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Women musicians.

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SZ0405 Jazz and Toshiko Akiyashi / interviewed by Toni Lester.

Internationally renown female jazz artist--she is a composer, pianist, and band leader--...

Jan. 1987.
BC1040 Terry Garthwaite in concert.

Terry Garthwaite from Joy of Cooking with Fritz Kasten and David Garthwaite, in concert at the U...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 15 Nov. 1972.
BC0194 Women in rock groups / produced by Linda Eldon and Judy Parker.

A production concerned with feminism in rock music and rock culture. A moving analysis of the...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 18 July 1971; 9 Sep. 1971.
AZ1132.13 Composer Grażyna Bacewicz (Episode 13)

A program exploring the work of Polish composer and violinist Grażyna Bacewicz (1909 - 1969)....

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- International women KPFA, August 28, 1976
AZ0113 The Elizabethan Trio in performance / produced by April McMahon (Episode 24)

This episode of Focus On Women Composers presents the Elizabethan Trio, a Bay Area group which...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, December 4, 1976
AZ1132.32 Composer Frankie Mann (Episode 32)

A program exploring the work of Bay Area-based electronic composer Frankie Mann. Produced and...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, February 12, 1977
AZ1132.31 Focus on Women Composers: Women in College Music (Episode 31)

Program exploring the American college music environment in which many composers find themselves...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, February 5, 1977
AZ0146 Carmen McRae / interviewed by Angela Davis.

Jazz singer, composer and actress Carmen McRae (1920 - 1994) talks with activist Angela Davis (...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, Jan. 16, 1978.
AZ1132.39 Composer Marta Ptaszyńska (Episode 39)

A program focusing on the work of Polish-born contemporary composer and percussionist Marta...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, January 14, 1978
AZ1132.27 Focus on Women Composers: Some Women in Rock (Episode 27)

A program highlighting women composers in the field of rock music. Produced and presented by...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, January 8, 1977
AZ1132.07 Focus on Women Composers: Music to soothe and refresh, July 10, 1976 (Episode 7)

Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Presented by Susan Sailow, and Fleur...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, July 10, 1976
AZ1132.08 Focus on Women Composers: Choral music, July 17, 1976 (Episode 8)

Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. This episode focuses on choral music by...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, July 17, 1976
AZ1132.50 Composer and pianist Michele Rosewoman (Episode 50)

A program featuring Bay Area-based composer and pianist Michele Rosewoman. Produced and...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, July 23, 1977
AZ1132.09 Los Angeles Symposium of Women Composers, July 24, 1976 (Episode 9)

Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Tapes from women composers affiliated...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, July 24, 1976
AZ0107A Bessie Jones at freight and salvage (Part 1 of 2) / produced by Martha Oelman and Joan Medlin.

(Tape label) Bessie Jones at Freight and Salvage. This program is completely self-contained....

KPFA, July 4, 1977.
AZ0107B Bessie Jones at freight and salvage (Part 2 of 2) / produced by Martha Oelman and Joan Medlin.

(Tape label) Bessie Jones at Freight and Salvage. This program is completely self-contained....

KPFA, July 4, 1977.
AZ1132.44 Composer Martha Dee (Episode 44)

A program highlighting the work of composer Martha Dee, featuring recordings from a live concert...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, June 11, 1977
AZ1132.05 Focus on Women Composers: Neo-Romantic Through 12 Tone, June 19, 1976 (Episode 5)

Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Presented by Renee Roatcap, Elizabeth...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, June 19, 1976
AZ1132.43 Focus on Women Composers: A selection of tapes collected recently (Episode 43)

A program featuring tapes of women composers recently collected by Susan Sailow. Produced and...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, June 4, 1977
AZ1132.03 Focus on Women Composers: Renaissance through late Baroque, June 5, 1976 (Episode 3)

The first in a series of four episodes of "Focus on Women Composers" providing a...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women's history KPFA, June 5, 1976
AZ0109 Hedy West / produced by Joan Medlin.

