women, Poetry, Puerto Rican., Puerto Ricans -- Political activity., Paz, Suni, Hispanic American women artists, Artau, Estrella, Asian American women, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, January 14, 1972
IZ1399 Wild women don't get the blues (Part 2 only)

Aircheck of program produced by Donna Allegra of music by Black women, acapella, jazz, blues,...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Jazz music., Black women -- Songs and music., African American women jazz singers, African American women musicians WBAI, Feb. 29, 1980
IZ1524 Alberta Hunter: a very special woman (Part 3 only)

Live performance by blues singer Alberta Hunter (1895 - 1984) recorded at The Cookery in NYC on...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Hunter, Alberta, Women blues musicians WBAI, Feb. 12, 1978; Oct. 27, 1984.
IZ1427 The Varied Voices of Black Women: an Olivia Records concert

This is a recording of the final concert from the Olivia Records tour "The Varied Voices of...

African American women musicians, Olivia Records, Inc., Women's music, African American women poets, Avery, Gwen, 1915-2001, Tillery, Linda., Watkins, Mary, Parker, Pat, 1944-1989, The Varied Voices of Black Women concert, African American lesbians, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, December 10, 1978
IZ1509 Lesbian Pride Concert 1978

Actuality from the 1978 Lesbian Pride Concert held during Lesbian Pride Week '78, organized...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Avedis, Sirani, Women's music, Lesbian musicians, Lesbian Feminist Liberation, Lesbians WBAI, ca. June 1978?
IZ0711 Bernice Johnson Reagon: Black Women's issues

Speech by Bernice Johnson Reagon, given November 11, 1980 at Barnard College's Reid...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-, African American women musicians, Jordan, June, 1936-2002, Hamer, Fannie Lou, Black women -- Personal narratives. WBAI, April 8, 1981
IZ1370 Music of Eliane Radigue

This program was originally "Music of Eliane Radigue and Philip Glass," however the...

Radigue, Eliane, Experimental music., Electronic music., Composers., Women composers., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, April 16, 1972
IZ1073 The Velvet Sledgehammer: May 9, 1979

This program contains a review of Alive!, a women's jazz group from Berkeley, and a review...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Alive! (Musical group), Millett, Kate., Tyler, Edwina Lee, Women -- Iran -- Social conditions. WBAI, 9 May 1979
BC1736 Rosalie Sorrels : travelin' lady in concert.

Concert by blues, country and folk singer, Rosalie Sorrels (1933 - ) recorded at Upsala College...

Music, Popular (Songs, etc.)., Sorrels, Rosalie., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians -- United States. WBAI, 9 July 1973.
IZ1476 The darker face of God

The Darker Face of God features the music of French composer Marie-Juliette Olga "Lili"...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Radio art, Boulanger, Lili, 1893-1918, Noël, Marie, 1883-1967, Women composers., Women poets, Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 WBAI, 5 Feb 1976
IZ1069 Lesbian Pride Concert 1976 (Part 1 only)

Music of Casse Culver, Willie Tyson, Alix Dobkin, and Maxine Feldman. Casse Culver performs: "...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women's music, Lesbians, Lesbian Feminist Liberation, Culver, Casse., Tyson, Willie, Dobkin, Alix., Feldman, Maxine WBAI, 4 Sept. 1976
IZ0449.02 Sweet Honey in the Rock

Program contains excerpts from a Sweet Honey in the Rock performance at P.S. 41 in March 1978...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Sweet Honey in the Rock (Musical group), African American women musicians, Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942- WBAI, 27 July 1978.
IZ1060 The Lesbian Show - October 23, 1978: Varied Voices of Black Women

This episode of The Lesbian Show features a conversation among three of the four women from "...

