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The Big Speakeasy: Jazz and Prohibition
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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America in the 1920s: Wall Street was on the rise, cops were on the take, jazz was in the air, and alcohol had been banished—but it certainly hadn’...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KLCC, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WVAS, KLCC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
One for Marian: Marian McPartland
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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We’ll hear some McPartland recordings with a special emphasis on her own compositions, as well as excerpts from a 1975 interview in which she talks...

Bought by KLCC and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2019
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 2
180526 Southern Soul
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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It wasn't until the 1980s that music featured anger. Some would say that introduction was liberating and progressive. That the anti-war music was...

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 03:39:09
180303 Emile Griffith, Music From Boston and Music About The Back Door
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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I always equated boxing with "manhood" until the boxer Emile Griffith proved that decency is the path to "manhood." Emile had a more dramatic stor...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:49:23
NL 18-08: Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz, 2/19/2018
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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As the black-pride movement gained momentum in the late 1960s and early 1970s, an increasing number of jazz artists began to incorporate the messag...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
The 2017 Musician Memorial Hour
From: Paul Ingles
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Some of the prominent popular musicians who passed away in 2017 are celebrated in a one-hour special hosted by public radio music historian Paul In...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WVAS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KDUR and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
NL 17-52: The Night Before Christmas: Holiday Jazz, 12/18/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Holiday jazz from Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Louis Armstrong, Duke Pearson, Frank Sinatra, and others.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
A Holiday Duel (Hour 1): Presented by The Appetizer Radio Show
From: D. Grant Smith
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This season is filled with music that has been around for years and years, to the degree that most Christmas albums or collections all contain some...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Holiday Duel (Hour 2): Presented by The Appetizer Radio Show
From: D. Grant Smith
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Our special continues with a historic and introspective look at other holiday classics including one of the most historic Christmas songs of all-ti...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mysterium
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Seeing wrapped gifts under the tree for days or weeks before being allowed to open them adds to the anticipation, suspense, and ultimately the joy ...

Bought by KRPS, KRPS, KTXK, WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Nov 26, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
HIS BLUE HEAVEN: A FATS DOMINO APPRECIATION
From: Paul Ingles
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FATS DOMINO, the pioneering rock 'n' roll legend, passed away October 24, 2017 of natural causes at the age of 89. Music historian and documentari...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUW, WHRV, KUNM, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 19
We've Got To Get Out Of This Place (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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Two scholars go searching for the soundtrack to the Vietnam War.

Bought by KVCR


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Vietnam Special)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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Two scholars go searching for the soundtrack to the Vietnam War.

Bought by KVCR


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
NL 17-40: That's Rich: The Buddy Rich Story, 9/25/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A centennial celebration of the iconic drummer, featuring the music of his big bands and small groups, as well as some of his vocal recordings.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 59:05
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Two scholars go searching for the soundtrack to the Vietnam War -- Women journalists on the front lines in Vietnam -- The psychological effects of ...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Two scholars go searching for the soundtrack to the Vietnam War -- Women journalists on the front lines in Vietnam -- The psychological effects of ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WCNY, KVCR, KVSC, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 19
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Two scholars go searching for the soundtrack to Vietnam

Bought by WJCT, WSGE, KRZA, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
NL 17-32: It’s All in the Game: Louis Armstrong, 1947-57, 7/31/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A program about Louis Armstrong’s mid-career years, in which he led the small-group All-Stars, scored chart hits with pop ballads, and became a Col...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Thelonious Monk: From Myth to Man (Part 2)
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, presenting the second of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special gue...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Thelonious Monk: From Man to Myth (Part 1)
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, presenting the first of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special guest...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
Portraits of Harlem
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring musical tributes to the so-called “Black Metropolis,” including Duke Ellington’s “Harlem,” Roy Eldr...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, 90.5 WSNC, WUCF, and WCPN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Last: Final Recordings of Jazz Greats
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, highlighting end-period performances from Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, and others.

Bought by WVIA, KPIP-LP, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WPTC, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Ten For Gregg: A Gregg Allman Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Music historian Paul Ingles hosts a panel of other music writers and fans remembering the musical legacy of Gregg Allman, who died May 27, 2017 at ...

Bought by KFSK, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KMSU, WXXI Rochester, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 13
Folktale of Patriotism & Remembrance
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Patriotism & Remembrance, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a time of military memorials in our world, and that's the hallowed path we walk on this week's edition, with musical reflections on battles--a...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WVIA, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 18
Episode Five: "Our Cheated Hearts"
From: Troy Public Radio
Series: Carried Home: Alabama Authors and The Pulitzer Prize
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Poetry and the pain of experience are the subjects of this episode titled "Our Cheated Hearts." Author Winston Groom incorporated his experiences i...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 25:00