PRX - Pieces for Format: Special

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

398 results


Vast and Enduring Influence of Louis Armstrong
From: KCSM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Louis Armstrong's vast and enduring influence on musicians especially trumpeters and singers is explored from Dorothy Fields to Harry James.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 56:42
Black Music Month Radio Special (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
Piece image
It’s Black Music Month and we’re celebrating with a look at only a few of the many many incredible artists who have shaped music, crossed genres an...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #34: Tiger Rag: Dixieland Originals
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Piece image
Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "Tiger Rag: Dixieland Originals.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 2
Levon Helm 75th Birthday Celebration (Episode 1521)
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
Piece image
Full-Time Blues Radio honors Levon Helm for what would have been his 75th birthday.

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz From the Left - Cool and West Coast Jazz
From: Raoul van Hall
Piece image
Cool out with the story of "cool" and West Coast Jazz. Available in 1, 2 or 3 hour versions. This program is available FREE TO STATIONS. Conta...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:05
WWI: Remaking Music
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Piece image
How did composers react to the violence of The First World War? We're listening to musicians who defined a modern era.

Bought by KPIP-LP and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
To Dig Or Not To Dig: Jazz And Hip With Phil Ford
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Piece image
An hour-long program of classic jazz, exploring the orgins of "hip."

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KHNS, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Stars and Stripes
From: Wind & Rhythm
Piece image
There have been 27 revisions to the design of the flag of the United States, and the 50 star flag we use today has been in use longer than any of t...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
Gunther Schuller: A Life in Pursuit of Music & Beauty, Part II
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Piece image
We're picking up the thread of a long conversation with Gunther Schuller. He’s the man who first mapped a Third Stream of “jazzical” music between ...

Bought by WMNR, KMUW, KPIP-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 33:10
  • Purchases: 4
Happy Holidays: Festive Songs from Broadway
From: George Harter
Piece image
An hour-long special program of holiday songs from the world of musical theater.

Bought by KMUN, KRPS, KRPS, KMXT, and KTXK


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
An Evening With Al Jolson
From: William Cook
Series: Waxworks
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An Evening With Al Jolson

  • Added: Oct 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Composer Series, Part 1: Jerome Kern
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
The father of the American Musical. This program features the life of Kern, illustrated by his most influential songs.

Bought by KMUW and WRR


  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 2
Spring Cleaning
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
Just as spring is a time of rebirth, so too is cleaning -- a way to start fresh. Often in musicals, this concept is a plot device for characters wh...

Bought by KUPR low power FM and WVTF


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
Oscar Hammerstein
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
Oscar Hammerstein did have a career before he teamed with Richard Rodgers for 'Oklahoma!' in 1943, and was responsible for many theater innovations...

Bought by KMUW, KTXK, WRR, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 4
Simply Cole Porter -- Part 2
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
The life and music of Cole Porter, as told through his songs and the stories behind them.

Bought by KMUW, KTXK, KAAD-LP, WRR, WVTF and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
The Pulitzer Winners
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
Only eight musical theater pieces have ever won a Pulitzer Prize. This program explores songs from each of the shows, and the elements that caused...

Bought by KTXK, WRR, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 3
Put On a Happy Face
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
The life's work of Charles Strouse.

Bought by KTXK, WVTF, WRR, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 4
Simply Cole Porter -- Part 1
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
The life and music of Cole Porter, as told through his songs and the stories behind them.

Bought by KMUW, KUPR low power FM, KAAD-LP, WRR, WVTF and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 6
The Turbulent '60s
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
Let the sun shine in, with musicals that kept us singing during troubled times.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WVTF, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Fabulous '50s
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
A journey through a decade that was in the heart of Broadway's Golden Age.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KMUD, WRR, WVTF, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 5
Harold Arlen
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
Piece image
The man who wrote the music for 'The Wizard of Oz' wrote plenty for Broadway, too.

Bought by KTXK, KMUW, WRR, WVTF, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jun 21, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
The Live Feed Presents: Corpse Reviver
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Piece image
We continue our coverage of Boats and Bluegrass 2012 with Corpse Reviver. This group is a collaborative of bluegrass performers paying tribute to t...

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 36:45
Jazz-O-Rama #26: "Early Western Swing"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: "Early Western Swing" 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Bob Wills, Bill Boyd and Al Dexter are among the country swing artists who's 78 RPM records are heard on the 26th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama ...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:15
  • Purchases: 4
A Jazz-O-Rama New Year
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: HAPPY, NEW or YEAR 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Happy Days Are Here Again", "I Found a New Baby" and "This Year's Kisses" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 25th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz...

Bought by WCBE, WVAS, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #21: "British Dance Bands"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of British Jazz 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "The Music Goes Round and Round" and "Run, Rabbit, Run" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 21st ed...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 3