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Sessions at the Cactus: Alejandro Escovedo & The Civil Wars
From: KUT
Series: Sessions at the Cactus Cafe
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Episode 1 of 'Sessions at the Cactus'. Roots rock legend, Alejandro Escovedo and indie folk duo, The Civil Wars take the stage at the Cactus.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Warren's Notes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Harry Warren
In 1922 composer Harry Warren created his first hit, "Rose of the Rio Grande," with lyrics by Edgar Leslie. From that successful launch came a prod...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Jews & American Pop: A Tin Pan Alley Parade
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Gershwin
In recognition of Hanukkah, this show is dedicated to the Jews who catapulted popular music to stage and radio from the 1900 to the early 1930s.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KWIT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Tribute to Hoagy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Hoagy Carmichael
One of America's most creative and prolific composers and lyricists, Hoagy Carmichael.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 01, 2011
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Henry Threadgill
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“You always have to have boundaries. If you don’t have boundaries, you don’t have art. There has to be controls and boundaries. Otherwise when does...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 12:15
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
100213 The Will of Landru (or is that Landrieu)
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Mardi Gras festival on another planet
The 40 year old Star Trek episode, The Return of the Archons, features a society that celebrates a Mardi Gras festival and is lead by a guy named ...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:00:16
  • Purchases: 1
An Evening with Joe King Carrasco
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of music and interviews with Joe King Carrasco recorded live at the El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, NM in 2007.

Bought by Prairie Public and KGOU


  • Added: Jul 23, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
An Evening with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of music and interviews with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers recorded live at the Rialto Theater in Tucson Arizona in 2006

  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Carnival Time
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
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A humorous accounting of the history and recording of the New Orleans Mardi Gras standard Carnival Time

Bought by KSLU and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 2
The Latvala Files: Hangin' Out in the Vault
From: Justin Grotelueschen
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Never-before released interviews with the late Dick Latvala, the first official archivist for the Grateful Dead.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 03, 2007
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
HEAT -- The Doctor is IN
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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Conversation and performance with New Orleans' Dr. John and legendary songwriter Doc Pomus.

Bought by Prairie Public, WCPN, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KERA and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2007
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
Happy Birthday Spike Jones
From: Jeff Brown
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Music and interviews celebrating Spike Jones

Bought by WILL, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KSFR, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6