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When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Pianist and bandleader Luis Russell happened to have one of the best bands in the Big Apple by the latter 1920s.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Feb 06, 2019
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
As New Orleans musicians began to migrate north following the closure of Storyville (the red light district near the navy base), it was only natura...
Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX
- Added: Jun 04, 2013
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 2
The music of american legend James Hubert "Eubie" Blake. Pianist, composer, vocalist, and a man who could reinvent himself as times demanded.
- Added: Feb 13, 2013
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 4
Cladys "Jabbo" Smith is one of the finest exponents of early jazz trumpet, yet he is overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, and many oth...
- Added: Jan 18, 2013
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
Jody and Susie Edwards were apparently married on stage at the Standard Theatre, Philadelphia. They went on perform for several decades billing th...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 13, 2012
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Part 3 of 3 focuses on changes to the face of black American entertainment in the early 20th century and what that can tell us about contemporary t...
Bought by Marfa Public Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Apr 01, 2008
- Length: 18:27
- Purchases: 2
Part 2 of 3 focuses on how early African American recordings planted the seeds for several uniquely American music styles and for social equality.
Bought by Marfa Public Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Apr 01, 2008
- Length: 18:30
- Purchases: 2
Part 1 of 3 focuses on the techniques and content of the very earliest commercial recordings.
Bought by PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX
- Added: Apr 01, 2008
- Length: 12:27
- Purchases: 3
