"Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant"
Interview of Steve Jones by Jeff Humfeld, Heartland Labor Forum KKFI 90.1 FM, Kansas City, MO, July 8, 2004:
- Introduction, what is the message you're trying to convey? Audio1
- Who was Lewis Bradford? Audio2
- "Ford Hunger March" introductory comments Audio3
- "Ford Hunger March" excerpt (sung by Pam Parker). Audio4
- Opera illustrates the mood during the depression. Audio5
- "We Speak Louder Than Machines" introductory comments.Audio6
- "We Speak Louder Than Machines" excerpt (sung by Elise Bryant). Audio7
- Was there more going on than the labor dispute? Audio8
- Ford and Bennett. Audio9
- Layoff of Rouge workers led to the "Battle of the Overpass". Audio10
- "Battle of the Overpass" excerpt (sung by Steve Jones). Audio11
- How did you get to the point where you were writing a jazz opera? Audio12
- How did your folk music background contribute to your writing of the opera? Audio13
- Website information. Audio14
- When are next performances? Audio15