Summary: The Good Lord Bird, the latest novel from James McBride, is a fictionalized retelling of the true story of abolitionist John Brown -- the grizzled anti-slavery rebel who was eventually captured in 1859 during his unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry. But in addition to his work as a best-selling author of books like The Color Of Water and Miracle At St. Anna, McBride is also a conservatory-trained musician and composer. McBride joins us in the Soundcheck studio to talk about his most recent work and to perform a selection of traditional spirituals with a quintet of singers and musicians.
