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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth, acclaimed musicians discuss and perform his compositions, and Rachmaninoff himsel...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, KRPS, WHQR, WMNR, KENW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 15
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"To write a symphony is, for me, to construct a world," said Mahler. Hear unique historical comment and quotes from biographers, authors, conductor...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WHRV


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Just after Passover, we mark Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish for songs of sadness and resolve.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Using "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" film now out on Netflix, we look at how she influenced the blues with selections from her, Sterling Brown, Bessie...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 56:40
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album. 11 of the best tunes ...

Bought by WSKG, WVPE, KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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This special program explores Ringo Starr's drumming technique and style during his time with The Beatles. Includes a "Top Ten" of Ringo Drum Perfo...

Bought by KFSK, WPVM 103.7, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Beatles documentarian Paul Ingles is joined by two super Beatles fans to provide an annotated tour through The Beatles chart-topping album, release...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and KMSU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Beatles documentarian Paul Ingles is joined by two super Beatles fans to provide an annotated tour through The Beatles chart-topping album, release...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KBBI Alaska, KGLT, KSRQ, KMSU and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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An appreciation of the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival, generally recognized as the first pop or rock festival of all-time. It featured 3...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KUNM, KMUN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KSKA and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 23
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Many Americans celebrate their Memorial Day holiday by relaxing, spending time with family, catching up on projects, grilling out or going to the p...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio, WVIA, WVIA, 'The Sea', KSRQ and more


  • Added: May 21, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
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A lively ride through the story of the soul star’s all-too-brief career but long-enduring legacy. We’ll hear from other musicians, music writers, ...

Bought by WHRV, KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 23
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, and commemorate the anniversary of his assassination (4/4/68). We'll hear from Dr. Ki...

Bought by KSTK, KBBI Alaska, KPIP-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
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Gil Rose, conductor of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, tells the history of George Antheil's wild musical experiment from 1924, the Ballet Méc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, KPIP-LP, WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Remastered LP Cuts of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross & Art Blakey, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
The sounds of classic remastered early LP cuts fill the air when the music of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross & Art Blakey is presented on the 29th edit...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Remastered Bebop 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Early Bebop fills the air when the remastered 78 RPM records of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis,Tadd Dameron and Dexter Gordon are hea...

Bought by KTXK, Spokane Public Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 3
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In this FREE, EVERGREEN one-hour program, Sound Opinions celebrates one of the most significant years in rock and roll history. 1977’s punk explosi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, WXPR, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
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Celebrating John Lennon's birthday with a montage of some his most memorable music, quotes and moments. Produced in several segments including an o...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:35
  • Purchases: 1
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This program is a one hour celebration and tribute to one of the great songwriters of the 20th Century...Woody Guthrie set a higher standard for fo...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KUCB and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 6
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In this FREE, EVERGREEN one-hour program, Sound Opinions celebrates one of the most significant years in rock and roll. 1967 was the year that the ...

Bought by WRGY, WCQS, WVPE, KRCU Public Radio, KUAF Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 63
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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
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In a matter of moments, hope and joy turns to despair and sorrow.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:05
Caption: Marion Anderson sings at President Kennedy's memorial service
In the months following President Kennedy's assassination, musicians and composers the world over expressed their sorrow through music

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:58
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Recorded at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square on the 50th anniversary of the day the Club 47 opened in 1958, the program (in the best of folk t...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMNF, Chris Boros, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 37:32
  • Purchases: 4
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stories, songs and poems about love performed before a live audience

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:34