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See and hear Carl Sandburg's Chicago in a scene from The Day Carl Sandburg Died. It's a city that's the archetype of America: where we all come from. And, that's what came through in Sandburg's work from when he first wrote "Chicago" and published it ...

See and hear Paul Bonesteel, writer, director and editor of 'The Day Carl Sandburg Died,' talk about how the film was made: the process, the characters, the interviews, and the history.

Hear Carl Sandburg sing, 'I Ride an Old Paint,' recorded sometime in the 1930s or 40s, and published as a part of his The American Songbag. Sandburg: 'The song smells of saddle leather, sketches ponies and landscapes, and varies in theme from a realistic presentation ...

The late and great Norman Corwin was from the generation after Carl Sandburg's. Writing for radio in the 1930s and 40s, Corwin's broadcast titles included, "The Plot to Overthrow Christmas," a drama entirely in rhyming verse in which demons and historical figures from Hell tried ...

Dancer and entertainer Gene Kelly's wife of sixteen years, Betsy Blair, talks about Kelly’s legacy in an audio clip from our Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer.

Dr. Penelope Niven is the author of Carl Sandburg: A Biography and Carl Sandburg: Adventures of a Poet. In a series of filmed interviews, see and hear Dr. Niven talk about the life and times of Carl Sandburg.

It's American Masters radio: the other AM, on the podcast dial. For this hour, 'Meet Carl Sandburg,' from NBC Radio's Biography in Sound series. This 1955 broadcast is a documentary in sound about the poet, author, musician, and historian, Carl Sandburg: all told through readings ...

Carl Sandburg's life was like a tall tale. Yes, Sandburg was only a man. But, his words were Paul Bunyan; his words were John Henry: impossibly real. For much of the 20th century, Sandburg was synonymous with the American experience, a spokesman and writer on ...

In the wake of the turbulent 1960s, a new style of song and songwriter came to the fore - a style marked by vulnerable introspection and raw, naked emotion.

"Sounds" of Jeff Bridges