Ross Reynolds
Stories
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A Republican runs for mayor in a 'socialist hellhole'
Gary Brose , the 65-year-old Republican candidate for Seattle mayor laughs at the recent Fox News host assertion that Seattle is a socialist hellhole. ...
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1990: Meet the queen of R&B, Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown (1928-2006) was known as the queen of R&B. She had a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean." Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium).
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1990: Why Kurt Vonnegut prefers laughter
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was grim about the future in a hilarious way.
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The legendary dirtbag who never got famous
Fred Beckey, 94, is a Northwest mountaineering legend. From his teen years he has monomaniacally devoted himself to climbing mountains and documenting...
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How growing up Chris Kattan's brother changed this Seattle composer's music
If you’re a musician in Seattle who wants strings on a recording, your path will lead to Andrew Joslyn. He has orchestrated for the likes of Macklemore...
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1992: How Lionel Hampton invented the jazz vibraphone
At the time of this interview Lionel Hampton (1908 – 2002), vibraphonist, band leader and composer, had been a working musician for 62 years when he spoke with Ross Reynolds.
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1992: Artist Laurie Anderson on selling out
Artist Laurie Anderson has written six books, released a dozen albums, created multimedia performances for human and canine audiences and produced an acclaimed documentary film.
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'Panic' over Trump takes us to activism we haven’t seen in 157 years
A new Republican president takes office. Half the nation is appalled. But we're not talking about Donald Trump.
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1989: An interview with Sir Mix-A-Lot before 'Baby Got Back'
Sir Mix-a-lot was born Anthony Ray in Seattle on August 12, 1963. He was rapping in the early ’80s, and co-founded the Nastymix record label in 1983 with his DJ, Nasty Nes, who also hosted Seattle’s first hip-hop radio show.