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Pilot Episode - "Any Given Command"
From: Clapping Monkey Productions
Series: Warren Krane
Caption: Warren Krane
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
Rebecca Martin on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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Jazzy singer/songwriter Rebecca Martin talks with us about her musical life.

Bought by WRNC-LP, WRNC-LP, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
C-Melody - part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frankie Trumbauer
Few musicians can claim the accolades given to Frankie Trumbauer during the 1920s and 1930s. Unfortunately, he’s largely overlooked today; his infl...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Detroit punk band, ahead of its time
From: Michigan Radio
Caption: Hackney Brothers, Credit: Facebook
In the mid 1970s, three teenage brothers from Detroit formed a band. That’s not exactly an unusual story. Motown history is full of bands that made...

Bought by WDBM, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Sarah Vaughan
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Sarah Vaughan
With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
C-Melody
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frankie Trumbauer
Reed artist Frankie Trumbauer contributions to early jazz have been overshadowed by the role he played in Bix Beiderbecke's career.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Hidden Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Harlem dancers
A six square mile area of New York City became the hotspot for jazz in the late 1920s. Duke Ellington called it, “The world’s most glamorous atmos...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Mark O'Connor
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Grammy-winning violinist Mark O’Connor is one of the most multifaceted fiddlers on the scene today, equally at home playing bluegrass, country, jaz...

Bought by KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Acoustic Eidolon on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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Double neck "Guit-jo" player Joe Scott and Cellist Hannah Alkire visited us in our Albuquerque studios to talk about creativity.

Bought by WRNC-LP, WRNC-LP, KFOK-LPFM, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
20 FEET FROM STARDOM -- Tata Vega, Merry Clayton & Morgan Neville Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Singers Merry Clayton, Tata Vega, and director Morgan Neville talk success, faith, and why Merry didn’t “let Ray” Charles.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 15:07
Folktale of Loyalty
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: Folktale of Loyalty, Credit: Julia Meek
It's sincerity and single-mindedness at its musical best on this week's true blue Folktale of Loyalty!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
Rickie Lee Jones
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has been pushing down musical boundaries for over four decades with her hauntingly...

Bought by KFCF FM, Prairie Public, KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Rhythm Kings
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Washboard Rhythm Kings
When washboard was King. Well, that may be a stretch, but the popularity of that musical instrument, when it was used as such, reached a height in...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Ryan Tedder of One Republic on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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Ryan Tedder, lead singer and songwriter for One Republic sat down with us to talk about creativity and how he became a songwriter.

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wayne Brady
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Wayne Brady became a star improvising on the popular TV show Whose Line It Anyway? The singer/actor/dancer/comedian also has appeared on stage in R...

Bought by KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Exploring the Keys
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Scott Joplin
This program is devoted to those pioneers of jazz piano from Scott Joplin to Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Stan Getz
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Stan Getz
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sid Selvidge Tribute Show on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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A 2008 interview with Sid Selvidge re-produced and re-broadcast as a memorial and celebration of his life.

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMSU, WXXI Rochester, 90.5 WSNC, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Johnson's Jazzers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: James P. Johnson
Original stride pianist James P. Johnson began his professional recording career in 1916 with the Aeolian Company by recording several piano rolls....

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Life in a Song
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: Fresh Picked by Open Orchard Productions
Caption: Jordan Corey
Not many aspirational musicians can claim their songs rated alongside groups like Maroon 5 and Gwen Stefani. But, Jordan Corey can! And, she did ...

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
Tom Paxton on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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An interview and concert with Tom Paxton in front of a Live audience at the South Broadway Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of th...

Bought by WRNC-LP and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Simon Spire on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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3 time USA Songwriting Competition winner Simon Spire sat down with us in studio while we were in New York City.

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
FM Odyssey's Tribute To The Work Of Legendary Record Producer, Phil Ramone With Interview
From: FM Odyssey
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Phil Ramone passed away on March 30th, 2013, leaving a legacy of music he made popular for hundreds of artists like Billy Joel, Paul Simon & Ray Ch...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:54:17
Susan Werner on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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We talked with Susan just before she released her CD The Gospel Truth

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
The Odd Couple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow
Sidney Bechet was one of the early jazz virtuosos. Born in New Orleans, he began his professional career long before jazz was put to wax. Then the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1

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