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Ohio Players' James 'Diamond' Williams reveals the inspiration behind "OHIO"
From: KMUW
Series: Soulsations
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The Ohio Players’ James “Diamond” Williams talks about the intention for their 1977 funky tune, "O-H-I-O." Hear new music from the legendary Char...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:28
WoodSongs 1104: Alice Peacock and Charlsey Etheridge
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Charlsey Etheridge on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Cincinnati-based folksinger Alice Peacock plus North Georgia Appalachian ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Spokane Public Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Literature and Art
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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
Concierto for April 19-25 2024
From: WDAV Classical Public Radio
Series: Concierto
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Concierto presents classical music in English and in Spanish. Classical favorites performed by Hispanic artists are alternated with music by Spanis...

Bought by Texas Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, WETS, WXXI Rochester, KVNO and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 34
CJL-908 Chris Greene Quartet
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome the Chris Greene Quartet, led by saxophonist Chris Greene. The group has been together with effectively t...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
AG 24-17: Blossom Dearie in the 1960s and 70s, 4/22/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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We continue our 100th birthday celebration of Blossom Dearie, listening to her recordings in the 1960s and 70s for the Fontana and Daffodil Record ...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
An Influencial Foursome
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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
Folk Salad Airdate 3/10/2024
From: SCOTT Aycock
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Folk Salad airdate 3/10/2024

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
The artist that defined a venue, the venue that defined an artist
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The building that would become First Avenue when it was a Greyhound Bus Stop, Credit: Public domain
It's been 40 years since Prince released Purple Rain. The film and soundtrack made Prince a superstar and turned First Avenue, featured in the Purp...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 05:01
Singer Thomasina Petrus Sings with the Selby Avenue Big Band
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Thomasina Petrus and Tom Wells, Credit: Sue Kearns
Tom Wells is the leader of the Selby Avenue Brass Band. Tom has also taught up and coming players at North Community High School in Minneapolis, wh...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 4/8/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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Wowee! TIM EASTON is our guest this week! He has a new album out next month, we are going to hear the title track, and talk all about his summer to...

Bought by KNBA, KHNS, KTNA, KTOO, KSTK and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Concierto for April 12-18 2024
From: WDAV Classical Public Radio
Series: Concierto
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Concierto presents classical music in English and in Spanish. Classical favorites performed by Hispanic artists are alternated with music by Spanis...

Bought by WFIU, WPVM 103.7, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRTI, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 46
European Dance Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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
Culture Caravan (4/7/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from many of the great women of Afro Funk including a new track by Ibibio Sound Machine, classics by the Lijadu Sisters and Christy...

Bought by KWMR, KMXT, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
WoodSongs 1102: Daryl Mosley and Crandall Creek
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
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 KTRL, KBRW, Delmarva Public Media, KJZX-Austin, KMSU and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
Concierto for April 5-11 2024
From: WDAV Classical Public Radio
Series: Concierto
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Concierto presents classical music in English and in Spanish. Classical favorites performed by Hispanic artists are alternated with music by Spanis...

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WFIU, WRTI, New Hampshire Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 45
AG 24-16: Blossom Dearie On Verve, 4/15/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Singer Blossom Dearie could be coy, cute, heartbreaking funny, and intimate, and she exhibited all of it on her six albums for Verve Records in the...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
AG 24-15: Sassy Swings Again: Sarah Vaughan in the 1960s, 4/8/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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We continue our 100th birthday celebration of Sarah Vaughan, exploring her work for Roulette Records label in the 1960s.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
On the Continent
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Hot Club of France
Between 1917 and the early ’30s there is a transformative era for jazz in Europe. While the music gets a foothold in America, it quickly spreads ac...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Concierto for March 29-April 4 2024
From: WDAV Classical Public Radio
Series: Concierto
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Concierto presents classical music in English and in Spanish. Classical favorites performed by Hispanic artists are alternated with music by Spanis...

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WUFT, WFIU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRTI and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 46
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 3/25/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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This week on Alaska's Fresh Catch we are sitting back and enjoying the music. We are going to hear from AK musicians Emma Hill (Anc), Paul Jacks (A...

Bought by Raven Radio, KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, and KSTK


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blame Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: James P. Johnson
Jazz had to deal with a number of hurdles, in the 1920s, before it was eventually accepted by the American public. Even then, it was very limited a...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
#2822 - Hope Clayburn's Soul Scrimmage Album Release Concert
From: Beale Street Caravan
Series: Beale Street Caravan
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This week on Beale Street Caravan, we groove with soul/jazz/funk sensation, Hope Clayburn. From sharing the stage with icons like The Temptations t...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
Hot Club at the Hook Presents Three Leading Minnesota Hot Club Jazz Bands
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Hot Club at the Hook poster image, Credit: Hook and Ladder
The Mississippi Hot Club, the Red Hot Django Peppers and Gypsy Mania, three leading hot club jazz bands are getting together for a concert on April...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Concierto for March 22-28 2024
From: WDAV Classical Public Radio
Series: Concierto
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Concierto presents classical music in English and in Spanish. Classical favorites performed by Hispanic artists are alternated with music by Spanis...

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WUFT, WFIU, WRTI, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 47

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