Hal Jackson's Sunday Morning Classics was one of my original learning labs in the 1980s--it was the place where I was introduced to the depth and breadth of black music. I owe a tremendous debut to radio personalities like Mr. Jackson, Vaughn Harper, the Gerry Bledsoe, and the late Frankie Crocker for the kind of work I do today as a scholar and critic. I still have a treasured cassette of a night in 1985 when Bledsoe and Harper just held school for about three hours.
Listen as NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday helps celebrate Hal Jackson's 93rd Birthday and 69th year in radio.
Listen as NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday helps celebrate Hal Jackson's 93rd Birthday and 69th year in radio.
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