August 22, 2000

You Can't Tell a Good Story Too Many Times.

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews “The Fundamentals of Play,” by Caitlin Macy. She says it can be read as one big fictional quote of the Great Gatsby.

04:57

Queue

Contributor

Maureen Corrigan

Other segments from the episode on August 22, 2000

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 22, 2000: Interview with Kathryn King and Jeri Southern; Review of Caitlin Macy's book "The Fundamentals of Play."

Queue

August 22, 2000

44:23

Kathryn King Discusses Her Mother, Jazz Singer Jeri Southern.

We’ll speak to Kathryn King about her mother, jazz singer Jeri Southern. King co-produced a new re-issue of her Southern’s work from the fifties (The Very Thought of You: Jeri Southern/The Decca Years, 1951-57/GRP Records). Miles Davis once said she was his favorite singer. She’s been described as “smoky-voiced.” Southern died in 1991 at the age of 64. King has worked in the record industry for 25 years as a corporate executive and independent producer.

Interview

Transcript

Transcript Not Currently Available.

Transcripts are created on a rush deadline, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Please be aware that the authoritative record of Fresh Air interviews and reviews are the audio recordings of each segment.

Search the Fresh Air Archive

You Can't Tell a Good Story Too Many Times.

Contributor

Related Topic

Other segments from the episode on August 22, 2000

Kathryn King Discusses Her Mother, Jazz Singer Jeri Southern.

Transcript

You May Also like

How 'Gatsby' Went From A Moldering Flop To A Great American Novel

'Ride Around Shining' Reimagines Gatsby's Nouveau-Riche Excess

Luhrmann's 'Gatsby': Bracingly Novel.

Did you know you can create a shareable playlist?

There are more than 22,000 Fresh Air segments.