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Leonard Bernstein exhibit; Academy ousts Cosby, Polanski; Memphis music history
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Episode 18308
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Leonard Bernstein exhibit; Academy ousts Cosby, Polanski; Memphis music history

A new exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Arts Center celebrates the life and work of composer Leonard Bernstein; the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes to expel Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski; and Memphis-based author and filmmaker Robert Gordon captures the grit of his hometown's music in his new book “Memphis Rent Party.”

18th September 1975:  Conductor, composer and pianist, Leonard Bernstein (1918 -1990) at a tribute concert to Maurice Ravel in Paris.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
18th September 1975: Conductor, composer and pianist, Leonard Bernstein (1918 -1990) at a tribute concert to Maurice Ravel in Paris. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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A new exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Arts Center celebrates the life and work of composer Leonard Bernstein; the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes to expel Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski; and Memphis-based author and filmmaker Robert Gordon captures the grit of his hometown's music in his new book “Memphis Rent Party.”

Listen 12:09
The Skirball Museum's new exhibit "Leonard Bernstein at 100" archives artifacts and documents from all parts of the famous composer's life and career.
Listen 9:03
In his new book “Memphis Rent Party” Gordon writes about Sam Phillips’ crazed Letterman appearance to encounters with impoverished bluesmen in rural juke-joints.