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Musicians on the Record: Liz Phair
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Rocker Liz Phair praises the Stevie Wonder classic "Songs in the Key of Life"

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: Richard Thompson
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Acclaimed singer songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson says he learned about the guitar from listening to an album of piano jazz.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Prairie Public, WUAL, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 4
Musicians on the Record: Steven Page of Bare Naked Ladies
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Bare Naked Ladies Steven Page discovered "Nilsson SingsNewman" during the group's first big tour. Playing big concerts every night made Page crave...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Steve Forbert
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Folk singer Steve Forbert muses about his favorite album, "Paris 1919". He says this John Cale record is very good for the subconscious.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KUT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: El Vez
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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El Vez calls himself the "Mexican Elvis". Still he found solace and inspiration in David Bowie's 1972 record, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust."

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Lucy Kaplansky
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Therapist turned folk singer Lucy Kaplansky discovered the Joni Mitchell album "Blue" when she was a teenager. Kaplansky says she related to the y...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KUT


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: Lizz Wright
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Jazz and folk performer Lizz Wright discovered Abbey Lincoln's " A Turtle's Dream" at a critical juncture in her life. Lincoln's music gave Wright...

Bought by WSGE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WJAB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KUT


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 5
Musicians on the Record: Francis Dunnery
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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As a boy musician Francis Dunnery found refuge in the Genesis album "Selling England by the Pound". It's other-worldly quality helped Dunnery esca...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Erin McKeown
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Erin McKeown learned about the craft of record making when she discovered Liz Phair's "Whip Smart."

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Caitlin Cary
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Singer and fiddle player Caitlin Cary discovered that women can rock when she heard Ricki Lee Jone's 1979 self-titled debut album.

Bought by KISU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KUT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Musicians on the Record: Joseph Arthur
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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visual and performing artist Joseph Arthur found a friend in Jimi Hendrix when he first heard "Are you Experienced"

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: David Gray
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Singer-songwriter David Gray muses on a little known album called "Spirit of Eden" by the band Talk Talk

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians on the Record: Rodney Crowell
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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When he was thirteen, Rodney Crowell discovered Bob Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home". The album irrevocably changed Crowell's view of the world.

Bought by WTIP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KUT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3
Musicians on the Record: Ted Leo
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Punk Rocker Ted Leo reflects on the personal value of the Curtis Mayfield album, "Curtis"

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KWCW


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Musicians on the Record: Alison Brown
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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Banjo Player Alison Brown reflects on Flatt & Scruggs "Foggy Mountain Banjo", a work that launched her love affair with the banjo

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 1
In Praise of New Orleans Brass Bands
From: Eve Abrams
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This oral essay sings the praises of one of New Orleans' greatest gifts to the world: brass bands.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WKMS


  • Added: Sep 25, 2005
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
Things I Love New Orleans
From: Eve Abrams
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This is an homage to magnificent New Orleans.

Bought by WMNF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Aspiring Teen Musicians
From: Youth Ideas Radio Project
Series: Youth Ideas Radio Project 2005
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Teen musicians hoping to become successful artists, from the perspective of an aspiring singer.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Sep 21, 2005
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Music Will Help New Orleans Rebuild
From: WTMD
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A Commentary on Music and New Orleans

Bought by WNCU, WUAL, KTOO, KTOO, KVNF and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2005
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 6
Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A one-hour music intensive radio special tracing the history of Jazz guitar from 1906 through today; hosted by Les Paul.

Bought by WICR, KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, KGLT, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 31
Home Planet: Ready for the Viagra "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" Tour?
From: Spokane Public Radio
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What is scarier than shrunken heads, dancing iguanas and King Tut? Cheryl-Anne Millsap thinks it might be The Rolling Stones 2005 concert tour.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:14
Starbucks Bob
From: Merle Kessler
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Bob Dylan and Starbucks and the rest of us.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
Music Sparks Memories
From: KUOW
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Musical memories of World War II.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Laugh at Me
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Steve Seskin tells the story of "Don't Laugh at Me," a song that spawned a movement.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Change In Farming
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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This story by Adam Goddard, a Toronto-based composer, is a celebration of the life and character of his grandfather.

Bought by WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KCUR, KGLT, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 6