Guess what I’m listening to: Bob Edwards in New Orleans showcasing New Orleans music! It’s as epic as the Bill Moyers – David Simon interview.
From BobEdwards.info:
Bob went to New Orleans for the first weekend of the city’s annual Jazz & Heritage Festival. Today, we offer a sampling of the 12 interviews which range from up-and-coming locals, like Stanton Moore and Trombone Shorty, to established New Orleans royalty, like [Dr. John], Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas, to foreign musicians who came to visit and never left, like Jon Cleary, Anders Osborne and Theresa Andersson. We’ll bring you these interviews from now until the end of July.
Click here to download the sampler and interview with Dr. John.
Here“s the full schedule (mp3s of the interviews are available through the Bob Edwards Show blog after each episode airs):
Dr. John – May 26 – click here to listen
Ben Jaffe – June 2 – click here to listen
Stanton Moore / Trombone Shorty – June 9
Anders Osborne / Theresa Andersson – June 16
Allen Toussaint – June 23
Irma Thomas – June 30
Roger Lewis (of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band) – July 7
Jimmy Carter (of The Blind Boys of Alabama) – July 14
Keely Smith – July 21
Jon Cleary – July 28
