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We Shall Overcome: Civil-Rights Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Black History Special A one-hour program of jazz music, exploring the connection between jazz and civil rights in 20th-century America.

Bought by KALW, WLRH, Morehead State Public Radio, KLCC, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 16
1963: A Man's Dream, A Nation's Nightmare
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Caption: Andrew Hill's Black Fire LP
An hour-long jazz special: It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing uneas...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WWNO, WRGY, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 24
UpFront Soul #2021.03-January 18-24, 2021 - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by KMUN, WNMU-FM, KAAD-LP, KHNS, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
Ep. 439: Ijeoma Oluo, Jill Lepore, and The Bengsons, 12/11/2020
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Ijeoma Oluo
This episode features writer Ijeoma Oluo, historian and contributor at The New Yorker Jill Lepore, and music from indie folk duo The Bengsons.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
UpFront Soul #2020.03 - January 20-26, 2020 - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by Prairie Public, KHNS, WOUB, WLPR , Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
Tom Sancton: Family Man
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Tom Sancton
Writer and musician Tom Sancton entered his teens in the early 1960s playing clarinet on stage and on the streets with the veteran African-American...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 52:00
NL 17-39: 1963: A Man’s Dream, A Nation’s Nightmare, 9/18/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing unease and the youthful vitality...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
Danny Goldberg, In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Danny Goldberg
Music executive, Danny Goldberg, discusses 1967 and the counterculture.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 3
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Happy Birthday Dr. King)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This one hour musical program commemorates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the music is rare and this would a splendid program t...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUCB, WORT, Spokane Public Radio, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:29
  • Purchases: 27
Martin Luther King, Jr (A Musical Remembrance)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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This one hour musical program commemorates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The play-list consists of some of the world's greatest Jazz mus...

Bought by Radio Catskill, WNMU-FM, WORT, KTEP, KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2016
  • Length: 01:05:59
  • Purchases: 18
UpFront Soul #2016.03 - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 18-24, 2016
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, KSRQ, RadioFreePalmer, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Episode 1514 Gary Burnett Interview
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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This week, Johnny Full-Time is joined by Dr. Gary Burnett, author of the new book 'The Gospel According To The Blues.'

Bought by WJSU and WSGE


  • Added: Mar 31, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Nightfly #2015.13 - In Memory Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - March 30-April 5, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, and commemorate the anniversary of his assassination (4/4/68). We'll hear from Dr. Ki...

Bought by KSTK, KBBI Alaska, KPIP-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Nightfly #2015.10 - Women's History Month - March 9-15, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Bobby Humphrey
We celebrate Women's History Month with the iconic voices of Aretha Franklin and Eartha Kitt, pioneering instrumentalists like Bobbi Humphrey, and ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WJAB, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Nightfly #2015.03 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - January 19-25, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his I Have A Dream speech at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, Credit: National Archives
We honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk, soul, jazz...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WUKY, KPIP-LP, KBRP Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
Full-Time Blues Radio ep 1443
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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This week's shift features a selection of 13 songs from 2014 releases.

Bought by KPVL, WSGE, and WJSU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Song Story S0.E3 - Arlan Feiles's "Viola" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter/produce...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 13:17
  • Purchases: 1
Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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Renowned writers, singers, and poets, including Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni, paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison with an extravaganza ...

Bought by WTJU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUFT, KCMJ Community Radio, WEMU and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 10
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This is a special musical tribute to Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as the great NINA SIMONE. This special contains some of her biggest hits.

Bought by KPIP-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WSLR, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
  • Purchases: 4
Our Father Who: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messangers (An Introduction)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), Credit: Blue Note Records
ART BLAKEY known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina was a Jazz drummer and a pioneer of Be-bop and modern Jazz. This one hour program is an introduction...

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


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 52:24
  • Purchases: 3
Steve Edwards Soul Show Edition(6) Soul Funk & Civil Rights Hr 2
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
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A Twist of Soul , Funk and Civil Rights is the story of Edition 6 of The Steve Edwards Soul Show. It is a musical tribute the the artists that laid...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:07
Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Serenade To A Bus Seat, Credit: 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
"Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement" is an important one hour program that features Jazz music as the background with comments concerning the Civil R...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WJAB, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WTJU and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Length: 49:56
  • Purchases: 6
Josh White: The Music The Man (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Josh White
Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 54:13