SPECIALS in February: Black History Month

Memories of the Movement, Part ofThe Tavis Smiley Show heard on WUOT-2
The years of the Civil Rights Movement are counted among the most volatile, yet vibrant, in American history. In Memories of the Movement, The Tavis Smiley Show celebrates the courage, conviction and commitment of the everyday people who made extraordinary contributions to American social progress.
Sundays, Feb 3 & 10, at 2 p.m. (on WUOT-2) 

Maya Angelou's Black History Month Special

Host Maya Angelou poetically and historically covers milestones by African Americans in Nobel Peace Prize, Grammy, Academy Awards, and cultural awards. Guests include Oprah Winfrey, Kofi Annan, and Alicia Keys.
Friday, Feb. 8, at 12 noon

Heavenly Sight:  Of Vision Lost and Found

A surprising number of blind African American singers came from the gospel tradition to influence not just sacred music, but blues, bluegrass, and popular music. In addition to the Blind Boys and Ray Charles, lesser-known performers like Flora Molton and Reverend Gary Davis made their contributions to American music. While their fans saw them as mystical, larger-than-life figures, these performers spent much of their energy just trying to survive in a sighted world.
Saturday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m.   

Let Freedom Sing:  The Music of the Abolitionists

"Any good crusade requires singing," reformers like to say, and in the 19th century, no cause was more righteous than the decades-long crusade to abolish slavery. Hosted by Noah Adams, Let Freedom Sing will profile such powerful figures as Henry Russell, the barnstorming Anglo-Jewish pianist and singer dubbed the master of "chutzpah and huzzah; and abolitionist leader and newspaper publisher William Lloyd Garrison, whose "Song of the Abolitionist" (set to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne") literally set the tone for the entire movement. 
Friday, Feb. 22, at 12 noon

CD Winner

Congratulations to February's CD winner, Terry S. of Knoxville, Tenn.! Terry won the CD, Dawn Upshaw Sings Vernon Duke. The American soprano performs some of Duke's most famous romantic standards, which feature guest artists John Pizzarelli, vocals and guitar, and Fred Hersch, piano. 

Each month, we'll randomly draw a name from our list of valued members and the winner will receive a CD. It's just another way for us to say "thanks" for your support.

Details about the prize drawing

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