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Notes On Autumn - A Seasonal Music Special
From: Charlie Warren
Series: "Notes On" - Seasonal Specials
Caption: Into Autumn, Credit: L. Sponsler
A sound picture of nature's restful season of change and anticipation, along with its accompanying human happenings, all framed by music as varied ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KAAD-LP, RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 11
Jobs
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Songs have been written about all kinds of jobs. From magicians, singers, soldiers, farmers, taxi drivers, boxers and spies. Lots more too.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Much Motown: Familiar - Rare - Unheard
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Of Motown's tens of thousands of records, let's look at 33 of them that are familiar, rare, or never heard.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 11, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 6/24/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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The new releases just KEEP COMING! It's an all music episode this week with new tunes from Blackwater Railroad Co (AK), Evan Phillips (AK), Fairday...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, KTOO and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Taking Us Higher (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration of some of the most irresistible music of the late 1960's and early '70's from group leader Sly Stone and the FAMILY STONE band - tha...

Bought by WETS, KFSK, WCVE, WDDE, WUTC and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 11/20/23)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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This week we are catching up with Anchorage singer/songwriter, Zane Penny, to chat with him about his first tour this summer and his debut record, ...

Bought by KHNS, KTNA, KNBA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Summit '63 - The First American Tops Mt. Everest
From: Charlie Warren
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A dramatic retelling of the challenging American expedition to climb the world's highest mountain 61 years ago.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WRFA-LP, PRX Remix, KUER, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 21:26
  • Purchases: 8
Broadway Bound Reboot #1
From: Garrett Stack
Series: Broadway Bound
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With what Garrett Stack considers, with few exceptions, a dismal state of musical theater for the last decade, a new programming format focuses alm...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
THE EMERGENCE OF JACKSON BROWNE (Hour 3 of 3)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Jackson Browne
NOTE: THIS IS ONLY TO BE RUN IF YOUR STATION IS RUNNING ALL THREE HOURS OF **THE EMERGENCE OF JACKSON BROWNE**. THERE WILL BE OTHER VERSIONS POSTED...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, KFSK, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
THE EMERGENCE OF JACKSON BROWNE (Hour 2 of 3)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Jackson Browne
NOTE: THIS IS ONLY TO BE RUN IF YOUR STATION IS RUNNING ALL THREE HOURS OF **THE EMERGENCE OF JACKSON BROWNE**. THERE WILL BE OTHER VERSIONS POST...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KSJE, KFSK, Prairie Public, and WUTC


  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ebony Classics - Fascinating Rhythm
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Lieutenant James Reese Europe, Credit: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Lieutenant James Reese Europe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917.
Ebony Classics - A Classic Exposure features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 1
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 Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KCUR, KRVS, WDDE, WVIA and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 23
GEORGE HARRISON: Best Year Ever - 1971 (Single Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: All Thing Must Pass & The Concert for Bangladesh by George Harrison
GEORGE HARRISON – BEST YEAR EVER celebrates two landmark events that rolled out from George Harrison in 1971. First, it's a deep dive into Harrison...

Bought by KUNM, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KVMR, and KGLT


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Jewish Blues Part 2
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish concludes its two-part series on Jewish blues with cool tunes in three languages.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jan 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Wild Ride of Jerry Lee Lewis (extended edition)
From: Paul Ingles
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An 89 minute version of THE WILD RIDE OF JERRY LEE LEWIS. (There is a 59:00 / 54:00 version at PRX as well - see link in station info). Music d...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:28:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Wild Ride of Jerry Lee Lewis
From: Paul Ingles
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles presents an exploration and celebration of the music and often times controversial story of rock legend Jerry Lee L...

Bought by KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUPR low power FM, KRVS, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 17
The Emergence of James Taylor (1-hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A program exploring and celebrating the early career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful...

Bought by KGOU, KSUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KAAD-LP, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In The Good Old Days When Times Were Bad: Good Old Songs From Dolly Parton
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Bluesnet Radio Special Presentation
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one hour of classic Dolly Parton songs that you don't hear much these days

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WHRV, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Emergence of Emmylou Harris (1 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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The remarkable musical journey of Emmylou Harris is explored in this one-hour version of a special from music documentarian Paul Ingles. Guests in...

Bought by KFSK, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSUT, WVPE, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Emergence of Emmylou Harris (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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The remarkable musical journey of Emmylou Harris is explored in this two-hour version of a special from music documentarian Paul Ingles. Guests in...

Bought by KNCT FM, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KUHF and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
The British Invasion: 1964-1967
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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For three years British recording artists dominated the American pop and rock charts. Their influence is a significant piece of popular music history.

Bought by KSRQ, CI Dolphin Radio, and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 17, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Everything Was Right: The Beatles REVOLVER - Hour 1 -Paul Ingles' Music Showcase Edition #025
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Award-Winning Producer Paul Ingles explores The Beatles landmark REVOLVER album in depth, talking with historians, musicians, music critics, and fa...

Bought by KFSK, WDDE, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KSJE and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Men of Modern Broadway
From: Garrett Stack
Series: Broadway Bound
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Yesterday's leading men in musicals have been replaced by new younger talents. The cycle of rising and fading stars is a fact of life. Here are the...

Bought by WMNR, KVNO, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 29, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:26
  • Purchases: 3
Tribute To R&B, Soul, Funk & Disco of the '60s & '70s
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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There would be precious few great hits of the '60s and '70s if it weren't for the thrilling sounds of R&B, Soul, Funk and Disco and the black artis...

Bought by KSRQ and WEZU


  • Added: Apr 18, 2018
  • Length: 01:57:24
  • Purchases: 2