from WUNC's The State of Things
Aretha's Favorite Artist
Thursday February 19, 2009
In 1967, singer Linda Jones was making a name for herself with a soulful tune called "Hypnotized." She died just five years later at the age of 27, but not before she made great impressions on other female singers of the day, including Aretha Franklin. Inspired by her story, Mark Anthony Neal, a Duke professor of African-American studies, wrote an essay on Linda Jones called "Bodies In Pain" from the collection The Best African-American Essays, 2009. He joins Frank Stasio in the studio to talk about the greatest singer you've never heard of.
Listen HERE
Listen HERE
No comments:
Post a Comment