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Who doesn't love a good story? In this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's all about Blues singers and songs that weave tall tales, spin entertaining ...
- Added: Jul 10, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
With its own unique sound and feel, we aim the spotlight on Down Home Blues from the East Coast, from the mid 1940s to the early 1960s, on this epi...
- Added: Jun 30, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 5
In this episode of Blues Unlimited we finish up our tribute to the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals by focusing on some of the great and rare Blues,...
- Added: Jun 21, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
In this episode of Blues Unlimited we wrap up our celebration of the Newport Folk Festivals of the 1960s, which brought a veritable who's who of Bl...
- Added: Jun 15, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
In this episode of Blues Unlimited we continue our celebration of the Newport Folk Festival, which brought a veritable who's who of Blues legends t...
Bought by Rhythm & News Service and KTRL
- Added: Jun 08, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
In this episode of Blues Unlimited, we celebrate the Newport Folk Festival, which brought a veritable who's who of Blues legends to the stage in Ne...
Bought by KHNS, Rhythm & News Service, and KTRL
- Added: May 31, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us as we take a look at Blues and politics, examining such topics as war, the Great Depression, politicians, economic downturns, and more.
Bought by KHNS, KTRL, Spokane Public Radio, and KHNS
- Added: May 25, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on the art and artistry of the Blues instrumental. Great rockin' performances from T-Bone ...
- Added: May 16, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
Texas has a long and rich history when it comes to Blues Guitar, and here we aim the spotlight on some of the primary movers and shakers to come ou...
Bought by KHNS, KTRL, Spokane Public Radio, and WUCF
- Added: Apr 17, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
No particular theme on this episode, just two hours of our favorite Rhythm Rockin' Blues. We'll hear classics from Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Profes...
Bought by KHNS, KTRL, WUCF, North State Public Radio, and WYSO
- Added: Apr 06, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 5
Join us as we take a look at some of the fine piano players who worked and recorded in Chicago over the years — from Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes ...
- Added: Mar 28, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
We continue our tribute to the American Folk Blues Festival Tours -- a legendary series of concerts organized by two German men, Horst Lippmann and...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
We pay tribute to a legendary series of concerts organized by two German men, Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, beginning in 1962. Known as the America...
- Added: Mar 06, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 2
When you think of Blues Harmonica, you probably think of giants like Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter Jacobs, or Shakey Horton -- but did you ev...
Bought by KHNS, KMXT, Spokane Public Radio, and WUCF
- Added: Feb 22, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 4
Trains have figured largely in Blues lyrics over the decades, symbolizing freedom, mobility, a free ride to a better place, or the poignant end of ...
- Added: Jan 31, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 3
Join us as we pay tribute to those artists -- a veritable parade of the "famous unknowns" -- with a unique distinction in common: one 78 or 45 rpm ...
Bought by WJSU, KTRL, KHNS, Spokane Public Radio, and WUCF
- Added: Jan 09, 2011
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 5
Isabel Wilkerson is the epic tale teller of the Great Migration of Southern black people that remade America — sound, substance and spirit — in the...
Bought by KWMR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., 90.5 WSNC, WSKG, WRPI and more
- Added: Jan 06, 2011
- Length: 59:59
- Purchases: 6
From classic ensembles like Cannon's Jug Stompers and the Memphis Jug Band to great slide guitar masters like Furry Lewis and Bukka White to the ri...
- Added: Dec 31, 2010
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 5
Join us as we take a look at the "Blues Revival" period of the 1960s -- a magical time of rebirth, rediscovery, and forgotten Blues legends of the ...
- Added: Dec 27, 2010
- Length: 01:58:59
- Purchases: 6
In the world of string quartets there is before and after Kronos, the ensemble that revolutionized the form, playing new music from Steve Reich to...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KZMU Moab Community Radio
- Added: Mar 04, 2010
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 2
This is a feature story documenting the performers and organizers of the 30th annual Skaneateles, NY chamber music festival.
- Added: Feb 23, 2010
- Length: 07:29
As the Kennedy presidency begins, a veritable Who's Who of artists, writers, and composers visit the White House.
- Added: Feb 23, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Added: Jun 23, 2008
- Length: 10:28
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 14, 2008
- Length: 03:26
A report on the Famecast Music Competition, where bands compete against each other for $10,000 and national exposure
- Added: May 14, 2008
- Length: 06:47
