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The Three Majors
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Eddie Condon
New Orleans, Chicago and New York were the primary hubs for jazz by the mid 1920s. The influences from each location enriched the result. Musicians...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Harlem Goes Brit:
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: London of the 1920s
Jazz Historian Albert McCarthy writes in his book, Big Band Jazz (Exeter Books, NY 1974), “When jazz and dance music began to dominate American pop...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6
Bob Marley - Marley
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Chuck Leavell Back To The Woods Feature
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A deep listen to Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell's new release, Back To The Woods. The disc is a heartfelt and upbeat tribute to blues piano pion...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Mar 08, 2012
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 1
SITPE # 1210
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: Vincebus Eruptum, Credit: Blue Cheer
All over the place.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
SITPE # 1207
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: Atom Heart Mother, Credit: Pink Floyd
Mighty fine stuff. Moooo.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KEOS, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:54
  • Purchases: 6
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/ New Release:Hampton '81
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An hour long feature on the recently released concert from Hampton, VA on 12/18/81. Show is the latest release from the Stones Archives.

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:51
  • Purchases: 1
A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood: A Musical Journey in the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WQXR
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In this hour-long special from WQXR and WNYC, host Terrance McKnight interweaves musical examples with Dr. King's own speeches and sermons to illus...

Bought by WVIK, WXPR, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFIU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 187
Still Swinging, Still Classic: A Musical Biography of Pioneering Pianist Hazel Scott
From: WQXR
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A portrait of Hazel Scott (1920-1981), the wife of late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and a Julliard-trained pianist who performed in some o...

Bought by WDCB, WCLV, WUFT, KMUW, WDCB and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/January 2012 Week 4
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Stones' mid-60's records are the focus with Slim Harpo on the Stones Roots segment, Cash Box Kings doing Off The Hook on the Double Shot, Ronni...

Bought by WOUB and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
SITPE # 1204
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: In Search Of The Lost Chord, Credit: Moody Blues
It starts with a Human Monkey.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KHNS, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Mick Taylor Feature
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mick Taylor influenced Stones songs are the focus in honor of his recent birthday.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette, Part II
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The 2012 Jazz Master discusses his approach to music.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Harford Community Radio, and KMUW


  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 26:19
  • Purchases: 3
Henry "Red" Allen
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Red Allen
New Orleans musician who's work had a profound effect on the early development of jazz.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
SITPE # 1201
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Boldly going all over the place.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, WXXI Rochester, and KEOS


  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Centerstage Minnesota with Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Paul Metsa joins Charlie Pulkrabek to talk about his new book "Blue Guitar Highway." Centerstage MN is a 1 hour program each week including inter...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 2
The Trend Setter: Fletcher Henderson
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fletcher Henderson
Bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger Fletcher Henderson is little remembered today in spite of the fact he set the foundation for the corners...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
A Conversation with Jazz Master, Jimmy Owens
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Trumpeter and flugelhorn player, composer, arranger, educator, and advocate Jimmy Owens talks about his life in jazz.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 34:25
  • Purchases: 1
Quite Early Morning: The Life, Times and Legacy of Pete Seeger
From: A World of Possibilities
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Legendary folksinger and social activist Pete Seeger is receiving long-delayed appreciation for his immense contribution to American music and cult...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KWIT, KHNS, 90.5 WSNC, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
A Symphony of Hopes and Dreams
From: With Good Reason
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A recent classical music piece was inspired by the poetry written by children in Birmingham, AL, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KRPS, WNMU-FM, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Signing Off
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: Signing Off - Album Artwork
UB40 went on to become one of the world's biggest reggae acts - but their debut album "Signing Off" still stands as one of their most influential r...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 49:05
West Texas 1941: The Story of Guy Clark
From: KUT
Caption: Susanna and Guy Clark, Credit: Music Road Records
Join a who's who of Texas Music, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie Nelson and many, many more in a 70th birthday celebration o...

Bought by KSUT, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Length: 53:47
  • Purchases: 5
JazzStories: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Doug Wamble
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“The essential ingredient of jazz is listening. And then the response... and out of that something unexpected comes rather than some fulfillment of...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 4
The Peace Message in Classical Music (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Karl Jenkins, Credit: www.karljenkins.com
A music historian tells stories about how classical composers have been influenced by the threat of war and the hope for peace in their works. Mus...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3

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