African American women musicians, African American women poets, Lesbianism, African American lesbians, Tillery, Linda., Parker, Pat, 1944-1989, Watkins, Mary, Women's music, Olivia Records, Inc., The Varied Voices of Black Women concert, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, 23 Oct. 1978
IZ1081 The Velvet Sledgehammer: December 23, 1981

Aircheck of The Velvet Sledgehammer from December 23, 1981. Hosted and produced by Judy...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Deuce (Musical group), Women musicians., Women workers., Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012 WBAI, 23 Dec. 1981
IZ0836 Malvina Reynolds sings El Cortito

Malvina Reynolds, folk singer, sings different cuts of her song, "El Cortito" about...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Reynolds, Malvina., Folk music, Agricultural laborers -- California. WBAI, 197?
IZ1238 Two women singers / Casse Culver and Willie Tyson

Casse Culver and Willie Tyson, two lesbian folk singers, perform at an unknown venue. They...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Lesbian musicians, Tyson, Willie, Culver, Casse. WBAI, 1976.
BC2628 Sisters By Choice / interviewed by Viv Sutherland.

Interview with and music by Sisters By Choice, a music group consisting of feminist musicians...

Renna, Connie, Nemeroff, Toby., Cohen, Sandee., Women musicians., Women's music, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 WBAI, 1975 (day unknown)
IZ1145 From the Women's Coffeehouse: A Program of Music & Poetry (Part 1 only)

Recorded live on Saturday night, December 17, 1977, the Women's Coffeehouse put on a...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians., Women poets WBAI, 18 Dec. 1977.
IZ1181 Gwen Avery in Concert

A performance by jazz and gospel singer Gwen Avery in concert at Cooper Union's Great Hall...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, African American women musicians, Lesbian musicians, Avery, Gwen, 1915-2001 WBAI, 15 Dec. 1979.
IZ1147 Quarry / by Meredith Monk ; interview by Charles Ruas.

Charles Ruas interviews Meredith Monk about the adaptation of her opera Quarry for radio....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Monk, Meredith., Ruas, Charles., Opera., Experimental theater., Avant-garde music., Women composers. WBAI, 10 Sep. 1976.
BC0709.36 A night of women musicians: ca. 1975 (Part One only)

A Night of Women Musicians at WBAI's Free Music Store, date unknown (ca. 1973). Host is Ms. Mark...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, CLASSICAL MUSIC, Women musicians., Renaissance music. WBAI ca. 1975 (date unconfirmed)
KZ4531 Margie Adam live at KPFK

Margie Adam performs live at KPFK studio A during her tour for National Coalition of Women'...

Adam, Margie., Women musicians., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFK, Sept. 24, 1980.
BC1933 If they'd had a room of their own

The sister of Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny, was herself a pianist, singer and composer. Dorothy...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women artists -- History., Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855., Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn, 1805-1847 KPFK, May 28, 1974
BC1872 Music by and about women in middle and rural America / produced by Carlos Hagen

In this program Carlos Hagen makes a brief survey of how women in rural and middle America view...

Country life., Women -- Social conditions., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Country music. KPFK, May 26, 1974
KZ1287 Women's concert (II): works by women composers at the Bing Theater

Women classical musicians performing music by women composers. Recorded at the Bing Theater, Los...

Martinez, Marianne, 1744-1812, Szymanowska, Maria Agata Wołowska, 1789-1831, Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953, Howe, Mary, 1882-1964, Phillips-Thornburgh, Maurita, Fierro, Nancy., Daley, Cynthia., Kupka, Connie, Koven, Renita., Women composers., Women musicians., Concerts., García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936, Prieto, María Teresa, Glanville-Hicks, Peggy, CARRENO, TERESA 1853-1917., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFK, May 25, 1977
BC1844 Maxine Sellers : from the heart with a sense of humor

Examination of the intense, romantic and humorous work of composer/performer Maxine Sellers....

Women composers -- Biography., Sellers, Maxine, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFK, May 22, 1974
BC0698 Move over Pierre Boulez

Two talks about women composers and conductors in those male dominated fields, broadcast on KPFA...

