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Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs August 10th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Songs as Poems; Poems as Songs

We listen for poetry in music and music in poetry, songs as poems and poems as songs with Langston Hughes, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Ken Nordine. Plus, a visit to New York’s City Lore with poet-folklorist Steve Zeitlin, who rides the POEMobile to the People’s Poetry Gathering and then back to New Orleans to meet Louisiana’s poet laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy.

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James F. Jackson
JAMES F. JACKSON
John Jackson
JOHN JACKSON
Mary Jackson
MARY JACKSON
Mahalia Jackson
MAHALIA JACKSON
Wanda Jackson
WANDA JACKSON
Dolly Jacobs
DOLLY JACOBS
Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall
BEN JAFFE OF PRESERVATION HALL
Ben Jaffe
BEN JAFFE
Jim Jarmusch
JIM JARMUSCH
Jasper's Antique Radio Museum in St. Louis, Pt.1
JASPER'S ANTIQUE RADIO MUSEUM IN ST. LOUIS, PT.1
Herb Jeffries
HERB JEFFRIES
Herb Jeffries' "Cow Cow Boogie"
HERB JEFFRIES' "COW COW BOOGIE"
Jelly Roll Morton - Yale professor and ethnomusicologist John Szwed
JELLY ROLL MORTON - YALE PROFESSOR AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST JOHN SZWED
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
JERRY LEIBER & MIKE STOLLER
Flaco Jimenez
FLACO JIMENEZ
J.M. Capriola Company with Paula, Doug, and John Wright
J.M. CAPRIOLA COMPANY WITH PAULA, DOUG, AND JOHN WRIGHT
Deacon John
DEACON JOHN
Dr. John
DR. JOHN
Dr. John
DR. JOHN
Mable John
MABLE JOHN
Al Johnson
AL JOHNSON
Big Jack Johnson
BIG JACK JOHNSON
James "Chicken Scratch" Johnson
JAMES "CHICKEN SCRATCH" JOHNSON
Johnnie Johnson on Chuck Berry's "Maybellene" ("Ida Red")
JOHNNIE JOHNSON ON CHUCK BERRY'S "MAYBELLENE" ("IDA RED")
Syl & Jimmy Johnson
SYL & JIMMY JOHNSON
Benny Jones
BENNY JONES
Booker T. Jones
BOOKER T. JONES
George Jones Pt. 1
GEORGE JONES PT. 1
George Jones Pt. 2
GEORGE JONES PT. 2
Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola
LEROY JONES & KATJA TOIVOLA
Norah Jones
NORAH JONES
Rickie Lee Jones
RICKIE LEE JONES

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