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Today, Sedge presents a memory of WESLA WHITFIELD, the acclaimed cabaret singer who died this past week at 70.  She visited West Coast Live regularly, sometimes as the "surprise guest" of her musical partner since 1981 and husband since 1986, MIKE GREENSILL,  our colleague here at West Coast Live and pianist through the years. Here is Wesla's obituary in the New York Times

NIKKI GIOVANNI - the outspoken earthy poet and professor takes us through her analysis of Star Trek, black society and mothers, and her observations about sexuality.  We've not aired this coversation since its first broadcast in February 1994.  The audience roars with laughter throughtout.

CLARENCE MAJOR - Out of UC Davis, the linguist, novelist, painter and poet, discusses from Juba to Jive, the history of black slang, its origins and what language tells us about the fluidity of human thought.  Join us for our Gumbo YaYa.

BROWNIE McGHEE - from 1915 to Feb 16, 1996, Brownie made the blues his travelling companion, along with Sonny Terry.  The two kept the blues alive and introduced them to a wide audience.  He shares the stage to watch Alvin Youngblood Hart and Virgil Thrasher perform two of his classic blues songs.