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"I was always fascinated with saloons. As a kid on State Street in Chicago, I was always running under the swinging doors." - Bricktop
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 12, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
In the 1920s, the answer to that question was an important factor in the success of a song. Every few weeks a new dance was introduced, and fans lo...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Mar 08, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
They were best known as The Whoopee Makers, but they had the habit of adopting new names at the drop of a hat. The Lumberjacks, Louisville Rhythm K...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 21, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
A retelling of the Shane Fenton story and a whiff of Mardi Gras is in the air down here in New Orleans.
- Added: Dec 07, 2016
- Length: 03:27:20
Those beautiful female voicalists who became pioneers in the art of jazz voicing in the early 1920s.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 18, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Laughter is the best medicine. But, it feels that today's musicians may be taking themselves too seriously. Here are selections from the 1920s to t...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 02, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Although he hailed from St. Louis, Charles Ellsworth “Pee Wee” Russell took his clarinet cues from New Orleans. Only now is he beginning to be reco...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
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
