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The Missourians
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Missourians
They were known as the big band of the 1920s who sounded a little “country.” Not because they were from Nashville, nor did they have a twang in th...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Lion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Willie "the Lion" Smith
He was a master ”Tickler”. Stride piano is the term attached later to a specific rhythmic style where the left hand follows the pattern of the rig...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
Clarence Williams
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Clarence Williams
Shining shoes to music publishing in a few short years. To Clarence Williams it may have seen much longer. By 1910, he was considered a leading s...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
Two Hands, A Guitar & Genius = Wes Montgomery
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968)
TWO HANDS, A GUITAR & GENIUS = WES MONTGOMERY is a one hour program that looks at the musical life of Jazz guitarist WES MONTGOMERY. The ten record...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 52:35
  • Purchases: 3
Johnny & Tiny
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Istock Photo
Two legendary figures in early jazz: Johnny Dodds and Tiny Parham. They were at the center of the evolving new music of the 1920s, and contributed ...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
On a String
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lonnie Johnson 1920s
Blues, jazz and folk music of the 1920s and '30s featuring the guitar, piano, violin and more.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Moonwalk: A Memorial for MJ Pt. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Michael Jackson
The musical history of MICHAEL JACKSON. The music of THE JACKSON FIVE (J5), THE JACKSONS and solo music of MICHAEL JACKSON are covered in this thre...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 59:12
Heroes Come in Many Colors - Frederick Douglass
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Here presented is the life and times of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave wh...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 49:49
Heroes Come in Many Colors - Estaban
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. In this program, we hear the history of the first North African to set foot in ...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 47:27
  • Purchases: 1
Heroes Come in Many Colors - Phillis Wheatley
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 47:29
Heroes Come in Many Colors
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Heroes Come in Many Colors
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Remembering: Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Estaban, Phillis Wheatley, Bill Pic...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 37:38
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
Interracial Marriage
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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A comparative generational discussion about interracial marriage

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
The King of Love: A Short History of the Civil Rights Movement
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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An audio collage of the struggle for civil rights, focusing on the role of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Bought by Radio Catskill, Prairie Public, KVMR, Prairie Public, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:30:13
  • Purchases: 10
Obama Year In Review
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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A look at President Obama's first year in office.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:28:37
AVR Larry Tye- Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
From: Chris Goldstein
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Author/Journalist Larry Tye interviews on his new book Satchel. This is the first comprehensive biography of perhaps the best pitcher in baseball h...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Jun 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Major Neill Frankin of LEAP - Deborah Jacobs ACLU-NJ
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: Major Neill Franklin, Credit: C. David Freitag
Deborah Jacobs of the ACLU-NJ on privacy issues with teenagers. Major Neill Franklin of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition speaks at the NORML ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 1
James Carroll Booker the Third: The Life, Music, and Mystique of the Bayou Maharajah Part 1
From: David Kunian
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Part 1 of 2 part radio documentary about the legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker

Bought by Prairie Public, NPR Illinois, and WNCU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2008
  • Length: 56:29
  • Purchases: 3
Sarah Vaughan: The Land Of Hi- Fi
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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Theresa Orlando plays the album and highlights the liner notes of this jazz gem recorded on October 26 and 27 1955, in New York City.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 20:49
Barbara Jordan Speech on Watergate and the Constitution
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
History of Barbara Jordan's Constitutional speech on Watergate

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, RadioStPete Florida, KZYX, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 08:44
  • Purchases: 17
The '63 March: Going to D.C.
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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This is the first in a five-part radio series focusing on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The leaders demanded an end to segreg...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KUT, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WEAA, WJAB and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2003
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 7