September 6, 1991

A Fascinating Roots Songwriter.

Rock Critic Ken Tucker can't get country/folk/rock singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore's voice out of his head. He reviews Gilmore's "After Awhile," part of the Elektra American Explorer series.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 6, 1991: Interview with Walter Clemens; Review of Josephine Herbst's memoir "The Starched Blue Sky of Spain"; Interview with Arnolds Karklis and Vidvuds Mednis;…

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September 6, 1991

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Walter Clemens Discusses Baltic Independence.

In the wake of Baltic independence, we examine the history of the region with professor Walter Clemens, who's just published the book, Baltic Independence and Russian Empire (St. Martin's Press).

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September 6, 1991

03:58

"The Starched Blue Sky of Spain" is Amazing.

Critic John Leonard reviews a new novel by Josephine Herbst, "The Starched Blue Sky of Spain."

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September 6, 1991

16:15

The Singing Revolution.

Arnolds Karklis and Vidvuds Mednis of the Latvian-American rock group The Quags. The guys will play music and talk about their now-free homeland, and their new recording, One Of Us (Plate Records).

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