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This time, we profile harmonica ace Junior Wells — who was in the studio laying down some classic tracks for Delmark Records, this week in 1965.
- Added: Apr 08, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Windy City keyboard legend Little Johnny Jones, who was in the studio with Muddy Waters and Leroy Foster in 1949.
- Added: Apr 07, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Little Richard and Specialty Records owner Art Rupe, who, at first anyway, wasn’t too impressed by Little Richard.
- Added: Apr 06, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, who recorded an iconic slice of down home blues, "That's All Right," this week in 1946.
- Added: Apr 04, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Mississippi guitarist Tommy Johnson, who cut one of the prophetic masterpieces of the blues, this week in 1928.
- Added: Apr 03, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile blues piano mystery man, Black Bob — who was in the studio this week with Memphis Minnie, in 1935.
- Added: Apr 02, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Sid Hemphill, who was recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress, this week in 1942.
- Added: Mar 31, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Chris Strachwitz and Mance Lipscomb, whose paths crossed in Navasota, Texas, this week in August 1960.
- Added: Mar 30, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Magic Sam, who appeared this week in 1969 at the legendary Ann Arbor Blues Festival.
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Skip James, whose re-emergence at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival marked the advent of a new chapter in his career.
- Added: Mar 28, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we take a look at the American Record Corporation's 1939 field trip to Memphis. For the Bluff City, it marked the end of an era.
- Added: Mar 26, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile guitarist Blue Smitty, who cut his only session for Chess Records, this week in 1952.
- Added: Mar 25, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Muddy Waters, who made an historic appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, this week in 1960.
- Added: Mar 23, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This time, we profile Mississippi blues legend Charley Patton, who made his debut for Paramount Records, this week in 1929.
- Added: Mar 20, 2018
- Length: 03:29
This program is devoted to the creative composers, vocalists and musicians who were so important in the early years of jazz.
- Added: Mar 01, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
The son of a clergyman, he became an atheist in college, then settled for a life as a “cheerful agnostic.” And yet, he probably wrote more Christma...
Bought by WVIA, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and WUAL
- Added: Dec 28, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
December is filled to bursting with carols and other vocal works—and as a result a great deal of instrumental and orchestral music is often overloo...
Bought by Hawaii Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WUAL, and KRPS
- Added: Dec 27, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Nov 29, 2017
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
The early years of jazz were filled with talented musicians, but only a few stood out as larger than life personalities with innovative ideas.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 07, 2017
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
The Harmonizing vocals of The Boswell Sisters and The Mills Brothers were inspired by the turn of the century barbershop quartets.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 01, 2016
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
Here is a selection of songs from the early years of jazz that had longevity. Their popularity lasted for decades.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 06, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
The evolution of "The Stomp" goes back several hundred years,but when jazz began incorporating the phrase into the music, it took on a completely d...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: May 05, 2016
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 1
Archie Shepp shares his musical biography—and his thoughts about the legacy of African-American music.
Bought by KMUW, WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 4
NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Ninety-year-old Nova Scotian, Aggie Barkhouse, reminisces about the hard life of the...
- Added: Feb 20, 2016
- Length: 29:59
In its original state, the blues were performed with repeating opening phrases. Melancholy, sad, lamenting tales.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
