Popular music--Writing and publishing
Celebrating 50 Years Of Philly Sound With Songwriter/Producer Thom Bell
Enter MeBorn in Jamaica, Bell moved to Philadelphia as a kid and went on to become one of the prime originators the Philly sound, with hits like "Back Stabbers" by The O'Jays. Originally broadcast in 2006.
Kazuo Ishiguro Draws On His Songwriting Past To Write Novels About The Future
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro didn't set out to become a novelist. In the 1960s, he came to San Francisco from England with his acoustic guitar, hoping to make it as a singer-songwriter.