PRX - Pieces for Tone: Lighthearted

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

45 results


220604 Searching for the First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Goldie and the Gingerbreads
This week we almost found it.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Prairie Public, KFCF FM, and WQCS


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 02:57:00
  • Purchases: 5
230318 Synthetic Indian Chief and Drive In Movie Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
The first rock and roll song pre-dated Elvis and everyone else credited by commercial interests as "discovering rock and roll." The first rock and...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Delmarva Public Media, KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:57:00
  • Purchases: 6
221203 The First (and Second) Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Veltones
Songs about "I want my baby back," "stronger than dirt" and the probable origin of the song, Twenty Flight Rock as we search for the first rock and...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, KFCF FM, WQCS and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 7
221029 Searching for Good Radio is the Search for the First Rock and Roll Song.
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Rockin' R's
The first rock and roll songs catered to being on the radio on the hope of catching the masses' ears. And radio catered to this new sound of hot m...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 6
221015 Searching for the First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Bobby Martin and the Tune Twisters
Songs about hickies!

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 7
221008 Songs About The Third Girl's Revenge, Judy, and Reggae Where You Least Expect It
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
Exploring the beginnings of post WWII musical culture. When a new, "hot" music emerged from the orthodoxy of established musics. Later we would c...

Bought by KFCF FM, Prairie Public, WQCS, KPRG, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 03, 2022
  • Length: 03:58:59
  • Purchases: 5
220820 The Aura of Late Night Radio
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Les Rhythm Checkers
Tonight's search for the first rock and roll song focuses o girl groups, New Orleans music, and the aura of late night radio is the same aura of la...

Bought by KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, KFCF FM, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 03:50:44
  • Purchases: 7
220604 Texas Musicians, The Mysterious Walter Spriggs, and Wildcat Records of Sweden
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Monte Easter in Los Angeles 1990
It's always an audio history of the first rock and roll records focusing on the pioneers instead of the tired old "hits." It's perfect for public ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Prairie Public, KFCF FM, and KPRG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:01
  • Purchases: 4
220320 The Dating Game for Dogs and Oil Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Azzurri the Bachelorette
Hi, I'm Jim Lange and this is the Dating Game for dogs. In the post-WWII world, this music that was later called "Rock and Roll" was simply popula...

Bought by WQCS, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:45
  • Purchases: 6
220108 First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Rudy Ray Moore kneeling
These are songs you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of so this is a deep dig into the non-commercial arts instead of pop music as de...

Bought by KCHU, KFCF FM, KPRG, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:11
  • Purchases: 4
Notes from the Jazz Underground #141 - Spooky Delights from the Underground
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
Piece image
This week, we'll hear about ghosts, monsters, Witches and Wizards, and maybe we'll get dressed up to trick or treat with John Scofield, Grant Green...

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRPS, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
YBYG1132: You Bet Your Garden # 1132 Now is the Time to Care for Spring Bulbs, Correctly, 4/15/2021
From: You Bet Your Garden
Series: You Bet Your Garden
Piece image
In this episode of YBYG Mike goes over how to care for your Spring Bulbs- and correctly! Plus your correcting phone calls!!

  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
201227 "Bad Skills" plus Lamp Records and Matt Lucas
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Matt Lucas at the (pre-Katrina) Fats Domino Compound
Whether we like it or not, we pick up skills from our habits. Everyone talks up the good habits and their good skills but nobody talks up the bad ...

Bought by Prairie Public and KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:56:58
  • Purchases: 2
Episode #147 of The Sound Of Wonder
From: Sigil Of Brass
Series: DJ Scooby's Sound Of Wonder
Piece image
Hi, I’m Scooby. I am a Yorkshire based Vinyl DJ & Radio Show host. My radio show is up for syndication – for free. So, if you want to put my radio ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cream Corn Wrestling
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Piece image
On this episode of Culture Clique we talk cream corn wrestling with Dr. Bob Armstrong. Cream corn wrestling has become an annual tradition on Latsc...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 22:33
Woolen Lover
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Woolen Lover, Credit: Kelli Knobloch
On this episode of The Live Feed, we check out Woolen Lover, who's unique sound blends organic found sounds with electronic sensibilities. Woolen L...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 40:38
181201 Ginny!
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
Songs about Alaska and the Frozen North plus that girl, Ginny.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:31:47
Episode #136
From: Sigil Of Brass
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Well, what Happens On DJ Scooby’s Sound Of Wonder? Join me, DJ Scooby, as I connect the musical dots between Moroccan Hip-Hop and 90’s Grunge, Boll...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #133
From: Sigil Of Brass
Series: DJ Scooby's Sound Of Wonder
Piece image
Hi, I’m Scooby. I am a Yorkshire based Vinyl DJ & Radio Show host. My radio show is up for syndication – for free. So, if you want to put my radio ...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #120
From: Sigil Of Brass
Series: DJ Scooby's Sound Of Wonder
Piece image
For more on the show, please see www.soundofwonder.co.uk - we have a PRX Page at www.patreon.com/DJScooby/ This is a world music show.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:00
171125 Music You've Never Heard
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
Text is under construction and the music is being loaded.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 02:56:51
170909 Songs About Shorty plus "Uncle Bud - The Radio Musical"
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
Long sets of Louisiana music and music about names like "Bud, Shorty and Irma. Bud as in "Uncle Bud" the dirty ditty that is based on Froggy Goes ...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2017
  • Length: 02:52:04
Remakes Outside the Genre
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
Piece image
It's a showcase of odd, weird, and bizarre covers of classic rock songs.

Bought by WOUB, KKWE Niijii Radio, KSRQ, KSKQ, and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 23 - The Shadows
From: Kitty Felde
Series: Book Club for Kids
Piece image
Would you like to step into a painting? You can in Jacqueline West's book "The Shadows." It was the choice of the Girlfriends Book Club of Baltimor...

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 17:35
150912 "Rock Music You've Never Heard
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Piece image
By musicians you've never heard of..." Collectors music without the burdens of the music's provenance. Good music just works.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 02:54:16