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This Week in Blues History #42 - January 13-19
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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January 1953 was a busy month for recording in Chicago, involving sessions, this week, with Elmore James, Arthur Spires, and Johnny Williams.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #40 - December 30-January 5
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time we profile “Open the Door, Richard” — a 1947 novelty record that quickly embedded itself into the American consciousness.

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #34 - November 18-24
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time we profile Son House and B.B. King, who both made historic live appearances in Chicago the Saturday night before Thanksgiving, 1964.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #30 - October 21-27
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time we profile James “Beale Street” Clark — barely a footnote in blues history — who recorded an enduring classic, this week in 1945.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
263: Hip Hop Future / 264: Traditional Knowledge, 4/14/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Hip Hop Future" - "Straight Outta Compton" turns 30 this year and hip hop has more influence than ever. What will it change next? HOUR...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
This Week in Blues History #25 - September 16-22
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile Windy City keyboard legend Little Johnny Jones, who was in the studio with Muddy Waters and Leroy Foster in 1949.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #23 - September 2-8
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, who recorded an iconic slice of down home blues, "That's All Right," this week in 1946.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
This Week in Blues History #22 - August 26-September 1
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
Caption: Our distinctive logo comes from a rare poster for the 1977 Beale Street Music Festival.
This time, we profile Mississippi guitarist Tommy Johnson, who cut one of the prophetic masterpieces of the blues, this week in 1928.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
Mixing Songs, Hoping To Get Paid
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Maya Wooley, aspiring musician inside a recording studio at Hennepin County Library in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Credit: Todd Melby
Sure, the library has books. But the Hennepin County Library in Brooklyn Park is also home to a recording studio. And inside that studio, one young...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
How Jason Moran Amplifies Art and Jazz
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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American virtuoso Jason Moran is a genius jazz pianist known for performing experimental compositions in collaborative projects with visual artists...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 18:11
This Week in Blues History #13 - June 24-30
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: This Week in Blues History
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This time, we profile Saunders King and Elder Utah Smith — two early pioneers of the electric guitar.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
Stanley Clarke - always reinventing jazz
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Bassist Stanley Clarke helped invent jazz-rock fusion, and he's continuing to keep the music fresh.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 07:00
The Birth of Cool Songbook
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, exploring a collection of influential jazz material know as "The Birth of the Cool" recorded by a circle of mu...

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Special! "Hughes' Blues: The Langston Hughes Songbook"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program featuring performances of songs with lyrics by author Langston Hughes, including recordings by Nina Simone, June Christy, Jame...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KVNF, WCPN, WMOT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
BHM Special: Listen Up - Music & Politics (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

Bought by WLRH, WKMS, WNSB, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
BHM Special: Listen Up - Music & Politics (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WKMS, WNSB, WCMU Michigan, WXDU and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 7
BHM Special: Listen Up - Music & Politics (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WNSB, WVAS, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Listen Up: Music & Politics (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: :30
Listen Up: Music & Politics (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace - The str...

Bought by WLRH, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WCNY, KWMR, WTJU and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 12
Listen Up: Music & Politics (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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One man's quest to free Africa's historical recordings from the colonial archives - Teaching hip-hop diplomats how to use music for peace

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WVAS, KKRN, WNSB and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
After Living Through 'Hell,' Dropping Happy Beats
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Zaire Huruku, Credit: Brigitta Greene
As a refugee from "Africa's World War," Zaire Huruku arrived in Minnesota unable to speak English. Years later, he's more than fluent. These days, ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2017
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. II
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Florence Price, Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Price
This is a classical music program highlighting composers and musicians of African descent. This is one part of a limited music series.

Bought by KWAX and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:29
  • Purchases: 2
What is Soul? (A Definition of a Music)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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SOUL is a feeling. SOUL is from the root. SOUL is Free. SOUL is Ray Charles. SOUL is James Brown. SOUL is Aretha Franklin. SOUL is Nina Simone. SOU...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WUFT, KISA Digital Studios, KPIP-LP, and WTIP


  • Added: May 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Rock and Roll in Black and White (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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These days, rock and roll is dominated by white musicians but Slate’s pop critic Jack Hamilton says that many early rock stars were black. Allison ...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 3
Rock and Roll in Black and White (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Rock and Roll started out as an interracial forum, but Slate’s pop critic Jack Hamilton says rock turned into a predominantly white music genre, a...

Bought by WCNY, WXDU, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KMUD and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 10