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From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics

Caption: Lieutenant James Reese Europe, Credit: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Lieutenant James Reese Europe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917.

Ebony Classics - A Classic Exposure features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Bought by WILL

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics

Caption: ALICE RUTH MOORE DUNBAR-NELSON (1875-1935)

Enjoyable Music from musicians, vocalists, and composers of African Descent of Classical Music. This is a collection of some of the best classical ...

Women on the Waterfront

From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn

At the start of World War II, 200 women were employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. That number ballooned to 7,000 at the height of the war, but after...

Bought by KVNF and KCNP

Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. II

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics

Caption: Florence Price, Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Price

This is a classical music program highlighting composers and musicians of African descent. This is one part of a limited music series.

Bought by KWAX and WNMU-FM

The King of the Blues: The Music of B.B. King

From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES

The great B.B. King passed away on May 14, 2015. He was one of the greatest Blues entertainers of all time. B.B. King’s recording career began in 1...

Bought by WJAB

Jazz and Film (Ep. 25)

From: Jeff Haas

Caption: Sidney Poitier and Paul Newman in the 1961 movie, "Paris Blues"

In this hour of The New Jazz Archive, we explore the shared history of jazz and film—from the role race played in shaping jazz's place at the movie...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, KMUN, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more

African American Voices

From: Daniel Gilliam

Caption: Leontyne Price, Credit: Carl Van Vechten

Fifteen, 3-minute vignettes celebrating the contributions of African Americans in classical music.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM, Texas Public Radio, Vermont Public, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more

Mississippi Blues Project: Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and Terry "Harmonica" Bean

From: WXPN
Series: Mississippi Blues Project

Caption: Terry "Harmonica" Bean, Credit: Mike Lynch

Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and Terry "Harmonica" Bean in concert in Philadelphia

Bought by WSLR, WNMU-FM, KMUN, WHRV, WMHT and more

Mississippi Blues Project: Cedric Burnside Project; Big George Brock

From: WXPN
Series: Mississippi Blues Project

The Cedric Burnside Project and Big George Brock, in concert at The Philadelphia Folk Festival

Bought by WNMU-FM, WHRV, WMHT, and KMUN

James Brown: Soul Brother #1 (the 1960s)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots

During the 1960s James Brown was known as Soul Brother #1. This was a title that no one else in Soul music, R& or Pop would or could claim. This p...

Bought by WUFT, CI Dolphin Radio, KPIP-LP, Radio Catskill, and Prairie Public

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

Remember the Bird! (The Music of Charlie Parker)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time

Caption: 1995 32 cents Commemorative stamp, Credit: U.S. Postal Stamps

CHARLIE PARKER was one of the most influential improvising soloists in JAZZ, and a central figure in the development of BOP in the 1940s. A legenda...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio