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Die Anfänge des Jazz und die Karrieren seiner ersten Stars waren wild: Bix Beiderbecke verlor häufiger einen Schneidezahn, den das Publikum dann suchen musste, denn ohne konnte er nicht weiter Trompete spielen. Joe Oliver, der King, machte sich nicht nur musikalisch breit: Mit zwei Litern Milch vertilgte er locker zwölf Hamburger. Dizzy Gillespie besorgte sich sein erstes Instrument im Pfandhaus. Und Billie Holiday kaufte von ihrer ersten Gage ein Sandwich und ein Hühnchen für ihre Mutter. Studs Terkel, der sich selbst als »Guerilla-Journalist« bezeichnete, kannte zahllose solcher Geschichten über die Größen der klassischen Jazz-Ära aus erster Hand, lernte er doch viele persönlich kennen. In seinen 13 virtuos geschriebenen und zeitlosen Porträts werden die Künstlerinnen und Künstler so lebendig, dass man glaubt, bei den vibrierenden Ursprüngen des Jazz in New Orleans, Chicago und New York dabei gewesen zu sein. Mitreißende Porträts von Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker und John Coltrane. Mit Illustrationen von Robert Galster.

This landmark reissue of a classic work offers a vibrant microcosm of America, showcasing diverse voices and experiences. Enhanced by a new foreword from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, it invites readers to explore the rich tapestry of American life through personal stories. The book serves as both a historical document and a reflection on societal themes, making it a significant contribution to understanding the complexities of the American experience.

"A welcome change from the sloganeering, political mudslinging and products of spin doctors."—The Philadelphia Inquirer Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features eighty Americans—from the famous to the unknown—completing the thought that the book's title begins. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs but also the extent to which they share them with others. Featuring many renowned contributors—including Isabel Allende, Colin Powell, Gloria Steinem, William F. Buckley Jr., Penn Jillette, Bill Gates, and John Updike—the collection also contains essays by a Brooklyn lawyer; a part-time hospital clerk in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; a woman who sells yellow pages advertising in Fort Worth, Texas; and a man who serves on Rhode Island's parole board. The result is a stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of a diverse group of people whose beliefs—and the incredibly varied ways in which they choose to express them—reveal the American spirit at its best.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian author of The Good War recounts his hard-working early childhood in Chicago, his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II, his struggles after being blacklisted in spite of his television successes, and more. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

Bis in die 90er Jahre war Pulitzer-Preisträger Studs Terkel Gastgeber einer täglichen Radioshow in Chicago und präsentierte seinen Zuhörern Musik und Gespräche mit Stars aus Klassik, Oper, Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Folk und Rock. 'Studs Meets Music' enthält gut zwei Dutzend von Terkels unnachahmlichen Interviews mit einigen der größten Musiker des vergangenen Jahrhunderts. Unter den vielen Höhepunkten: Der 22jährige Bob Dylan erzählt, wie er auf den Song 'A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall' kam; Janis Joplin berichtet von ihrer texanischen Jugend als Leadbelly- und Bessie-Smith-Fan; Louis Armstrong und Dizzy Gillespie reden über ihre Blutsverwandtschaft mit den gefallenen Helden Joe Oliver und Charlie Parker; Leonard Bernstein verneigt sich vor dem Komponisten Marc Blitzstein; Ravi Shankar beschreibt seine Begegnung mit den Beatles 1966 in London; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf schildert ihren Werdegang vom musikverliebten Mädchen zur führenden Mozart-Sängerin in Salzburg.

<b>America's most inspirational voices, in their own words: "If you're looking for a reason to act and dream again, you'll find it in the pages of this book" (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>).</b> Published when Studs Terkel was ninety-one years old, this astonishing oral history tackles one of the famed journalist's most elusive subjects: Hope. Where does it come from? What are its essential qualities? How do we sustain it in the darkest of times? An alternative, more personal chronicle of the "American century," <i>Hope Dies Last</i> is a testament to the indefatigable spirit that Studs has always embodied, and an inheritance for those who, by taking a stand, are making concrete the dreams of today. A former death row inmate who served nearly twenty years for a crime he did not commit discusses his never-ending fight for justice. Tom Hayden, author of <i>The Port Huron Statement</i>, contemplates the legacy of 1960s student activism. Liberal economist John Kenneth Galbraith reflects on the enduring problem of corporate malfeasance. From a doctor who teaches his young students compassion to the retired brigadier general who flew the <i>Enola Gay</i> over Hiroshima, these interviews tell us much about the power of the American dream and the force of individuals who advocate for a better world. With grace and warmth, Terkel's subjects express their secret hopes and dreams. Taken together, this collection of interviews tells an inspiring story of optimism and persistence, told in voices that resonate with the eloquence of conviction. "The value of <i>Hope Dies Last</i> lies not in what it teaches readers about its narrow subject, but in the fascinating stories it reveals, and the insight it allows into the vast range of human experience." --<i>The A.V. Club</i> "Very Terkelesque--by now the man requires an adjective of his own." --Margaret Atwood, <i>The New York Times Review of Books</i> "An American treasure." --Cornel West

Studs Terkel ist der Mann, der Amerika interviewt hat - fünfzig Jahre lang täglich im Radio. Ob ein Feuerwehrmann den Tod eines Kollegen verarbeiten muss, ein Arzt über Sterbehilfe nachsinnt - Terkel lässt die unbekannten Helden des Alltags zu Wort kommen. „Terkel ist ein Hörer, die Faszination seines Buches liegt in der Verschiedenheit der Wege, die das Thema umkreisen.“ DER SPIEGEL

Inspiring, personal stories of political activism and determination in uncertain times.

“IT’S THE UNGUARDED VOICES HE PRESENTS THAT STAY WITH YOU. . . . Terkel’s interviews may not allay fears about death. But reading them certainly encourages life while we have it.”–The New York TimesWhether it’s Working or The Great War , the legendary oral histories of Studs Terkel have offered indispensable insights into all areas of American life. Now, at eighty-eight, the Pulitzer Prize winner creates his most important work on a subject few can comfortably death.Here, in the voices of people both esteemed and unknown, are wise words, meaningful memories, and compassionate predictions about the experience of life’s end–and what may come after. A grad student explains how her two-year coma convinced her of the existence of reincarnation . . . A Hiroshima survivor reconciles her painful memories with the stoicism of her Japanese culture . . . Actress Uta Hagan expresses how her art is her religion and will be her legacy . . . Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler relives his World War II ordeal, after a torpedo left him in a lifeboat among injured and dying comrades . . . An AIDS counselor reveals why healthy gay men may require the most crucial psychological help . . . and a retired firefighter admits he “never felt so alive” as when he was doing his dangerous job.From the sheer physical facts to the emotional realities to spiritual speculations, all aspects of death are openly expressed in this wonderful work, the stirring culmination of Studs Terkel’s brilliant career.

AUTOR: Studs Terkel wurde 1912 geboren, in dem Jahr, wie er gern sagt, in dem die Titanic unterging. Er ist der Autor von zehn Büchern, die aus Amerikas oral history nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. Für „The Good War“ ( dt. „Der gute Krieg“ ) hat er den Pulitzer-Preis erhalten. Seine tägliche Radiosendung von 1954-1998 hat ihn über seine Heimatstadt Chicago hinaus berühmt gemacht. Er ist Mitglied der „Academy of Arts and Letters“ und mit mehreren Preisen ausgezeichnet worden.