On the Road 50th Anniversary Celebration Co-Sponsored by the 215 Festival
Recorded Oct 4, 2007
Direct Download:
20071004-onthero.mp3
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, featuring a musical performance by Kerouac collaborator David Amram followed by a panel discussion featuring Kerouac’s companion and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Joyce Johnson (Minor Characters) and beat scholar Penny Vlagopoulos; moderated by John Leland, author of Why Kerouac Matters.
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