Kraft, Barbara S., Women composers., Sex discrimination against women, Move over Pierre Boulez / Varda Ullman and Barbara Kraft., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFK, February 16 and 23, 1972
BC0901 A valentine from Clare Spark

A collection of songs (mostly show tunes) sung by and/or about women in love. pt.1. Twenty...

Music., Songs., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFK, February 14, 1972
KZ1929 Ragtime women / Max Morath interviewed by Mario Casseta

Max Morath discusses his discovery of over 100 ragtime piano compositions by middle class white...

Women composers -- History., Jazz music -- History., Ragtime women / Max Morath ; interviewed by Mario Casseta., Morath, Max., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFK, ca. Jan 1978? (no broadcast info on box)
BC1814.05 Holly Near with sisters Timothy and Laurel Near, Jeff Langley, piano (Episode 5)

On this episode of Folkscene, Howard and Roz Larman interviews singer songwriter Holly Near, who...

Near, Holly., Women musicians., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Near, Timothy, Near, Laurel, Langley, Jeff KPFK, 27 May 1973.
BC1691 An Interview with Judy Collins / interviewed by Barbara Cady.

Singer-songwriter Judy Collins discusses her music, her politics and her career with KPFK's...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Collins, Judy., Cady, Barbara., Women musicians -- United States. KPFK, 1973.
KZ2779 Edith Piaf : a tribute / produced and narrated by Ruth Hirschman

Ruth Hirschman produced and narrated this biography of French singer Edith Piaf (1915 - 1963)....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Piaf, Edith, 1915-1963, Hirschman, Ruth., Women singers--France--Biography. KPFK, 14 July 19??.
AZ1674.01 Lois Ann Thomas live at Bishop's Coffeehouse

Lois Ann Thomas singing and playing at the Bishop's Coffeehouse in Oakland, California...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Thomas, Lois Ann., Women musicians. KPFA, September 6, 1976
AZ1675.01 Lesbian Express: Live music show

Aircheck of a live music edition of Lesbian Express, from September 1973. Contents (Reel 1): 1....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians., Lesbian musicians KPFA, September 17, 1973
AZ0450 The energy will flow: antinuclear music by women / produced by Susan Kernes and Kori Kody

This program presents music by activist women working in the anti-nuclear/safe energy movement....

Near, Holly., Morris, Ede., Wolf, Kate., Grasberg, Lynn., Darthwaite, Tisha., Political ballads and songs., Antinuclear movement, Women musicians., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women With Wings KPFA, September 15, 1979
AZ0014 A Visit with Annea Lockwood / with interview by Charles Amirkhanian.

One of the most remarkable avant-garde composers in the world is Annea Lockwood, who was born in...

Glass concert., Amirkhanian, Charles., Lockwood, Annea, 1939-, Women composers., Avant garde music., Visit with Annea Lockwood / with interview by Charles Amirkhanian.**A, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, Sept. 6, 1972.
AZ0615 A Joyful noise: Ana Perez in concert

This is a performance by one of the Bay Area's most talented feminist composer/performers,...

Women musicians., Perez, Ana, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, November 6, 1972
AZ1674.02 The Berkeley Women's Music Collective

The Berkeley Women's Music Collective in concert, recorded Winter 1975. Members of the...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Berkeley Women's Music Collective, Women's music, Women musicians. KPFA, November 22, 1976
AZ1656 Berkeley Women's Music Collective, BeBe K'Roche, and Rose Bubbling

Unlearning to Not Speak, Sisterhood Sounds Good. Bay Area women musicians live in our studio...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Unlearning to Not Speak collective., Berkeley Women's Music Collective, Be Be K'Roche (Musical group), Women musicians., Women's music KPFA, November 19, 1974
AZ0642.10 Majority report, November 18, 1982: Schlafly v. English, Olivia's 10th Birthday, Update on Silkwood, Planetary conjunction

