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Suprabhatam (Auspicious Dawn)

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

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Most of us around the world wake up to alarm clocks or the clock radio turning on. For decades thousands and thousands of Indians around the world...

Added: Sep 20, 2016
Length: 06:00

150404 Solitary Hide and Go Seek

From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song

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First hour is distinguishing the music from the usual 50s to 70s music by removing the usual 500 songs from the library of millions....

Added: Apr 05, 2015
Length: 02:54:28

The sound of old India, now available!

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

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Sandip Roy discovers the very old recordings of the Archive of Indian Music.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Oct 22, 2013
Length: 04:30
Purchases: 1

Benny Goodman

From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes

Caption: Benny Goodman

In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 22, 2013
Length: 03:00
Purchases: 2

Charles Mingus

From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes

Caption: Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 05, 2013
Length: 02:38
Purchases: 2

This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

Added: Jul 26, 2012
Length: 01:30

This Week In Texas Music History: Gene Autry

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the 5th week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texas singer who earned the first gold album in country music ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Oct 09, 2008
Length: 01:35
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Blind Lemon Jefferson

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the fourth week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texan who performed in both churches and bordellos before b...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Oct 09, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Milt Larkin

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the second week of October: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recounts the story of a popular artist who stopped making records in order to prot...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

Added: Oct 09, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 2

This Week In Texas Music History: George Strait

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the fourth week of May: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells us about a musician who was turned down by numerous nightclubs and record compan...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Oct 08, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Milton Brown

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the second week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman introduces us to the 'other' King of Western Swing.

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 08, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Charline Arthur

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the first week of September (8/31): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was born in a railroad boxcar but went on to ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 2

This Week In Texas Music History: Chelo Silva

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the fourth week of August (8/24): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who began her career singing radio jingles before be...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Eddie Durham

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the third week of August (8/17): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to rec...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 2

This Week In Texas Music History: Buck Owens

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the second week of August (8/10): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a sharecropper's son who became an international country sta...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Olga Samaroff

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the first week of August (8/3): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a German Texan who became a world famous pianist and a pioneer...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Charlie Christian

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the last week of July (7/27): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who revolutionized the world of jazz before his death at...

Bought by KCSM, The Texan Radio Network, and Marfa Public Radio

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 3

This Week In Texas Music History: Santiago Almeida

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the third week of July (7/20): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician who used an obscure folk instrument to help redefine...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:59
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Antone's Nightclub

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the second week of July (7/13): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a nightclub that helped resurrect the careers of several blues...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Kathy Dell

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the first week of July (7/6): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who was a champion rodeo rider before she became a pione...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Eck Robertson

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the last week of June (6/29): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who made the first ever commercial recording in country ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Kris Kristofferson

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the fourth week of June (6/22): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who was a Rhodes scholar, a janitor, and a helicopter ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Sep 03, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Louise Massey

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the third week of June (6/20): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a trailblazing singer whom many have called "the ori...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Jun 13, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Adolf Hofner

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the second week of June (6/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells us about a musician who popularized one of the best known fidd...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Jun 13, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

This Week In Texas Music History: Freddy Fender

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

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For the first week of June (6/4): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look a Texan who was born into poverty, but became an interna...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Added: Jun 13, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

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