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"Little Steven" Van ZandtPop Jockey
We know they're good musicians, but are they good Deejays too? Bob Dylan, Marky Ramone, and Snoop Dog all have their own shows. Musician deejays "Little Steven" Van Zandt and John McEuen join Soundcheck to explain what they do that regular Deejays can't. Also: Clarinetist/composer Andy Biskin brings a jazz band to play Stephen Foster songs live in studio.
Pop Jockey
Bob Dylan, Marky Ramone, and Snoop Dog all have their own shows. Musician deejays "Little Steven" Van Zandt, of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and John McCeuen, founder of the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band," join Soundcheck with reporter Buzz McClain to explain what they're doing that traditional deejays are not.
Rechanneling Their Passion (Washington Post)
Little Steven's web site
John McEuen's web site
Making it at SxSW
Thousands of bands descend on Austin, Texas each year for the South-By-Southwest festival. Many of those bands are independent and unsigned and hope to get discovered. Reporter Karen Pelland followed New Jersey-based "Never the Nines" - a band hoping to do just that.
Never the Nines Myspace page
Andy Biskin
Clarinetist and composer Andy Biskin brings a jazz band for an unconventional interpretation of songs by the father of American music, Stephen Foster.
Andy Biskin's web site.
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