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12 Jul: The Anti-Disco Army
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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‘Disco Demolition Night’, the brainchild of 24 year-old shock jock Steve Dahl, caused mass hysteria at Comiskey Park, Chicago on 12th July, 1979 – ...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:43
WRM18 - Woody Guthrie and Will
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Woody Guthrie looked up to Will Rogers, and took a lot of his early stage presence from Will's influence.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
An All-American Road Trip: A Fourth of July Special
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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An Afterglow special perfect for the Fourth of July! We celebrate America by exploring jazz and pop standards from different states, including "Moo...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WVIA, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WRTI, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
January 1 through December 31
From: WCWP
Series: This Day in Music
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A one minute music history for each day of the year!

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 06:08:46
Around The Bend E33
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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Features a review of the new Slightly Stoopid album "Meanwhile... Back at the Lab" along with material from The Expanders, The Melodians, and more.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2015
  • Length: 56:47
Reel Discovery: Soaked in Bleach
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin reopens the investigation into Kurt Cobain's death with the documentary Soaked in Bleach (in limited release ...

Bought by KKRN and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
On the QT
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 1
The Dorsey Brothers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey were two very important factors in the formation of jazz in the 1920s. They performed together with the California Ramblers ...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Washboard Ripples
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Washboard Rhythm Kings
Spasm bands, or skiffle bands, (created out of found objects not usually found in musical groups) originated in the streets of New Orleans around 1...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Young Fats
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas 'Fats' Waller
Although Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller was one of the most prolific recording artists in the 1920s and 1930s, very little of his earlier music is heard.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Brunies Brothers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Brunies
Half a dozen brothers and sisters, mother, father, and a cousin made up the core of the Brunies family. They were all good musicians. Many of them ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
The First Lady of Radio
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Vaughn De Leath
She was known as “The First Lady of Radio.” Vaughn De Leath’s recording career began in 1921, which lead to hundreds of titles over the next decade...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Eddie's Scrapbook
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon is one of the liked musicians during the early years of jazz. A Chicago style guitarist, is probably best remembered for his wit, humo...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Rarities
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Three Jazz Wizards
Here is a sampling of some of the bands of the 1920s; most didn’t make it beyond their geographical boarders. By no means does that lesson their ta...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Dixie Stompers: Fletcher Henderson
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fletcher Henderson
The Dixie Stompers were formed for one purpose: to record for a less expensive label for those who couldn’t afford to buy the 75-cent discs.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Professor
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fess Wiliams
Stanley “Fess” Williams earned his nickname from his six years teaching music. Although he taught early elements of jazz, you can believe he also i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 25, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Rhythmakers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Billy Banks
Under the leadership of guitarist Jack Bland, The Rhythmakers constituted one of the more exciting bands of the 1930s boasting a lineup that includ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz in Britain
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fred Elizalde
When the Original Dixieland Jazz Band visited Great Britain in 1919, the invasion was on. America’s music infiltrated the hearts and minds of young...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
St. Louis Shuffle
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: sheet music cover
As New Orleans musicians began to migrate north following the closure of Storyville (the red light district near the navy base), it was only natura...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Puttin' On the Ritz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Composer and lyricist Jerome Kern summed up the life and work of Israel Baline (Irving Berlin) when he said, “Irving Berlin has no place in America...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Odd Couple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow
Sidney Bechet was one of the early jazz virtuosos. Born in New Orleans, he began his professional career long before jazz was put to wax. Then the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
A Jazz-O-Rama New Year
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: HAPPY, NEW or YEAR 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Happy Days Are Here Again", "I Found a New Baby" and "This Year's Kisses" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 25th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz...

Bought by WCBE, WVAS, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 3
Fud Livingston
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fud Livingston
Joseph Anthony Livingston, nicknamed “Fud,” played accordion and piano in his youth. But, in his teens, he found the saxophone more to his liking. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Chicago's Nightlife
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Dreamland Ballroom, Credit: 1923 poster
There is the Near South Side, The Loop, Uptown, and South Side. The hot spots for finding jazz clubs and speakeasies will to violate prohibition d...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz-O-Rama #4: "Singing Siblings"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Boswell Sisters & Mills Brothers 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of The Mills Brothers & The Boswell Sisters:

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WEZU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:41
  • Purchases: 4