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Tina Turner the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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Queen of Rock 'n' Roll is a musical history of the great Tina Turner hosted by musicologist Howard Burchette.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 57:17
  • Purchases: 2
Boats & Bluegrass '21: Chicken Wire Empire
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we're heading back to the Boats and Bluegrass festival to hear from Wisconsin based band, Chicken Wire Empire. The group s...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 52:45
LFC Episode 1
From: Kelly Burley
Series: Live From Cain's
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Paul Thorn travels from Tupelo to Tulsa for the first episode of Live From Cain's pilot season. Paul Benjaman hosts and the Oklahoma Specials House...

Bought by WMHT, Prairie Public, KGOU, and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
LFC Episode 7
From: Kelly Burley
Series: Live From Cain's
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Tori Ruffin and Freakjuice join host Paul Benjaman for an hour of original music.

Bought by KGOU and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
LFC Episode 6
From: Kelly Burley
Series: Live From Cain's
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The U.S. Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo, combines the power of her words and her music for a unique hour of storytelling and convers...

Bought by KGOU and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 2
LFC Episode 5
From: Kelly Burley
Series: Live From Cain's
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Host Paul Thorn welcomes Louisiana's own Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble.

Bought by Prairie Public, KGOU, and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
LFC Episode 4
From: Kelly Burley
Series: Live From Cain's
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Host Paul Thorn welcomes singer-songwriter Shannon McNally backed by the Live From Cain's house band, The Oklahoma Specials.

Bought by Prairie Public, KGOU, and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 3
LFC Episode 3
From: Kelly Burley
Series: Live From Cain's
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Host Paul Thorn and The Oklahoma Specials welcome legendary Grammy award-winning blues man Bobby Rush to the historic Cain's Ballroom stage.

Bought by Prairie Public, KGOU, and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 3
A MEDITATION ON AMERICA Music Mix - Hour 4
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Great for on or near the Fourth of July...or other patriotic holidays. Fourth of 4 music mix hours featuring a host of performers expressing the ...

Bought by KHNS, WXXI Rochester, WHYY, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KSLU and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Cinderblock Bookshelves: Chapter 3
From: Rain Perry
Series: Rain Perry's Cinderblock Bookshelves
Caption: Cinderblock Bookshelves show art, Credit: Kayleigh Morrison
“My dad and I limped closer, but we treated each other warily. What kind of adult relationship would we have?” The end of the last act of Rain's c...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
The Ultimate Dunk
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Women in the Austin Music Scene
Caption: Kana Harris (right) interviewed in the Texas Folklife archive room
Punk Musician & Creator of Community Record Store, Kana Harris merges all. This story was produced by Mary Hollyman, Tony Plata, and Cynthia Luna w...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Song Says It All
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Immigration and Labor: Stories from the Texas Workforce (2018 Summer Institute)
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Workers across Texas have to fight to receive their wages and fair treatment. The Workers Defense Project Band gives their fight a soundtrack. Thi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
G18-10 - Program 10 - France and Russia
From: CD Syndications, Vic Muenzer
Series: Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival 2018
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Program 10 - France and Russia

Bought by WDPR, KISU, Yellowstone Public Radio, WCNY, KAMU and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
No Hits, No Errors - Tom Petty
From: Paul Ingles
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First of an occasional series that presents under-appreciated tracks by major artists. The artist's "hits" are purposefully skipped, and the good...

Bought by KDUR, WUTC, and North State Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Gems 1722 On Bluegrass Evolution, Or is it Revolution?
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bill Monroe’s bluegrass is often viewed as a musical big bang. But while it was different than the string band music preceding Monroe’s Blue Grass...

  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 07:23
The Live Feed Presents: Winona Municipal Band June 22, 2016
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed we bring you the Winona Municipal Band and their 2016 season. You will hear selections such as Hosts of Freedom by...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 54:42
An Hour of Jazz (John Coltrane & Friends)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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"An Hour of Jazz (John Coltrane & Friends)" is a musical program featuring saxophonist JOHN COLTRANE collaborating with other legendary JAZZ musici...

Bought by WEAA and WVAS


  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 2
An Hour of Jazz (Miles Davis)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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This show contains one hour of Miles Davis music. This is some of the best of Miles Davis with some of the greatest sidemen in history John Coltra...

Bought by WEAA, KRCU Public Radio, WNCU, KTXK, WTIP and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2016
  • Length: 57:42
  • Purchases: 6
Show #16: Expressing Ourselves
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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It?s our last podcast of the summer, and we?re going out with two pieces about self-expression. DaeDae Williams shares a powerful poem about the c...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:52
Back to New Orleans
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Legendary musicians from New Orleans are featured in this program doing what they do best. This program contains the best of the New Orleans sound ...

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


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 55:35
  • Purchases: 4
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Native Sounds: Hawk Henries
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Hawk Henries
Production Assistant Landon Mattison speaks with Hawk Henries (Nipmuc), a gifted flutist and flute maker.

Bought by KPIP-LP and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 14:36
  • Purchases: 2
Native Sounds: Jack Gladstone
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Jack Gladstone
Production Assistant Landon Mattison speaks with Jack Gladstone (Blackfeet), a storysmith sharing his unique brand of music inspired by the stories...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 18:56
  • Purchases: 1
Native sounds: Raven Chacon
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: NACAP student composers from Chinle High School work out their compositions with composer-in-resident Raven Chacon., Credit: Photo courtesy of Grand Canyon Music Fest
Interactive Media Specialist Eric Martin speaks with Raven Chacon (Navajo) an experimental musician, composer and educator.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 13:28
  • Purchases: 3
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This is a special musical tribute to Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as the great NINA SIMONE. This special contains some of her biggest hits.

Bought by KPIP-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WSLR, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
  • Purchases: 4