Program 837: Conversations with "Blue" Gene Tyranny
KALW Broadcast Date: August 24, 2025 | Host: Liam Herb
On this Music from Other Minds, Liam Herb presents a conversation with the late “Blue” Gene Tyranny, who passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Compiled for an oral history of Tyranny in 2019, the interview topics span the composer’s life from early childhood, his work with the ONCE Group, his collaborations with composer Robert Ashley, his recordings, and his struggles with Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
Program Audio
30-Second Spot
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Title: Sunrise or Sunset in Texas (from Philip Makanna’s film, “The Crack of Dawn”) (1983)
Composer: Blue Gene Tyranny
Performers: Blue Gene Tyranny
Recording Title: Free Delivery
Record Label: Lovely Music
Catalog Number: CD 1064
Title: George Fox Searches, 13 Detours
Composer: Blue Gene Tyranny
Performers: Blue Gene Tyranny
Recording Title: Detoursย
Record Label: Unseen Worlds
Catalog Number: UW007CD
Title: Diotima (1963)
Composer: Blue Gene Tyranny
Performers: Blue Gene Tyranny
Recording Title: Music from the Once Festival (1961-1966)
Record Label: New World Records
Catalog Number: 80567
Title: Letter from Home, Leading a Double Life, The Next Time Might be Your Time
Composer: Blue Gene Tyranny
Performers: Blue Gene Tyranny
Recording Title: Out of the Blue
Record Label: Unseen Worlds
Catalog Number: UW024CD
Title: Perfect Lives: The Bar
Composer: Robert Ashley, Blue Gene Tyranny
Performers: Blue Gene Tyranny, Robert Ashley
Recording Title: Perfect Lives
Record Label: Lovely Music
Catalog Number: CD 4917
Title: The Country Boy, Country Dog intro, Country Boy, Country Dog
Composer: Blue Gene Tyranny
Performers: Blue Gene Tyranny and Ensemble
Recording Title: Country Boy, Country Dog
Record Label: Lovely Music
Catalog Number: CD 4917
