Afterglow Jazz and American Popular Song
The arrival of spring is celebrated the week, with "Songs of the Season", starring Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, and many more.
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Ruth Price's "They Say It's Spring" is featured on the week's "Songs of the Season".
This week on Afterglow we continue the show’s “Songs of the Season” tradition with a program celebrating the arrival–imminent or otherwise–of the spring, starring some of the usual Afterglow suspects like Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, and many more.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, David Brent Johnson moved to Bloomington in 1991. He is an alumnus of Indiana University, and began working with WFIU in 2002. Currently, David serves as jazz producer and systems coordinator at the station. His interests include literature, history, music, writing, and movies.
David Brent Johnson hosts the weekly WFIU historical jazz program Night Lights and Afterglow as well. Learn more »
JazzWax blogger and Wall Street Journal music writer Marc Myers discusses his book about how cultural, economic, and social forces shaped the sound of jazz.
Night Lights is WFIU's weekly program of classic jazz hosted by David Brent Johnson.
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