The Leonard Lopate Show
Powerful Music
Monday, January 15, 2007
Leonard starts the show with his annual, hour-long Gospel music tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Then, a neuroscientist explains how our brains understand and react to music. And pigeon enthusiast Andrew D. Blechman shares some amazing facts that may change the way you think about the much-maligned birds.
A Gospel Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Leonard celebrates the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr., with his annual, hour-long Gospel music tribute.
Leonard's Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute
“I Love the Lord,” Kylo Turner and the Pilgrim Travelers (The Source)
“A City Called Heaven” (Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow), Mahalia Jackson (Apollo Sessions 2)
“Precious Memories,” by Norsalus McKissick w. Roberta Martin Singers (The Source)
“Roll all Burdens Away,” J. Robert Bradley (The Source)
“My Lord and I,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Dependable Boys (Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe)
“Walk through the Valley,” Mme. Edna Gallman Cooke w. Radio Four (Radio Four)
“My Imagination of Heaven,” Morgan Babb and the Radio 4 (The Source)
“It’s Hard to Get Along,” Rev. Ruben Willingham & the Swanee Quintet (The Source)
“Burying Ground,” Julius Cheeks and the Sensational Nightingales (Best of the Sensational Nightingales)
“Let’s Go to the Programs,” The Dixie Hummingbirds (The Best of The Dixie Hummingbirds)
“Guide Me Oh Thou Great Jehovah,” Marion Williams with Ray Brown (Too Close to Heaven)
“I Thank You Lord,” RH Harris and the Soul Stirrers (The Source)
“I’m So Glad,” Sam Cooke and Paul Foster with the Soul Stirrers (Just a Closer Walk)
“Search Me Lord,” Brother Joe May
“God Be With You,” J. Earle Hines with the St. Paul’s Baptist Church Choir (Great Gospel Men)
Your Brain on Music
Neuroscientist and former record producer Daniel J. Levitin explores the role music plays in shaping our moods and understanding of the world, in This is Your Brain on Music.
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The World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird
Pigeons have been working with humans for thousands of years. But many New Yorkers think of them as “rats with wings.” Andrew D. Blechman shares some amazing facts about pigeons that may change the way you think about the birds most city dwellers love to hate.
Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird is available for purchase at amazon.com
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