PRX - Pieces for Format: Debut (not aired nationally)
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"I was always fascinated with saloons. As a kid on State Street in Chicago, I was always running under the swinging doors." - Bricktop
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 12, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
In the 1920s, the answer to that question was an important factor in the success of a song. Every few weeks a new dance was introduced, and fans lo...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Mar 08, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
They were best known as The Whoopee Makers, but they had the habit of adopting new names at the drop of a hat. The Lumberjacks, Louisville Rhythm K...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 21, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Those beautiful female voicalists who became pioneers in the art of jazz voicing in the early 1920s.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 18, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Laughter is the best medicine. But, it feels that today's musicians may be taking themselves too seriously. Here are selections from the 1920s to t...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 02, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 02, 2012
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Walter Donaldson should be one of the most recognizable composers of the 20th century with songs like "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," and "Love Me, Or ...
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 59:00
Musicians often have trademarks. Elvis had a snarl, Michael Jackson had a glove, and Bret Michaels has bandanas. For Dan Knudsen, it’s a fanny pack...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, KUT, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 10, 2011
- Length: 07:07
- Purchases: 4
- Added: May 12, 2009
- Length: 29:59
There once was a woman who loved the tango so much, she married it.
Bought by WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Feb 17, 2004
- Length: 07:03
- Purchases: 5