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The Right Envelope
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Mistakes happen. No one is immune from the occasional slip-up. Public gaffes are especially notable; as was case with the 2017 Best Picture Oscar a...

Bought by KTXK, WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Feb 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
Hour 44: West Coast Piano - Dave Brubeck, Hampton Hawes, Nat King Cole
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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In the last hour, we heard from Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope and Herbie Nichols – three closely associated New York pianists in the 1950s. In this ho...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN, WCNY and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Beasley’s Big Band Swings Hard for All Occasions
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Beasley's Big Band, Credit: Patrick O'Laughlin
Beasley’s Big Band got started over twenty years ago. The group plays for weddings, civic occasions, and in clubs. The band is named for the late C...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Beasley’s Big Band Swings Hard at the Wabasha Caves in Saint Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Beasley's Big Band, Credit: Patrick O'Laughlin
Beasley’s Big Band got started over twenty years ago. The group plays for weddings, civic occasions, and in clubs. One great way to see the band is...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Boundaries Please
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Traveling Musician
So many musicians with loads of talent seldom ventured beyond their own boundaries. Here's a sampling of the riches of the 1920s.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 25, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Literary and Musical Fusion at Grand Rapids, MN Area Library
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Music fuses with literature this Thursday at the Grand Rapids Area Library when Minnesota Book Award Winners Melanie Hoffert, Margi Preus, and Matt...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 14:25
Lucky Lindy (Flyin' High)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Flagpole sitting
There was a convergence of major events in the late 1920s that sets the time apart from any other decade.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 25, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
American Standard Time
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jan Garber
Popular music of the 1920s was jazz.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women's History Special - Miss Peggy Lee, Songwriter
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A one-hour program focusing on jazz singer and songwriter Peggy Lee. Great for Women's History Month!

Bought by KMUW, WJSU, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
10,000 Good Songs - Show #012
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. This week: Todd Snider, The Pretenders, Lyle...

Bought by KSRQ, KFSK, KMSU, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2017
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 14
10,000 Good Songs - Show #004
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. This week:Harry Nilsson, Carole King, Paul Mc...

Bought by KSRQ, KFSK, KRCB 104.9, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMSU and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
2017 Anniversaries - Part 2
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Hear what happened this week in rock-n-roll history to lay the groundwork for today's musical landscape.

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, and KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Apollo Theater
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Apollo Theater
The neo-classically designed Apollo with it’s plush interior opened for business in 1913. At first it was a burlesque venue. Later featuring vaudev...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Douglas Coleman Show w_ Philip Galinsky and Rosemary Johns
From: Douglas Coleman
Series: The Douglas Coleman Show
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Interviews with Actor and Producer Philip Galinsky and Author Rosemary A. Johns. Also music by Arielle Philips

  • Added: Sep 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:46
Play It Again Sam
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Here is a selection of songs from the early years of jazz that had longevity. Their popularity lasted for decades.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spreading the Word
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Early Radio
Jazz connected with audiences in the 1920s, but it was the combination of a prolific recording industry and the abundance of radio’s that boosted i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 01, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Rivals & Friends
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Paul Whiteman
Although bandleaders Paul Whiteman and Jean Goldkette were competitors in the 1920s, through their careers they remained friendly rivals.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Paper Hits
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Durium Records
As the Great Depression set in, record sales began to slump early in 1930. But one record company had an answer.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
First Bands into Communist Countries
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Rolling Stones have just recently played in Havana, Cuba, but they aren't the first band that have broken into Communist countries. Find out wh...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Musician's Spotlight - John Oates - 620
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Music and conversation with singer songwriter John Oates, who along with his musical partner Daryl Hall form the most successful pop music duo in h...

Bought by WZRE, KGLT, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Rock Stars Who Retired
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Many Rock Stars have retired and we are gonna go down the list of those who have retired from music and play a few songs along the way.

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
KISS Destroyer - Author Interview
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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On this episode, we are gonna interview James Campion and discuss his book “Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an A...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Live Feed at Boats and Bluegrass 2015: The Lowest Pair
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed we will continue our coverage of Boats and Bluegrass 2015 With music of The Lowest Pair. We will talk with The Low...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 32:34
Those We Lost in 2015
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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As a new year begins, this episode of Rock School discusses musicians we lost in 2015 and play some of their best songs to honor their careers in t...

Bought by KMUD, KSKQ, WYAP, WOUB, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5