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140816 Bill Steber, Rambling Steve Gardner, Libby Rae Watson, Wes Lee and Washboard Chaz Live with Peggy Lou on WWOZ
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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A magical community radio hour. Late Saturday night, musicians from around the globe and New Orleans drop in for a jam session as part of their tr...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:58:48
Messages From a Forgotten Troopship (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the 1960s, it took almost three weeks to cross the sea from America to Vietnam. Three weeks for young men in crowded cabins, with salt water sho...

Bought by WHFR, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WJCT, KYUK, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 26:24
  • Purchases: 10
Liner Notes: Miles Davis
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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Miles Davis is considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. He added his voice to the narratives of our cul...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Louie's Lament
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
In the early years of recordings, Louis Armstrong became a trailblazing pioneer in the art of accompanying blues singers. I wasn’t as easy as it ma...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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In Duke Ellington's Eulogy to Billy Strayhorn he wrote, "His greatest virtue, I think, was his honesty--not only to others, but to himself." As we ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Abbey Lincoln
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The artists are the ones who make it possible for people to remember what the time was like, and who was there, and what we did as human beings. ...

Bought by WMOT, WHQR, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 4
Marriage Poster Gals Del & Phyllis: Their Politics
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin were the first same-sex couple to wed in San Francisco City Hall in 2004 and again - legally - in 2008, mere months bef...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:24
Marriage Poster Gals Del & Phyllis: A Love Story
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin were the first same-sex couple to wed in San Francisco City Hall in 2004 and again -- legally -- in 2008, mere months b...

Bought by WORT, KQED, and KVMR


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Mulgrew Miller
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“I think of a lot of things when I’m playing the piano and one of the last things I think about is the piano…you try to somehow think and feel li...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 3
Tackling the Market
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Kevin Plank
Host Phalana Tiller talks with Kevin Plank of Under Armour and we hear archival footage of the late Peter Drucker about what marketing means in the...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2012 Year in Review
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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As 2013 approaches, we look at some of the important issues we've covered in 2012: from domestic workers struggling for respect, to the consequence...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Rodney King on Forgiveness and Being a Negro
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I have been challenged to fight for saying 'can't we all get along.' I’ve had people say I want to kick your ass for saying that." - Rodney King I...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
The Needle Drop: 09-22-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Title Fight, Grizzly Bear, and more.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 5
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Needle Drop: 06-30-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM OPEN MIKE EAGLE, LIARS, AND TY SEGALL

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
Two Hands, A Guitar & Genius = Wes Montgomery
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:35
  • Purchases: 3
The Needle Drop: 03-10-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM THE MEN, BIG K.R.I.T., AND MORE.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 5
JazzStories: Todd Barkan - Part I
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"In San Francisco…I had a jazz group of my own... and I went to a beer bar on Vallejo Street. And I said I want to really get my band in here. I ca...

Bought by KALW, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 13:06
  • Purchases: 4
Songbird: Lee Morse - part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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Lee Morse & her Blue Grass Boys (All Jazz!)

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 58:57
JazzStories: Frank Foster
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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He said don’t have too many pregnant 19ths in there. Keep it simple…..Basie was as much as an arranger as any of the arrangers who actually wrote d...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams - Monterey Jazz Fest., 1971, Credit: Paul Slaughter Photos
“My father forced me to go to dancing school and take accordion lessons. I was a lousy dancer, couldn’t play, but there was this yearning for that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 04-16-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Crystal Stilts, Timber Timbre, and more.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KISU and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 57:08
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: Lee Konitz
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Lee Konitz , Credit: Frank Stewart
Widely admired for his original sound, the 83 year old alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is a master of improvisation who continues to travel the world s...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 11:01
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 01-29-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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An interview with Velocities In Music and new tracks from Deerhoof and Destroyer.

Bought by WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: James Moody's Mood for Love
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Frank Stewart
"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 8