Hedy West presents songs by and about women, beginning with two of her own, and including many...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, Mar. 8, 1977.
AZ0022 Timpanist Elayne Jones / produced by Charles Amirkhanian.

Charles Amirkhanian interviews timpanist Elayne Jones. She discusses her career, the problems...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, May 12, 1976.
AZ0080 Mary Lou Williams at Keystone Korner / produced by Joan Medlin

Mary Lou Williams Trio recorded at the Keystone Korner, with Eddie Marshall on drums, Larry...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, May 2, 1977.
AZ1132.20 Lois Ann Thomas / produced by Joan Medlin (Episode 20)

Feminist folksinger and composer Lois Ann Thomas has long been performing her music for the...

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Previously cataloged as AZ0108.

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, May 21, 1977
AZ1132.01 Focus on Women Composers Overview, May 8, 1976 (Episode 1)

Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Presented by Renee Roatcap, April...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, May 8, 1976
AZ1132.21 Singer Bessie Smith (Episode 21)

A program about blues singer Bessie Smith (1894 - 1937), with many examples of her music and...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, November 13, 1976
AZ1132.22 Composer Megan Roberts (Episode 22)

Interview with Bay Area-based composer and video artist Megan Roberts. Produced and presented by...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, November 20, 1976
AZ1132.59 Focus on Women Composers: Contemporary Women Composers (Episode 59)

The last in a series of four programs surveying compositions by women from the Renaissance to...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, November 26, 1977
AZ1132.23 Focus on Women Composers: Percussion music (Episode 23)

Program highlighting the work of women percussionists. Produced and presented by Virginia...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, November 27, 1976
AZ0614 An evening of music with Linda Tillery, June Millington, and Mary Watkins

On August 9, 1981, musicians Linda Tillary (vocalist), June Millington of the rock band "...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, October 11, 1981.
AZ1132.19 Focus on Women Composers: Electronic composers (Episode 19)

A program of electronic music composed by women composers. Presented by Virginia Kosanovic,...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, October 30, 1976
AZ1132.55 Focus on Women Composers: Contemporary Collage (Episode 55)

A program focusing on contemporary collage works by women composers. Produced and master by...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, September 10, 1977
AZ1132.16 Elayne Jones, timpanist (Episode 16)

An interview with timpanist, percussionist and teacher Elayne Jones, a Black woman with...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, September 18, 1976
AZ1132.17 Composer Miriam Gideon (Episode 17)

Program devoted to the music of American Jewish composer Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996) in honor of...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, September 25, 1976
BB4216 Fanny / interviews by Gina Blumenfeld

Members of the all-woman rock group Fanny discuss their origins as musicians, their influences,...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, 1971.
KZ0577 A tribute to Malvina Reynolds / produced by Pearl Skotnes.

Tribute to folk singer and activist Malvina Reynolds (1900-1978), which aired several days after...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Activists KPFK, 22 Mar. 1978.
KZ0067 Lesbian sisters special: Women's music

Women's music has come a long way from the Andrew Sisters to Holly Near. What is "...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, 4 Jan. 1977
KZ1151 Malvina and Dorothy / produced by Dorothy Healey.

Folk singer Malvina Reynolds talks with Dorothy Healey and sings some of her own songs about the...

American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, 8 Jan. 1978; 18 Mar. 1979.
KZ0888 Strange paradise / Cris Williamson interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth

Musician Cris Williamson talks with Helene Rosenbluth about her spiritual self, her role as a...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, Apr. 4, 1980.
KZ1038 West coast women's music festival

This program presents selected highlights from the West Coast Women's Music Festival held...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, Mar. 4, 1981.
KZ1210 Women of color : voices of resistance / produced by Miya Iwataki.

This mixture of music and poetry was produced for International Women's Day, 1982 by the...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry KPFK, Mar. 8, 1982.
KZ0889 Alix Dobkin live! / interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth

Alix Dobkin--Live! Or, who is the Avon lady? Alix Dobkin, singer and songwriter, talks about her...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, May 4, 1980.
KZ0046 Olivia Records: women in the recording industry

Ginny Berson talks about Olivia Records, women musicians, and women in the recording industry....

