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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
Tapestry of the Times - episode #6
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KKRN, WMMT, KFOK-LPFM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Tapestry of the Times - episode #5
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KKRN, KFOK-LPFM, WMMT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Tapestry of the Times - episode #4
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a weekly radio showfrom Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KKRN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Tapestry of the Times - episode #3
From: Tapestry of the Times
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a weekly radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KKRN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding returns to Macon
From: Philip Graitcer
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Otis Redding Exhibit

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:34
  • 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
Golden Days and Friendly Faces
From: WMUK
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Portrait of the musical life of Lake Michigan's Beaver Island

Bought by WFIU, KXOT Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
Tony Schwartz: 30,000 Recordings Later
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound
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A profile of Tony Schwartz, an innovative and inspired sound gatherer, recording the sounds of America since 1945.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: 20:42
  • Purchases: 10
The R&B Chronicles - Tower of Power
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KRZA, KUCB, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - Barry White
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 3
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