Posted on Jun 10, 2008
Catherine Russell's "Fresh Air" Episode Airs 6/11!
Tune in to NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross tomorrow, June 11th, to hear Catherine Russell in the opening segment! Find your local station here.
Catherine Russell: 'Real Thing' Gets Sentimental
* Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 3:00 p.m. ET.
Fresh Air from WHYY, June 11, 2008 - Her father was Louis Armstrong's music director and a noted bandleader in his own right; her mother was a member of the iconic International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Critic Nat Hentoff says that pedigree -- and her own unmistakable chops -- make Cat Russell "the real thing" in a crowd of jazz wannabes "who couldn't lasted through a chorus in a contest with Ella Fitzgerald or Betty Carter."
Russell talks to Terry Gross about her musical roots -- and about her new album, A Sentimental Streak.
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