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Gems 1727 Further Thoughts about Bluegrass and America
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Bluegrass is American. Bluegrass and America are obviously connected. But there are few songs about the connections. The strongest connections lie ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:07
Steve Reich
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Steve Reich, Credit: Dan Callister Rex
We’ll celebrate the music of one of the architects of minimalism, composer Steve Reich on this episode of What’s New!

Bought by KMUN, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KVNO and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Memories of Heroes
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Many Americans celebrate their Memorial Day holiday by relaxing, spending time with family, catching up on projects, grilling out or going to the p...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio, WVIA, WVIA, 'The Sea', KSRQ and more


  • Added: May 21, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
Hour 7: Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Hot Sevens
From: WTJU
Series: Jazz at 100
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In this hour, we return with Louis Armstrong to Chicago and listen to his seminal small group recordings. We are joined in this hour by John D’ear...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, KMUN, WMOT and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Centennial Celebration: ODJB
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
February 26, 1917 marks the date of the first recording of jazz. The Original Dixieland Jazz Band had the honor to be the first, but even that was ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The President Has His Own
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Since 1798, every President of the United States has had his own Marine Band; all but George Washington. The Marines proudly hail their long tradit...

Bought by KTXK and WUAL


  • Added: Oct 30, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering “The Navy Hour”
From: Wind & Rhythm
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The US Navy Band had one of the longest running programs on a radio network, "The Navy Hour". It ran from 1945 until 1968 on NBC and on the Armed F...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Home Team
From: Wind & Rhythm
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The New World wasn’t new to the native inhabitants as they watched those first tall ships arrive from Europe. They knew their land, had names for i...

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Birthday for Our Country
From: Wind & Rhythm
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The words of the Declaration of Independence are some of the most eloquent words ever written. John Adams and the committee of five who drafted it ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and WUAL


  • Added: Jun 24, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
9th Anniversary: The Hard Rock Cafe
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Rock School is celebrating its 9th year on the air. Each anniversary, we do a show suggested by a listener and so we are going to do the history of...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
UpFront Soul #2016.14 - In Memory of Dr. King- April 4-10, 2016
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, and commemorate the anniversary of his assassination (4/4/68). We'll hear from Dr. Ki...

Bought by KSRQ, KPIP-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, KZUM, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Beatles Ed Sullivan Show Anniversary!
From: Brooke Halpin
Series: Come Together with The Beatles & Brooke Halpin
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52nd Year Anniversary, February 9th: The Beatles Performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
2016 Anniversaries - Show #2
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week is the second part of the two part series of anniversaries for the brand new year of 2016. So what happened in 1986? 1996? 2006? We are g...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, KMUD, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Celebrating the Birthday of Little Willie John
From: KCUR
Caption: Little Willie John
(Air Dates: Nov 10 - 16) On this week's archive edition of 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Little Willie John with our special guest,...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Serve with Pride
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Celebrating veterans isn’t as easy as it sounds. Independence Day is easy. Memorial Day, a walk in the park, is easy. Even Flag Day is easy to cele...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 58:30
Katrina at 15: The Strength of the Music
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Music Street in New Orleans
A look back at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 15 years later, to hear how some of New Orleans' best-loved musicians endured - and why. Gwen T...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 51:58
Celebrating the Birthday of Dorothy Fields
From: KCUR
Caption: Dorothy Fields
(Air Dates: July 14 - 20) This week on 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Dorothy Fields. In a song parody the Sunny Side of the Street...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Independence and Liberty
From: Wind & Rhythm
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1776 was 239 years ago and it has been quite journey. Celebrating the 4th of July, at least to those of us here in the US is a time honored traditi...

Bought by KRPS, KVNO, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2015
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Nightfly #2015.13 - In Memory Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - March 30-April 5, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, and commemorate the anniversary of his assassination (4/4/68). We'll hear from Dr. Ki...

Bought by KSTK, KBBI Alaska, KPIP-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 5
2015 Anniversaries Show #2
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This weeks Rock School continues off from the last episode. This is the 2nd part of a two part episode discussing anniversaries for 2015. Dr.Burns...

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Cake & Candles
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Celebrating birthdays with cake and candles is a blast! If the cake has only a small number of candles, it is adorable. If the cake is topped with ...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #46: Herbie Hancock
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: The Early LPs of Herbie Hancock is presented by Joe Bevilacqua , Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A birthday tribute to the American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer, born April 12, 1940.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 59:52
  • Purchases: 2
Puppy Love, Tripped Up, Never Too Old, Beatles Vs The Stones, and Pronouncing Quinoa
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, Dr. Gregory Berns, a neuroscientist at Emory University, reveals surprising findings that could revolutionize the way humans and dogs commun...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1030
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1029
From: Cowboy Jubilee Show
Series: The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show
Caption: "Cowboy Jubilee", Credit: Ed Guthero
Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2013
  • Length: 59:00