oral history

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His notes “took over our dining room at home,” much to his wife’s chagrin, Banatao said in the oral history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Vaginal Davis on her L.A. beginnings and having fun while making an impact 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. 8, 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

As she prepares dinner, I try to finalize the edits to my oral history project, but Mom finishes cooking before I’m done.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh