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From: True Tone Media Group

For the first time, a complete unreleased album is being issued from Prince’s vault. Over the next hour, we’re going to go deep on “The Story of We...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFCF FM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Pioneering Female Police Officer Repaired Bonds Through Talent Shows

From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned

Season 1.5, Episode 2 In 1968, Yvonne Bechet became one of the first female police officers in New Orleans. She was also the first African America...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.

Bill Withers: Just As He Is

From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials

A deep look into the late Bill Withers early life in music that set up the making of his debut album, "Just As I Am." Please consider this free on...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WOMR, WKMS, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more

Kenny and Jamila

From: Marc Maximov

Jamila Davenport of Durham, NC has been a lifelong fan of singer Kenny Loggins. When he comes to perform at the venue she manages, she comes face-t...

Blues America 173 - James Armstrong

From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America

Westcoast blues guitar veteran, James Armstrong talks about his studio effort 'Blues Been Good to Me.'

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KPSQ-LP, WEAA, Public Radio East and more

Blues America 150 - R - Oscar Wilson

From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America

He is best known as the downhome singer of the Cash Box Kings. The group’s latest album, Holding Court (Blind Pig Records) – has struck a favorable...

Bought by WLPR , KDLG, WLPR , Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio and more

Boston’s Skippy White – A Vinyl Life

From: Brian Coleman

Physical record stores have made a comeback in recent years, but there's one in Boston that never went away. At Skippy White's CDs & Records, owner...

Inside the World of Deja Rene Carr

From: Paolo Rosen

Deje Rene Carr has basically reached the status of local music legend in Pioneer Valley. The catch, she's still in high school.

Gloria Rhoden: Good Things Come In Small Parcels

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Gloria Rhoden, Credit: Charles McGuigan

Gloria Rhoden hails from Saint Mary, Jamaica. She has traveled the United States, up and down the East Coast for years. She knew Bob Marley and san...

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten: An Unlikely Folk Hero

From: Matthew Cochran

Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE

Lady E: Two Times A Child, Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Lady E lost just about everything that gave her life meaning and then she found something else inside her. Her voice.And now Lady E sings the blues...

George Clinton, AKA Dr. Funkenstein, in his own words

From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words

Caption: Mysterious detail from the funk-cloning electron microgramatoscope, Credit: Dr. Schulmanstein

If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, George Clinton remains the undisputed Crown Prince of Funk. Parliament-Funkadelic. Flashlight. The Mothe...

John Coltrane’s “Offering: Live at Temple University”

From: Mark Gunnery

Marc Steiner Show producer Mark Gunnery shares an appreciation and review of the latest John Coltrane release, Offering: Live at Temple University....

Bought by PRX Remix

Coming Home

From: Whitney Henry-Lester

Eleanor Warren talks about her song, "Coming Home."

Bought by WCSU-FM and PRX Remix

Drums in the Distance by Joshua Sirotiak

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

Caption: Opening Second Line, Credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons

Joshua Sirotiak seeks out the history of Second Line Jazz culture in New Orleans. Along the way, he finds a few answers to questions about his own ...

Bought by WFHB and KALW

Black and Navy Blue

From: Richard Paul

Caption: Alton Adams, Credit: scanned by Mark Clague (Professor University of Michigan) from his private collection.

The African-American Pioneers of Navy Music

Doug Henderson Jr.

From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces

Jocko Henderson was one of the most imitated Black personality disc jockeys of all time. He's known as the godfather of rap, the “Ace from Outer Sp...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUCB, WFHB, WDSE, PRX Remix and more

A Blues Unlimited Special: In Their Own Words - A Conversation with the Blues

From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited

In this montage of story and song, we hear Blues musicians speaking about their lives, the meaning of the Blues, growing up in hard times, and maki...

KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue

From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix

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

Ron Carter: In his own words

From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words

Ron Carter is an icon of jazz. He has played his bass on more than 2000 albums. His name, however, is most vividly linked with Miles Davis. Carte...

Bought by KMUW and PRX Remix

Lady E: Two Times A Child

From: Charles McGuigan

Lady E tells me that some nights when she’s finished singing and returns to her apartment and is having trouble with the zipper on her dress, she’l...