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EP198 The 1991 Chicago Blues Fest P1
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A trip back in time to 1991 and the 8th Annual Chicago Blues Fest.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 1
EP179 Memphis Minnie
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Tribute to one of Blues music's great contributors, Memphis Minnie.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:54
EP147 Butterfield, Bishop and Bloomfield
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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These three musicians changed the public's view of the Blues.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:49
EP143 B.B. King Live at The Regal
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A virtual trip back in time to November 21st, 1964 to Chicago's Regal Theater to hear B.B. King

  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:49
EP 140 Robert Cray
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A career spanning 50 years, Robert Cray is a major mainstay in the world of Blues music.

  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:58
EP134 Snooky Pryor & Mel Brown
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A great album from 1999. The album is "Double Shot" by Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown.

  • Added: May 10, 2020
  • Length: 59:06
EP3 The Great Migration
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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They tired and were weary of the depressed South and Migrated to the City of Promise, Chicago.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 56:50
EP11 West Coast Sound of the Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Blues from the West Coast has a different sound and approach than other regions.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 50:26
  • Purchases: 1
EP23 "Chess Records Blues"
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Chess Records was one of the early flourishing record labels that had Blues artists on it roster.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:31
EP100 Cruisin' the Blues in Review
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Mr Jack takes you on a musical Journey with a review of the past 100 shows.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 57:56
Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music Episode 12
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music
Caption: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music Episodes showcases the roots of classic and vintage country, cowboy, western and bluegrass music with co...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music Episode 1
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music
Caption: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Kingwood Kowboy's History Of Country Music Episodes showcases the roots of classic and vintage country, cowboy, western and bluegrass music with co...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
1920's
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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Likely the most historic decade in launching the Musical Comedy as an American art form; Showboat; The Gershwins & Cole Porter

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KUPR low power FM, and WRR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Freddie Hubbard
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"When people get two trumpet players it becomes very competitive...It was [Booker Little], Lee Morgan and myself at the time. We we're the young ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 4
The Gospel Ranger
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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One of the last songs that Johnny Cash recorded before he died was called, “There Ain’t No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down).”

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WABE, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 14:42
  • Purchases: 6
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
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


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
Jack Norworth, September 1, 1959
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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You may not know his name, but chances are good you could sing, hum or whistle one of his tunes.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Roger Arthur Peterson (Buddy Holly Pilot), February 3, 1959
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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The Buddy Holly pilot. Everybody knows how Roger Peterson died, but almost nobody knows who he was.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
The Rabbit Hutch
From: Big Shed Audio
Series: Place + Memory
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Have you ever eaten Fried Rabbit? Barbecued Rabbit? Rice with Rabbit Gravy? They were standard fare at the Venz Rabbit Hutch Restaurant in Logan, ...

Bought by WBHM, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 3
Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription Dose #8 - Spotlight on Eric Clapton
From: J. Duck
Series: Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription
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Spotlight on Eric Clapton as one Who Changed the way Guitar is Played and His Tremendous Influence on the Guitar Community ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription Dose #7- The Byrds/Buffalo Springfield Connection
From: J. Duck
Series: Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription
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The Byrds - Buffalo Springfield Connection and the impact they have on the global music community.

Bought by Prairie Public, KZYX, WTIP, and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription Dose #5
From: J. Duck
Series: Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription
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All Guitar Music - All the Time - From all Genre' - and a Party Too !

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2008
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 1
In Search of James Brown: An Appreciation (58:00 / 53:00 / 29:00 or 6:30 Feature)
From: Paul Ingles
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In 1999, radio producers Paul Ingles and Joe Warnes went in pursuit of an interview with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown at a tour stop in Albuq...

Bought by KRVS, KGLP, WCBE, Radio New Zealand, WYSO and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2006
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 30
Johnny Cash: Personal File
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour music intensive documentary hosted by Rodney Crowell explores Johnny Cash?s ?Personal File? home recording archive.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, WMMT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 20
Roy Orbison: In Dreams
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour music intensive documentary presents rock music legend, Roy Orbison, through his own words and music, and comments by artists inspired by ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KPIK-LP, KPIP-LP, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2006
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 18