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The Saxophone Breakthrough
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
At first it was thought of as an interesting musical toy. Not really suited to jazz or classical music. During the earliest decades in the formatio...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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1929
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Carlton Coon & Joe Sanders
1929: For the first ten months of the year, everything seemed to be riding high. It was a great year. That is until that fateful day in October, “T...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Collectors Corner part 3
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
By the late 1920s, jazz dominated popular music. Although there was still a call for the dance bands that toyed with the edges of jazz, a little bi...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Collectors Corner part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sol Hoopii
The first installment of this theme featured music written between 1920 and ’25. So, this edition moves into the following five years for those son...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Collectors Corner part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Adelaide Hall
All music has merit, but there are those that become classic. Whether it’s the composition, lyrics, solo, or the ensemble, the song stands out. Thi...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Tailgate to Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: J.C. Higginbotham
In the earliest days of jazz, the trombone was a harmony and rhythm instrument. It was background for the trumpet, clarinet or other lead instrumen...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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PE 2332
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Doesn't everyone deserve favor?

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
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Improvisation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
Invent your own composition on the fly, and keep it in a specific number of beats. That is a primary characteristic of jazz and the most demanding....

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Transitions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
Musicians and composers are constantly searching for new patterns of expression. Think of the song “There’ll be Some Changes Made.” But I can’t he...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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EP227 Angela Strehli
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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This artist has been instrumental in keeping the blues alive for over 6 decades

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  • Added: Jul 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:55
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The Side Man
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
He was destined to become the greatest cornetist in America before 1960. Yet, he was humble and unassuming. Today, it is difficult to think of him ...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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PE 2327
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Some observations on the 4th of July (parts one through four)

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
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DC 2327
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Rockin' Independence Day with the Hermit

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Constant Wonder - The Unfinished Story of America's Anthem
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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A true national anthem isn't set by law: it's chosen by the people and often emerges out of conflict.

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
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Author Hank Davis
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, we speak with music author Hank Davis about his new book, Ducktails, Drive-ins and Broken Hearts: An Unsweetened Look at 50s Music.

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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DC 2325
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Hits, album tracks, prog-rock +

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Three of the Best
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, and Ben Webster. Each left an indelible mark on jazz, with their distinct styles and contributions to the developmen...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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PE 2323
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Keepin' it short and suite.

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
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EP224 Eric Bibb
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Eric Bibb's musical career spans 50 years. His 2023 Album "Ridin' " is a collection of great words for our world today.

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  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:58
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Musician's Spotlight - Emma Donovan - 839
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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"Emma Donovan can front a well-oiled soul band in her sleep” – Rolling Stone Renowned Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter Emma Donovan joi...

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  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 58:36
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Rosanne Cash
From: Art of the Song
Series: Art of the Song
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SHOW 956 (Air Dates April 24 - 30, 2023) As a part of our 20th Anniversary Celebration we revisit our interview with Rosanne Cash, and her husband/...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Poetic Notions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Tin Pan Alley songsters were quick to pick up on the popularity of jazz in the 1920s. And, the lyricists, like Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Hoag...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 1070: Victor Furtado and Kristina Gaddy
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Steve Martin Banjo Prize winner Victor Furtado
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes clawhammer banjo champion Victor Furtado plus award winning author and ba...

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  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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EP223 Lightnin' Slim
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Otis Hicks was a somewhat unsung Louisiana blues man who was an inspiration to another Louisianan who would one day become world famous!

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:08
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23-26 Music by American Composers
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Scott Joplin
This week's edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! is a celebration of music by American composers, Copland, John Philips Sousa, and more, and features...

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  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 60