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EP87 Alan Lomax records Muddy Waters 1941
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Alan Lomax was one who documented many styles and genres of music for the Library of Congress. This show examines Lomax's interview and recordings ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
WoodSongs 952: Smithsonian Folkways Celebration
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: “The American Songster” Dom Flemons on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon honors one of the most important legacy’s in all of recorded music… Smit...

Bought by KKRN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUCO, Spokane Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 23
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 KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, WCNY, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
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
Isn't it Good: The Beatles' RUBBER SOUL (2 hour and 1 hour NON-NEWSCAST versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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To spotlight The Beatles' landmark album RUBBER SOUL, producer Paul Ingles presents another in his acclaimed series of specials on Beatles' history...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KDUR, KAAD-LP, Prairie Public, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:57
  • Purchases: 34
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
Preview/Trailer Clips for "ISN'T IT GOOD: THE BEATLES' RUBBER SOUL" coming November 15
From: Paul Ingles
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Two sampler clips for the long-form special (NOW AVAILABLE AT PRX) from award-winning Beatles' history producer Paul Ingles to mark the December 3r...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 10:03
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
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
Right on Target, So Direct: Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" (2 hour and 1 hour non-newscast versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration and exploration of "Blood on the Tracks," the Bob Dylan album voted his best in a Rolling Stone magazine fan survey. Music writers, ...

Bought by KZYX, KRCB 104.9, WYSO, KGLT, KSUT and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Grace Notes
From: Capital Public Radio
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World War I was a real blow to the European musical community. They were utterly unprepared for the war’s cruelty, and composers found it difficult...

Bought by WVTF, KHNS, and Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp Turns 100 -- Anita Monga and Timothy Brock Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Anita Monga and Timothy Brock talk the difference between live and recorded music, the surprises lurking in archives, and why being fired by Chapli...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 19:41
The Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show - Episode 1016
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: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Jazz-O-Rama #18: "Fred Frees Favorites"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Big band hits on Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"One O'Clock Jump", "Take the A Train" and "Perdido" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 18th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour, selected...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 3
VoiceBox: Woody at 100
From: VoiceBox
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VoiceBox celebrates Woody Guthrie's centennial birthday with conversation and song when Peter Glazer, professor of Performance Studies at the Unive...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
IN PRAISE OF RINGO: HIS BEATLES DRUMMING (Hour 1) [54:00/59:00]
From: Paul Ingles
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This special program explores Ringo Starr's drumming technique and style during his time with The Beatles. Includes a "Top Ten" of Ringo Drum Perf...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, KVLU, WCPN, WMNF and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 13
Return to Camelot, pt. 1
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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Celebrating the beginning of John F. Kennedy's presidency

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:01
Return to Camelot PT. 2
From: Boyce Lancaster
Series: Return to Camelot: Music in the Kennedy White House
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As the Kennedy presidency begins, a veritable Who's Who of artists, writers, and composers visit the White House.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
The Last Year In The Life of The Beatles - 1969/1970
From: Paul Ingles
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A two-hour special that chronologically follows The Beatles through 1969 and 1970 as they record their final tracks, struggle with their company, s...

Bought by WCBE, KBBI Alaska, WYSO, KLCC, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 39
Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
Caption: Producer Joe Bevilacqua at Kerrville, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A one hour documentary, a 9-minute "All Things Considered" feature and ten short modules about the longest running open air festival in the country...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KUT-HD


  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:44:58
  • Purchases: 2
Bowie's Waiata
From: Sam Coley
Caption: Bowie at Takapuwahia Marae in Porirua NZ, Credit: Ngati Toa tribe
This documentary looks back at the 25th Anniversary of David Bowie's "Serious Moonlight" visit to New Zealand. It recounts Bowie being welcomed by ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 15, 2009
  • Length: 20:48
  • Purchases: 1
Afropop Artists Celebrate Human Rights: The UN Declaration at 60
From: Matt Payne
Caption: Beninese Chanteuse Angelique Kidjo
This special edition of Afropop Worldwide looks at the 60th Anniversary of the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights through the eyes (and m...

Bought by WNCU, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 08, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
70th anniversary of "Kristallnacht" (Crystal Night)
From: Arndt Peltner
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11/9 is the 70th anniversary of the "Kristallnacht"

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (3-Hour / Non-Newscast Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KMSU, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 02:57:04
  • Purchases: 16