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Reeds in Front
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Johnny Dodds
As jazz emerged as the popular music of the 1920s, it was common to have the trumpet as the lead instrument, however, a few pioneering musicians wa...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Brandy Clark
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Country vocalist and songwriter Brandy Clark has written major hits for modern country artists Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, and The Band Perry. ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, KUOW, KISU, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Dark Angel of the Fiddle
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Eddie South
Chicago based violinist Eddie South, The Dark Angel of the Fiddle, actually can be classified as worldwide.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
New Releases (hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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This week we’re exploring some magnificent new releases that have come through both in the past few weeks and also this year. A few friends of the ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KACU, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
It Sounds Like Louie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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In the first decade of jazz, many trumpet players attempted to reach the level of musicianship set by Louis Armstrong. Two, in particular, were sta...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Naughty McKenzie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Flapper
Several of the songs heard in this program were never sold over the counter. If you knew the artist, you’d have to request it from the clerk, who w...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Guitars Passed Between Musicians
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Some guitars are lucky enough to be traded back and forth among legendary rock musicians. These are their stories...

Bought by KSKQ, WOUB, KPVL, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Fresh For Summer (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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It's summer time, perfect for discovering indie, unsigned, and emerging music! I’m excited to present music that we’ve reviewed at blog.appetizerr...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
Lari White
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Multi-talented vocalist/producer Lari White is known as Nashville's "Renaissance Woman." She made history as the first female producer of a male su...

Bought by KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 06, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Madeleine Peyroux
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux started out busking on the streets of Paris. Today she’s an acclaimed performer whose voice instantly recalls the Golden...

Bought by Prairie Public, KUOW, KISU, WFAE, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: May 22, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
Indie Influentials (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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When we hear the phrase "Under The Influence," there are bad connotations that follow. But what about when influence is good, because it sets our c...

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Napoleon's Charge
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Phil Napoleon
Phil Napoleon is considered a primary pioneer of jazz trumpet, and his playing profoundly affected Red Nichols and Bix Beiderbecke. He was one of t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Double Bass
From: WDCB
Series: MusicHeads with Patricia Barber
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Patricia Barber is joined by Jazz Double Bassist Patrick Mulcahy and Classical Bassist Andy Anderson to explore the floor of music, the Double Bass...

Bought by KMUW and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
What We Missed (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Over the past several weeks we had a large quantity of splendid new music come in that didn't get featured. This week we play catchup with new soun...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
By George part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Gershwin
The music of composer, pianist, and painter George Gershwin. This tribute features many of his songs from the 1920s and '30s, and comments of some ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
From Bessie to Billie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
The cornerstones for this program: Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday featuring several artists who benefited from the breakthrough recordings of Mami...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
North Indian and Persian Cultures Combine in a New Twin Cities Production
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Rita Mustaphi has lead Kathak Dance Theater for decades. Maryam Yusafzadeh has led the Persian-based musical group, Robayat for a similar duration,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
WFMT Radio Network Generic Promo Page
From: The WFMT Radio Network
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Generic promos available for WFMT Radio Network programming.

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WKAR, Delmarva Public Media, WUAL, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 18
Manny Roth & The Cafe Wha?
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It's a full hour devoted to the legacy of Manny Roth and the legendary venue that he created.

Bought by KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Windy City to the Big Apple: Early Black Big Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Windy City 1920s
When we think of the Big Bands, it’s most often in terms of the Swing Era. Understandable, since those sweet and hot orchestra’s dominated the 1930...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Queueless: The Clueless Radio Play (Part 1)
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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We here at Radio K are proud to present The Clueless Radio Play, the first (as far as we know) radio reenactment of the sensational 1995 cult class...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Creativity
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Thelonious Monk, Credit: Library of Congress
Musical creativity could be good for the aging brain.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Making Fans (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
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Hit songs don’t make people fans of particular artists. Music curators like D Grant spend time each week sifting through an assortment of great sou...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Ann Hampton Callaway
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Tony nominated actress, vocalist, and Platinum Award-winning songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway has sung with top orchestras and Big Bands the world o...

Bought by Vermont Public, KISU, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3