Nick Spitzer (2009)
Louisiana Book Talks
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2009-10-17
Duration: 00:32:46
Subjects: Louisiana Book Festival | Spitzer, Nicholas R. | Music | Hurricane Katrina, 2005 | Thomas, Irma | TOUSSAINT, ALLEN
Contributors:
- Spitzer, Nick Speaker
Description
This “Louisiana Book Talk” from the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge on October 17, 2009, features Nick Spitzer, a folklorist and the host of WWNO’s “American Routes.” He discusses: his audiobook called “American Routes: Songs and Stories from the Road,” a compilation of twelve segments from his show; post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans; the music of two of his interview guests, Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas; and the diversity of Louisiana music.