Hearing Voices - Radio Stories / Song & Memory

Song and Memory: 96 Tears 7:09 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

For Chef Anthony Bourdain the song "96 Tears" by ? and the Mysterians was a gateway drug to sex and drugs and rock n' roll, not to mention a narcotic-fueled roadtrip and a dead stripper.

Broadcast: Jun 9 2007 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Music, Rock, Youth, Food

A young Kelly Kinsey with her dog, Lolly

Song & Memory: Eleanor Rigby 4:55 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

What song from your past brings back a strong memory? Weekend America continues with another installment of the "Song and Memory" series. We hear from Kelly Kinsey, a Weekend America listener, about a tune that takes her back.

Broadcast: May 21 2007 on HV PODCAST; Jun 10 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Children, Youth, Music, Family

Song & Memory: New Christy Minstrels 7:06 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Author Luc Sante recalls his the Sixties thru the lens of his love for folk music.

Broadcast: Apr 14 2007 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Literature, Folk, Music, Youth

Song & Memory: My Bonnie 6:20 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

James Palmer grew up in small Michigan town. One of his earliest memories is his mother singing him a lullaby. Years later, the song still brings back feelings of sweetness and sorrow.

Broadcast: Jan 20 2007 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Music, Family

Song & Memory: Family of God 8:14 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Reverend Ruth Shaver has faith in the power of prayer, and of song, one of her favorites is "Family of God." She is the new minister at the United Church of Schellsburg in Pennsylvania.

Broadcast: Nov 25 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Youth, Religious, Music

Song & Memory Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

The "Ghana" piece in this series, produced with author Rick Moody, has won a Third Coast Festival award.

Broadcast: Oct 27 2006 on HV NewsSeries: Song & Memory

Song & Memory: Babysitter Songs 8:28 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

When Hannah Marcus, a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, was little, she often listened to music with her babysitter. Hannah didn't just get a musical education from the babysitter, she was schooled in politics and race.

Broadcast: Oct 21 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Music, Youth, Children

Song & Memory: Jules Shear 8:18 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Musician Jules Shear, of Jules and the Polar Bears and MTV's Unplugged, recalls his first public performance, for his school principal on a train, singing Chris Kenner's "Something You Got."

Broadcast: Aug 12 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Music, Rock, Youth

Nina playing air guitar on badmitten racket as a kid

Song & Memory: Only the Lonely 8:18 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

The song "Only the Lonely" reminds sound artist Nina Katchadourian of her of childhood summers with her brother in Finland.

Broadcast: Jul 8 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: Children, Youth, Music

Mohammed Naseehu Ali's father, Alhaji Abubakar Ali III, the emir of Ghana

Song & Memory: Ghana 8:16 Ann Heppermann, Rick Moody & Kara Oehler

Mohammed Naseehu Ali is a native of Ghana, the son of the emir, or king, of the Muslims in that African nation. Unlike his brothers and cousins, Ali left Ghana to be educated in the United States. Instead of returning to tribal politics, he became a musician and writer. But he hasn't left behind the memories of a song so important to his childhood in Ghana: "Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu" by Alhaki K. Frimpong and his Cubano Fiesta.

Broadcast: May 13 2006 on APM Weekend AmericaSeries: Song & Memory Subjects: World, International, Youth, Music