Articles and Broadcasts
Articles by Larry Tye on Jazzmen
How Jazz Musicians Like Louis Armstrong Paid Homage to Trains With Music, New York Times.
The true legacy of D.C.’s Duke Ellington, Washington Post.
Explore 1940s-50s jazz: Jews and Blacks collaborating in America, Tablet Magazine.
Duke Ellington, the jazz legend who became a diplomat, Foreign Policy.
How Black female Jazz performers confronted a racist and misogynistic world, Literary Hub.
Jazz icons defying labels, Jazz Journalists Association.
A melodic journey through music, race, and America, Fortune.
Representing America at its best despite having experienced its worst, American Diplomacy.
The intersection of Two All-American Stories, Nieman Reports.
Louis Armstrong’s enduring legacy in Chicago jazz recording history, Chicago Tribune.
10 of the Best Rock Books of 2024, Culture Sonar. “This is as much a history as it is a riveting story, demonstrating a keen understanding to comprehend the arrival of a music that was predominantly American. Gripping stuff from beginning to end, the book is something of a minor triumph and a must-read.”
The transformative power of jazz legends, Medium.
Celebrating Juneteenth with the timeless influence of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, San Francisco Chronicle.
How Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong Transformed America, WAMC Northeast Radio
Unlocking the rhythms of jazz slang, Billboard.
Swinging through Faith, Christianity Today.
Related Books of Interest: The Jazzmen, American Foreign Service Association.
Black cultural greats helped America realize segregation had to be left in the past, The Kansas City Star.
Interviews with Larry Tye on Jazzmen
Morning Edition with Michel Martin, NPR. LA Times Today with Kelvin Washington, Spectrum News 1.
With Scott Tong and Emiko Tamagawa, WBUR.
Spirit in Action with Mark Helpsmeet, Northern Spirit Radio.
AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Southern California Public Radio, LAist.
With GBH, Boston Public Radio.
On Point with Mindy Todd, WCAI, NPR.
Unraveling the threads of history, Unsung History.
With Francesa Rheannon, Writer’s Voice.
With Michael Krasny, Grey Matter.
With E. Ethelbert Miller, WPFW.
History Unplugged with Scott Rank, Parthenon Podcast.
The Source with Kayla Padilla, Texas Public Radio.
Radio Boston with Tiziana Dearing and Amanda Beland, WBUR.
With the Morning Show, WGTD.
LA Times Today, Spectrum 1 News.
With Michael Barson of Melville House, Bookreporter. Ozarks at Large with Kyle Kellams, KUAF.
With Susan Larson, WWNO. Listening Session with Hot Club of Boston Jazz.
With Greg Stern at Bird & Beckett Books and Records, San Francisco. With Carl Unegbu on A Novel Idea.
With Joshuah Zinn, Houston Public Media.
Articles by Larry Tye on Demagogue
Debunking five myths about McCarthyism, Washington Post.
Donald, you’re no Joe McCarthy — no, wait, yes you are, The Cap Times.
The McCarthy Era’s lessons for today, Chicago Tribune.
McCarthy’s Republican enablers, Washington Post.
Unexpected connections between the Kennedy dynasty and Joe McCarthy, Boston Globe Magazine.
A playbook for a president, Washington Post.
Parallels between Senator McCarthy and President Trump, San Franscisco Chronicle.
On book talks and social connection amidst COVID-19, Boston Globe.
A letter to the editor on the resilience of America, New York Times.
On the fading future of President Trump, CNN.
McCarthy’s battle with Harvard President Nathan Pusey, Harvard Gazette.
On the modern-day reincarnation of McCarthyism, Los Angeles Times.
McCarthy’s clash with Maryland senator Millard Tydings, Baltimore Sun.
The legacy of McCarthy in Trump’s attacks on the military, USA Today.
McCarthy’s defense of Nazis in the Malmedy hearings, Smithsonian Magazine.
Joe Biden’s fight against disinformation, WIRED.
The encounters between Eisenhower and McCarthy, Saturday Evening Post.
On the Yale alumni who worked with or against McCarthy, Yale Alumni Magazine.
On the 2020 election and the repudiation of demagogues, Appleton Post Crescent.
A three-parter in the Appleton Post Crescent and sister USA Today Network papers in Wisconsin: McCarthy’s early stint as a circuit judge, his closest pal Urban Van Susteren and parallels with President Trump.
A precedent for the contemporary Supreme Court battle, cleveland.com.
McCarthy as a standard for the modern-day political liar, Las Vegas Sun.
Comparing Mitt Romney and Margaret Chase Smith, Salt Lake Tribune.
A conversation with the Daily Hampshire Gazette.