PRX - Pieces for Tone: Engaging
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This time we profile Floyd Jones, a serious and thoughtful songwriter, who was in the studio for Chess Records in 1951.
- Added: Apr 28, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time we profile guitarist Big Joe Williams and harmonica ace John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, who last recorded together, this week in 1947.
- Added: Apr 27, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time we profile Robert Johnson, who made his recording debut the week of Thanksgiving, 1936.
- Added: Apr 20, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time we profile Big Maceo, who recorded his “magnum opus” — the barnstorming instrumental “Chicago Breakdown” — this week in 1945.
- Added: Apr 11, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile the Memphis Jug Band, whose 1929 recording, “K.C. Moan,” was one of the 84 selections on the “Anthology of American Folk Music.”
- Added: Apr 09, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Sid Hemphill, who was recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress, this week in 1942.
- Added: Mar 31, 2018
- Length: 03:29
Music festivals all around the country are great places to hear live music. However, not everyone can enjoy the music. Many of the stages have an a...
- Added: Jan 14, 2015
- Length: 06:22
A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 55:55
Americana is a genre that usually refers to rustic music with roots in heartland American sounds from folk, blues and country. But recently, Americ...
Bought by KTRL
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
Born July 26, 1875, Carl Jung's psychological theories are once more en vogue. Nancy King, with the radio program "With Good Reason," looks at th...
Bought by KENW
- Added: Jul 17, 2008
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 02, 2008
- Length: 03:30
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.
- Added: Feb 19, 2008
- Length: :18
One-woman show tells the story of Comanche Medicine woman Mary Poafybitty, who lived from 1895 to 1986.
- Added: Nov 13, 2006
- Length: 11:21
A schoolbook claims jumping spiders have better eyesight than hawks: is that true?
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WUAL
- Added: Nov 12, 2004
- Length: 04:25
- Purchases: 2
