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The songs, backstory and biography of the grand old-man of the American Theater: Stephen Sondheim
- Added: May 20, 2016
- Length: 58:29
- Purchases: 3
This is the EXTENDED version of the new program that marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' landmark album RUBBER SOUL. This ve...
Bought by Prairie Public
- Added: Nov 15, 2015
- Length: 02:33:40
- Purchases: 1
An in-depth look at the life and music of Anthony Newley. Hosted by Mal Thursday, with special guest Garth Bardsley, author of "Stop the World: The...
- Added: Jul 13, 2015
- Length: 01:49:45
Songs about Space, Stars and Satellites
- Added: Oct 23, 2014
- Length: 28:35
The former Led Zeppelin frontman and unquestioned musicologist gives us a history lesson on American music, especially the Blues.
- Added: Oct 21, 2014
- Length: 06:30
- Purchases: 2
Barack Obama draws a red line in regards to Syria & chemical weapons and this program reflects the tension during the past few weeks mixed with pre...
- Added: Sep 11, 2013
- Length: 59:31
Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history.
In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...
Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois
- Added: May 09, 2013
- Length: 51:30
- Purchases: 4
Classical New England celebrates the revolutionary French composer, with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, saxophonist Ken...
- Added: Aug 24, 2012
- Length: 01:58:31
- Purchases: 3
For the third week of December (12/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who helped rewrite some of the country’...
- Added: Aug 03, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the second week of September (9/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer whose musical oddity took him to pop s...
- Added: Aug 03, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the last week of August (8/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a little known musician who played a big role in re...
- Added: Aug 03, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the fourth week of August (8/23): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a man who blended conjunto and country to become ...
- Added: Aug 03, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the first week of March (3/6): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a poor farm boy who became a king.
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the last week of December (12/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at folk songwriter who became a somewhat reluctant ...
- Added: Aug 02, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the last week of April (4/28): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at one of the oldest and most distinctive musical tradi...
- Added: Jul 30, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the first week of October (10/2): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering business woman whose life was a thre...
- Added: Jul 30, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the last week of October (10/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who wrote the state’s first known English...
- Added: Jul 30, 2012
- Length: 01:40
For the third week of October (10/17): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who grew up as a sharecropper but went ...
- Added: Jul 30, 2012
- Length: 01:50
For the second week of April (4/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a crooning cowboy who sang both English and Spanish.
- Added: Jul 30, 2012
- Length: 01:40
They came to Hollywood to escape the Nazi regime.
- Added: Jan 24, 2012
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
September 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. What started out as a modest two day affair heavy on regional ...
- Added: Sep 06, 2011
- Length: 55:44
It got its start in the oilfields, ranches, and lumber camps of the early 1900s. And it went on to reshape American music. Join music historian Al...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Jul 30, 2011
- Length: 54:39
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we explore songs that challenged the stereotypes of Texas music. Though "country" music may be what the Lone Star State is most we...
Bought by WTIP
- Added: Jul 22, 2011
- Length: 56:24
- Purchases: 1
On this edition of Texas Music Matters, we take a behind the scenes tour of the award-winning PBS show Austin City Limits. This show features rare ...
Bought by KGLT
- Added: Jul 13, 2011
- Length: 54:27
- Purchases: 1
The musical ‘homage’ seldom gets the credit it deserves. Done artfully, the ‘cover song’ can both refer to the past and hint at a new direction fo...
- Added: Jul 08, 2011
- Length: 56:57
