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Beethoven’s Successors Found It Hard To Live In The Shadow Of Classical’s GOAT
From: Colorado Public Radio
Series: Beethoven 250
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Beethoven’s teacher, Franz Josef Haydn, was eclipsed by the genius of his young student. Later, a young Johannes Brahms spent decades writing his f...

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Brubeck's 100th; Take Jazz
From: Wind & Rhythm
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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate Dave Brubeck’s 100th birthday with a show all about jazz. Join us as we listen to Frank Tichelli, A...

Bought by WUAL, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMFA, WBAA and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 7
Recent Releases #27
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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A WoodWarbler's JazzGrass thank you to all of the phenomenal musicians who play bluegrass, jazz and that shapeshifting sonic fusion of these styles...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
Monterey Pop Festival Revisited
From: Brandi Howell
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Long before there was Coachella, Outside Lands Festival, and the popular music gatherings of today, the Monterey Pop Festival was the first of its ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 31:44
The Emergence of Janis Joplin (one-hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles presents a 1-hour exploration and celebration of the music of rock legend Janis Joplin featuring author Holly Georg...

Bought by KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSUT, North State Public Radio, and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
WRM18 - Woody Guthrie and Will
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Woody Guthrie looked up to Will Rogers, and took a lot of his early stage presence from Will's influence.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
S04 Ep44: Independence Day, 7/4/2020
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Music and performances by American women, to mark this American Independence Day.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
EP87 Alan Lomax records Muddy Waters 1941
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Alan Lomax was one who documented many styles and genres of music for the Library of Congress. This show examines Lomax's interview and recordings ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
Founding member of The Infamous Stringdusters joins Unreal Bluegrass
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Unreal Bluegrass , a little bit outside the Flat Top Box, Credit: Steve Martin
Jeremy Garrett visits Unreal Bluegrass to discuss his new solo CD Circles and and the latest from The Infamous Stringdusters, Rise Sun.Jeremy is a ...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:02:54
UpFront Soul #2020.03 - January 20-26, 2020 - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by Prairie Public, KHNS, WOUB, WLPR , Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
WoodSongs 952: Smithsonian Folkways Celebration
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: “The American Songster” Dom Flemons on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon honors one of the most important legacy’s in all of recorded music… Smit...

Bought by KKRN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUCO, Spokane Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 23
RDD: Honoring Cliff
From: WGTE Public Media
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Clifford Murphy, one of Toledo's Jazz Icons known for playing in his jazz group, The Murphy's and his Jazz Cafe, Murphy's Place, passed away over t...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 06:10
We Are Still Here - "Mir Zaynen Do!"
From: William Zukof
Series: The Western Wind Judaica Series
Caption: We Are Still Here!
The Holocaust Through Music & Memory; Sung by The Western Wind & Narrated by Danny Burstein and Jessica Hecht

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KWIT


  • Added: Oct 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 2
#19-41 NSO Katherine Evans
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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The Newport Symphony plays Ravel, Schubert, Hovhaness and more.

Bought by WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Music, Spirit & Protest: The Hippie Idea, Woodstock & Climbing PoeTree
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Can music make a movement? This week, legendary music producer Danny Goldberg will reflect on 50 years since Woodstock and go in “Search of the Los...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
UpFront Soul #2019.28-July 15-21
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Abdullah Ibrahim
We'll celebrate the 101st anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth with two hours of music from the South African anti-apartheid freedom movement. We'...

Bought by KSFR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KHNS, KZUM, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
1969-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: First Man On The Moon, Credit: 50th Anniversary
Traveling through Time & Space back to 1969 with Richard Nixon, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Walter Cronkite, Ted Kennedy, Arthur C. Clark, Ronald ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2019
  • Length: 01:55:02
  • Purchases: 2
UpFront Soul #2019.13 - April 1-7 - In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, and mourn his death on the anniversary of his assassination (4/4/68). We'll hear from...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, WOMR, WLPR , KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Best of The White Album Listening Party
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album. 11 of the best tunes ...

Bought by WSKG, WVPE, KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein on Broadway
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Leonard Bernstein, Credit: Al Ravenna, 1955, courtesy of the Library of Congress
After Leonard Bernstein, Broadway was not the same…. Composer and commentator Rob Kapilow shows us why.

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 43:29
  • Purchases: 1
The WHITE ALBUM Listening Party - Hour 3 - Paul Ingles Music Archive Showcase #32
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Part 3 of 3. Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by KFSK, KUPR low power FM, Maine Public Radio, and KSJE


  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Independence and Liberty Encore
From: Wind & Rhythm
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1776 was 239 years ago and it has been quite journey. Celebrating the 4th of July, at least to those of us here in the US is a time honored traditi...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Jun 25, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
Memorialize
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Music gives us a chance to express ourselves when we need help dealing with difficult emotions. It gives our minds a place to face all of the feeli...

Bought by KTXK, Interlochen Public Radio, WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
83 Titanic
From: KCME
Series: Dinner and a Movie
Caption: Film music you remember, even if you've forgotten the film.
On this edition of Dinner and a Movie, on the 106th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Robert and Quinn present James Horner's Academy ...

Bought by KUPR low power FM and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 19, 2018
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 2
IN PRAISE OF RINGO: HIS BEATLES DRUMMING - Paul Ingles' Music Showcase #007
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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This special program explores Ringo Starr's drumming technique and style during his time with The Beatles. Includes a "Top Ten" of Ringo Drum Perfo...

Bought by KFSK, WPVM 103.7, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13

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