PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging
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Joseph Anthony Livingston, nicknamed “Fud,” played accordion and piano in his youth. But, in his teens, he found the saxophone more to his liking. ...
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- Added: Mar 04, 2013
- Length: 58:57
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Tin Pan Alley, near Union Square in New York City, became the center for music publishing by 1915. The world of formulaic songwriting – songs with ...
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- Added: Feb 27, 2013
- Length: 58:58
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Singer, songwriter, pianist, singer and vaudeville and minstrel performer Perry Bradford, forever changed the sound of American popular music by co...
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- Added: Feb 05, 2013
- Length: 58:54
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During Bix Beiderbecke’s years of recording, there were literally hundreds of sound-alike trumpeters and cornet players. They all wanted to sound l...
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- Added: Dec 06, 2012
- Length: 58:57
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Saxophonist Jack Pettis was a pioneer in the introduction of the C-Melody in the early 1920s. According to tenor Bud Freeman, he was the king, and ...
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- Added: Nov 21, 2012
- Length: 58:56
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American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...
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- Added: Nov 02, 2012
- Length: 58:57
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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
