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Billy Taylor - Henry Grant
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about their first music teacher

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
Billy Taylor - Jelly Roll and Lester Young
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about encounters with Jelly Roll Morton & Lester Young

Bought by Radio Catskill and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 2
Billy Taylor - Unsung Jazz Players 1 of 2
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
Hidden Kitchens Texas
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
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Hidden Kitchens Texas, a new hour of lively, sound-rich stories from Peabody Award-winning producers, The Kitchen Sisters, KUT Austin, and NPR. Hos...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KOSU, Wisconsin Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
WNYC's Fishko Files: Tap
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko tells us how percussive dancing, or tap, has a special place in showbiz history.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
WNYC's Fishko Files: Recorded Live
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko shares her thoughts on her own recent music-listening-habits.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:43
WNYC's Fishko Files: Russian Cultural Exchange
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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In an unlikely moment at the height of the Cold War, art and culture crossed seemingly impassable political barriers.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
WNYC's Fishko Files: Minute Waltz
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko spends a few minutes with a very short popular classical music piece.

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network


  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
Paul McCartney: An Appreciation (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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Producer Paul Ingles joins with Richard Goldman, an L.A. musician, writer and fan, to detail why Paul McCartney matters in this program of commenta...

Bought by KSUT, WCMU Michigan, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KGLT and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2007
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 11
Cajun music - BeauSoleil
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Cajun music

Bought by WEFT and KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 2
Choral Music - Tallahassee Boys Choir
From: Richard Paul
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Explanation of the tradition of choral singing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bought by WTIP, WEFT, KXOT Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 4
Gospel Quartets - Blind Boys of Alabama
From: Richard Paul
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Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys of Alabama talks about gospel singing

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEFT, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 3
Zydeco - Geno Delafose
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Zydeco music

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
New Orleans Brass Band
From: Richard Paul
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New Orleans Brass Band described

Bought by KUT and WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
Delta Blues - Super Chikan
From: Richard Paul
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James "Super Chikan" Johnson helps explain the Delta Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Blues - Marcia Ball
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Gulf Coast Highway
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The evolution of the Texas Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Troubador - Nanci Griffith
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Gulf Coast Highway
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Nanci Griffith and her music explain the Texas Troubador tradition

Bought by WEFT and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Blue Melody-A Shuffle Beat
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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The elements that make a Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Spreading the Joy of Blues
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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How the Blues was spread

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Lasting Legacy
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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How the blues grew and changed

Bought by WABE and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Got Them Blues: A History
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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Overview of how the Blues became the most important music to develop in Ameica in the 20th century

Bought by WETD and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
Blues, What You Mean To Me
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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Common themes in the Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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After 8 years away from live performance, Elvis Presley made up for lost time.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Raven Radio, WGZS, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Elvis: The Early Years
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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An inside look at the rise of Elvis Presley from a young boy to an American Icon.

Bought by Prairie Public, KZUM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSRQ, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Singing Legend Bea Wain
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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An interview with 1930's singing star Bea Wain charts her career through her music.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 50:03

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