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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
THE EMERGENCE OF MARVIN GAYE - E1 of 2 - [1961 - 1971]
From: Paul Ingles
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Music specials host Paul Ingles and a panel of music scholars recall and celebrate the career of Motown music legend Marvin Gaye. This first of 2 ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), RadioStPete Florida, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
CRUISIN' WITH SMOKEY ROBINSON: An Appreciation (Optional Hour #2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Smokey Robinson & Stevie Wonder perform at the 2023 Grammy Awards
Hour 2 of CRUISIN’ WITH SMOKEY ROBINSON: AN APPRECIATION is hosted by music specials producer Paul Ingles and features a more music intensive colle...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUTC, North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, KUHF and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Barrett Strong: Motown's Money Man (A Tribute)
From: Paul Ingles
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In this special hour - BARRETT STRONG: MOTOWN'S "MONEY" MAN - you’ll hear some of the songs the late Motown songwriter and performer Barrett Strong...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WXXI Rochester, Wyoming Public Radio, KBBI Alaska, WKMS and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
An American Voice in Paris: The Odyssey of Carole Fredericks
From: Charles Spira
Caption: By Courtesy of Carole D Fredericks Foundation, Credit: Alain 'Pingouin' Regis
In a lively interview with her sister, we learn about the celebrated career in France, of the American Blues singer Carole Fredericks, who as a 27 ...

Bought by New England Public Media


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 26:14
  • Purchases: 1
Blues From the Road with Larry Garner from 10-29-22
From: WBRH
Series: Blues From the Road with Larry Garner
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Blues From the Road with Larry Garner from 10-29-22

  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
Trailer To: THE EMERGENCE OF STEVIE WONDER
From: Paul Ingles
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An extended trailer to the upcoming public radio documentary, produced by Paul Ingles, on the early emergence and on-going stellar career of musici...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: May 21, 2022
  • Length: 10:42
  • Purchases: 2
S06 Ep24: Women of Color: Performers, Part 5, 2/12/2022
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Women of color are still something of an anomaly in the classical music world. This week, performances from outstanding women of color.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #145 - Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Hour 2 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Mavis Staples
Hour 2 of a music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 194...

Bought by KFSK, KNCT FM, Capital Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, KSJE and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Black History Special A one-hour program of jazz music, exploring the black-pride movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Perfect for Black Hi...

Bought by WNMU-FM, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WMOT and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Mavis Staples' Soul: A Celebration (Hour 1 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Mavis Staples, Credit: Michael Ochs Archives
A music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940’s, into ...

Bought by KRVS, KNCT FM, WDDE, WVIA, WILL and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
Trailer to "MAVIS STAPLES' SOUL: AN APPRECIATION"
From: Paul Ingles
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9 minute preview of the upcoming 1 or 2 hour special celebrating the musical journey of Mavis Staples, lead vocalist for the legendary Staples Sing...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 1
Robert Anderson of Solo: Strength Is Very Important
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Robert Anderson, Credit: Shefik
Strength - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:01
WoodSongs 991: Jug Band Celebration
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon celebrates Jug Bands with the legendary Jim Kweskin, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton and...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, Yellowstone Public Radio, KTRL, KEDT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 49
S05 Ep26: Women of Color: Composers, Part 3, 2/27/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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These remarkable women have worked to overcome both gender and racial bias in order to give voice to their music. Their names may not be familiar,...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:29
WoodSongs 952: Smithsonian Folkways Celebration
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: “The American Songster” Dom Flemons on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon honors one of the most important legacy’s in all of recorded music… Smit...

Bought by KKRN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUCO, Spokane Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 23
Blues Routes Weekly - Son House
From: Thom Butler
Series: Blues Routes Weekly
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Your weekly trip to the Delta. This week we vist the life and work of Son House.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 57:00
Topical Race & Weather Blues
From: Media Humboldt
Series: Diddie Wa Diddie
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Blues songs about race relations, floods, hurricanes and fires.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
This Week in Blues History #50 - March 10-16
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile the March 1932 recording sessions held by Vocalion in New York City, as the nation was in the grips of the Great Depression.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #49 - March 3-9
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile “Rocket 88,” by Jackie Brenston — widely considered to be one of the archetypal records of rock ‘n’ roll.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #48 - February 24-March 2
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile “Baby Scratch My Back” by Slim Harpo — the only number one hit on the Excello label during its 23 year run.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #47 - February 17-23
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile “Key to the Highway” — one of the enduring classics of the blues, first recorded by pianist Charlie Segar in 1940.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
This Week in Blues History #46 - February 10-16
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile Stick McGhee’s 1949 anthem to good times and cheap booze — a big hit that saved a fledgling Atlantic Records from bankruptcy.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #45 - February 3-9
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile B.B. King, who hit the number one spot on the Billboard R&B charts with “Three O’Clock Blues,” this week in 1952.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #44 - January 27-February 2
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile Guitar Slim, who — much to everyone’s surprise — hit the top of the R&B charts with “The Things That I Used To Do,” in 1954.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:29