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Sergei Rachmaninoff's 150th Birthday
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Which famous Russian composer was born on April 1st, 1873? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we play the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, with selecti...

Bought by WRTI, WQCS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Interlochen Public Radio, WBAA and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 11
In Memoriam 2019
From: WBJB
Series: In Memoriam
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the musicians we lost in 2019.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 57:44
Maxine A Voice From The Past
From: Glen Lasley
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This Is The Voice Of Maxine Who Past Away In 2008

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
The 2017 Musician Memorial Hour
From: Paul Ingles
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Some of the prominent popular musicians who passed away in 2017 are celebrated in a one-hour special hosted by public radio music historian Paul In...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WVAS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KDUR and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
Connecting With a Once Shunned Finnish Past Through Song
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Diane Jarvi, Credit: Courtesy of Diane Jarvi
Finnish immigrants to Minnesota often faced discrimination. Many were radicals. To avoid the "Dirty Finn" label, some Finns shunned their heritage....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia State Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham
From: New Letters on the Air
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Georgia State Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham shares stories about some of his influences, including the late poets Richard Hugo, William Stafford and...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Apr 13, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Diabetes 30 Second Commercial
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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A thirty second commercial about DIABETES!

  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: :35
The Day John Lennon Died (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music fans recall how they heard the news of John Lennon's death in 1980, and what Lennon's music has meant to them. Also, excerpts from an interv...

Bought by KSJE, KBBI Alaska, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUT, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 42
Ritchie Valens
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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One of my favorite musical artists, Ritchie Valens. A small biography and commentary piece.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2009
  • Length: 04:59
Virtuoso Voices - Bach Mix "Bach Beyond Music"
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: J.S. Bach
Three Bach playing pianists talk about a possible spiritual presence in music by Bach. Use this 59 second "Mix" for Bach's Birthday (March 21) or ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: :44
This I Believe - Annaliese Jakimides
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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It took a personal tragedy for Annaliese Jakimides to begin to look for the silver linings in life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3