EPISODE · Jul 31, 2023 · 1H 3M
007: Tom Roberts Part 2
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Tom also explains the origins of some of the organizations he works with including the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra, the Hot Club of Pittsburgh, and the Red Beans & Rice Combo. He’s a busy man with lots of good stories. See him at work: Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra Red Beans & Rice Combo Listen to the Red Beans & Rice Combo (with special guest Rick Sebak) on WQED FM WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE ------------------------------ Support GUMBANDS: donate.wqed.org/wqed/gumbands More GUMBANDS: www.gumbands.org More from Rick Sebak: NEBBY: Rick Sebak's Tales of Greater Pittsburgh: wqed.org/nebby Pittsburgh History Series: wqed.org/watch/pittsburgh-history-series Follow Rick on social: Instagram: @ricksebak Facebook: Rick Sebak Twitter: @rickaroundhere ------------------------------ GUMBANDS is brought to you by WQED Pittsburgh and made possible by the Buhl Foundation.
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We continue our talk with pianist-composer-historian Tom Roberts, finding out about his moving back to Pittsburgh, his continuing connections with Leon Redbone, his work on Martin Scorsese’s movie “The Aviator,” and his ongoing work with discovering and preserving the often overlooked musical history of Pittsburgh and its mighty musicians from the decades before World War II.
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007: Tom Roberts Part 2
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