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In the conclusion of his four-part interview with Tony Arata, Ty Hager talks with the hit songwriter ("The Dance") about the craft of songwriting a...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 08:44
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Songwriter and broadcaster Ty Hager's special interview with Tony Arata, songwriter of "The Dance." Part one of four.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 10:25
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Paul Ingles is joined by music writers Holly George-Warren and Richie Unterberger to further consider the musical legacy of David Bowie. Bowie die...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Jan 27, 2019
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Billy Tuggle, Credit: Masaki Araya
Billy Tuggle speaks about the art of spoken word, its history and poetry slam.

  • Added: May 19, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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LTR!s July showcase, Discover HAITI, offers an interesting sidebar to second most populous country in the Caribbean at 10.6 million. It was the fi...

Bought by KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:03:13
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia
Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Oliver Naylor's Seven Aces
Pianist and bandleader Oliver Naylor formed his own band in 1923, and a year later entered the Gennett Studios to record his first session.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Champion Records label
Overlooked as a gathering place for hot jazz in the 1920s, the Southwest sported some excellent musicians. Many went on to successful careers in th...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Reinhardt & Grappelli
You could not find two more opposite musicians forming a partnership: Stephane Grappelli and Django Rienhardt. In the early ‘30s they created the h...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Gennett Records label
The Starr Piano Company opened the doors to their new recording studio in Richmond, Indiana in 1916. The first few years they waxed the standard fa...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joe Robichaux
On the one had, you can say that pianist and arranger Joe Robichaux was a New Orleans musician, on the other, his unique sound set him apart from h...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bing Crosby
Today’s image of Bing Crosby is that is was a Crooner, possibly one of the finest in American popular music, however, he was much more than that. P...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 1920s Race Record label
Singer, songwriter, pianist, singer and vaudeville and minstrel performer Perry Bradford, forever changed the sound of American popular music by co...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Alberta Hunter
The four blues vocalists in this hour are not well known. That certainly doesn’t mean they aren’t worthy of praise and recognition: Alberta Hunter...

Bought by KMUW, KBBI Alaska, WMMT, WJSU, and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Andy Kirk & his Clouds of Joy
Bandleader Andy Kirk gave up his post office carrier in 1925 to try his hand in music. He showed talent on the saxophone and tuba, but it evolved t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Give a listen to some of those very hot bands of the 1920s. You may not recognize many of the names, but that doesn't lessen their impact.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
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Actor from Terminator: Sara Conner Chronicles discusses the series and his film work in No Country For Old Men and The Assassination Of Jesse James...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 42:20
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Steve Bloom on his book Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life also Si Kahn on his book The Fox in the Henhouse:How Privatization T...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Spotlight on Eric Clapton as one Who Changed the way Guitar is Played and His Tremendous Influence on the Guitar Community ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
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The Byrds - Buffalo Springfield Connection and the impact they have on the global music community.

Bought by Prairie Public, KZYX, WTIP, and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
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The Most Incredibly Awesome Guitar Music in the World ! - Back to Back ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
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All Guitar Music - All the Time - From all Genre' - and a Party Too !

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2008
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Guitar Music from the Very Best Players Known - All Generations - All Genre'

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It's All About Guitar Music - All Genre', All Decades and All Generations !

Bought by KZYX and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
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All Guitar Music - All the Time - From the Very Best Players Known - and a Party Too !

Bought by KZYX and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2