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Epidode #614 - New Orleans R&B, Pt. 1 - 1940-53
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Get ready for Carnival as the "Juke In The Back" begins a 3 part series on the great, influential and infectious music that came out of New Orleans...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, KTRT RADIO INC and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
NL 22-07: Diggin' Diz: A Portrait Of Dizzy Gillespie, 2/7/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Diggin' Diz: A Portrait Of Dizzy Gillespie

  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Single Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mavis Staples
A music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940’s, into ...

Bought by WJCT, KUHF, WABE, WVIA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Hour 2 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mavis Staples, Credit: Michael Ochs Archives
Hour 2 of a music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 194...

Bought by KRVS, WDDE, WVIA, WPVM 103.7, WILL and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 21
Swing It Loud: Duke Ellington’s Early Black-Pride Music
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Long before the rise of the black-pride movement in the 1960s, Ellington was writing music that celebrated African-American culture, personalities,...

Bought by WJCT, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KTXK and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
NL 22-06: Portraits In Black: Jazz Tributes To African-American Heroes, 1/31/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Music tributes to African-American figures such as Paul Robeson and Joe Louis from Count Basie, Clifford Jordan, Charles Mingus and others.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
Episode #610 - 1952: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Air Week: January 10-16, 2022 This week, the jukebox is in the spotlight as the "Juke In The Back" features part 2 of a 2 part series on the bigges...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Best Kids Music of 2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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We explore the best kids' releases in 2021, including hearing from each of the five 2022 Grammy nominees for Best Children's Album on this musical ...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KSTK, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KRSC, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
1963: A Man's Dream, A Nation's Nightmare
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Caption: Andrew Hill's Black Fire LP
An hour-long jazz special: It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing uneas...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WWNO, WRGY, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 24
Episode #609 - 1952: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Air Week: Jan 3-9, 2022 This week, the jukebox is in the spotlight as Matt The Cat takes you back 70 years and highlights the top jukebox hits of t...

Bought by WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, KTRT RADIO INC, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
A Shortcut 2021 Tribute Mix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Betty White
An extra hour of celebration of those who've left us this year, with music and events that broke too late to be included in A Shortcut Through 2021

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Dec 31, 2021
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 1
New Year's Daze Vol.5
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The latest end-of-year jazzgrass special....

  • Added: Dec 21, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:40
Best of Making Contact, 2021
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In this special year-end episode, Making Contact producers and staff turn the spotlight on some the best shows they aired in 2021.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Christmas
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This edition of The Children's Hour is entirely musical, filled with favorite carols for kids of all ages. This is an episode that's perfect for Ch...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KSTK, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
'The Hayride' Program 207
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This one hour program explores the roots music of North America with styles that include bluegrass, folk, alternative country and more.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 205
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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'The Hayride' Program 205 explores, for one hour, many different styles of roots music including bluegrass, folk, alternative country, and other fo...

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 204
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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'The Hayride' Program 204 is an exploration of bluegrass, alternative country, and other roots music styles.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 203
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This program is designed for all audiences, and explores the roots music of North America.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
'The Hayride' Program 202
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: 'The Hayride with Dan Wargo'
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This program explores bluegrass, alternative country, folk, and other roots music styles for one hour.

Bought by KEOS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Special (Vol.7)
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Christmas lights in the Mad River Valley of Vermont, Credit: Brian Aust
An all-new, wholly unique collection of the very best Christmas bluegrass, jazz and musical expressions in between that you've probably never hear...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:40
  • Purchases: 1
A Shortcut Through 2021
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Stephen Sondheim, Credit: Al Hirschfeld
A retrospective of the entire year, including the major political, cultural and emotional events, with music and celebrations of those who've left us.

Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KAAD-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC, Hawaii Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 13
20211227: Best Kids Music of 2021, 12/27/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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We explore the best kids' releases in 2021, including hearing from each of the five 2022 Grammy nominees for Best Children's Album on this musical ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
20211220: Musical Christmas, 12/20/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This edition of The Children's Hour is entirely musical, filled with favorite carols for kids of all ages. This is an episode that's perfect for Ch...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Christmas in Heaven
From: Mike Flanagan
Series: Professor Mikey's Old School
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Heaven is a busy place, especially at Christmas. An audio montage of a marshmallow stroll beyond the pearly gates.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:43
Episode #606 - Hey! Santa Claus: R&B Christmas, Pt. 1
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" begins a 2 part Holiday Music Extravaganza with a tribute to Santa Claus. This week, we find the "man in red" doing the boog...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7

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