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|data6 = [[Arthur Miller]], [[Eric Sears]], [[Tim Jerome]], Joe Frank | |data6 = [[Arthur Miller]], [[Eric Sears]], [[Tim Jerome]], [[Larry Block]], Joe Frank | ||
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|data8 = [[:Category:Telephone|Telephone]], [[:Category:Live|Live]], [[:Category:Panel_Discussion|Panel Discussion]] | |data8 = [[:Category:Telephone|Telephone]], [[:Category:Live|Live]], [[:Category:Panel_Discussion|Panel Discussion]] 58 minutes | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Segment of a live WBAI call-in show with a studio panel: sound effects calls, someone asks for directions, aggressive women, a Texan describes ''Star Wars'', the Constitution. | |||
Interview with a Jewish blues guitarist, broken with scenes from his life. The origin of the blues in Jewish mythology, the unleavened 5th and 7th. The singer looks for work in night clubs. His son converts to Christianity. He tells his wife about it. He goes to a rabbi who has lost his faith. He gets a job working in a nightclub frequented by rowdy, cynical religious leaders. | |||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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== Shared material == | == Shared material == | ||
* The converted son clip is used in [[Reprise]]. | * The converted son clip is used in [[Reprise]] and [[Woman And Bull In Paint Factory]]. | ||
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[[Category:Live]] | [[Category:Live]] | ||
[[Category:1978]] | [[Category:1978]] | ||
[[Category:Arthur Miller]] [[Category:Eric Sears]] [[Category:Tim Jerome]] | [[Category:Arthur Miller]] [[Category:Eric Sears]] [[Category:Tim Jerome]] [[Category:Larry Block]] | ||
[[Category:Unknown air date]] | [[Category:Unknown air date]] | ||
[[Category:Show]][[Category:Show_by_date|19780001]] | [[Category:Show]][[Category:Show_by_date|19780001]] | ||
{{Airdate|airdate=1978}} | {{Airdate|airdate=1978}} | ||
[[Category:WBAI And NPR Playhouse]] | [[Category:WBAI And NPR Playhouse]] | ||
{{Series|series=WBAI And NPR Playhouse}}{{Cast|cast=[[Arthur Miller]], [[Eric Sears]], [[Tim Jerome]], Joe Frank}} | {{Series|series=WBAI And NPR Playhouse}}{{Cast|cast=[[Arthur Miller]], [[Eric Sears]], [[Tim Jerome]], [[Larry Block]], Joe Frank}} | ||
Revision as of 04:06, 16 September 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| WBAI And NPR Playhouse | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1978 | |
| Cast | |
| Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Larry Block, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Telephone, Live, Panel Discussion 58 minutes | |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by: | Laughing Back - A Movie For Radio |
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Jewish Blues is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series WBAI And NPR Playhouse. It was originally broadcast in 1978.
Synopsis
Segment of a live WBAI call-in show with a studio panel: sound effects calls, someone asks for directions, aggressive women, a Texan describes Star Wars, the Constitution.
Interview with a Jewish blues guitarist, broken with scenes from his life. The origin of the blues in Jewish mythology, the unleavened 5th and 7th. The singer looks for work in night clubs. His son converts to Christianity. He tells his wife about it. He goes to a rabbi who has lost his faith. He gets a job working in a nightclub frequented by rowdy, cynical religious leaders.
Music
- "Selflessness" - John Coltrane (from Selflessness Featuring My Favorite Things, 1968) | YouTube [25:51]
- The converted son clip is used in Reprise and Woman And Bull In Paint Factory.
