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Blues America 117 - Tail Dragger
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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The Tail Dragger got his name from the Howlin' Wolf and is one of the most notorious singers on the Chicago blues scene over the past 35 years. He ...

Bought by KMUW, WLPR , WYAP, KRZA, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2017
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 10
The Emergence of Linda Ronstadt (Newscast Friendly Cuts)
From: Paul Ingles
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The remarkable and varied performing career of Linda Ronstadt is explored by a panel of her friends, music writers, musicians and fans. Plus archiv...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:47:57
  • Purchases: 2
This Week in Texas Music History: Sunny Ozuna
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Kenny Dorham
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Lefty Frizzell
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of March (3/31): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a legendary singer whose unusual voice almost kept h...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
This Week in Texas Music History: Bob Wills
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Michael Nesmith
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Sacred Harp Singing
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Mollie Bailey
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Mary Austin Holley
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Little Joe Hernandez
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Tito Guizar
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
A Musician's Life: Steve Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Steve Earle had a lot in common with his songwriting hero the late Townes Van Zandt. Both spent time in Houston, both played guitar and both had h...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Tim Easton
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Singer-songwriter Tim Easton doesn't drink much anymore but he still writes about people who do. His latest album called "Porcupine" is a raucous ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Moby
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of A Musician’s Life, Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Moby. Some hail the electronic artist as an innovative genius while others call...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Peace Work of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (54:00 / 59:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: John & Yoko at Montreal Bed In 1969, Credit: Photo by Ivor Sharp/©Yoko Ono
In 1969, musician John Lennon and his wife, performance artist Yoko Ono, were among the most high profile peace advocates on the planet. We'll spot...

Bought by KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Back To The Garden: Woodstock Remembered (2 x 59:00 or 2 x 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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Woodstock organizers, artists and audience members recall the 1969 music festival that rocked the world in more ways than one. Music and memories ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KGLP, KRVS, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:57:40
  • Purchases: 72
The Top 10 Texas Tunes of All Time
From: KUT
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We've identified more than 250 songs about Texas—from ‘Abilene’ to the ‘Yoakum Texas Blues’. The hard part? Picking the Top 10.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, NPR Illinois, and KVNF


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 55:37
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Jayhawks co-founders Mark Olson & Gary Louris
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Mark Olson & Gary Louris. The two men co-founded the Jayhawks in 1985. A decad...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009
From: KUT
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For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Musician's Life: Neil Halstead
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Neil Halstead has gotten plenty of comparisons to his fellow countryman the legendary Nick Drake. In fact, Time Out magazine has called Halstead o...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: G. Love
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Meet Garrett Dutton III, AKA G. Love. He was 19 and busking on the streets of Philadelphia when he hit on his signature style--what he's termed "T...

Bought by WGDR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Justin Townes Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Justin Townes Earle talks about his childhood as the son of songwriter Steve Earle, his teenage infatuation with drugs and alcohol and why he prefe...

Bought by WGDR and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Carrie Rodriguez
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Carrie Rodriguez thought she'd spend her career backing other musicians. Now the fiddler and singer songwriter has folks who back her plus a new a...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Musician's Life: Leslie Gore
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In the early 1960's Leslie Gore's songs spoke to adolescents. With the British invasion, Gore lost her appeal to the teen set but she continued m...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1