Oct 30th, 2008 · Singer-songwriter Ellis Paul has released 14 albums in a career spanning two decades, including his recent Dragonfly Races. In his latest appearance on Mountain Stage, Paul performs selections from a record due out early next year, as well as a ballad about Hurricane Katrina survivors.
Oct 10th, 2008 · It was just two years ago, that Annie Moore's descendants discovered she provided a face for America's immigrant story. Moore was the first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island, in 1892. On Saturday, she'll finally get a marker on her grave. The Irish immigrant made a new life in America, but died poor. Brian Andersson, New York's Commissioner of Records, says the new headstone will honor a person with a very specific "spot in history."
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Larkins was a classically trained pianist and teacher, as well as the first black student at the Peabody Conservatory. But he's best remembered as an accompanist to Ella Fitzgerald.
Jun 12th, 2008 · Onstage at Jazz Standard in New York, Jonathan Batiste is up first. The pianist just got his Bachelor of Music from Julliard. He leads off for John Ellis & Double-Wide with music from their new CD Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, this week on JazzSet.
Jun 4th, 2008 · Saxophonist John Ellis and his group Double-Wide dance to a New Orleans beat. Hear a preview of the band's set, "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," coming up from JazzSet.
Nov 5th, 2007 · In his new book, American Creation, historian Joseph Ellis gets to the bottom of some of the tall tales about America's founding fathers. Ellis says that the founding of the country was an era of flawed greatness.
Oct 23rd, 2007 · In the latest installment of Money Train, finance guru Alvin Hall checks-in with Missouri listener Gloria Ellis, who's on the road to home ownership. Hall helps Ellis sort through a recent financial dilemma that and offers tips on how to save and spend more wisely.
Jul 28th, 2007 · Dr. Albert Ellis was sometimes called the Lenny Bruce of psychotherapy: He was funny, profane and controversial. His theories on cognitive therapy, first presented in the mid-1950s, challenged the thinking of Sigmund Freud. By the time he died this week at age 93, Ellis had become considered by many to be as influential as Freud.