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Fresh Air, Vicki Wickham and Grandmaster Flash
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Fresh Air, Vicki Wickham and Grandmaster Flash

By: Terry Gross
Narrated by: Terry Gross
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 Dusty Springfield biographer Vicki Wickham and DJ and hip hop forefather Grandmaster Flash on this archive edition of Fresh Air. With writer Penny Valentine, biographer Vicki Wickham recently published Dancing with Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield. Wickham was Springfield's close friend and manager for over a decade of Springfield's career. At the dawn of hip hop, Grandmaster Flash recorded with the Furious Five. Their hits included "The Message" and "White Lines (Don't Do it)". Nearly 3 decades ago, Flash created the 'Quick Mix Theory,' the process of blending one music break with another. His chose the songs for the new CD, Essential Mix: Classic Edition. It includes a collection of 70s and 80s dance songs. (Original Broadcast Dates: January 2, 2002 and July 8, 2002)(P) and ©2002 WHYY-FM
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