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, Nov. 16, 1976.
KZ4500 Lesbian sisters: October 5, 1976

This is Helene Rosenbluth's first episode of the series "Lesbian Sisters" on KPFK...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Music and musicians KPFK, October 5, 1976
SZ0143 Troubadour of her times / Holly Near ; produced by Beatriz Lopez-Flores and Susan Blachman.

Program includes an interview, a talk, and live music by the singer-songwriter. Also includes...

KUBO, Feb. 1982.
SZ0086 An Uncompromising musician / Meg Christian ; interviewed by Beatriz Lopez-Flores and Daniel Perez.

Vocalist and guitarist talks about women, her life, and music.|AN UNCOMPROMISING MUSICIAN / Meg...

KUBO, Mar. 24, 1982.
SZ0016 On tour for a nuclear free future / Robin Flower and friends.

Contains actuality.

Oct. 19, 1979.
SZ0533.08 Matokie Slaughter : Blue Ridge banjo picker / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program traces the life of Slaughter, a little-known talent who performs traditional banjo...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.09 Jean Ritchie : Kentucky born and bred / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program explores the music and life of Ritchie, one of country's most beloved...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.10 Wilma Lee Cooper : singing out! / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program features Cooper describing her style as just good, old time, country music. She...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.11 Etta Baker : picking the blues / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program documents Baker, a blues guitar picker.

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.12 Hazel Dickens : they'll never keep us down / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program looks at Dickens, who writes songs based on traditional ballads and mountain hymns...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.13 Ola Beele Reed : I've endured / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program looks at Reed's songwriting, banjo playing, and her outspoken philosophy of...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.01 Ramona Jones : fiddler's choice / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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Jones was one of the first women fiddlers at the Grand Ole Opry. She has played since 1935, and...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.02 The Powers family : first country recordings / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program charts the career of three sisters who were part of the first family string band to...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.03 Martha Carson : from Neon to Nashville/ produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program followes Carson's journey from a small coal mining town of Neon, Kentucky to...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.04 The Carter Family : my native home / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program follows the story of the founding family of country music, and features the...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.05 Patsy Montata : the cowboy's sweetheart / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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This program follows the career of the first woman to sell a million country music records. She...

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0533.07 The Girls of the golden west : real cowboy girls / produced by Rachel Goodman.

Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each...

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In this features program Millie and Collie Good, two harmony singing, yodeling cowgirls.

Satellite, Apr. 1990.
SZ0473.12 Jane Siberry : no borders here / produced by John Diliberto and Kimberly Haas.

Weekly radio documentary which explores the merging of music and technology. Siberry, formerly a...

Satellite, Summer/Fall 1988.
IZ0173 A Cabaret / with Terry Garthwaite, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Rosalie Sorrels ; produced by Edward Haber.

This cabaret with Terry Garthwaite, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Rosalie Sorrels took place at the...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 18 Apr. 1980.
IZ0058 Specially voiced jazz / Jay Clayton ; interviewed by Jude Quintiere.

Vocalist-composer Jay Clayton demonstrates diverse musical styles, and talks with Jude Quintiere...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, 19 Jan. 1977.
BC1044 Birtha / produced by Judy Sherman.

Judy Sherman interviews the all-woman rock group Birtha. They discuss their origins as a band...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, 2 Nov. 1972.
IZ0198 A women's guitar / Gill Burns ; interviewed by Edward Haber.

Guitarist, folksinger and songwriter Gill Burns is interviewed by Edward Haber at WBAI's...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, 5 Apr. 1980.
IZ0152 Fiddle music / Marie Rhines ; interviewed by Edward Haber.

Marie Rhines is a fiddler of Scottish, Irish, and American music. In this interview with Edward...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, Aug. 18, 1979.
IZ0202 My song is my own / Frankie Armstrong ; interviewed by Edward Haber.

