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Prime Time Radio weekly show: "Truckin' My Blues Away"
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Prime Time Radio presents "Truckin' My Blues Away," a music-rich documentary that profiles four Southern bluesmen and the folklorist who is working...

Bought by WCNY, KRCB 104.9, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WPSU, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 59:53
  • Purchases: 6
A Black History Month Special Program: "Truckin' My Blues Away"
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
Caption: Little Freddie King, Credit: Barry Yeoman
Prime Time Radio presents "Truckin' My Blues Away," a music-rich documentary that profiles four Southern bluesmen and the folklorist who is working...

Bought by WJAB, KUPR low power FM, WEMU, WCNY, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 54:23
  • Purchases: 30
Paul Robeson: America's Sung Hero
From: Mark Lavonier
Caption: Paul Robeson
An exploration through the life and times of singer, activist, athlete and entertainer Paul Robeson.

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WRPI


  • Added: Dec 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Torchbearers of the Tidewater Gospel sound
From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes
Caption: The Paschall Brothers onstage, Credit: Virginia Folklife Program
The Paschall Brothers of Chesapeake sing four-part harmony in a style with a storied tradition.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
King's Last March
From: American Public Media
Series: American RadioWorks: Black History
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Although it was one of the most challenging and controversial chapters of his career, the final year of King's life has not been the focus of signi...

Bought by KANW, KUAT, WABE, WWNO, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 249
WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Lowrider Band (Harold Brown & Howard Scott), Credit: http://www.lowriderband.com/
Howard Scott and Harold Brown, who now tour as THE LOW RIDER BAND are two original members of the band WAR. They both tell their story about their ...

Bought by Prairie Public, WJAB, and WVAS


  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 3
Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students (54:00 and 59:00)
From: Nancy Solomon
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This documentary won a 2010 Peabody Award. Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not ge...

Bought by WNYC, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, WESM 91.3 FM, WITF and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 40
Lady E: Twice A Child
From: Charles McGuigan
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Lady E sings the blues and she knows what she's singing about. Fifteen years ago, her oldest son died. It was sudden, and a freakish accident. Lady...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: 48:57
Michael Jackson- Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: The King of Pop
A tribute mix to the "King of Pop" who changed and shocked the world over his short fifty years in front of us all.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
Khadija's Dream Routine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Khadija Hussein is fourteen, and a Somali refugee living in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 1
The R&B Chronicles - Patti Labelle
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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A Historical look at R&B music and artists

Bought by KRZA, KUCB, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Mar 18, 2009
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 4
The R&B Chronicles - Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life"
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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A Historical look at R&B Music and artists.

Bought by WDCB, KUCB, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 59:50
  • Purchases: 5
Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour special explores the "Philly Sound" and the artists who put it on the map.

Bought by KCNP, KPSQ-LP, WSKG, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28
Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour special explores the creation and impact of Miles Davis' album "Kind Of Blue."

Bought by WDCB, WVTF, 90.5 WESA, WJCT, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 57
Black Chefs, White House
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
Caption: George Washington's Chef, Hercules
Hidden Kitchens explores the food of the founding fathers through the stories of Hercules and James Hemings, enslaved chefs of George Washington an...

Bought by KWMR, KZYX, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 12
The Gospel Truth: The Sam Cooke Story
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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This is award-winning musical documentary is about the life of Sam Cooke- from his days in Gospel music to his triumph in R&B to his untimely demise.

Bought by Prairie Public, WJAB, WSGE, Marfa Public Radio, WNCU and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:49:20
  • Purchases: 8
The R&B Chronicles - Jerry Butler
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by WSGE, KUCB, and WNCU


  • Added: Jan 22, 2009
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 3
The R&B Chronicles - Johnnie Taylor
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at the History of R&B Music.

Bought by KUCB, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 59:38
  • Purchases: 3
Amazing Grace
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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The story of "Amazing Grace"- a piece of music that has an extraordinary impact on American history.

Bought by WVIK, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WJAB, WLRH, WKMS and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 50:34
  • Purchases: 11
Nuevo South
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
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An un-narrated portrait of a Southern town in transition

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KPFA


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 30:12
  • Purchases: 2
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding returns to Macon
From: Philip Graitcer
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Otis Redding Exhibit

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
The R&B Chronicles - Tower of Power
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KRZA, KUCB, 90.5 WSNC, and WNCU


  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - Barry White
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 3
The R&B Chronicles - Isaac Hayes
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by WDCB, KRZA, KUCB, WNIJ, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 59:51
  • Purchases: 10
The R&B Chronicles - Roberta Flack
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WJAB, KUCB, WSGE, WFSU and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 59:51
  • Purchases: 8

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