Marci Lockwood and Ginny Z. Berson host Majority Report, November 18, 1982. Segments: 1. News...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Lockwood, Marci, Berson, Ginny Z., Schlafly, Phyllis, English, Deirdre, Randall, Julia., Rowland, Betty, Dlugacz, Judy, Olivia Records, Inc., Sundheim, Karen., Tucker, Kitty, Silkwood, Karen, 1946-1974., Robertson, Jean., Hill, Judith, Silver, Tosha, Radio news programs KPFA, Nov. 18, 1982
BB4224 Crazy Ruthie / Ruthie Gorton

Songwriter and performer, Ruthie Gorton, discusses and demonstrates her songs exploring the...

Women musicians., Protest songs., Gorton, Ruthie., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, May 18, 1971
AZ0228 Ruthie Gorton sings her own songs / produced by Ed Schoenfeld

Ruthie Gorton is a Los Angeles based "movement singer" who has performed around the...

Gorton, Ruthie., Schoenfeld, Ed., Political ballads and songs., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians -- United States. KPFA, March 25, 1977
AZ1675.03 Lesbian Express: Sweet Chariot interview

Sweet Chariot is a women's rock band from the Bay Area who play funk, blues, rock and soul...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians., Funk (Music) KPFA, March 23, 1975
AZ1064 Ode To Gravity| The Music Of Germaine Tailleferre

Ode To Gravity| The Music Of Germaine Tailleferre| Produced by KPFK and Amirkhanian| Recorded on...

Tailleferre, Germaine., Amirkhanian, Charles., Women composers., Groupe des six (Group of composers), American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, March 19, 1975
AZ0154 Tribute to Malvina Reynolds / produced by Ed Schoenfeld.

This is a program of music and reflections produced at KPFA by Ed Schoenfeld on the night of...

Women folk musicians, Women musicians., Folk music., Radicalism -- Songs and music., Reynolds, Malvina., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, March 17, 1978
AZ0299 Rickie Lee Jones / by Susan Sailow

Susan Sailow talks about Rickie Lee Jones' life and music. Program features her eponymous...

Jones, Rickie Lee, Women musicians., Rock music., Women composers., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, June 23, 1979
AZ0978 Malvina Reynolds: I'd rather say it myself singing / narrated by Nancy Schimmel; produced by Susan Kernes

A tribute to singer-songwriter Malvina Reynolds (1900-1978). The program is comprised of a...

Reynolds, Malvina., Schimmel, Nancy., Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014, Experimental music., Socialism and youth -- Personal narratives., Women musicians -- Personal narratives., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, June 19, 1982
AZ1670 Jean Ritchie in concert (Part 1 only)

Jean Ritchie performs folk music in concert at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California,...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Ritchie, Jean., Women musicians., Folk music -- United States KPFA, June 14, 1972
AZ0111 Janice Giteck / produced by April McMahon

This program features an interview with American Composer Janice Giteck and selections from her...

Giteck, Janice, 1946-, Women composers., Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963., Tohono O'odham Indians -- Fiction, Pima Indians -- Folklore, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, July 31, 1976
AZ0110 Katrina Krimsky / produced by Susan Sailow

This episode features the music of Katrina Krimsky, a Bay Area composer, musician, and teacher....

Krimsky, Katrina., Women composers., Women musicians., Katrina Krimsky / produced by Susan Sailow., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, July 2, 1977
AZ1657 Gwen Avery performing at KPFA

Gospel and blues singer Gwen Avery (1943 - 2014) performs in KPFA's Studio B on January 30...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Avery, Gwen, 1915-2001, African American women musicians, Blues (Songs, etc.), Women's music, Women musicians. KPFA, January 30, 1977
AZ0112 The music of Margaret Fabrizio and Elinor Armer / produced by April McMahon (Episode 29)

This episode of Focus on Women Composers features harpsichord music composed by Margaret...

