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A dreamlike trip inside the workshop of the French sculptor and musician Robert Hébrard.
- Added: Jan 08, 2013
- Length: 02:09
American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Nov 02, 2012
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Craig and George introduce the show and discuss sounds relating to their lives.
- Added: Oct 31, 2012
- Length: 07:50
Andrew White may very well be the most famous jazz legend... you've never heard of.
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 07:00
He was a master ”Tickler”. Stride piano is the term attached later to a specific rhythmic style where the left hand follows the pattern of the rig...
- Added: Sep 07, 2012
- Length: 58:54
The origin of his nickname is disputed. Regardless of the reasons, Francis Joseph Julian Spanier was simply known as Muggsy. Before Bix Beiderbeck...
- Added: Jul 12, 2012
- Length: 58:59
Harold Arlen wrote some of the greatest hits jazz and popular music, including the entire score to the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz. But there a...
- Added: Jun 29, 2012
- Length: 58:58
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...
Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more
- Added: May 28, 2012
- Length: 04:45
- Purchases: 7
Love of music prompted Homer Parce to sign up for an army band. Military service whisked the small town South Dakota boy across the Pacific just a...
- Added: May 25, 2012
- Length: 06:18
In 1922 composer Harry Warren created his first hit, "Rose of the Rio Grande," with lyrics by Edgar Leslie. From that successful launch came a prod...
- Added: Apr 12, 2012
- Length: 58:59
There are three audible stages in the career of Louis Armstrong: The years prior to recording when he performed with Fate Marable, Oscar Celestin a...
- Added: Apr 06, 2012
- Length: 59:01
"Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant" features such strange musical animals as the Pop-up toadsters, the Circular Sawtoise, the Clocktopus, and the Ballp...
- Added: Mar 24, 2012
- Length: 58:01
- Purchases: 2
Join us at the 'Irish In Birmingham Activity Centre' in England as we grab an insight into how one group of 'Yeehaa Grandmas' plan to cause a stir ...
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 05:16
In 1921, the Coconut Grove nightclub was the place to see and be seen. Hollywood stars frequently the club located in a peaceful rural setting sur...
- Added: Mar 09, 2012
- Length: 58:57
The extraordinary education of a Maine family
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 23, 2012
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
Al Perry, Tucson country singer, is running for president. His middle name is Richard, so he registered himself as Al "Dick" Perry on the Arizona R...
Bought by WSLR
- Added: Feb 09, 2012
- Length: 07:46
- Purchases: 1
The early history of jazz often leaves out some very talented musicians simply because they didn’t move to Chicago or New York.
- Added: Jan 11, 2012
- Length: 58:59
Walter Donaldson should be one of the most recognizable composers of the 20th century with songs like "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," and "Love Me, Or ...
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 59:00
In recognition of Hanukkah, this show is dedicated to the Jews who catapulted popular music to stage and radio from the 1900 to the early 1930s.
Bought by Troy Public Radio, KWIT, and WNMU-FM
- Added: Dec 12, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
One of America's most creative and prolific composers and lyricists, Hoagy Carmichael.
Bought by Prairie Public
- Added: Dec 01, 2011
- Length: 58:53
- Purchases: 1
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 14, 2011
- Length: 03:48
- Purchases: 4
Sometimes we need help when dressing for a special occasion. In England Moss Bros. will 'give only the best service.'
Bought by KWMR
- Added: Oct 09, 2011
- Length: 13:53
- Purchases: 1
Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...
- Added: May 20, 2011
- Length: 29:33
A man talking about how he has a theme song for people in his life. He recalls the qualities of the people and describes them with music.
- Added: Mar 29, 2011
- Length: 03:24
An internationally acclaimed jazz bar in New Orleans where the entertainment on the musical stage was often rivaled by the entertainment behind the...
- Added: Jan 18, 2011
- Length: 12:53
