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Caption: Duke Ellington
It seems that jazz developed an affinity for royalty in its earliest years. First the was the “King of the Zulu” and King and Queen of the Mardi Gr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this edition of Radio Curious, we take a look at the cello, the kind of musical instrument it is and the sounds it makes. My guest is Jed Baraha...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Hoagy Carmichael
In 1927 Hoagy Carmichael was a law clerk. One day he happened to hear a sidewalk phonograph playing a recording of his song. He immediately decided...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (2019-2021) talks about her Native American heritage and reads poetry from her multi-award-winning book IN MAD LOVE AN...

Bought by KBIA, GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, and KWMR


  • Added: Apr 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Hank Jones, Credit: Tom Pich
In celebration of Black History month, we mined the archives and revisited our interview with the late pianist and NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 4
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KBFT Native Music Fest Series is a Live Community Performance & Interview with the area's most top acts! In this segment we meet with Mato Nanji fr...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2021
  • Length: 05:23
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On today’s episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by liste...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 45:28
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Earl Dixon is a veteran traveler, a veteran piano player, and he’s actually a veteran, too. An interesting story. Earl Dixon, the man on this show,...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Jason Berry
Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Jason Berry joins Gwen with fascinating stories and characters populating New Orleans’ cultural and mu...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
Caption: Fats Waller
A look at the origins of the word “jazz”. Would you believe that the root of the word is absolutely not what you think it is? After all this time, ...

Bought by WEAA, WNMU-FM, and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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older, middle and younger generations discuss Opera

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 24:05
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David Miller, of NPR's show Swinging Down the Lane, is one of the guests on this program of generational thoughts on Popular Music.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 24:53
Caption: Professor Longhair, Credit: Michael P. Smith © The Historic New Orleans Collection
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, this show is devoted to “Fess” -- Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair - the pianist whose music fills the stree...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy is a lot of things: a musician, scholar, mother, and world traveler. She took the scenic route from Virginia to South Louisiana in the m...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
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Radio newsman Art Schreiber was one of only 2 American reporters allowed on The Beatles historic 1964 first tour of the United States. Schreiber t...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Host Paul Ingles talks with drummer Doug Clifford of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Creedence Clearwater Revival about the early days of the ...

Bought by KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Jul 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The White Dove Review
This week, we meet a rock star on our paper route.

Bought by KGOU, KBGA 89.9 FM, and KOSU


  • Added: Jul 13, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
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The fourth in a series of programs that features interviews and music with some of the top names in Americana music over the last 20 years who, in ...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, KGLP and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Iconic jazz broadcaster Leigh Kamman interviews Minnesota-born bassist Biddy Bastien, who played with Gene Krupa, Sarah Vaughan, and others.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2020
  • Length: 05:04
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The first in a series of programs that features interviews and music with some of the top names in Americana music over the last 20 years who, in 2...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Bill Malone, Credit: Narayan Mahon
Country music historian Bill Malone writes about Southern life with the immediacy of someone who’s lived it. The authoritative voice in Ken Burns’...

  • Added: May 17, 2020
  • Length: 51:59
Caption: Bessie Smith
As jazz became Americas music in the 1920s, the jazz vocalist had to adopt to the key, tempo and pitch changes. This is a very creative era for the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Three musical acts are featured - Sisters Morales, Irene Farerra and Bonnie Bluhm - from recordings made by Paul Ingles during the 1999 Folk Allian...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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In the conclusion of his four-part interview with Tony Arata, Ty Hager talks with the hit songwriter ("The Dance") about the craft of songwriting a...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 08:44
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The third in a four-part series of interviews with songwriter Tony Arata ("The Dance"). Hosted by Ty Hager, recorded in Nashville.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 09:26