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The Music of Conversation
From: Hold That Thought
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Liner Notes: Charlie Rouse
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Taj Mahal Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Lou's Legacy: A Lou Reed Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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A panel of music writers and Lou Reed fans sample the late musician's catalog through the years and suggest what made him important to the history ...

Bought by WUTC, WPVM 103.7, KDUR, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUCB and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 23
Jelly Role Morton
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Jelly Role Morton
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Coleman Hawkins
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was known as "Hawk" or "Bean" among his contemporaries because of his keen intellect and ingenious approach to common tunes. He was...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Top Ten Peace Songs of All Time (Peace Talks Radio) [1 hour/ Newscast Compatible Length 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Caption: Did Bono and U2 Make the List?
The hosts of Peace Talks Radio present a special program counting down the Top 10 Peace Songs since the late 1960's. Also featured are honorable me...

Bought by KUOW and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Top Ten Peace Songs of All Time (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Peace Talks Radio Hosts Carol Boss, Paul Ingles and Suzanne Kryder
The hosts of Peace Talks Radio present a special program counting down the Top 10 Peace Songs since the late 1960's.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WNMU-FM, Aspen Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sarah Vaughan
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Sarah Vaughan
With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Stan Getz
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Stan Getz
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cab Calloway
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ella Fitzgerald
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Ella Fitzgerald
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Swil Kanim
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Production Assistant Landon Mattison speaks with Swil Kanim (Lummi Nation), an award-winning, world-class virtuoso violinist and inspirational spea...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 19:47
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Brent Michael Davids
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Executive Director Shirley Sneve speaks with Brent Michael Davids (Stockbridge Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation), a classically trained musician a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 17:40
  • Purchases: 1
Dizzy Gillespie
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dead Man Walking (With Brian Vander Ark)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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In the movie The Interpreter, the character played by Nicole Kidman says, "Vengeance is a lazy form of grief." If we're honest, most of us have mo...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 30:08
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's Views and Brews: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and The Art of Invisibility
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Rabbi Neil Blumofe joins KUT host Rebecca McInroy along with a live jazz sextet for an evening of discussion and live music to explore the unique r...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
VoiceBox: Sing Merrily On High
From: VoiceBox
Caption: Ken Malucelli and Tim Lewis, Credit: Chloe Veltman
Ken Malucelli, a carol composer and the director of The Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers, a nationally-franchised caroling group, and jazz musician /...

Bought by KRPS, KRPS, and KISU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Many Voices of Bob Dylan
From: VoiceBox
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Bob Dylan’s voice has been compared to sandpaper and described as "a catarrhal death rattle." Blues music aficionado Devon Strolovitch discusses th...

Bought by WKMS


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Rolling Stones Special: Got Blues If You Want It! (1 or 2 hours) [59:00 or 54:00 lengths]
From: Paul Ingles
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As the Rolling Stones keep touring, and, in 2016, released a new blues cover album, we join the celebration with a public radio special from award-...

Bought by Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KVMR, KRCB 104.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 21
VoiceBox: Singing All The Way To The Polls
From: VoiceBox
Caption: singing canditates
VoiceBox host Chloe Veltman and composer & arts blogger Brian Rosen explore election season songs and the history of presidential candidates’ singi...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
Preview of - A Rolling Stones Special: Got Blues If You Want It! [13:48 or 7:42 Broadcast Ready Preview Module of Upcoming Long-Form Special]
From: Paul Ingles
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As the Rolling Stones prepare to mark their 50th anniversary this fall, we join the celebration by presenting a preview of a two-hour public radio ...

Bought by Louisville Public Media and KGLT


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 21:30
  • Purchases: 2
Johnny Cash: The Greatest
From: Joyride Media
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Old friends and new admirers talk about what Johnny Cash means to them.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KBYS 88.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Omer Simeon
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Omer Simeon-front row, 3rd from left
Born in New Orleans in 1902, Omer Simeon is the least known of the early clarinetist of the 1920s. He was apparently very quite and reserved, didn...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:58