"Nellie Lutcher's Real Gone Rhythm" on Night Lights

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This week on Night Lights it’s “Nellie Lutcher’s Real Gone Rhythm,” as we pay tribute to the pianist and singer who passed away this past week at the age of 94. In the late 1940s Lutcher scored a series of hits such as “Hurry On Down” and “Fine Brown Frame” that blended jazz, pop, blues and R & B in a way that made her one of the era’s first crossover stars. We’ll hear those songs and some of Lutcher’s later recordings as well, including a duet with Nat King Cole. “Nellie Lutcher’s Real Gone Rhythm” airs Saturday, June 16 at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU and at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville; it will also air at 10 p.m. EST Sunday on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. The program will be posted Tuesday morning in the Night Lights archives.

Next week: "Perfectly Frank."

Edited March 21, 2009 by ghost of miles

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"Nellie Lutcher's Real Gone Rhythm" is now archived.

Edited March 21, 2009 by ghost of miles

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We're rebroadcasting "Nellie Lutcher's Real Gone Rhythm" this weekend, but it's already archived for online listening.