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The 2016 Musician Memorial Special
From: Paul Ingles
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There's no getting around it. 2016 seemed like an especially costly year in the world of music with the deaths of far too many favorites. Music p...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WUTC, KGLP, KHNS, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 9
Solving the Klezmer Mystery (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Holiday Specials
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After nearly a decade of sleuthing to find the pieces, a groundbreaking album of previously unknown recordings of Jewish klezmer music has been rel...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
Bill Frisell: The Guitar is My Voice
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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Bill Frisell was heavily influenced by surf rock and space travel. Hear him in his own words tell you his origin story. Lots of great music in this...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 12:15
A Magic Door
From: Gianluca Tramontana
Caption: Producing at the Magic Shop, Credit: Gianluca Tramontana
An inside look into the closing of one of New York City’s last iconic recording studio where David Bowie, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, The Ramones, Blond...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Life and Times of Saxophonist Chico Freeman
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Chico Freeman
Jazz saxophonist Chico Freeman talks about his famous father, Von Freeman, and about his experiences living in Europe. Freeman has now returned to ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
The Live Feed Presents: Gate City Jazz Band
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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We continue our coverage of the 2016 Dixieland Jazz Festival in Winona MN with The Gate City Jazz Band. We visit with long time members of the band...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 14:07
The Live Feed Presents: The Winona Municipal Band July 13, 2016
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed we bring you The Winona Municipal Band and their 2016 season. You will hear selections such as The Pink Panther by...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 52:36
The Live Feed Presents: The Winona Municipal Band July 6, 2016
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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It has been a summertime tradition for over 100 years on this episode of The Live Feed we bring you the Winona Municipal Band and their 2016 season...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 53:10
The Live Feed Presents: Winona Municipal Band June 29, 2016
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Its been a summertime tradition for over 100 years. On this episode of The Live Feed we bring you The Winona Municipal Band and their 2016 season. ...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 56:43
The Live Feed Presents: The Stoop Brothers
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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The Stoop Brothers are three Winona State students who enjoy great music with a heavy folk and blues influence. We will talk with members of the ba...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 28:17
Paul Simon in the 2000's
From: Paul Ingles
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Music intensive tour of Paul Simon's 4 releases since the year 2000. Paul Ingles is host.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZMU Moab Community Radio, Prairie Public, WFAE, and KGLT


  • Added: Jul 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 25th Anniversary
From: Qotita del Sol
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Long-form feature piece on the 25th anniversary of The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness album, including interviews with k...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 18:07
Rarely Heard
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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Great songs seldom heard from well-known musicals

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KAAD-LP, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 4
Captain Gravitone: A Musical Group that is Part String Band and part Circus.
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Captain Gravitone CD Cover, Credit: Al Fack
Captain Gravitone and the String Theory Orchestra. Musically, the group is an omnivore, with a heavy influence from the theater and circus. Band le...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 06:50
Todd Harper and His Jazz Originals
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Todd Harper, Credit: Carl Allen
Todd Harper turned his life around when he decided to play jazz piano full time. He talked to Phil Nusbaum about his life in jazz, and about his mu...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:39
Black Music Month Radio Special (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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It’s Black Music Month and we’re celebrating with a look at only a few of the many many incredible artists who have shaped music, crossed genres an...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting and WJSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Song Story: “What the World Needs Now Is Love”
From: John Del Vecchio
Series: The Song Story
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2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of “What the World Needs Now Is Love” by Jackie DeShannon in April of 1965. The song was written...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:09
"The Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue" Live From The Schomburg Center
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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More than 50 years ago, America’s most prolific composer, Duke Ellington, collaborated with bassist Charlie Mingus and drummer Max Roach to produce...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:59:01
Que sera sera
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
10 From Joe: A Joe Cocker Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Music host Paul Ingles presents 10 memorable performances from Joe Cocker, who died December 22, 2014 of lung cancer after a career that spanned 50...

Bought by WFAE, KMUW, XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, WMMT and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 16
Way Beyond the Blue
From: Hold That Thought
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Professor André de Quadros believes that music is for everyone, including prison inmates. Here, he shares his moving experiences teaching in two Ma...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 1
Jeremy and Nicole Olivier, With Love from South Africa
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Frank Lenselink and Jeremy, Credit: Anton F.
Jeremy Olivier, a musician from the Southern African region and his songwriter wife Nicole introduce us to the inspiring and touching story behind ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 17:31
Ghosts, Monsters and Scary Things (Version One) [EXPANDED EDITION]
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte (EXPANDED EDITION)
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Songs about Ghosts, Monsters and Scary Things

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
Space, Stars and Satellites (Version One) EXPANDED EDITION
From: Shawn McCullough
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Songs about Space, Stars and Satellites

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:35
Happy trails to you
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 1

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