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180303 Emile Griffith, Music From Boston and Music About The Back Door
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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I always equated boxing with "manhood" until the boxer Emile Griffith proved that decency is the path to "manhood." Emile had a more dramatic stor...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:49:23
A New Orleans Skate Park Comes With A Water Management Plan
From: WWNO
Caption: A rendering of the 'Sunny Side' section of Parisite Skate Park, Credit: Emilie Taylor / Tulane City Center
There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places,...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
Storyville: "Finding It In The Sun"
From: WWNO
Series: Storyville
Caption: The 1910 New Orleans Pelicans baseball team; Shoeless Joe Jackson is #12.
This piece by Eric Millman is about moving to New Orleans from California hoping to join a baseball community, and drowning in the unavoidable Sain...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
130331 Gee Whiz, How Many Joe and Jim Musicians Will We Hear?
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of including Anita Humes and the Essex.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2013
  • Length: 02:51:29