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Fresh Air, Alexander Payne and Alvin Youngblood Hart

By: Terry Gross
Narrated by: Terry Gross
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Filmmaker Alexander Payne and singer and musician Alvin Youngblood Hart on this edition of Fresh Air. Alexander Payne directed and co-wrote the satirical films Citizen Ruth and Election. His newest film, About Schmidt, is also a social satire. It stars Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates who have both been nominated for Academy Awards for their roles. About Schmidt is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Louis Begley. Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor won the Golden Globe for best screenplay for About Schmidt. Alvin Youngblood Hart's album, Down in the Alley has been nominated for a Grammy as Best Traditional Blues Recording. He's been playing acoustic blues for nearly 20 years. Though he was raised in California, his roots musically and otherwise are in rural Mississippi. He was influenced by Charlie Patton, Leadbelly, Blind Willie McTell, and others. Later, he was also influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Taj Mahal. (Broadcast Date: February 20, 2003)(P) and ©2003 WHYY-FM Witty
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