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Blues America 150 - R - Oscar Wilson
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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He is best known as the downhome singer of the Cash Box Kings. The group’s latest album, Holding Court (Blind Pig Records) – has struck a favorable...

Bought by WLPR , KDLG, WLPR , Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Concrete Dream: Miami Marine Stadium - Jolt Radio - 04Apr2018
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: FreshArtINTL Live Radio
Caption: Miami Marine Stadium, Credit: Diana Larrea
Miami Marine Stadium inspires this tale of modernist architecture and Biscayne Bay, of speedboats and rock stars, of skateboarding, street art and ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 46:07
NEA Jazz Master Moments with Vocalist, Dianne Reeves
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Dianne Reeves can effortlessly sing in whatever style she wants with her far-reaching range, whether it’s rhythm-and-blues, gospel, Latin or pop. B...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 13
Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Eric Arnold, Credit: Fantastic Negrito at the UC Theater in Berkeley, Ca
In the last three years, Fantastic Negrito, an Oakland-based black roots revivalist has gone from busking at bus stops to winning a Grammy and tour...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Splatter Platters Make Things Matter. Episode #528
From: Teosson Wells
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Rediscover splatter platters and how radio takes us on a ride!

  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 11:50
Rocking it out with the Bronx Wanderers
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
Caption: Live from NYC, Credit: Richard Solomon
If the Partridge Family was from the 1950's Bronx, played oldies like the Four Seasons and Dion, and rocked it big time - you would have one of the...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:10
Steel Pedal Self-Made Man
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
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Mark Erlewine may be known as the Luthier of the Stars, but his Austin workshopshop couldn't be more down to Earth. Hear the story of the man who m...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:29
A Change of Tune
From: Ellery Lamm
Caption: Sarah Swain, Credit: Organic Photography
Sarah Swain was about to make it big in LA…playing music she didn’t like. So she quit. It wasn’t until she came to Cape Cod that she really found h...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
The 1990's
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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RENT, THE LION KING and RAGTIME are just a few of the highlights of the 1990's.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 3
Aggie Barkhouse "Don't Waste the Music"
From: Will Heron
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NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Ninety-year-old Nova Scotian, Aggie Barkhouse, reminisces about the hard life of the...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
Pushing City Limits: Barton Knaggs
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories
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Austin-based entrepeneur Barton Knaggs recounts the first days of the ACL festival, when everything was on the line and nothing was certain.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 04:38
The MiMu Gloves: In the Studio
From: Robin Valk
Caption: Kris Halpin In The Studio, Credit: Robin Valk
Imagine electronic music onstage without being welded to a keyboard. Imagine if a gesture could trigger a string section, a melody, a drum riff. No...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 58:55
Elvis Presley: If I Can Dream
From: Joyride Media
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Elvis Presley loved the big sound of a symphony orchestra, but never got to perform with one - until now.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KPIK-LP, KTRL, KPIP-LP, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten: An Unlikely Folk Hero
From: Matthew Cochran
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 1
Eyes In South America
From: Elias Schutzman
Caption: Arpoador Sunset
A radio postcard from The Flying Eyes tour in South America...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 15:18
  • Purchases: 1
A Nigerian Pop Star Struggles with her Musical Identity
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: CY Dieyi performs a cover of Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds” on stage at an event in Inglewood, CA., Credit: Myah Williams
In her native Nigeria, Cynthia Dieyi is a pop singer who celebrates her culture through her music. But here in America, she's still unknown, and h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
Soundin' Like Weself: The Trinidadian Rapso Tradition
From: Jake Hochberger
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Soundin' Like Weself introduces the Trinidadian rapso tradition. Rapso is an infectiously danceable rhythmic oration style that comes with a philos...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
George Clinton, AKA Dr. Funkenstein, in his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
Caption: Mysterious detail from the funk-cloning electron microgramatoscope, Credit: Dr. Schulmanstein
If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, George Clinton remains the undisputed Crown Prince of Funk. Parliament-Funkadelic. Flashlight. The Mothe...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
Nachito Herrera
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Cuban-born pianist Nachito Herrera moved to Minnesota in 2001, and quickly made a name for himself as a jazz player, composing and performing and w...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 1
Space, Stars and Satellites (Version One) EXPANDED EDITION
From: Shawn McCullough
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Songs about Space, Stars and Satellites

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:35
Fireworks (Version One)
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte
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In this episode, we explore songs about fireworks.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 09:58
Birds (in Music) Version One
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte
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This episode deals with songs about birds or have bird(s) in the title or subject

  • Added: Jul 24, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Fun With Geometry and Lines
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte
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In this episode, songs about lines or songs with lines in the title.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Studio Rio Presents The Brazil Connection
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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What would it sound like if some of the classics of American music were recorded in Rio De Janeiro?

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Digging for Disco
From: JP Davidson
Caption: Michael Boothman - Touch 12" Vinyl, Credit: Invisible City Editions
Music genres come and go, but it seems that the reports of disco’s death have been greatly exaggerated. That is at least according to a couple of e...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2