oral history
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“I wanted to see how it works,” he said in a 2013 oral history recorded by the Computer History Museum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Visiting the in-demand Wendy L’Belle Tividad for a psychic reading On making music for ‘the freaks’ with the Egyptian Lover Unpacking the oral history of jerkin’ and its lasting impact beyond L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
“I just turned to the person next to me,” she said in an oral history interview, “and I said: When I sing again, it’s going to be with that band.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
While McCartney was unquestionably the band’s reigning star, his bandmates’ contributions to Wings’ commanding success during the 1970s is amply demonstrated in McCartney and Widmer’s expansive oral history.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
He wanted to throw a Mess Night that would worm its way into the oral history of the Marine Corps.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
