Me&Chuck
An on-the-fly interview with Chuck D of Public Enemy

The videos here include a three-part interview that famed journalist and First Amendment champion John Seigenthaler did with me following the publication of my book, Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race and New Beginnings in a New South. Also here: interview and performance sessions that I did as editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine with musicians Ani DiFranco, Ed Sheeran, Valerie June, The Avett Brothers, Richard Thompson, and more. Coming soon: clips from my years at MTV Networks.

The Seigenthaler interviews are from an episode of the Nashville public TV series A Word on Words, hosted by the late journalist, civil rights activist, and assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. In his capacity with the Attorney General’s office, Seigenthaler was sent to Montgomery, Alabama, during the Freedom Rides of 1961, where a racist wielding a lead pipe knocked him unconscious while he was trying to protect demonstrators. In the following segments, Seigenthaler and I discuss my book’s perspective on the South’s post-civil rights legacy: desegregation, white guilt, and how music helped heal wounds during that turbulent transitional time in American history.

Part 1 of A Word on Words with John Seigenthaler. © Nashville Public Television

Part 2 of my discussion with Seigenthaler.

Part 3 of my discussion with Seigenthaler.

 

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents…

Ani DiFranco

Ed Sheeran

Valerie June

Seth Avett

Richard Thompson

David Crosby

Jose James

 

 

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