Profile: Pioneer African-American composer William Grant Still

Tavis Smiley (NPR) | March 4, 2003| | Copyright

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Profile: Pioneer African-American composer William Grant Still

Host: TAVIS SMILEY Time: 9:00-10:00 AM

TAVIS SMILEY, host:

When it comes to the contributions that African-Americans have made in music, jazz and blues most often come to mind. But composers like William Grant Still use those art forms to make a lasting impression in the world of European classical music as well. Producer Roy Hurst has this profile.

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ROY HURST reporting:

He was rooted in the blues, but his lasting legacy is found in a European art form. In 1930, William Grant ...

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