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Warren's Notes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Harry Warren
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
Mr. Bass Sax
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Adrain Rollini
Adrian Rollini was a renaissance man of jazz. Besides being a multi-instrumentalist, he created new ways of performing on existing instruments, inv...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Coconut
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coconut Grove nightclub, Credit: soulsafari wordpress
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
Johnny & Tiny
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Istock Photo
Two legendary figures in early jazz: Johnny Dodds and Tiny Parham. They were at the center of the evolving new music of the 1920s, and contributed ...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Bert Ambrose and the Orchestra
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose
The music Ambrose performed and recorded through the late 1920s and early 1930s was meant for dancing. Although he didn't experiment with his arran...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Memphis Bound
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cannon Jug Stompers
With the closure of Storyville in New Orleans, many talented musicians landed in Memphis before making their way to Chicago and New York.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Territorial Bands of the 1920s
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Edythe Turnham & her Band
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
Henry "Red" Allen
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Red Allen
New Orleans musician who's work had a profound effect on the early development of jazz.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Jews & American Pop: A Tin Pan Alley Parade
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Gershwin
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
Santa's Greatest Hits
From: Fred Flaxman
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Steve Jencks hosts this trip down Memory Lane featuring Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Eartha Kitt, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Tommy Dorsey, ...

Bought by KDUR, Wyoming Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KSLU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 40
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
One Hour Biography of T Rex
From: Steve Damien
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This is a one hour look at the history of the band T. Rex, hosted by Steve Damien from WLUW 88.7FM Chicago. This show features full songs from thei...

Bought by KBYS 88.3 FM and Panhandle Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 59:47
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz Time Vol. 3 - The Best In Mainstream Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Wes Montgomery
FREE PILOT VERSION One hour of main stream classic Jazz music with your host Howard Burchette.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WVAS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 57:22
  • Purchases: 2
10 Greats You've Probably Never Heard
From: KUT
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Think you know music? NPR music critic Tom Moon has found ten artists you probably don't know...but should.

Bought by KLCC, KGLT, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2009
  • Length: 55:16
  • Purchases: 3
Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical
From: WFIU
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Perfect for Black History Month (February), this one-hour special tells the story of Duke Ellington's musical "Jump for Joy"

Bought by WVIK, High Plains Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KSUT, KCSM and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 37
Biography of Leonard Cohen 1HR
From: Steve Damien
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A one hour look at this Canadian singer songwriter, featuring various songs from his career.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Prairie Public, KREV-LP, KGOU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 7
Compact Discoveries 121: Morricone's Memorable Melodies
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Fred Flaxman features works by the 2007 Academy Award Winner for life achievement.

Bought by Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, WMRT, KENW, KAMU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Buzz, Bands and the Biz: Why SXSW Matters
From: KUT
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How a Regional Music Conference Became a International Phenomenon

Bought by WMNF, KTNA, WXPN, NPR Illinois, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky
From: Texas Folklife
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An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTIP, KEOS and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Sounds Like Texas
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From the "Live Music Capitol of the World", a review of the best music out of Texas in the past year, and what to expect in 2006.

Bought by KERA, WBEZ, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Untold Story of West Coast Jazz
From: Reese Erlich
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A musical exploration of this lyrical and controversial style of jazz

Bought by KMUW, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WDUQ, WILL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 13
Let's Get Digital
From: WFUV
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A primer on the controversial intersection between music and the Internet.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KVNF, WYSO, KUHB, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: May 26, 2005
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7