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1. Happy Birthday Chicago

   Live entertainment from Navy Pier in celebration of Chicago's 150th birthday.

   Record Type: Television

   
2. Marj Halperin - 88 archive #1 -- side 2

   NPR stories as submitted: Interview with sculptor Martin Puryear (who rarely grants interviews) and Judith Kushner, art expert/writer (later head of UIC art department); chemicals and other hazards for artists/congressional bill for warning labels; Jesse Jackson Presidential campaign in suburban Cicero, what a supporter calls "a town that has hated his people for decades"; Chicago police investigation into "disappearing checks" that crumble/diss...

   Record Type: Radio

   
3. Marj Halperin - Koko benefit

   Benefit concert held for Koko and her band after a serious car crash while on tour. Includes music of Kinsey Report, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, "sweet Home Chicago" finale. MC: WXRT's Terri Hemmert.

   Record Type: Radio

   
4. Marj Halperin - Koko benefit II

   Koko benefit continued.

   Record Type: Radio

   
5. Marj Halperin - Koko Taylor

   Extensive interview with Koko, her husband Pops and daughter Cookie, including some impromptu singing. I was writing a long-form piece for Chicago Magazine. However, the Tribune scooped us and it never ran.

   Record Type: Radio

   
6. Marj Halperin - Puryear/Koko's friends

   Various artists backstage at the benefit talk about how they met, how they were inspired by Koko. Not all are identified by name on tape--tho they can be matched with my notebook from this event. TAPE BEGINS WITH MY REPORT ON PURYEAR, ABOVE.

   Record Type: Radio