Music Special Program 269 Original Airdate: 7/5/1973 Subject Keywords Afro-American musicians Afro-American poets Music - Performance Oral interpretation of poetry Poetry Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Arthur, King Ruff, Robert Corporate Names Monty Williams Express (musical group) Program Description Program consists of segments from in-studio performances by musicians King Arthur and the Monty Williams Express, as well as poetry readings by Roxbury, Massachusetts, "jazz poet" Robert Ruff. (Ruff reads his poems "Dirty Shoes," "Stigma," "Playing from the Music Malcolm Wrote," and "I Come to Play.") Program aims to recreate "the gaiety of outdoor music festivals" inside studio walls. Producer John Slade Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Director Russ Tillman Writer Vickie Jones Performers Monty Williams Express (musical group) King Arthur (musician) Robert Ruff (poet) Others Henry Johnson (filmmaker) Vickie Jones (researcher) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-06129 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01550A Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01552 Viewing copy 3/4" cassette (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.