Two part series about the Classic Women Blues singers who flourished in the 1920′s and receded into obscurity by the 1930′s but left an indelible mark on blues and jazz singing.
Inspired by the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, this radio play weaves the poetry of Lorca, Neruda, Machado and Taggard with news reports and music to create haunting images of the Spanish Civil War.
Compelling dramatization, stories, comments from a prostitute, conservative judge, vice-squad officer, legal activists and feminist attorney, Flo Kennedy of COYOTE, a hookers union as they weigh the current discriminatory laws against legalization or decriminalization.
The first documentary in a series of six 90 min programs about story and storytellers – part of The Storytelling Festival hosted by WNYC-FM, New York in the fall of 1979.