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UnFictional: The Ballad of Dock Ellis

From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional

Dock Ellis is one of the most memorable characters to ever play baseball. He challenged the baseball establishment, but always had impeccable stye.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMXT, Louisville Public Media, KOSU and more

Added: Aug 04, 2012
Length: 28:30
Purchases: 7

Big Band, Bop & Afro Cuban: The Story of Dizzy Gillespie

From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time

Caption: John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993)

This one hour music program is an introduction to DIZZY GILLESPIE and contains nine recordings.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Spokane Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WVAS, KSRQ and more

Added: Jul 15, 2012
Length: 58:04
Purchases: 6

King Kelly

From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day

Baseball star in the late 1800's sets the standard for sport celebrity pop culture in the subsequent 20th and 21st centuries. To hear the show, c...

Bought by KSLU

Added: Jul 01, 2012
Length: 02:36
Purchases: 1

Mays, Memory and Myth

From: Richard Stull

A ten-year-old's memory of a day at the ballpark with his dad.

Added: Jul 01, 2012
Length: 02:36

Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. I

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics

This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

Bought by KWAX, WNMU-FM, WMNR, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP and more

Added: Apr 26, 2012
Length: 53:05
Purchases: 7

The Story of New Orleans' J&M Recording Studios

From: Gianluca Tramontana

New Orleans’ J&M recording studio birthed rhythm & blues in the late forties as well as proto-rock & roll. It had it’s own self-contained backing b...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Apr 04, 2012
Length: 07:56
Purchases: 1

DIY Disasters

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

All about do-it-yourself projects gone wrong.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUOW, WYSO, WRVO Public Media, KUT and more

Added: Feb 19, 2012
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

Exotica

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

The rise of exotica, a mysterious musical genre of the '50s and '60s.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Feb 03, 2012
Length: 03:58
Purchases: 1

Tremolo

From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It

Tremolo, one of music's most basic effects, has an incomplete history. What we do know links centuries of composition.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Feb 03, 2012
Length: 01:53
Purchases: 1

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part Three)

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: The Dramatics Jackpot , Credit: Mca Special Products

Interview with the late RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CL...

Bought by WVAS

Added: Dec 21, 2011
Length: 57:47
Purchases: 1

Moonwalk: A Memorial for MJ Pt. III

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: Michael Jackson - Bad, Credit: Sony

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: 55:13

Stephane Grappelli, December 1, 1997

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

He was one of the pioneers of jazz on the violin. Though largely self taught, his career lasted some 77 years, and he recorded hundred of albums. p...

Added: Nov 21, 2011
Length: 06:00

Best of the Best: The 2011 Third Coast Festival Broadcast and Promo

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival

The Third Coast International Audio Festival brings the best new documentaries produced worldwide to the national airwaves in a special two-hour pr...

Bought by Prairie Public, KERA, WEZU, KOSU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more

Added: Nov 03, 2011
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 58

STAIRSTEPS Stories! VOL. 2 (Cubie Burke): The Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: Cubie Burke (with Christina Johnson with the Dance Theatre of Harlem), Credit: http://www.dancephotolibrary.com/dance.php

The "FIVE STAIRSTEPS and CUBIE" was a family pop act who released hit records from 1968 to 1969 on both Curtom and Buddha Records. CUBIE BURKE was ...

Added: Oct 16, 2011
Length: 48:54

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, July 20, 2007

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

Although she was physically tiny ... just four foot eleven ... we saw her on television living an outrageous sort of large life, an amazing roller ...

Added: Jul 19, 2011
Length: 03:00

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, July 6, 1971

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

Armstrong was born in Storyville, a redlight district of New Orleans, 1901. His father left and his mother was probably a prostitute. He first lear...

Added: Jun 18, 2011
Length: 03:00

Lawrence Albert Payton (Four Tops) June 20, 1997

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

If the sound of his name isn't familiar, the sound of his voice certainly is. This is the unlikely story of four Detroit kids who went to a birthda...

Added: Jun 13, 2011
Length: 03:00

Joni Mitchell's "Blue"

From: Paul Ingles

Musicians, music writers, fans and Joni Mitchell herself reflect on Joni Mitchell's most revered album, "Blue," released in 1971.

Bought by WJCT, KUHF, WRGY, KMSU, KFAI Minneapolis and more

Added: May 24, 2011
Length: 59:02
Purchases: 25

Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (Casablanca), May 30, 1953

From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today

Although he appeared on stage and in more than 20 motion pictures, Dooley Wilson won immortality for his role as "Sam" in the 1942 film Casablanca....

Added: May 19, 2011
Length: 03:00

STAIRSTEPS Stories! VOL. 1 (Part A): The Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps

From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show

Caption: The Five Stairsteps & Cubie (1969)

PART A (1st hour) of Volume #1 of the Untold Story of the Five Stairsteps. Joining Howard Burchette is Clarence Burke, Jr., Clarence Burke, Sr. and...

Added: Mar 24, 2011
Length: 59:04

Minneapolis Singer-Songwriter Alicia Corbett

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota

"Alicia Corbett" by Charlie Pulkrabek. When I first saw Alicia Corbett play, it was about 1993, soon after she’d arrived in Minnesota from norther...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Feb 02, 2011
Length: 32:11
Purchases: 1

The Women of Roller Derby

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby has exploded across northern MN, with the Babe City Rollers in Bemidji, and the Iron Range Maidens. Derby is a very...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMSU

Added: Jan 31, 2011
Length: 35:15
Purchases: 2

The Great River Regional Library

From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage

Have you ever wondered where the money raised by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment goes and how the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund is specifically af...

Added: Nov 30, 2010
Length: 29:15

A Conversation with Norman Corwin: Renowned Writer and Director from Radio’s Golden Age

From: KUOW

Caption: Norman Corwin with producer Katy Sewall, Credit: Corwin's staff

You’re probably familiar with Jack Benny and Orsen Wells - but do you know Norman Corwin? The widely acclaimed writer, director, and producer from ...

Bought by WRPI