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The Lasting Impact of Robbie Robertson
From: Paul Ingles
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Robbie Robertson, chief writer for the legendary and hugely influential rock group simply called The Band, has passed away at the age of 80. Music ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Morehead State Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KRCB 104.9, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 29
Maria Callas: The Enduring Icon
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Holiday Specials from WFMT
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas, the WFMT Radio Network and Jon Tolansky present an exclusive documentary memo...

Bought by KENW, Troy Public Radio, WDPR, WQXR, WILL and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
A Sinéad O'Connor Sampler: Thank You For Hearing Me
From: Paul Ingles
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles leads a thoughtfully curated hour of 11 of Sinead O'Connor's most impressive and varied performances,...

Bought by KTNA, Prairie Public, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, North State Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 23
TONY BENNETT - Class Act
From: Paul Ingles
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Music highlights from the remarkable career of one of the most revered pop singers in American history, Tony Bennett, who passed away July 21, 2023...

Bought by Prairie Public, Morehead State Public Radio, KOSU, RADIOLEX, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
NL 23-27: A Big Band Fourth of July, 6/26/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Night Lights celebrates America’s Independence Day with music from James Reese Europe, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and other c...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
TINA TURNER: Simply the Best (A Tribute) [Optional Hour 2]
From: Paul Ingles
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In this second optional hour of a music special from producer Paul Ingles, listeners will hear more tracks from over 50 years of recording and perf...

Bought by Prairie Public, RadioStPete Florida, KSJE, WRVO Public Media, KUT and more


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
THE EMERGENCE OF JONI MITCHELL (2023) - Single Hour
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: JONI MITCHELL, Credit: Baron Wolman (used with permission)
UPUDATED! Single-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Joni Mitchell. Scores of Mitchell songs are featured. Special guests i...

Bought by WJCT, WHRV, KTNA, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVMR and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Trobairitz: The Women Troubadours
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
Caption: 12th-century trobairitz Azalais de Porcairagues
Troubadours have been romanticized and re-imagined in popular culture for centuries now, but rarely does that evocative re-imagination include the ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #396 - "DAVID LINDLEY TRIBUTE 2"
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: David Lindley
On this 10,000 GOOD SONGS special, you'll hear another hour-long mix of tracks ALL featuring the instrumental greatness and sometimes unique vocal ...

Bought by KSJE, KFSK, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #395 - "DAVID LINDLEY TRIBUTE 1"
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: David Lindley
On this 10,000 GOOD SONGS special, you'll hear a mix of tracks ALL featuring the instrumental greatness and sometimes unique vocal stylings of one ...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KUHF, KRVS, KSJE, KMXT and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
Jazz Women of the 1940s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring women instrumentalists who thrived in the upside-down jazz world of wartime America.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WJCT, WGBH Radio Boston, High Plains Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
Jazz Women of the 1980s*
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A decade that saw female artists making further inroads into the male-dominated world of jazz.

Bought by KLCC and KMUW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz Women of the 1990s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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As the 1990s brought the 20th century to a close, women musicians continued to increase their visibility in the jazz world and to erode the notion ...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KLCC, and KMUW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Renaissance Women: The Music of Courtesans
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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Before they were tragic characters in nineteenth-century opera, courtesans were the original Renaissance women: highly educated, socially refined, ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
DAVID CROSBY: Remember His Name (optional Hour #2)
From: Paul Ingles
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AN OPTIONAL SECOND HOUR HONORING MUSICIAN DAVID CROSBY, A TWO-TIME INDUCTEE INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, WHO DIED JAN. 18, 2023 AT 81. WHET...

Bought by WUTC, KSRQ, WUSF, WXXI Rochester, KLCC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Black Composers in Hollywood: Duke Ellington and John Lewis
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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This hour explores Duke Ellington’s music for the 1959 film Anatomy Of A Murder and John Lewis’ score for Odds Against Tomorrow, released the same ...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
DAVID CROSBY: Remember His Name
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: David Crosby - 2019 - Red Rocks / Denver
MUSICIAN DAVID CROSBY, A TWO-TIME INDUCTEE INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME HAS DIED AT 81. WHETHER AS A MEMBER OF THE BYRDS, CROSBY-STILLS- &...

Bought by WUTC, KBBI Alaska, KAAD-LP, KSUT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Four Pillars of Soul
From: Paul Ingles
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In the late 1960's and early 1970's, 4 African-American performers tossed records onto the American pop and R&B charts that would establish them as...

Bought by WJCT, KRVS, WXPR, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFSK and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
JEFF BECK: Essential Artist (optional Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Jeff Beck
This is an optional bonus hour of JEFF BECK: ESSENTIAL ARTIST – a remembrance of the multi-talented, multi-genre British guitar great JEFF BECK, wh...

Bought by WUTC, KUPR low power FM, WCBE, KSUT, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
JEFF BECK: Essential Artist
From: Paul Ingles
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JEFF BECK: ESSENTIAL ARTIST – a remembrance of the multi-talented, multi-genre British guitar great JEFF BECK, who passed away January 10, 2023 at ...

Bought by WUTC, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, KTNA, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Four Pillars of Rock 'n' Roll
From: Paul Ingles
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Over a period of 8 months in 1955, from April to September, 4 African-American performers tossed records onto the American pop and R&B charts that ...

Bought by KRVS, WNMU-FM, Spokane Public Radio, WXPR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
NL 23-03: Dear Martin, P.S.: More Jazz Tributes To Martin Luther King Jr., 1/9/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Jazz recordings in honor of the civil-rights leader made by James Spaulding, Billy Taylor, Herbie Hancock, and others.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
A Hip Holiday Mix with Paul Ingles (Vol. 3)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music Specials Producer Paul Ingles gently hosts a third hour of pop, rock and soul holiday music, carefully curated to select music that even holi...

Bought by KSJE, Morehead State Public Radio, WXPR, KUHF, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
A Night Lights Wonderland
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Night Lights celebrates the holidays with jazz from Fats Waller, Joe Williams, Claude Thornhill, and more.

Bought by KCME, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and WCVE


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
NL 22-52: A Night Lights Wonderland, 12/19/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Night Lights celebrates the holidays with jazz from Fats Waller, Joe Williams, Claude Thornhill, and more.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:02