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Mildred Bailey found fame after signing on with Paul Whiteman's national dance orchestra in 1929. Dynamic and plucky, she married xylophonist Red Norvo, and the couple became known as "Mr. and Mrs. Swing." On That Rockin' Chair Lady, her sweet and flexible voice sparkles.

Professor ROBERT JAY LIFTON. Lifton is distinguished professor of psychiatry and psychology and director of the Center on Violence and Human Survival at John Jay College, City University of New York. He's been studying cults and fundamentalist groups for many years. Lifton will talk about the armed cult in Waco, Texas run by David Koresh of the Branch Davidians--how typical they are, and what can be done to deal with them

Kansas City pianist JAY MCSHANN. As a big band leader in the 40s and 50s, McShann helped start the careers of jazz stars like Charlie Parker and Big Joe Turner. He performs "When I Grow To Old To Dream." (rebroadcast from 10/8/87)ARTHEL "DOC" WATSON, one of America's premier acoustic folk guitarists. His flat-pick style of playing traditional folk and bluegrass has made his sound one of the most distinctive of any folk artist. He's won at least four Grammys. In the folk music community, Watson is best known for his part in preserving the traditional ballads and melodies of southern Appalachia. He'll perform "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor." Songwriter, pianist and singer DR. JOHN. Known in his native New Orleans as Mac Rennback, his music has evolved from the psychedelic voodoo-rock he played in the 1960's to the classic piano he plays today. DR. JOHN performs his hit "Lazy River." (Rebroadcast from 1/7/92)In a live concert with New Orleans songwriter, pianist and singer ALLEN TOUSSAINT, he performs his timeless hit "Working in the Coal Mine." For over twenty years he's been a force in New Orleans rhythm and blues scene. (Rebroadcast. Originally broadcast on Friday, May 27,

In Jay Kelly, Clooney plays a movie star struggling with work and family life. Ken Tucker recommends new holiday music. Tazewell created more than 1,000 looks for Wicked: For Good.

FRENCH PROFESSIONAL LAUGHER JULIE HETTE AND SCOTT SIMON SHARE A FEW CHUCKLES.

Kansas City pianist-vocalist-bandleader, JAY MCSHANN. Last night he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in Washington, D.C. We'll rebroadcast a 1987 interview with MCSHANN. (from 10

First Lady HILARY RODHAM CLINTON. Mrs. Clinton, a longtime chilren's advocate, talks about her new book, "It Takes a Village; And Other Lessons Children Teach us." . And she addresses the Whitewater and White House travel office issues, and the challenges of being the First Lady

In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

NPR's Linda Holmes and Barrie Hardymon talk about why whodunits feel so cozy, what makes a great mystery work, and why the genre is having a moment again on screen.

Former First Lady ROSALYNN CARTER. She has a new book, "Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers" (Times Books). She talks with Terry about helping others and about her life since she and her husband left the White House.

Today is International Cheetah Day!

Former First Lady, BARBARA BUSH. She's written her memoir, "Barbara Bush" (Charles Scribner's Sons). A story of a "life of privilege" she writes. The book chronicles her early life, her marriage to George Bush during World War Two at the age of 19, and the political path that took them to the White House. BARBARA BUSH also writes about a depression she fell into in the mid-1970s in which she wept each night in the arms of her husband, and had thoughts about crashing her car into a tree or oncoming auto. The depression finally lifted on its own. The memoir is based on her diaries. One reviewer writes that BUSH "casts herself mostly as enthralled bystander at her husband's ascent from local Texas politics to the White House." (CONTINUES INTO SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW