Wednesday MidDay Medley Remembers MLK + Shy Boys Live!

Wednesday MidDay Medley
Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

“Remembering MLK” + Shy Boys Live!

Wednesday MidDay Medley celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929. Dr. King led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, serving as its first president. King’s efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.

By the time of his death, Dr. King had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and opposing the Vietnam War, both from a religious perspective. Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. national holiday in 198I.

Mark plays music of the movement from: Bobby Watson & The I Have a Dream Project, Nina Simone, Pops Staples, Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers, Thelonius Monk Septet, Pete Seeger, Mahalia Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Maceo & The Macks, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Tramaine Hawkins, Ella Mitchell, Billy Porter, Solomon Burke, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Soweto Gospel Choir, Labelle, Darwin Hobbs & Karen Clark-Sheard.

At 11:30 Mark welcomes back to the show, members of the Kansas City based band, Shy Boys. Brothers Collin Rausch, Kyle Rausch, and roommate Konnor Ervin, join us live in the 90.1 FM Studios to talk about their debut, self-titled album. We’ll feature music from the new recording, released on High Dive Records. Shy Boys will play an album release show, Friday, January 17, 10:00 PM, at Harling’s Upstairs, 3941 Main Street, with Metatone and Knot Lazy. More info about Shy Boys at http://shyboys.bandcamp.com

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