Includes live performance by the English folk revivalist.

WBAI, Aug. 9, 1980.
IZ0201 Scottish song and fiddle / Allan Carr and Jane Rothfield ; interviewed by Edward Haber.

Includes live performance.

WBAI, June 28, 1980.
IZ0123 A Folk special : Jean Ritchie / interviewed by Lynn Schoenfeld.

Folk singer Jean Ritchie (1922 - ) talks about her contributions as both singer and historian of...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, May 15, 1978.
WZ0125 Billie Holiday / produced by A.B. Spellman.

A.B. (Alfred B.) Spellman, jazz critic and author of "Four Lives in the Bebop Business...

WPFW, 1977?
WZ0130 The growth of jazz / Betty Carter ; interviewed by Ed Love.

Jazz singer Betty Carter (1930-1998) discusses her life, her music, and the changes in jazz...

American Women -- Music and musicians WPFW, ca. 1977
WZ0120 Harambe vocalist / Bernice Johnson Reagon; interviewed by Elaine Heffernan.

On survival of Black culture and her own music. Includes "I won't crumble if you fall...

WPFW, June 27, 1977.
SZ0059 Hangin' in there / Holly Near; produced by J. Blank.

On her life and self discovery through singing and performing.

WUHY, 1975.
BZ6163-6166 Sisterfirst '84 / produced by Linda Mack. ,

r.1. Flamboyant Ladies Theater Company ; Esaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Jane Sapp (...

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BZ3941 Black women in music / produced by Mary Lenox.

Series which explores the accomplishments of Black women throughout history. Professor Mary...

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Presentation of the works of several prominent women musicians. Includes the music of Mamie...

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AZ0098 Gay music for a spring night / produced by the Fruit Punch Collective.

Performances by three San Francisco area gay musicians. Blackberri, Gwen Avery, and Steven...

1976-09?-uu
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1973?
AZ1691 The music of Witchazel

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

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1976
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, 198-
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...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1980?
AZ1689.02 Women's News: April 15, 1976

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

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, April 15, 1976
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, August 16, 1980
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, between 1963-1968 (date unknown)
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, ca. 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 -- Music and 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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, ca. June 10, 1976
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, ca. November 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,...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, ca. October, 1980?
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...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, circa 1976
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, date unknown
AZ0431 Peggy Seeger at KPFA / produced by Susan Kernes

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

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Relatives of notable men KPFA, December 22, 1979; January 6, 1981; October 28, 1981
AZ0446.01A Laurie Anderson / interviewed by Susan Sailow (Episode1 of 2, Part 1 of 2)

Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, a wonderful one. She utilizes visual techniques along...

KPFA, Jan. 26, 1980 and Feb. 2, 1980.
AZ0446.01B Laurie Anderson / interviewed by Susan Sailow (Episode1 of 2, Part 2 of 2)

Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, a wonderful one. She utilizes visual techniques along...

KPFA, Jan. 26, 1980 and Feb. 2, 1980.
AZ0446.02A Laurie Anderson / interviewed by Susan Sailow (Episode2 of 2, Part 1 of 2)

Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, a wonderful one. She utilizes visual techniques along...

KPFA, Jan. 26, 1980 and Feb. 2, 1980.
AZ0446.02B Laurie Anderson / interviewed by Susan Sailow (Episode2 of 2, Part 2 of 2)

Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, a wonderful one. She utilizes visual techniques along...

KPFA, Jan. 26, 1980 and Feb. 2, 1980.
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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, January 10, 1981
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...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, January 22, 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 -- Music and musicians KPFA, January 30, 1977
AZ0110 Katrina Krimsky / produced by Susan Sailow

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

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, July 2, 1977
AZ1670 Jean Ritchie in concert (Part 1 only)

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

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, June 14, 1972
AZ0299 Rickie Lee Jones / by Susan Sailow

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

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, June 23, 1979
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