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James “Diamond” Williams of the iconic funk band, Ohio Players, shares how the popular tune, “Fire," came about.
It’s the title track from their 19...
Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WGZS, KSLU, KHNS, RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: Feb 29, 2024
- Length: 59:29
- Purchases: 6
Coming up on Soulsations, we remember Rudolph Isley, co-founder of the legendary group, The Isley Brothers.
Also, hear classics from The Brand Ne...
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- Added: Oct 19, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 6
It too decades for jazz historians to recognize regional bands for their influence on the music.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 05, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Here’s another look at the extraordinary talents of Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, with more humorous stories from behind the scenes.
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- Added: Sep 13, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Thomas Wright ‘Fats’ Waller is one of the few who can be called a legend during his lifetime, even though it was all too short: 39 years. Here he ...
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- Added: Sep 08, 2013
- Length: 58:57
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Johnny Dodds was one of the greatest clarinetist of the 1920's. Although both Jimmy Noone and Sidney Bechet had better technique, Dodds had a very ...
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- Added: Aug 23, 2013
- Length: 58:56
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As New Orleans musicians began to migrate north following the closure of Storyville (the red light district near the navy base), it was only natura...
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- Added: Jun 04, 2013
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 2
Cladys "Jabbo" Smith is one of the finest exponents of early jazz trumpet, yet he is overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, and many oth...
- Added: Jan 18, 2013
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
His friends called him "Hoochie Coo," and he was one of the great jazz pianists ... composer of hundreds of songs, but best known for writing the t...
- Added: Nov 15, 2010
- Length: 03:00