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130622 Live From the Eulipion Lounge - Rhumba Numbas
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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A pop up music club that is so local to you that you're already there. Just open your ears and close your eyes to experience New Orleans' best mus...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:50:31
130616 Live From the Eulipion Lounge
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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More music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of... A faux live broadcast from somewhere in New Orleans as only you've imagined it.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:00:47
130609 From the Eulipion Lounge
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Featuring New Orleans musicians you know playing their music that you've never heard before with the headliner, Rudy Ray Moore. When Moore as the ...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:55:37
  • Purchases: 1
130601 Black Rock and Roll Bands of the 1950s and 60s
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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The 1970's version of Funkadelic is typically credited for pioneering the role of a black band playing rock and roll. However, in the 1950s and 60...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:24:17
  • Purchases: 1
120916 Quick Draw McGraw Theme Song Sound-Alike Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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"Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of" presented in esoteric themes and highlighted with interstitial sound clips from the t...

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:53:25
120923 Before They Found a Commercial Sound
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music from before David Bowie, Lou Reed, Harry Nillson, Vanilla Fudge and others found their commercial sound. Guess what? It sounded like what w...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:02:24
  • Purchases: 1
120909
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of... A night of great interstitials from the Firesign Theater and a reading and music ab...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:48:30
120828 Before They Were and Later on Decatur
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Ferrato's Later On Decatur and a round of "before they were."

  • Added: May 19, 2013
  • Length: 02:38:09
130512 Songs About Dishwashing, Boys/Cops/Car ? Romance?, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah and Molly Cobb
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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This week from the WWOZ studio, music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. 1950s to 70 Americana music from when race and popula...

  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:52:16
130106 Yet More Chinese Music And Ace Record New Orleans and Mississippi
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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I just had an epiphany. Why not title shows by date instead of my pithy descriptions of various elements of a show? Progress. We're making progr...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:56:14
A Lonely Shortcut
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Ernest Borgnine as "Marty"
A classic year-end show that highlights the celebration of the holiday rather than the passing of any specific year. It's all about the going out, ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 28:41
Arizona Bees
From: AZPAT Digital Solutions, LLC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Arizona Bees

  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: :00
Jim Proebstle on Fatal Incident
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Every Wednesday night on Real Good Words, Heidi talks with authors about their writings. Heard that phrase before? Want to take it on as your own?...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 23:43
  • Purchases: 1
MT Silvia, producer and director of documentary film, Atomic Mom
From: susan galleymore
Caption: from Atomic Mom, Credit: MT Silvia
Film maker MT Silvia's mother, Pauline Silvia, was a US Navy biologist conducting research on the effects of radiation on mice and dogs from 1952 t...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 30:02
Sinner's Crossroads: Episode 21
From: WFMU
Series: Sinner's Crossroads
Caption: Sinner's Crossroads
Americana and rare gospel music for the South. Kevin Nutt is the host and Deacon of the show. Complete playlist below. Read the full description.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Radio Catskill, 'The Sea', Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Nguyen Sinh Cung, September 3, 1969
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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When he finally went home to Viet Nam, he began using a name from an I.D. card he had purchased: Ho Chi Minh ... which means "bringer of light." An...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Sinner's Crossroads Episode 9
From: WFMU
Series: Sinner's Crossroads
Caption: Sinner's Crossroads
Americana and rare gospel music from the South. Kevin Nutt is the host and Deacon of the show. Complete playlist below.

Bought by Radio Catskill, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Radio Catskill, 'The Sea', Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Witness to Surrender
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Japanese Surrender, Credit: Marion Doss
A fictional account of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 46:57
Grace Murray Hopper, January 1, 1992
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Even if you've never heard of Grace Hopper, she changed your life.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
"The Cartoon Carnival Pirates of the Caribbean Special" (program #22)
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: Joe Bev's "Cartoon Carnival Pirates of the Caribbean Special" features rare audio never before heard!
A humorous journey through Disneyland's ride, including rare audio not used.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 53:56
A Shortcut To the North Pole
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Santa Claus Jr.
A Holiday Classic! Join Howdy, Mickey, John, Paul, George & Ringo on this "wild and crazy joyride" to Santa's workshop in the northern most reaches...

Bought by Prairie Public, KVSC, KRZA, KVSC, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 16
The Mission to End Prohibition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: a man standing in a field of marijuana, Credit: www.treehugger.com
A former undercover narcotics officer, and a leading drug reform activist, examine the roots of America’s current drug policy, and suggest how we m...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Himmler's Angora
From: Brian Bull
Caption: Angora Rabbit and Heinrich Himmler
A look at a strange and curious relic of the Holocaust.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:15
"Not Fade Away"- Buddy Holly Anniversary Special
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Buddy Holly
A ninety minute documentary about Buddy Holly and the Crickets, celebrating his life & music, on the anniversary of "The day The Music Died".

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:24:23
  • Purchases: 4
Bowie's Waiata
From: Sam Coley
Caption: Bowie at Takapuwahia Marae in Porirua NZ, Credit: Ngati Toa tribe
This documentary looks back at the 25th Anniversary of David Bowie's "Serious Moonlight" visit to New Zealand. It recounts Bowie being welcomed by ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 15, 2009
  • Length: 20:48
  • Purchases: 1