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NL 22-36: Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige, 8/29/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In January 1943, bandleader and composer Duke Ellington took his orchestra into Carnegie Hall for the first time and chose to make his debut with a...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
WoodWarbler's JerryGrass Show
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Jerry with Wolfie, Credit: royalty fee via https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/7246206076/in/photostream/
A 2022 salute to the enduring creative JazzGrass genius of the late Jerry Garcia, for the High Holy Daze between his birthdate of August 1, 1942 an...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:54
The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Throughout jazz history the harp has rarely been heard as a soloing or primary instrument, but in the 1950s and 60s Dorothy Ashby, a musician out o...

Bought by WJCT, KRCU Public Radio, WVTF, KLCC, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Boats & Bluegrass '21: Kind Country
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we're heading back to the Boats and Bluegrass festival to hear from Kind Country. Playing their own blend of cosmic americ...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:02:02
THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER (SINGLE HOUR VERSION)
From: Paul Ingles
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The early emergence and on-going stellar career of musician STEVIE WONDER is explored and discussed in this special (offered this month of June - A...

Bought by WJCT, KUNM, KGOU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER (2 HOUR VERSION)
From: Paul Ingles
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The early emergence and on-going stellar career of musician STEVIE WONDER is explored and discussed in this three hour special (offered this month ...

Bought by KMUW, KUNM, KGOU, WGBH Radio Boston, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 14
The "Supreme" All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Message From RBG
A Supreme Court mashup highlighting the continuing struggle for Woman's Rights with music and history colliding once again--Statements on Roe versu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Oh Haec: This is the day the Lord has made
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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There’s an antiphon that features in the masses for Easter Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Its words begin: “This is the day the Lord has made,” and e...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
NL 22-12: Jazz Women of the 1940s, 3/14/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Trumpeter Billie Rogers, vibraphonist Marjorie Hyams, and other unsung heroines of the World War II era in jazz.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
NL 22-07: Diggin' Diz: A Portrait Of Dizzy Gillespie, 2/7/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Diggin' Diz: A Portrait Of Dizzy Gillespie

  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:04
Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Single Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mavis Staples
A music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940’s, into ...

Bought by KRVS, WBEZ, WJCT, KUHF, WABE and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Hour 2 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mavis Staples, Credit: Michael Ochs Archives
Hour 2 of a music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 194...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KCUR, KRVS, WDDE, WVIA and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 23
Swing It Loud: Duke Ellington’s Early Black-Pride Music
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Long before the rise of the black-pride movement in the 1960s, Ellington was writing music that celebrated African-American culture, personalities,...

Bought by WJCT, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KTXK and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
NL 22-06: Portraits In Black: Jazz Tributes To African-American Heroes, 1/31/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Music tributes to African-American figures such as Paul Robeson and Joe Louis from Count Basie, Clifford Jordan, Charles Mingus and others.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
1963: A Man's Dream, A Nation's Nightmare
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Caption: Andrew Hill's Black Fire LP
An hour-long jazz special: It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing uneas...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WWNO, WRGY, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 24
A Shortcut Through 2021
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Stephen Sondheim, Credit: Al Hirschfeld
A retrospective of the entire year, including the major political, cultural and emotional events, with music and celebrations of those who've left us.

Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KAAD-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC, Hawaii Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 13
WVIA and BTE presents Dickens' A Christmas Carol
From: WVIA
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Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol, comes to life in an original adaptation as a radio drama by James Goode and performed by BTE, the...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:30
Cafe Latino Christmas Special
From: Tony Vasquez
Series: Cafe Latino
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An all music Cafe Latino special featuring renditions of Christmas Classics performed by Latino Artists.

Bought by WHYY and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 2
A Cool Christmas
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz. Come along for a jzz sleigh ride with music from Shirley Horn, Paul Bley, Duke Ellington, and more...

Bought by WVIA, WHRV, KUAT, WNMU-FM, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 26
AFTER "GET BACK" - THE LAST YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE BEATLES
From: Paul Ingles
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The year after The Beatles "Get Back" sessions and famous rooftop concert is explored chronologically by hosts Paul Ingles and Harry Norton who tak...

Bought by WWNO, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WRGY, KSJE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
GEORGE HARRISON: Best Year Ever - 1971 (Single Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: All Thing Must Pass & The Concert for Bangladesh by George Harrison
GEORGE HARRISON – BEST YEAR EVER celebrates two landmark events that rolled out from George Harrison in 1971. First, it's a deep dive into Harrison...

Bought by KUNM, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KVMR, and KGLT


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
World Bridges 21 - 10 - Host: Sarah Aronson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join Sarah Aronson for her selection of fun and uplifting music from around the world.

Bought by KAMU


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Strange Enchantment: Jazz for Halloween
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Music for the holiday from Duke Ellington, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kay Starr, and others. We'll also hear comedian Lenny Bruce's impersonation of Drac...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Chief Standing Bear Story
From: KWIT
Series: Small Wonders
Caption: Chief Standing Bear
As the United States spread west, indigenous people were displaced without being given the most basic recognition under law: being "people." When t...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 46:34
World Bridges 21 - 7 - Host: Tom Berich
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Music of the world, as chosen by MTPR's Tom Berich.

Bought by KAMU


  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1

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