Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'charlie'

Guitarist Charlie Hunter: Serve The Music First

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:08:00 EST

Counting fans among lovers of straight-ahead jazz, the avant-garde and jam bands, Charlie Hunter has spent more than a decade defining his guitar style. In a session from Jazz24, Hunter unveils his new approach to technique that serves the music first.

Charlie Haden Returns To Roots With Rambling Boy

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

The jazz musician's new album is a departure from his usual style. But bassist Hadin grew up performing on his family's country music radio show. In Rambling Boy, Haden's family performs with him, including his son-in-law and actor Jack Black. Also making appearances are country music singers Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, and Roseanne Cash, as well as Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby, and Pat Metheny.

Charlie Haden: Just A 'Rambling Boy'

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:08:00 EST

Though Haden is best known for his jazz explorations, his latest effort, Rambling Boy, straddles Americana, folk and country. It's a return to his musical roots that brims with nostalgia for his days growing up in the American heartland. Hear a session from WXPN.

DJ Charlie Gillett: Deep Roots Around The World

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:55:00 EST

Charlie Gillett is known to international radio listeners for his BBC world music show. But his roots go deep into rock.

Charlie Kaufman's Brain Teaser Movies

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:40:00 EST

The screenwriter is best known for films that make the human mind the landscape of the story, like Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the new film Synecdoche, NY.

Charlie Kaufman On Being — And Directing

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:39:00 EDT

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaption) is known for his disjointed narratives and quirky characters. Now he brings that off-beat sensibility to his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York.

It Really Is The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Pumpkin grower Thad Starr of Oregon won this year's weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. His pumpkin weighed 1,528 pounds. It took a forklift to raise the competing pumpkins onto an industrial scale. Besides bragging rights, there's a prize of $6 a pound. That means Starr won more than $9,000. He says the secret to raising his great pumpkin: good soil and "we really pamper them."

Charlie Haden Returns To His Bluegrass Roots

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:16:00 EDT

As a kid, Charlie Haden was a yodeling cowboy during radio's Golden Age. He's since become a respected jazz bassist for musicians such as Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett. But the bluegrass of his youth was an irresistible siren song, and now he's recorded Rambling Boy with friends and family.

'Clarice' Author Spills The Beans About Her Success

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:33:00 EDT

Author Lauren Child talks about her latest book in the Clarice Bean series, Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now, and about her successful "Charlie and Lola" books and their television spinoff.

The Music of Sigur Ros, Charlie Chaplin Rock and One Monster of a Guitar

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:14:00 EDT

In this edition of All Songs Considered, we get a preview of new music from the elvish band from Iceland, Sigur Ros. We also look back at the strange and comical music of Sparks, plus new music from Dandy Warhols and Wolf Parade, the gorgeous rock of Eric Chenaux, and the Sardinian, one of the world's largest guitars, played by Paulo Angeli.

Excerpt: 'Trauma'

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:12:00 EDT

Charlie Weir is a Manhattan psychiatrist who treats patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite his cool exterior, Charlie is haunted by his own repressed trauma in Patrick McGrath's novel.

Charlie Brown: Authenticity and Honesty

Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Charlie Brown was born in 1950, at a time of cautious optimism about America's global role after World War II, and about the average guy's day-to-day prospects back in the states. Charlie is often a self-doubting brooder who can't seem to get the little red-haired girl or kick the football. But his secret weapon is his unapologetic authenticity and honesty.

'Charlie Wilson's War' Was Unlikely, But True

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Tom Hanks talks about playing the role of a party boy Texas congressman who unexpectedly took up the fight of Afghan mujahedeen in the 1980s. Charlie Wilson and his unlikely allies managed to funnel powerful weapons to the soldiers as they fought the Soviets during the Cold War.

Charlie Savage, In Pursuit of the Imperial President

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:39:00 EDT

Pulitzer Prize winner Charlie Savage detailed how often President Bush often used "signing statements" to assert the right to bypass provisions of new laws. His new book more fully describes how the Bush-Cheney administration has expanded executive power.

Charlie Parker: 'Bird Lives!' Part 2

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:00:00 EDT

By the mid-1940s, he had already flipped the jazz world on its head. After he returned to New York in 1947, he would finally find fame. Ever the innovator, Charlie Parker sought to expand upon his bebop breakthrough for the rest of his musical career.

Charlie Parker: 'Bird Lives!' Part 1

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:04:00 EDT

He was a self-taught innovator who used the alto saxophone to change the way musicians would forever speak. He was one of the great improvisors in jazz and together with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk, he fashioned a new music called "Bebop."

A Late Career Lift for Country Legend Charlie Louvin

Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:43:00 EDT

Country singer Charlie Louvin was one half of the Louvin Brothers, popular in the 1950s. Now 80, Louvin is experiencing a late career revival. He's adored by younger audiences, and sings with the likes of Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy on his new CD.

Old TV Is New Again, and Shorter

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EDT

On its online network Minisode, Sony is making more than 500 episodes of shows such as Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch and Different Strokes available free, in condensed form. Its tagline: "The shows you love. Only shorter."

Charlie Rizzo: Walking with My Father

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:39:00 EDT

As Father's Day approaches, Charlie Rizzo shares the story of his life-long journey with his father. Matt Rizzo died in 1986, but he remains a constant presence in Charlie's life.

Country Music's Charlie Louvin Rises Again

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:51:00 EDT

Country music singer Charlie Louvin and his brother Ira Louvin were regulars at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1950s. Charlie Louvin has just released his first studio work in over a decade, featuring Elvis Costello, George Jones, Will Oldham, Jeff Tweedy and more.

Charlie Louvin Celebrates 80 with New CD

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:44:00 EST

Country singer Charlie Louvin turns 80 this year. Along with his late brother Ira, the Alabama native formed The Louvin Brothers in the 1940s, wrote hundreds of songs and enjoyed commercial success. Louvin influenced generations of musicians, a few of whom are assembled on his new self-titled CD.

The 'Great Atomic Power' of Charlie Louvin

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:21:00 EST

Formerly half of the iconic country duo The Louvin Brothers, Louvin is the latest country war horse to see his career resurrected by well-meaning hipsters. Revisiting his gospel-influenced, early-'50s classic, "Great Atomic Age" neatly conjures up the twin menaces of nuclear angst and eternal damnation.

'Great Pumpkin' Marks 40 Years on TV

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:27:00 EDT

Forty years ago tonight, the Peanuts gang made Halloween history with the first broadcast of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!. The show's producer, and the actor who played Charlie, look back.

Charlie Chaplin, in the Lens of History

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:55:00 EDT

Greats including Winston Churchill and Graham Greene weigh in on the legendary comic actor Charlie Chaplin in a new essay collection. Editor Richard Shickel talks about The Essential Chaplin.

Aaron Spelling Leaves a Lasting TV Dynasty

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:00:00 EDT

Television producer Aaron Spelling died yesterday at age 83. His popular creations include Dynasty, The Love Boat, and Charlie's Angels. Debbie Elliott has a remembrance of his work.