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Caption: Smalls Paradise
Ed Smalls, an African American, had the longest running nightclub north of New York City. 1917 to the 1960s. The club Ed opened reached its zenith ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Summer on the Maine coast, Credit: L. Sponsler
A variety of music, sounds, and summer facts take you to the beach, the mountains, summer movies, baseball games, and summer camp, all with a dash ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMSU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCQS and more


  • Added: May 30, 2024
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 17
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SHOW 1014 (Air Dates: June 3 - 9, 2024) The opportunity to watch an artist develop and rise from the very start of their career is an exciting one....

Bought by KWMR, KKFI, KKRN, KRCB 104.9, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: May 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Blossom Seeley
Almost as quickly as they arrived, they disappeared from lack of use. Slang from the 1920s and early ‘30s. During their heyday, they were flying ar...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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SHOW 1013 (Air Dates: May 27 - June 2, 2024) Paula Cole is our guest this week on Art of the Song. Never afraid of speaking complex truths, her mus...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WCUW 91.3 FM, WRFA-LP, KHEN-LP, WETS and more


  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KSJE, WRFA-LP, KFCF FM, KMSU, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Cab Calloway Orchestra
No one truly knows when the term came into common use. The original intent was for it to be derogatory. Insult the band and the music by calling it...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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SHOW 1012 (Air Dates: May 20 - 26, 2024) Recently Viv and I had the honor and pleasure of seeing old friend Peter Rowan in concert. At the age of 8...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Caption: Tiny Parham & Musicians
It’s not that one brought about the other. Rather, it was a melding of many factors, and during that time, jazz became incredibly popular, as did s...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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SHOW # 1011 (Air Dates: May 13 - 19, 2024) In a career that spans two decades, New York duo Maura and Pete Kennedy have traversed a broad musical l...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
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Blues legend Sugar Pie DeSanto came to StoryCorps with Jim Moore, her manager of 50 years, to talk about her start on the stage and her legacy.

  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 02:53
Caption: 1920s Snowmask
Besides having the moniker of “The Roaring Twenties”, not everyone was partying. Creative minds were at a peak coming up with new inventions. Who n...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KSJE, WRFA-LP, KFCF FM, KMSU, WDSE and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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SHOW 1010 (Air Dates: May 6 - 12, 2024) Our guest this week on Art of the Song is Jon Pousette-Dart, founder of the rock group, the Pousette-Dart B...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio
The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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SHOW 1009 (Air Dates: April 29 - May 5, 2024) Our guest this week on Art of the Song is California singer/songwriter Jack Tempchin. Perhaps best kn...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Caption: Winold Reiss
“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The 2024 Grammy Awards honored outstanding video game soundtracks for only the second time ever!

Bought by WKAR, KECG, KUCO, and WNYE


  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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SHOW 1008 (Air Dates: April 22 - 28, 2024) Our guest this week on Art of the Song is Colorado singer/songwriter, Gabrielle Louise. She is a nationa...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
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Now that Beyonce has put out a country album, many are praising her for changing music genres. However artists have been doing it all long. Here ...

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KECG, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bert Ambrose
As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: WoodSongs Kid Ryder Brant performs.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes legendary bluegrass songwriter and performer Daryl Mosley plus high-energ...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Radio Bristol, KTRL, KBRW and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 35
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SHOW #1007 (Air Dates: April 15 - 21, 2024) This week we go back to our Taos, New Mexico roots with a brand new interview with singer/songwriter Je...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
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SHOW 1006 (Air Dates: April 8 - 14, 2024) This week we welcome Joe Jencks as our guest on Art of the Song. Joe is a 22-year veteran of the internat...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Angelica Community Radio, KRZA, High Plains Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20