Summary:
On this edition of World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN we meet Catherine Russell. She's been a backing vocalist for heavy hitter musicians including David Bowie, Madonna, and Paul Simon, but in the last few years, Russell has forged her own solo singing career. Her new CD is called "Sentimental Streak." Host David Dye speaks with Russell about her life and career. Russell's father, the late Luis Russell, was Louis Armstrong's musical director in New York.