Studs Terkel has died. He was 96. His connection to music was far and wide. In the 1950's he wrote an interesting book called Giants of Jazz. He went on to become well known for his oral histories such as Working, The Great Divide, and The Good War as well as a host of others. He was a Chicago original who was born in New York but called Chicago home for most of his life.
He's one of the few authors that I ever bothered going to a book signing - not just to get him to sign the first editions I hunted down but to hear the stories. Studs Terkel was one of a kind. Please take a moment and look for some of his books or his classic interviews. They'll be enriching and maybe even inspirational.
He's one of the few authors that I ever bothered going to a book signing - not just to get him to sign the first editions I hunted down but to hear the stories. Studs Terkel was one of a kind. Please take a moment and look for some of his books or his classic interviews. They'll be enriching and maybe even inspirational.