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Thelonious Monk: The Jazz Giant!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Thelonious Monk: The Jazz Giant! is a one hour program highlighting some of the best works of composer Thelonious Monk.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:06:56
Drew Barrymore
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: Pledge Drive Songs, Topical Songs & Parodies
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Funny & Catchy Song to play before or after any segment involving a Pop Icon.

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 02:48
Vince Guaraldi The Story of Dr. Funk
From: KCSM
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Full length radio documentary on jazz pianist and composer Vince Guaraldi documenting his life through the voices of Guaraldi biographer Derrick Ba...

Bought by KALW and KMUW


  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:42:23
  • Purchases: 2
In The Back Room with RockOn365 - Lupe Garu "Aged In Wood"
From: Bernard Overly
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Show highlights the new album by the Philadelphia area band Lupe Garu.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2015
  • Length: 25:00
120219 Itching, Bugs, Dogs, Stupid
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 goofy themes for reasons that I've forgotten.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:55:29
Nina Simone: The High Priestess of Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This is a special musical tribute to Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known as the great NINA SIMONE. This special contains some of her biggest hits.

Bought by KPIP-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WSLR, and WVAS


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
  • Purchases: 4
From The Roots Came The Rapper (A Tribute to Joe Tex)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Joe Tex "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" 1966 45 rpm picture sleeve, Credit: Atlantic Records
Joseph Arrington, Jr. better known as "JOE TEX", was one of the greatest soul singers in history. His style was different from a James Brown, a Wil...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:54
  • Purchases: 5
The Talking Drum (of the Diaspora)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Rhythms of the Diaspora
Caption: Ti-Roro, Master drummer from Haiti
THE TALKING DRUM, is a program which samples the rhythms of the descendants of African slaves brought to the new world of South America and the Car...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 51:29
Our Father Who: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messangers (An Introduction)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), Credit: Blue Note Records
ART BLAKEY known later as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina was a Jazz drummer and a pioneer of Be-bop and modern Jazz. This one hour program is an introduction...

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


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 52:24
  • Purchases: 3
Big Band, Bop & Afro Cuban: The Story of Dizzy Gillespie
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)
This one hour music program is an introduction to DIZZY GILLESPIE and contains nine recordings.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WVAS, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
Vocalese: The Sound of the Jive Jazz Poets
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Lambert Hendricks & Ross
This one hour program concentrates on the Jazz style of singing refereed to as Vocalese. Many of the artists are also scat singers and Jazz poets. ...

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


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 51:53
  • Purchases: 4
Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

Bought by KWAX, WNMU-FM, WMNR, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 7
The RARE EARTH story with Gil Bridges Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Rare Earth Records logo , Credit: Motown
Rare Earth is know for their hits; Get Ready, I Just Want To celebrate, I Know I'm Losing You, Big John Is My Name, Hey Big Brother, What'd I Say, ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:02:30
Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Serenade To A Bus Seat, Credit: 2007 Concord Music Group, Inc.
"Jazz & the Civil Rights Movement" is an important one hour program that features Jazz music as the background with comments concerning the Civil R...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WJAB, Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WTJU and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Length: 49:56
  • Purchases: 6
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part Three)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Dramatics Jackpot , Credit: Mca Special Products
Interview with the late RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CL...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 57:47
  • Purchases: 1
Moonwalk: A Memorial for MJ Pt. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Michael Jackson - Bad, Credit: Sony
The musical history of MICHAEL JACKSON. The music of THE JACKSON FIVE (J5), THE JACKSONS and solo music of MICHAEL JACKSON are covered in this thre...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 55:13
STAIRSTEPS Stories! VOL. 2 (Cubie Burke): The Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Cubie Burke (with Christina Johnson with the Dance Theatre of Harlem), Credit: http://www.dancephotolibrary.com/dance.php
The "FIVE STAIRSTEPS and CUBIE" was a family pop act who released hit records from 1968 to 1969 on both Curtom and Buddha Records. CUBIE BURKE was ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 48:54
The Ashford & Simpson Story (Celebrating the Life of Nick Ashford) Part #3
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ashford & Simpson
The musical story of "ASHFORD & SIMPSON", today plus the celebration of the life of NICHOLAS ASHFORD (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011). ASHFORD & SIM...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 1
Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
From: Joyride Media
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New one-hour radio special traces how Hank Williams’ “lost notebook” of unrecorded songs were found and set to music for new recordings by Bob Dyla...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Harford Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Pearl Jam Twenty
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to Pearl Jam Twenty - a new documentary by Cameron Crowe in theatres Sep 2011, on PBS American Masters Oct 21, 2011.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KPVL, CBC Inside the Music, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:10:00
  • Purchases: 8
Tony Bennett Duets II
From: Joyride Media
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Tony Bennett and his duet partners (Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer and more) discuss the art of collaboration on timeless ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRFA-LP, Troy Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:28:00
  • Purchases: 19
STAIRSTEPS Stories! VOL. 2 (Dennis Burke): The Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: (Left to right): Dennis Burke, Keni Burke, Jerome Bailey, Alohe Burke, Clarence Burke, Sr. , Clarence Burke, Jr., James Burke III , Credit: Buddah Records 1971 album "The Stairsteps"
This is the story of THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS from an original member Dennis Burke. He tells her story and discusses her life in a rare interview.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 52:41
A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records
SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 55:15
The Genius of Charles Mingus!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus was a Jazz musician, composer, and band leader. He recorded over one hundred albums and wrote over three hundred scores. Some of the...

Bought by KCNP, WESM 91.3 FM, Spokane Public Radio, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 54:38
  • Purchases: 4
The Afro Cuban Messenger: Mongo Santamaria
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria was best known for "Watermelon Man" and "Afro Blue". He was a percussionist and Cuban. He will most likely be remembered as the be...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KVMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 55:55
  • Purchases: 4