Folk Singer Ted Hawkins Opens Up About Music Career in Rare 1994 Interview

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify In this rare 1994 interview, Ann Delisi talks with folk singer Ted Hawkins...

“Rough Cut Stone”: Family is Foundational for Jazz Singer Gregory Porter

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Gregory Porter has achieved levels of success most musicians only dream of, and he owes...

How the Motown Sound Made its Way Into Rustbelt Studios

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Al Sutton has been recording and producing records for over 25 years. As...

Joanne Shaw Taylor’s Blues Talent Landed Her a Dream Gig for the Queen

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Joanne Shaw Taylor was a 16-year-old introverted blues guitar wunderkind when Dave Stewart from...

After 30 Years, Ani DiFranco Is Still Fighting the Patriarchy With Her Music

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify This isn’t the first time Ani DiFranco shaved her head. But she’s also...

Ann Delisi’s Most ‘Essential’ Conversations of 2020

Ann Delisi has been interviewing high-profile artists and creatives for decades. From Jeff Buckley to Jack White, here are ten...

Essential Conversations: John Sinclair Still Hates the CIA

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify John Sinclair is an activist, poet, and writer whose life and work is...

Essential Conversations: Record Producer, Songwriter, and Musician Billy Mann

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify Essential Conversations' Ann Delisi spoke with record producer, songwriter, and musician Billy Mann. ...

Journalist Emery King on Race, Trump and Network News

Journalist, news anchor, documentarian and producer Emery King, was born in Gary, Ind. before his career took him to Chicago and...

True Tales of Prince From Susan Rogers, His 1980’s Audio Engineer

Susan Rogers knows Prince. Better than your average fan, at least.  The audio engineer and Berklee College of Music Professor...

Former ‘Radios In Motion’ Host On The Many Faces of Detroit’s Music Scene

Radio host Mike Halloran hasn't been on the air in Detroit for over 30 years. But his influence on broadcasting in...

Jax Anderson On Growing Up Religious, ‘Real Love,’ and Opening For T-Pain

Jax Anderson has been singing since she was a kid, but it wasn't always the kind of genre-bending pop that...