Tag Archives: Garrison Keillor

Through his radio interviews and books, Louis “Studs” Terkel continues to be called “the Walt Whitman of the air waves” and described himself as “a guerrilla journalist having a tape recorder.” Although Terkel was connected with Chicago, he was created in NEW YORK on, may 16, 1912, the 3rd boy …

A timid, introspective, persona is balanced with a sharp love of life, small-town knowledge and love of traditional folk and jazz simply by Radio Hall of Popularity member Garrison Keillor. The sponsor of the favorite live radio display A Prairie House Companion, Keillor is certainly heard every week on a …

Among the best pre-bop pianists to become active in the past 30 years, Butch Thompson’s piano taking part in exercises from Jelly Move Morton and Wayne P. Johnson to golf swing; he’s also a fantastic (if periodic) New Orleans-style clarinetist. In 1962, he became a member of the Hall Brothers …

Humorist Harry Shearer is something of the comic Renaissance guy, having worked in music, film, tv, radio, and books during the period of a profession that’s spanned five years. Born on Dec 23, 1943, Shearer started his profession at age seven, when his piano instructor suggested he could have got …

Mainly an interpreter, Minnesota-based Prudence Johnson has recorded songs for children in addition to adults.

Gamble Rogers balanced a love of balladry and folk tracks with a enthusiasm for the dental custom and storytelling. The boy and grandson of important architects, Rogers was referred to as both a “contemporary troubadour” as well as the “resurrection of Will Rogers and Tag Twain”. With the capacity of …

The American landscape is a main theme for New Hampshire-based singer/songwriter Expenses Staines. His tunes have captured the wonder of streams, mountains, as well as the open up space from the American Western. Staines’ capability to create tunes that look like traditional folk tunes has produced him a popular source …