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Connie's Inn, Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio
The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
AG 24-19: The Songs Of 1921, 5/6/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we’re continuing our exploration of songs from the Roaring 20s with a look at 1921, a year that spawned songs like “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Culture Caravan (4/21/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Congolese activists KOKOKO!, new music Pakistani singer/songwriter Arooj Aftab, British-American sitar player Anoushka Shankar...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio Players' James 'Diamond' Williams reveals the inspiration behind "OHIO"
From: KMUW
Series: Soulsations
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The Ohio Players’ James “Diamond” Williams talks about the intention for their 1977 funky tune, "O-H-I-O." Hear new music from the legendary Char...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WGZS, RadioFreePalmer, KHNS, KSLU and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:28
  • Purchases: 6
Literature and Art
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Winold Reiss
“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Influencial Foursome
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Singer Thomasina Petrus Sings with the Selby Avenue Big Band
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Thomasina Petrus and Tom Wells, Credit: Sue Kearns
Tom Wells is the leader of the Selby Avenue Brass Band. Tom has also taught up and coming players at North Community High School in Minneapolis, wh...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
European Dance Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose
As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (4/7/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from many of the great women of Afro Funk including a new track by Ibibio Sound Machine, classics by the Lijadu Sisters and Christy...

Bought by KWMR, KMXT, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
WoodSongs 1102: Daryl Mosley and Crandall Creek
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: WoodSongs Kid Ryder Brant performs.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes legendary bluegrass songwriter and performer Daryl Mosley plus high-energ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Radio Bristol, KTRL, KBRW, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 34
On the Continent
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Hot Club of France
Between 1917 and the early ’30s there is a transformative era for jazz in Europe. While the music gets a foothold in America, it quickly spreads ac...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blame Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: James P. Johnson
Jazz had to deal with a number of hurdles, in the 1920s, before it was eventually accepted by the American public. Even then, it was very limited a...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Club at the Hook Presents Three Leading Minnesota Hot Club Jazz Bands
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Hot Club at the Hook poster image, Credit: Hook and Ladder
The Mississippi Hot Club, the Red Hot Django Peppers and Gypsy Mania, three leading hot club jazz bands are getting together for a concert on April...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Boosting Morale
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: The Neon Highway
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin joins an aspiring country star on a quest to follow his dreams in The Neon Highway.

Bought by WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, KKRN, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
Different Drums of Ireland | Episode 24-11
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WRFA-LP, WNMU-FM, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
WoodSongs 1099: Sugarcane Jane and Mindy Murray
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Sugarcane Jane returns to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes roots duo Sugarcane Jane plus Appalachian songwriter Mindy Murry.

Bought by KBRW, Radio Bristol, KTRL, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Culture Caravan (3/10/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from London's Ibibio Sound Machine, Japanese-American artist Mei Semones, new Reggae reissues on the Cherry Red Label from Dennis B...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, and KWMR


  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
Trailblazing Women
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Perry & The Long Beds | Episode 24-09
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WNMU-FM, WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Pied Pipers of the Big Apple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (3/3/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Syria's Omar Souleyman, Hong Kong British artist mui zyu, a brand new track from Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar +...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KWMR, Raven Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | Episode 24-08
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WRFA-LP, WNMU-FM, WTIP, WDSE and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
The Pied Pipers of Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
GiftedHandz Presents its Gospel Fusion
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: GiftedHandz, Credit: Cynthia Abalo
GiftedHandz is a Minneapolis group of young people who have come up playing multiples styles in church settings. When Joe Mason, a GiftedHandz foun...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 08:00