Mai Cramer: Boston's WGBH "Blues After Hours" host passed away la st night.
John Cain
close to twenty five years. She died yesterday of breast cancer at the age
of 54. The obit ran in the Boston Globe today but I could not find the link
on their website. Maybe someone else can.
John Cain
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Dana
I was included.... I thought I would pass it on to the list. It says
here the obit will run on 2-27.
All,
Please find the following info regarding Mai Kramer's
passing, obit and memorial celebrations below.
Memorial Service: Unitarian Universalist Church in
Melrose MA on March 30 from 2-4 PM.
Feb 27 at 7:40 AM and 5:50 PM on WGBH 89.7 FM, Boston
-interview with Mai's close friend and professional
counterpart, Holly Harris.
Feb 27 Boston Herald Obit to be published
March 8 - WGBH 89.7 FM - Tribute to Mai Kramer
Mai Cramer Obit- New England Blues DJ, Pioneer.
Mai Cramer, for nearly 24 years host of WGBH Radio
89.7's Blues After Hours, lost her battle with cancer
yesterday. Her death is a great loss for the blues
community, for millions of radio listeners, and for all
of us here at WGBH.
Cramer brought tremendous knowledge and passion to her
work, giving listeners the very best in blues. She
earned high praise for her work both locally and
nationally, receiving the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy
Award for Keeping the Blues Alive.
A native New Yorker and daughter of a classical pianist,
Cramer first heard rhythm and blues on the radio. She
once spoke of a trip to Harlem's Apollo Theater, at age
15, where she heard Muddy Waters and the Temptations.
She quickly became an avid collector of blues records.
Her broadcast career began in 1975 at WGRG AM/FM in
western Massachusetts. In 1978 she moved to Boston and
WGBH, creating Blues After Hours. Cramer's wide-ranging
musical appetite — from acoustic to jump blues, urban to
R&B, with a little Delta and a lot of South Side Chicago
mixed in — won her millions of ardent fans.
Cramer is survived by her husband, Peter Ward, and her
sister, Carol. She will be sorely missed by all.
WGBH Radio 89.7 plans to broadcast two tributes to Mai
Cramer. The first tribute will be broadcast twice
tomorrow, Feb. 27 — at 7:40am on Morning Edition and
during the evening broadcast of All Things Considered. A
longer tribute, featuring testimonials from musicians
and friends, highlights of live performances, and music
of her favorite artists, will be broadcast March 8 at
9pm.
Mai's website
http://www.realblues.com/