Ozarks At Large

Joe Allessi is guest trombonist at tonight's University of Arkansas Wind Symphony concert at the Walton Arts Center. On today's show, he discusses the piece he will be performing tonight, but we'll have more from the conversation on tomorrow's show.

The Arkansas General Assembly is considering passage of a new Voter ID law that will require government-issued photo identification to both register and to vote. Advocates claim it will suppress fraud, but some opponents believe it will suppress progressive voting. We talk with an election rights expert about the measure, as well as how Voter ID laws are trending nationally.

Here are the ten parts of our montage devoted to all things red…

1. Nena with the 1980s hit "99 Red Balloons."
2. Red Skelton as one og his most famous characters, Clem Kadiddlehopper.
3. The theme from John Corigliano’s score for the film The Red Violin.
4. Sean Connery places an order to Sam Neill in he Hunt for Red October.
5. Prince and "Little Red Corvette."
6. Betty Boop in a swinging version of "Little Red Riding Hood" from 1931.
7. Red Barber, before his days with NPR, calling ball two on Roger Maris. Maris delivers his 61st home run of 1961 during the at bat.
8. Willie Nelson and the title song from his album The Red Headed Stranger.
9. Warren Beatty and Maureen Stapleton in Reds.
10. The Royals Guardsmen with their huge hit, "Snoopy Versus the Red Baron."
Apologies to: Taylor Swift, Red Adair and his oil-firefighting team, Red Grange…the Galloping Ghost, the baseball club in Cincinnati, Red Buttons, and any singer who crooned about red roses.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Little Chief, a band comprised of four University of Arkansas students perform inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Plus, the conclusion of our two-part conversation with John McDonnell, the winningest coach in NCAA history.