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1. 1 media/high-volume.png 2019-07-22T19:40:02-07:00 Curtis Fletcher 3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e Tape 185, Side 1: Langston Hughes and Lawrence Lipton read their poetry at Lipton's home, Venice, California, 1958 April 13 5 Tape 185, side 1) Langston Hughes and Lawrence Lipton read their poetry at Lipton's home, Venice, California, 1958 April 13 (0:02), all with music (Bob Dorough, keyboard; Saul White, percussion): Langston Hughes reading his poetry: "Afro-American fragment" (0:36), "The negro speaks of rivers" (1:59), "Merry-go-round" (4:49), "Could be" (6.25), "Six-bits blues" (8:50); Lawrence Lipton reading his poetry: "What ever became of Sally Ann" (11:38), "The questioner" (21:09) with no music. ❧ Tape 185, side 2) Outdoor public program (0:02) of Lawrence Lipton poetry with music (Jimmy Alonze, percussion; Paul Friedan, flute and alto saxophone). Lawrence Lipton reading his poetry: "The word heard in the throat" (0:31), "The ultimate weapon" (2:36), "African mirage" (6:40), "Not on the velvet cushions" (12:40), introducing (but not reading) "Night song for the sleepless" (23:17). -- TIMES indicate where sections begin. plain 2020-06-26T14:21:24-07:00 Lawrence Lipton Papers, USC Digital Library Alonze, Jimmy, percussion; Dorough, Bob, keyboard; Fredan, Paul, tenor saxophone; Fredan, Paul, flute; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, poet; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, speaker; Lipton, Lawrence, 1898-1975, poet; Lipton, Lawrence, 1898-1975, speaker; White, Saul, percussion Bo Doub 59bddb0b27f7b3138b6b5c39e4cc435e9208ebad