Joe Smith Collection of Musician Interviews


The Joe Smith Collection at the Library of Congress is a real highlight of the Recorded Sound Reference Center, with more than 200 interviews of musicians and music industry executives.  Take time away from twittering and whatnot and listen to some of these:

Joan Baez / Burt Bacharach / Harry Belafonte / Tony Bennett

David Bowie / Ruth Brown

Dave Brubeck / Ray Charles / Dick Clark

Natalie Cole / Bo Diddley / Bob Dylan / Ahmet Ertegun / Peter Frampton

Milt Gabler /David Geffen / Ellie Greenwich / Herbie Hancock / Woody Herman

George Harrison / Mickey Hart

Mick Jagger / Billy Joel / Elton John / Tom Jones

Quincy Jones / B.B. King

George Martin / Paul McCartney

Graham Nash / Yoko Ono / Joe Perry & Steven Tyler / Little Richard

Linda Ronstadt / Artie Shaw

Paul Simon

Sting / Barbra Streisand / James Taylor / Tina Turner

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