PRX - Pieces for Topic: Music
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Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Oct 21, 2013
- Length: 03:01
- Purchases: 1
Coleman Hawkins was known as "Hawk" or "Bean" among his contemporaries because of his keen intellect and ingenious approach to common tunes. He was...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 08, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 2
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to a...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 03:02
- Purchases: 1
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 02:54
- Purchases: 1
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 3
