State of the Arts
Rose Marie McCoy: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Clip: Season 40 Episode 1 | 6m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Rose Marie McCoy wrote over 800 songs for Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner and mo
Rose Marie McCoy (1922-2015) wrote over 800 songs for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner, and more. The longtime Teaneck, NJ resident was one of the first Black women songwriters to make it in the popular music industry. Born in rural Arkansas, Rose got on a bus for NYC in 1942, with dreams of being a singer. This trailer for a proposed documentary tells her story.
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State of the Arts
Rose Marie McCoy: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Clip: Season 40 Episode 1 | 6m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Rose Marie McCoy (1922-2015) wrote over 800 songs for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner, and more. The longtime Teaneck, NJ resident was one of the first Black women songwriters to make it in the popular music industry. Born in rural Arkansas, Rose got on a bus for NYC in 1942, with dreams of being a singer. This trailer for a proposed documentary tells her story.
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Before/After: Reflections on the Armenian Genocide
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Clip: S40 Ep1 | 7m 6s | Armenian American artists explore the traumatic legacy of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. (7m 6s)
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Field Companion: Matthew Suib & Nadia Hironaka
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Clip: S40 Ep1 | 4m 10s | Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib create a microcosmic forest rooted in the Pine Barrens. (4m 10s)
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