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Susannah McCorkle: The Fresh Air Holiday Concert.

A live concert featuring singer Susannah McCorkle. Stereo Review Magazine has called McCorkle "the finest interpreter of sophisticated song." Her recordings have paid tribute to song writers like Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer and Leo Robbin. (Rebroadcast of December 23, 1988)

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Other segments from the episode on December 25, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 25, 1989: Interview with Susannah McCorkle; Commentary on jazz in the 1980s; Interview with Bobby McFerrin; Review of the best television shows of the 1980s.
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Jazz in the 1980s: An Historical Era.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead looks back on jazz in the 80s...the big figures, the big trends, the big albums, and he takes a guess as to what the 90s will bring.

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Singer Bobby McFerrin.

Jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin. He's been called a one man vocal group, with teh ability to simultaneously sing parts from bass to falsetto. McFerrin had been well known to jazz audiences for years, but finally had a big crossover hit with his song "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Terry spoke with him two years before that song came out, in an interview originally broadcast on 1/20/87 and 09/29/1986

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TV in the 1980s: The Big Picture.

Television critic David Bianculli gives his picks for the best shows of the 80s..the big surprise is that relatively few of them were on the three major networks.

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Jazz Singer Susannah McCorkle Updates Songs from the Past

A concert and interview with vocalist Susannah McCorkle, accompanied by pianist Cliff Korman. Last week, McCorkle finished a cabaret of Cole Porter tunes in New York City. "The Passionate Cole Porter" was an attempt to prove that Porter was not an unfeeling observer of romance. She also has a CD featuring Cole Porter tunes, "Easy To Love" (Concord Jazz). McCorkle is the youngest singer ever to be included in the Smithsonian Institution's "Popular Music Record Series."

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