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Page Wilson: Into the Blue, Part 2 (conclusion)
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Page Wilson
Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 27:53
Page Wilson: Into the Blue Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Page Wilson
Page Wilson ten years ago this month, and the Richmond music scene will never be quite the same. Page was a player and host of the most popular “re...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 25:55
Cash Gart: The Songs of Sniagrab
From: Matthew Simonson
Caption: A Sniagrab sale, from above, Credit: The Gart Family Archive
A touching story of fathers, family, and bargains spelled backwards.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 20:30
John McEuen ,founding member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,John talks of new projects , the resurgence of the Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: John McEuen , the String Wizard
John McEuen ,founding member of The Nitty Gitty Band and a frequent contributor to Unreal Bluegrass, returns to update about new projects of The St...

Bought by Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:07
  • Purchases: 1
Kenny and Jamila
From: Marc Maximov
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Jamila Davenport of Durham, NC has been a lifelong fan of singer Kenny Loggins. When he comes to perform at the venue she manages, she comes face-t...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 04:21
Cinnamon Girl - A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Artist and medical technician Deb Mueller Peate take us to her youth and back in a Song Story that covers four decades of memory.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:42
On the QT
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 1
Buck, Naked
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: Buck Dietz poses at an afternoon life drawing session at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...

Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 7
Page Wilson: Into The Blue
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
The Origins of Rock -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Rock and Roll. A term we all know well. But what does the word rock mean? Simple enough question. But how did the term originate? Where -- and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WMUB


  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
What's in a (band) name?
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who decided on the name of that band and why that name?

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
This is "Thriller."
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Man obsesses overlearning the dance moves to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 02:07
The Diner
From: David Kates
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David Kates spent a few hours at Los Angeles' Original Pantry Cafe to soak up the sights, sounds and smells.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:49
B-Side: Piece of Cake
From: B-Side Radio
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Have you ever started out on a project thinking it will be easy - a piece of cake - only to find that it is way more difficult than you could have ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 29:02
"The Way Out Club" in St. Louis Mo.
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Musicians in St. Louis find a home at The Way Out club.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:11
The Trouble with Harry (Nilsson)
From: Jackson Braider
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Harry Nilsson: The Beatles called him their favorite group, and though he died 12 years ago, there's resurging interest in the artist and his work.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jun 06, 2006
  • Length: 11:08
  • Purchases: 1
Bud's Magic
From: Ed Kliman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A short story (accompanied by the song Bud's Back Porch Stomp) about the ripple effect that happens when human beings make magic.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2005
  • Length: 06:12
The Accordion Files
From: Amber Edwards
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audio postcard from an Accordion Convention

  • Added: May 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:49
Music from the Ether
From: Amber Edwards
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a weird-sounding musical instrument that's nearly impossible to play still attracts followers

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMBR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Little Gray Book Lecture: How to Communicate Without the Use of Wires
From: The Little Gray Book Lectures
Series: The Little Gray Book Lectures
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Lectures by Paul Tough and Starlee Kine, walkie-talkie banter and a song about NY ME host Soterios Johnson

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WVPE, WBEZ, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 21, 2005
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 4