Crystal Gayle sings songs of the heart.
Featured on the April 17th, 2025 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Singing legend Crystal Gayle made a name for herself at a time when radio was embracing music with crossover appeal, and this brought her to the top of the country and pop charts many times over. Crystal Gayle brings her artistry to the Fox Tucson Theatre on April 25th, and Mark talks with her about some of the highlights from her successful career.
- This month’s storyteller is Ron Lancaster, a busy local storyteller and published author. He shares an interesting encounter in a cafeteria that tested his willpower against the one thing he couldn’t resist.
- And, more recommendations for your upcoming summer reading list as chosen by friends and neighbors from the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books, when asked to tell about “A Book I Love." In this episode Laura and Zeba talk about To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Orushi recommends The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides; Patricia shares why she likes Lost Birds by Anne Hillerman; storyteller Steve Braun tells listeners about The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery; author Barbara Seyda suggests the poems of American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes; Amy loves the classic Little Women by Louisa May Alcott; and Erayna speaks about grief and her appreciation for The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O’Connor.
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