Armer, Elinor., Fabrizio, Margaret, Women musicians., Women composers., Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962, Donne, John, 1572-1631., Harpsichord music, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Music for meditation KPFA, January 22, 1977
AZ1666.02 International League of Women Composers: String quartets (Episode 2 of 2)

First of two episodes of a series called "Expressions", produced by the International...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women composers., Women musicians., String quartets, Schonthal, Ruth, Richter, Marga, Orenstein, Joyce Ellin, Tucker, Tui St. George, 1924-2004 KPFA, January 10, 1981
AZ1665 San Francisco Women's Music Festival, 1974

Recordings from the 1974 San Francisco Women's Music Festival, recorded at the First...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women's music, Women's music festivals, Unlearning to Not Speak collective., Petric, Faith., Reynolds, Malvina., Tannen, Holly., Sorrels, Rosalie. KPFA, February 4, 1974
AZ0642.04 Majority report, February 18, 1982: Shirley Chisholm and Maya Angelou #1

Sherry Krynski and Ginny Z. Berson host Majority Report for February 18, 1982. Segments: 1. News...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005, Angelou, Maya, Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, Tonella, Karla., Krynski, Sherry, Berson, Ginny Z., Radio news programs KPFA, February 18, 1982
AZ1114 A tribute to Madame Florence Foster Jenkins

A tribute to the satirical singing and recording art of Madame Florence Foster Jenkins (1868 -...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Jenkins, Florence Foster, 1868-1944, McMoon, Cosme, Sopranos (Singers), Women singers -- United States -- Biography KPFA, December 9, 1973
AZ0431 Peggy Seeger at KPFA / produced by Susan Kernes

Peggy Seeger visited KPFA and talked about performing, writing music, why she doesn't call...

Seeger, Peggy, 1935-, Women folk musicians, Women composers., Women musicians., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, December 22, 1979; January 6, 1981; October 28, 1981
AZ0642.11 Majority report, December 2, 1982: Tina Fishman, Bay Area women in music

Reyna Cowan and Pam Scola host Majority Report, December 2, 1982. Segments: 1. News wrap-up -- 2...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Cowan, Reyna., Scola, Pam., Lockwood, Marci, Merryfield, Roxanne., Rogers, Gaynell Toler, Radio news programs KPFA, Dec. 2, 1982
AZ1658 Helen Hooke's Band plays live on Mother's Day

Helen Hooke's Band plays live on Mother's Day, year and venue unknown. You Dream My...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Hooke, Helen, Scalfi, Sindy, Women musicians. KPFA, date unknown
AZ0226 Faith Petric sings folk songs / produced by Ed Schoenfeld.

Faith Petric (September 13, 1915-October 24, 2013) sings folk songs written by other musicians...

Petric, Faith., Folk-songs., Women musicians., Radicalism -- Songs and music., Women folk musicians, San Francisco Folk Music Club, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, circa 1976
KZ0454 West Coast Women's Music Festival, 1980 (raw recordings)

These twelve reels are live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women's festival in 1980,...

West coast women's music festival / produced by Linda Mack., Casselberry and Dupree, Ishatova, Dovida, Garthwaite, Terry., Music festivals., Women musicians., Tyler, Robin., Avery, Gwen, 1915-2001, Izquierda Ensemble, Alive! (Musical group), Women's music, Women's music festivals, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, ca. October, 1980?
AZ1667 The Rubber Band performs Falling Spaces and Wild Women Don't Get the Blues

The Rubber Band performs "Falling Spaces" by Carolyn Brandy and "Wild Women Don...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Brandy, Carolyn, Rosewoman, Michele, Lipson, Annette, Wilson, Marie, Women musicians., Women blues musicians KPFA, ca. November 1976
AZ1687 Meg Christian performs at Inez Garcia benefit concert (Parts 1 and 3 of 3)

Meg Christian performs at a benefit concert on June 10, 1976 to raise money for Inez Garcia, who...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Christian, Meg, Garcia, Inez, Women's music, Women musicians. KPFA, ca. June 10, 1976
AZ1697 The Berkeley Women's Music Collective, June 10, 1976

