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Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Comedian, banjo prodigy, Grand Old Opry star and HeeHaw alum Mike Snider performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkans...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Old Crow Medicine Show founder Willie Watson performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with W...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
A select few of the next generation of Ozark folk musicians perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, int...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Mary D. Williams, Credit: ncstatecapitol.org
Throughout the summer of 2016, this country has been reeling in the wake of profound injustice. As racial tensions swell, is it possible that somet...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 06:45
Caption: The cover for "The Story of the Blues," as issued in the U.S. by Columbia Records.
On this episode, we pay homage to Paul Oliver’s legendary double LP set, "The Story of the Blues." Published as a companion piece to his critically...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
East Tennessee all-girl stringboard “The Poor Valley Girls” perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, Int...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: One of the most beloved duos of the blues — Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell, whose 1928 recording, “How Long, How Long Blues,” was one of the biggest sellers of the era. Image by R. Crumb.
Join us for the start of a new series, dedicated to the great song writers of the blues. Our first installment pays tribute to Leroy Carr, who wrot...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Nationally recognized clawhammer banjo prodigy and Stone County native Lukas Pool with his band “The Moonlight Ramblers” perform live at the Ozark ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Nashville based neo-folk stringband “Locust Honey” performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Original Ozark Stringband “The Leatherwoods” perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with “T...

  • Added: May 29, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Memphis’ very own merry band of pranksters, Mud Boy & the Neutrons. Left to Right: Lee Baker, Jimmy Crosthwait, Jim Dickinson, Sid Selvidge. Photo courtesy of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
Join us as we start a new series, "The Keepers of the Flame." Designed to spotlight individuals who've made extraordinary contributions to the worl...

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Stompin'
The evolution of "The Stomp" goes back several hundred years,but when jazz began incorporating the phrase into the music, it took on a completely d...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A popular selection from the Takoma catalog, “Mississippi Blues” by Bukka White was issued and reissued several times over the decades, seen here with the cover from its second vinyl pressing.
Join us as we spotlight three classic slabs of vinyl from the golden years of the 1960s Blues Revival. We’ll hear selections from "Mississippi Blue...

  • Added: May 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Dynamic traditional Ozark music duo Betse Ellis & Clarke Wyatt perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Arkansas Delta Bluegrass pioneer Dave Branscum performs live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: A real rarity today, the very first LP issued by Excello was "Rooster Blues" by Lightnin' Slim.
Join us as we venture down to Louisiana, for some five-star slabs of vinyl! We’ll hear selections from "Rooster Blues" by Lightnin’ Slim, "Raining ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Ramsey Prison Farm in Texas, 1964. Photo by Bruce Jackson.
On this moving and unforgettable episode of Blues Unlimited, we’re going on a journey back in time — to hear the haunting, timeless worksongs of me...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Archie Shepp: I  Hear the Sound, Credit: Created by WOZNIAK
Archie Shepp shares his musical biography—and his thoughts about the legacy of African-American music.

Bought by KMUW, WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
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NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Ninety-year-old Nova Scotian, Aggie Barkhouse, reminisces about the hard life of the...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
Caption: Unidentified band
In its original state, the blues were performed with repeating opening phrases. Melancholy, sad, lamenting tales.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Join us as we take a look at Big Bear Records — one of England's oldest independent labels — and the 1973 and '74 American Blues Legends tours. We’...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Johnny Dodds
As jazz emerged as the popular music of the 1920s, it was common to have the trumpet as the lead instrument, however, a few pioneering musicians wa...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Third & Beale: According to some, the epicenter of the Blues Universe.
Join us as we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2015. In a year filled with highlights, great blues, and a bunch of good music,...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59
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A Song Story is a mini-history of a time, a place, an individual and a song. It's a personal experience, rising from memory every time we hear a ce...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2016
  • Length: 06:50
Caption: One of the most beloved performers in the blues, Mississippi John Hurt made his recording debut for the OKeh label in Memphis, on Valentines Day, 1928. Image by R. Crumb.
Join us as we continue our in-depth look at the blues in Memphis, from early 1928. This time, we’ll take a look at the recordings made by the OKeh ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:59