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Caption: One of the distinctive covers from the Blues Classics series. Cover photo of Richmond, Texas by Chris Strachwitz.
Join us as we aim the spotlight on a legendary series of albums from the Blues Classics label. Founded by Chris Strachwitz as a companion to Arhool...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Nov 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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With less than a week to go before the 2013 elections, Political Junkie Ken Rudin speaks to Stu Rothenberg, the editor and publisher of the Rothenb...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Join us as we feature some exciting Down Home Blues from Philadelphia's Gotham label, with music from Baby Boy Warren, Wright Holmes, Dan Pickett, ...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Sep 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Poster for the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival.
Join us as we head down to the 1973 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival. We’ll hear from a number of legends, such as Roosevelt Sykes, Houston Stackh...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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We pick up where we left off last time, with more great Blues from Detroit. Classics from John Lee Hooker, Baby Boy Warren, Bobo Jenkins, Eddie Kir...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WSLR


  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: One of Detroit's finest, Baby Boy Warren. Image by Bill Greensmith.
Detroit was home to a thriving Blues scene in the years immediately following World War II. On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we showcase some of...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: One of the distinctive album covers from the "Anthology of the Blues" series
In part two, we continue our extended look at the "Anthology of the Blues" with classic down home selections from the Arkansas and Detroit volumes,...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and WSLR


  • Added: Jul 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The man with many pseudonyms, John Lee Hooker.
What do John Lee Booker, Birmingham Sam and his Magic Guitar, Delta John, Texas Slim, John Lee Cooker, and Little Pork Chops all have in common? We...

Bought by WDSE, 90.5 WSNC, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: Jun 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Police filming students during the anti-cuts demonstration in London, Credit: Cleaner Croydon
It’s been 20 years since four white police officers were cleared of unlawfully beating Rodney King in Los Angeles. But we might never have heard of...

Bought by WCSU-FM and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rare Earth Records logo , Credit: Motown
Rare Earth is know for their hits; Get Ready, I Just Want To celebrate, I Know I'm Losing You, Big John Is My Name, Hey Big Brother, What'd I Say, ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:02:30
Caption: Rare Earth - Get Ready (1970), Credit: Motown
This is volume II of the RARE EARTH interview with founder GIL BRIDGES. This is an one hour program divided into three sets leaving room for the ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 56:58
Caption: The Dramatics (with Ron Banks bottom left)
Interview with RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CLINTON, TH...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 55:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Dramatics Jackpot , Credit: Mca Special Products
Interview with the late RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CL...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 57:47
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: http://peopleswaterboard.blogspot.com/  , Credit: Detroit Peoples Water Board
In Detroit, the price of water is so high that for some, it’s out of reach. In response, citizens have come together to form the Detroit People’s ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 09:03
Caption: http://michiganwro.blogspot.com, Credit:  Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
We go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
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"Rebuilding Detroit's Schools: A Tale of Two Cities" examines current educational challenges in Detroit and reform strategies being used in New Orl...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This June, thousands of grassroots activists converged on Detroit, Michigan to attend the 2010 United States Social Forum. We were there and on thi...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
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Among Detroit’s many problems: a public school system so deep in debt that last year, the state took it over. Michigan’s governor hired Robert Bob...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 08:18
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Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb was brought in to fix a school system that's a big mess. But who's paying his salary? Private foundations t...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 05:18
Caption: Ron Banks (top left) and the Dramatics, Credit: http://www.myspace.com/therealdramatics
Interview with RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CLINTON, TH...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 55:14
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Smart City Katy Locker and Dave Egner from the Hudson Webber foundation will tell us about Time Magazine's new Detroit Bureau, and Pra...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WFSU, WLRN, WBEZ, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Rare Earth - Fill Your Head: The Studio Albums 1969-1974, Credit: Hip-O Select
Rare Earth is know for their hits; Get Ready, I Just Want To celebrate, I Know I'm Losing You, Big John Is My Name, Hey Big Brother, What'd I Say, ...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2009
  • Length: 57:33