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Modern Notebook for February 25 - March 2, 2024 (Ep. 234)
From: WSMR
Series: Modern Notebook
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On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Just a fraction of the music written by composer Julia Perry survives in a way that we’re able to ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Morehead State Public Radio, KECG, GCR (Global Community Radio), Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 7
UpFront Soul #2024.06-February 20-26, 2024
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Syl Johnson
We'll set the turntables ablaze in a disco inferno with smoldering numbers from Syl Johnson, Peter Brown, The Village People, and, of course, The T...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
Episode #720 - The Ray-O-Vacs
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
It's staggering, the number of R&B groups that have been left out of the history books and off radio station playlists just because they don't fit ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KCSM, WOUB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
216: The Secret Spot Episode 216: Spotlight On The 5th Dimension, 2/17/2024
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
Caption: The 5th Dimension
The Secret Spot lets you discover and rediscover the best in R&B, Soul and Slow Jams

  • Added: Feb 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:38
AG 24-10: Carmen McRae On Decca, 3/4/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Carmen McRae was one of the most respected jazz singers in the business for four decades. This week, we’ll explore her early recordings for the Dec...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
TSSAAPR240214 The Soul Show: The Catalyst, Norman Connors
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: soulshowmike.org
As a BHM evergreen feature, this episode presents the catalog of 70's bandleader/composer/producer/musician Norman Connors, who was instrumental in...

Bought by KCHW and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 2
Reggie Harris
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 999 (Air Dates: Feb 19 - 25, 2024) We at Art of the Song stand with Black, Indigenous and People of Color in solidarity for equal rights and j...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM, Raven Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Modern Notebook for February 18 - 24, 2024 (Ep. 233)
From: WSMR
Series: Modern Notebook
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On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Shawn Okpebholo’s work “lullaby | ballad | spiritual” is a work in which he sought to highlight the r...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KECG, WDAV Classical Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #719 - The Hollywood Flames
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Hollywood Flames recorded for nearly 20 different record labels and had numerous personnel changes over their 18 year history, but they always ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
213: The Secret Spot Episode 213: Spotlight on Curtis Mayfield, 2/10/2024
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
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Listen to the Secret Spot to discover and rediscover the best of R&B and Soul

  • Added: Feb 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:44
Well of Souls: The Hidden History of the Banjo
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
Season 1 Episode 2 - Bella's SoulFRESH
From: Bella Syrus
Series: Bella's SoulFRESH
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Get ready to elevate your soul with DJ Bella Scratch on Bella's SoulFRESH! Tune in for an eclectic mix of modern soul music, insightful artist inte...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:00
S08 Ep24: Women of Color: Composers, Part 7, 2/10/2024
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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This week, we highlight outstanding compositions by women of color.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
AG 24-08: The Musical World of Harry Belafonte, 2/19/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we pay tribute to singer and humanitarian Harry Belafonte. We’ll explore his expansive recording career, which encompassed folk, calypso...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
NL 24-07: Suite History: Jazz Composers and the African-American Odyssey, 2/12/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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From the 1940s to the 1990s, several jazz composers undertook several large-scale orchestral compositions that portrayed the journey of black peopl...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:03
Suite History - Four Jazz Composers and the African-American Odyssey
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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From the 1940s to the 1990s, several jazz composers undertook several large-scale orchestral compositions that portrayed the journey of black peopl...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WSLR, KCSM, Morehead State Public Radio, WLRH and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 20
TSSAAPR230207 The Soul Show: "Family Man" Barrett of The Wailers, Stevie Wonder's 4th Masterpiece
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: soulshowmike.org
Join host Mike Canton for a double feature: (1) a tribute to Aston Barrett of The Wailers (2) a 50th-anniversary celebration of Stevie Wonder’s cla...

Bought by KCHW and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 2
WoodSongs 1009: Dom Flemons and Burnett Sisters
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: “The American Songster” Dom Flemons on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Dom Flemons co-founder of the Grammy®-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops pl...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMSU, KEDT, KCHW, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 72
Episode #718 - R&B Influences: Lionel Hampton
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Lionel Hampton's big band was a training ground for so many of the all-time great musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Joe Mo...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KCSM, WHRV, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
S08 Ep23: Women of Color: Performers, Part 7, 2/3/2024
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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This week we hear performances from women of color making their mark in the classical music world.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
TSSAAPR240131 The Soul Show: A Soulful History of Atlantic Records (suitable for Black History Month, but evergreen)
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: soulshowmike.org
Join host/producer Mike Canton for a retrospective on Atlantic Records, which propelled the American landscape from jazz/blues to R&B/soul. The mu...

Bought by KCHW


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 1072: Sugar Harp and Gail Ceasar
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Sugar Harp on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Alabama bluesman Sugar Harp plus Piedmont blues artist Gail Ceasar.

Bought by KDLG, KTRL, KMXT, KBRW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 39
Blue Dimensions M05: Trombonist and composer Javier Nero makes a musical journey to ancient Kemet, "The Black Land"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Trombonist Javier Nero visits Kemet ("The Black Land") a society in ancient Egypt that pre-dated ancient Greece.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMUN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Crys Matthews
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 997 (Air Dates Feb 5 - 11, 2024) For Black History Month we revisit our 2021 interview with singer-songwriter-music educator, Crys Matthews. A...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Episode #717 - James Brown: 1956-58
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the Juke In The Back features one of R&B and Rock n' Roll's greatest acts, James Brown. Before he was "The Godfather," Brown had to suff...

Bought by KCSM, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, Royalton Community Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9

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