Charles Moore, '79 (BardCorps)
Interviewee Role
Alumni/ae/x
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Class Year
1979
Other Program
Literature Major, Music Major
Interviewer
Mark Perloff, '07
Description
Moore speaks about the resurgence of WXBC; musicianship alongside the likes of Todd Rundgren and Bob Dylan; his passion for writing and recording; his upbringing in Woodstock; the landscape as Bard's greatest asset; his role with NBC's The Today Show; making your own fun; '79 as President Botstein's first graduating class; the days of captive radio audiences; music for the Bardian masses in 1979; a 24 hour radio cycle; musical growth through independence and elbow grease. Moore donated to the archives a 1979 program guide for WXBC, and his original 'cardboard cutout' of Leon Botstein worn at his graduation.
Keywords
WXBC, Leon Botstein, Bard Observer, Hudson Valley, Eli Yarden, Ben Boretz, Joan Tower, Trolls, Twilights, Donald Fagen, Bard Hall, Albee, Woods Studio
Location
BardCorps trailer, main campus.
Interview Date
5-21-2011
Interview Duration
15:54
Recommended Citation
Moore, Charles, "Charles Moore, '79 (BardCorps)" (2011). BardCorps -- All Oral Histories. 7.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/oral_hist/7
Rights Management
The use of any image or audio from the Bard College Archives without permission is prohibited.
Significant Quote
"For 4 years the President could not rest...Our commencement was his commencement."