Wednesday MidDay Medley Celebrates the Music & Life of Iris Dement & David Bowie

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Wednesday MidDay Medley Celebrates Iris DeMent & David Bowie

In our first hour we present our annual celebration of Iris DeMent, born January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, Arkansas. She was the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where she grew up singing gospel music. Iris moved to the midwest and after a series of jobs as a waitress and typist, Dement wrote her first song at the age of 25. She moved to Kansas City and played Harling’s Upstairs and open-mic nights. Dement made her recording debut in 1992, with, Infamous Angel. We’ll feature music from Iris DeMent’s full length recordings, plus her collaborations with her husband, Greg Brown, John Prine, and Nancy Griffith. We’ll also feature music from Iris DeMent’s inspirations: Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Merle Haggard.

In our second hour we celebrate the music and life of David Bowie, born January 8, 1947. We’ll feature songs from David Bowie’s studio albums. We’ll also feature Bowie songs performed by: Joan As Police Woman, Soft Reeds, and James Murphy, and we’ll hear Bowie stories from: Ben Grimes, Nico Gray, and Krystle Warren. David Bowie released his 25th studio album, Blackstar on January 8, 2016, his 69th birthday. Just two days later David Robert Jones passed away at home surrounded by his wife Iman, and his son Duncan Jones from his marriage to Angela Bowie, and daughter Alexandria from his marriage to Iman.

At 11:15, we welcome musician and writer, Michelle Bacon and musician Kyle Dahlquist who join us to share information about: The Band That Fell To Earth, a Tribute to David Bowie, Saturday, January 7, 2017, at 8:00 PM at recordBar, 1520 Grand Ave, KCMO, featuring: Steve Tulipana, Nathan Corsi, Michelle Bacon, Kyle Dahlquist, Alex Alexander, Stephanie Williams, Betse Ellis, Rich Wheeler, Havilah Brooders, Camry Ivory, Matt Roan, Christine Broxterman, and with special guests: Ben Grimes, Katy Guillen, Ernie Locke, Michael Tipton, and Michael Byars, performing the music of David Bowie live on stage. This show is back by popular demand for a second year celebrating the music of David Bowie.

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