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  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:31:41
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A couple songs about rocket ships from two women's groups and variations on the standard, Maybelline. Plus a handful of songs by Billy Lee Riley a...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:02:11
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Heartfelt feelings about radio surrounded by instrumental songs (on top of lyrics). A nice little set of that other regional music of the Pacific ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:49:30
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A bunch of mini sets of music including girl groups (without that irritating Phil Spector sound) and girl groups from Detroit (without that pretent...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:51:01
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Why instrumental songs with any American Indian tribe other than "Cherokee" seem more authentic than songs with "Cherokee" in the song title. Plus...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:50:25
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Music that incorporates mechanical noises into the rhythm, gunslinger songs (including a psychological analysis of a gunslinger) and my Jerry Samue...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:24:40
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I think this show worked as a deep dive into late Saturday night radio. Starting the night with the novelties of me juggling chopsticks and shoes ...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:50:33
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The burst of musical creativity from the 1950s to 70s and how the British band successfully marketed Americana to Americans.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 02:48:30
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An economic history of New Orleans doesn't involve military statues or big men to build a mythological story and capture the romantic's view of her...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:45:50
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Broadening the Saturday night sound but keeping the connections to the theme of foundational music. Tonight including Sun Ra's doo wop phase, musi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:45:58
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Trying to find the roots of "Roots Music" by avoiding the overwhelming commercial aspects of music. It's an interesting exploration. Come along f...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:47:38
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. The roots of rock and roll from before "rock and roll" decayed into another commercia...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 03:50:15
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Louisiana musicians and songs you've never heard plus songs about monkeys! What else could anyone want? How about sound-a-like songs and a radio...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:41:39
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I guess that show title doesn't justify more support text.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:49:28
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Music from around the world that is indistinguishable from Americana roots music. Oh yeah, songs about dogs and monkeys in rockets, Indo Rock and...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:27:20
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Some Louisiana music and plenty of the usual dreck.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:49:46
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Steve Reich, Credit: Dan Callister Rex
We’ll celebrate the music of one of the architects of minimalism, composer Steve Reich on this episode of What’s New!

Bought by KMUN, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KVNO and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Hamburgers, bars that are joints, staying away from the beach unless you're 16 years old, killer dillers and the musical similarities between Ameri...

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:58:05
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Starting with music from Louisiana and then wandering around music from the 1950s to 70 that you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of....

  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 03:25:39
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Renault Robinson was an officer in the Chicago Police Department in 1971 when he was first interviewed by radio host and oral historian Studs Terke...

Bought by Prairie Public, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WORT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 4
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When he was first interviewed by Studs Terkel in 1971, jockey Eddie Arroyo had been racing for 6 years. He said it was the hardest and most dangero...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 3
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In preparing my show, I rapidly listen to many snippets of many songs which is a process of dis-assembling and re-assembling sounds separate from t...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:01:26
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A musical has a song break out inappropriately during a story. A radio musical has a story inappropriately break out during a music show. That's ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 03:29:48
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First half of the show dealt with Louie Louie sound in Bert Berns' music. I took a tortured path to tie this girl group second half into the Bert ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:18:20