The Berkeley Women's Music Collective perform in San Francisco, June 10, 1976, venue...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Berkeley Women's Music Collective, Women's music, Women musicians. KPFA, ca. June 10, 1976
AZ1679 Joanna Brouk / Conch Shell: the Sea at Sunset (1973)

Joanna Brouk: Conch Shell: The Sea at Sunset (1973). Joanna Brouk was born in 1949 in St. Louis...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Brouk, Joanna, 1949, New Age music KPFA, ca. August 8, 1973
AZ1693 Meg Christian and Holly Near in concert (Part 5?)

Meg Christian and Holly Near in concert, venue unknown, November 6, 1976. Two songs are...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Near, Holly., Christian, Meg, Women musicians. KPFA, ca. 1976
AZ1664 Flying Lesbians

A copy of the German band Flying Lesbians' self-titled album from 1975 (Frauen Offensive)....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians--Germany., Lesbian musicians, Women's music KPFA, ca. 1975
AZ1762 Interview with cellist Eva Heinitz / by Will Ogdon

Cellist Eva Heinitz (1907-2000) is interviewed by Will Ogdon of KPFA about playing the cello and...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians., Heinitz, Eva, CLASSICAL MUSIC, MUSIC MUSIC, CLASSICAL, Cellists KPFA, between 1963-1968 (date unknown)
AZ1666.01 International League of Women Composers: String quartets (Episode 1 of 2)

First of two episodes of a series called "Expressions", produced by the International...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, 1939-, Coates, Gloria, Silsbee, Ann, Women composers., Women musicians., String quartets KPFA, August 16, 1980
AZ1655 Interview with Meg Christian by Nancy Guinn

Nancy Guinn interviews musician Meg Christian in mid-July 1981, just after recording her new...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Christian, Meg, Women musicians -- United States., Lesbian musicians, Women's music KPFA, August 15, 1981
AZ1343 Benefit for women library workers / Malvina Reynolds and Margie Adam

Malvina Reynolds and Margie Adam perform at a benefit for Women Library Workers. Recorded at...

Reynolds, Malvina., Adam, Margie., Women musicians -- United States., Women Library Workers (U.S.), Glide Memorial United Methodist Church (San Francisco, Calif.), American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, Aug. 1, 1977.
AZ1689.02 Women's News: April 15, 1976

Raw outtakes and heads from an unidentified woman musician performing at KPFA. Box description...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians. KPFA, April 15, 1976
BC0047 Odetta / interviewed by Celestine Ware.

African American folk, blues, jazz and spirituals singer Odetta (1930-2008) discusses her life...

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Black singers -- Biography., Odetta, 1930-2008, African Americans, Women, SINGERS & SINGING, MUSIC PROGRAM, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 KPFA, 20 May 1971; WBAI, 27 May 1971
AZ0447 Healing sounds and Lifting off, learning how to fly / by Joanna Brouk and Maggi Payne

Two musical works: one composed for use in hospitals, one for Peter Pan theme. 1. Piano: Healing...

Brouk, Joanna, 1949, Women musicians., Sound -- Psychological effect, Mind and body therapies, Sound -- Physiological effect, Payne, Maggi, Healing music, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Healing KPFA, 1980?
AZ1671 Teresa Trull live at the West Coast Women's Music Festival (year unknown)

Teresa Trull performing at the West Coast Women's Music Festival, September 13-16, 198?....

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Trull, Teresa., Women musicians. KPFA, 198-
AZ1691 The music of Witchazel

The music of Witchazel, a Portland, Oregon women's band. Members are: Robin Flower, Mary...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians. KPFA, 1976
AZ1692 Berkeley/Oakland Women's Chorus live at the Working Women's Conference

Excerpt from a Berkeley/Oakland Women's Chorus performance at the Working Women's...

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians., Women's music KPFA, 1973?
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