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Small White Bands of the '20s
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Adrian Rollini
They were inspired by the music emanating from New Orleans. First it was the riverboats that brought jazz north, but with the massive immigration o...

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Joan Osborne - AOTS 20 Years
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 965 (Air Dates: June 26 - July 2) Celebrating Art of the Song's 20 years on the air, we revisit our 2020 interview with acclaimed singer-songw...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Jazz in Europe
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sam Wooding
The introduction of jazz to European society before the 1920s is a complex story. While it was met with both enthusiasm and resistance, its influen...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Three of the Best
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, and Ben Webster. Each left an indelible mark on jazz, with their distinct styles and contributions to the developmen...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Bite of the Big Apple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Back Room, NYC
It was one of the most infamous times in the history of New York. The city became the hub of a new emerging music: jazz, and the Big Apple was the ...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 5/29/23)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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This week we explore the latest from Portugal. The Man, My Morning Jacket, and the Goo Goo Dolls. Plus, hearing songs from the 49th state from New ...

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  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
S07 Ep39: Stage and Screen, Part 5, 5/27/2023
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Music from women composing for film and live theater. Their music tells many different stories.

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
Chicago Rarities
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lovie Austin
When the New Orleans community of Storyville was shuttered in 1917, musicians began traveling north to find work. No one could have been prepared f...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Capri Theater Hosts Meeting Advocating a Minneapolis Sound Museum June 7
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
A group of prominent music North Side Minneapolis music people are creating a Minneapolis Sound Museum. Sure there is Paisley Park which documents ...

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Jimmy LaFave - Tribute
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 961 (Air Dates: May 29 - June 4, 2023) We remember Austin, Texas singer/songwriter Jimmy LaFave six years after his passing. We’re proud to du...

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  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Jon Herington
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 960 (Air Dates: May 22 - 28, 2023) As a part of our 20th anniversary celebration we revisit our 2013 interview with guitarist extraordinaire J...

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  • Added: May 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Musical Review
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Paul Robeson
At the turn of the century, 1900, entertainment promoters discovered the value of staging musical reviews for introducing musical scores. In order ...

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  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Jam Session
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Natty Dominique
The Jam Session: It’s the proving ground for a musician. That’s where you test your chops. Your creativity. For 1920s jazz performers, these sessio...

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  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 1073: Mark & Maggie O’Connor
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
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On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Grammy winning folk duo Mark & Maggie O’Connor.

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  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 36
Gretchen Peters
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 959 (Air Dates: May 15 - 21, 2023) Our guest this week on Art of the Song is Grammy nominated, Nashville singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters. Sh...

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  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Satchmo & Duke
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Armstrong & Ellington
They could not have been more opposite in their approach to jazz. Yet, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had identical goals. Provide the best mus...

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  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Syncopated Ladies
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Valida Snow
Women have made vast contributions to the history of early jazz. Not only as vocalists, but as musicians, bandleaders, composers and lyricists. Unf...

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  • Added: Apr 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
John Oates
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 957 (Air Dates: May 1 - 7, 2023) As a part of our 20th Anniversary Celebration we revisit our interview with John Oates. Best known for his wo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KRZA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
They Played 'till Dawn
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1929 House Rent party
Harlem Stride piano, boogie and skiffle were all created by the house rent party. Hosts opened up their apartments for a night, charging a fee to g...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rosanne Cash
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 956 (Air Dates April 24 - 30, 2023) As a part of our 20th Anniversary Celebration we revisit our interview with Rosanne Cash, and her husband/...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Poetic Notions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Tin Pan Alley songsters were quick to pick up on the popularity of jazz in the 1920s. And, the lyricists, like Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Hoag...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Storyville
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Storyville
At the edge of the New Orleans French Quarter at the turn of the twentieth century Storyville kick started jazz. There are a couple of reasons for ...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ferdinand's Influence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand’s Influence: Although his name is well known in the history of early jazz, he’s seldom named as a major player. Jelly Roll Morton. Yet, ...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
John Lilly
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 953 (Air Dates: April 3 - 9, 2023) As we celebrate our 20th year on the air, we look back at some of the amazing artists we’ve had the opportu...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Culture Caravan (3/26/23)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music written by Rafael Hernández Marín and performed by Xenia Rubinos and Ibrahim Ferrar / Omara Portuondo, new music by Senegalese arti...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2