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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 Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1011
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1008
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1007
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1006
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
SITPE # 1317
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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The Listener Friendly Show.

Bought by KWMR, KZYX, KPVL, KKRN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1005
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1004
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1003
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1002
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1001
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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
Episode 28: Collecting the past
From: Cate Morrison
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We time travel backwards to talk vinyl, old sounds and collecting records

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
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 #14: "Upbeat Heartaches"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Ted Weems & Perry Como 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Somebody Stole My Gal", "My Baby Just Cares For Me", and "Heartaches" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 14th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-R...

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


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 3
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
Jazz-O-Rama #1: "Louder & Funnier"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of the funny side of 78 RPM Jazz, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM Jazz with sense of humor, including Cab Calloway, The Mills Brothers, and Coon Sanders.

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


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 3
Jabbo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cladys "Jabbo" Smith
Cladys "Jabbo" Smith is one of the finest exponents of early jazz trumpet, yet he is overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, and many oth...

Bought by WNCU and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Butterbeans & Susie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Butterbeans & Susie
Jody and Susie Edwards were apparently married on stage at the Standard Theatre, Philadelphia. They went on perform for several decades billing th...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Missourians
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Missourians
They were known as the big band of the 1920s who sounded a little “country.” Not because they were from Nashville, nor did they have a twang in th...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
ROCK OF AGES -- Director Adam Shankman interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Adam Shankman, San Francisco, CA 5/30/32, Credit: Andrea Chase
Adam Shankman talks existential clarity, the economics of musical cinema, and joy, joy, joy.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 12:50
Tesch:
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frankie Teschmacher
When Kansas City born Frankie Teschmacher joined the Austin High Gang in the mid-1920s, his instrument of choice was alto saxophone. But, in his yo...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6