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The Best of the Elvis "Sound-Alikes."

Rock historian Ed Ward profiles Gene Vincent, an early rocker who, it has been said, "sounded more like Elvis than Elvis." After Elvis burst onto the scene, record companies scrambled to find Elvis look-alikes and sound-alikes. He became a bigger hit in England than America, but he's easily remembered for his hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 1, 1989: Interview with David Lewiston; Commentary on Gene Vincent; Interview with Buck Clayton; Commentary on The Capris.
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David Lewiston Shares Music from Bali and Other Regions of the World.

Musicologist David Lewiston. Since the early 60s, Lewiston has traveled the world collecting the music of the indigenous cultures. He's recorded the Andean music of Peru, the fiestas of southern Mexico and the marimba music of Guatemala. In addition, he's travelled extensively in the Himalayas and other remote, mountainous areas of the Far East. These recordings have been released as part of the Nonesuch Record Company's Explorer Series. Over the last few years, Lewiston has focused on the music and rituals of the people of Tibet, now living in exile in northern India.

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Trumpeter Buck Clayton Lets Us Into His "Jazz World."

Trumpeter and composer Buck Clayton. Clayton was one of the most prominent members of Count Basie's original band. But when a lip problem hurt his playing, he turned to composing and arranging. Clayton now leads a band that performs his own compositions. (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, October 14, 1987.)

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Mark Halliday Reads His Poem "Ode: The Capris."

Poet Mark Halliday reads a poem inspired by a song by the Doo-Wop group The Capris. Halliday, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has read several of his poems on Fresh Air. (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Friday, December 30, 1988.)

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Elvis Is Back (And Now Reissued)

Elvis Presley is constantly being discovered by new generations, and by older fans in new stages of life. Critic Milo Miles talks about the surprise rewards he found while listening to the new reissue Elvis Is Back! — and during his first visit to Graceland in Memphis.

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Alexandra Auder's mother, Viva, was one of Andy Warhol's muses. Growing up in Warhol's orbit meant Auder's childhood was an unusual one. For several years, Viva, Auder and Auder's younger half-sister, Gaby Hoffmann, lived in the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan. It was was famous for having been home to Leonard Cohen, Dylan Thomas, Virgil Thomson, and Bob Dylan, among others.

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