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Presents
Afterglow
Ella, the Duke, MJQ, and other greats -- WFIU has them
all. For a couple hours of Jazz and American Popular Song,
join us every Friday night at 10 for a little Afterglow.
Questions? Give us a call at 855-1357, or send e-mail to:
wfiu@indiana.edu
Songs of the Season
April 6, 2007
 This
week on Afterglow it’s “The Alec Wilder
Songbook,” in honor of the composer’s centennial.
Writer of “A Child Is Born,” “I’ll Be
Around,” “Who Can I Turn To,” “While
We’re Young,” and many other songs that have achieved
status as minor classics in the Great American Songbook
canon, Wilder was also the author of the book American
Popular Song, a study of the great songwriters of the
1900-1950 era. Wilder was often described as a sort of rumpled,
East-Coast-academic looking fellow, and he was part of the
Algonquin crowd in New York City; in addition to songs,
he also wrote quite a few classical compositions. We’ll
hear interpretations of his work from Mildred Bailey, Frank
Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Mabel Mercer, and others. “The
Alec Wilder Songbook” airs Friday, April 20 at 10:05
p.m. EST on WFIU.
Afterglow airs every Friday evening at 10:05 p.m.
EST on WFIU. Broadcasts are made available for listening
at any time the following week in the Afterglow
archives.
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