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Little Richard-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Little Richard
Celebrating one of the founders of Rock ‘n Roll, Richard Penniman, better known as Little Richard with a mix of his music, interviews, covers and ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KHNS


  • Added: May 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 3
Who Gets To Tell Our Stories? Charles Burnett and the Responsibility of the Artist
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: A still from Killer of Sheep
"[Charles Burnett's] filmmaking is so quiet. It’s a deeply reflective cinema; it’s cinema that focuses on characterization, that really gives chara...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 59:02
Blues America 59 - Jontavious Willis
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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20 year old Jontavious Willis from Greenville, Georgia is a touring, unrecorded, self-taught mult-instrumentalist who can be seen belting out pre-w...

Bought by Public Radio East and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Blues America 58 - Janiva Magness
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Janiva Magness is one of the most beloved figures in the Americana, blues and roots music world. She’s reached a larger and more diverse audience w...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, WART FM, Prairie Public, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Blues America 39 - Paul Oscher
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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In 1967 Paul Oscher became the first white musician to join a black blues group when he was invited to be an official member of the Muddy Waters Ba...

Bought by Public Radio East, KDLG, KRPS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Blues America 34 - Guy Davis
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Guy Davis is an award winning blues-roots musician and the son of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. He talks about his new album, Kokomo Kidd.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, KDLG, WART FM, WEAA and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Blues America 27 - Alabama Mike
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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The downhome blues singer Alabama Mike is a “church house” tenor who was a Blues Award nominee for Traditional Male Artist of the Year by the Blues...

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRPS, KDLG, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 54:20
  • Purchases: 6
Blues America 22 - The Jerry Lawson Legacy Project 2
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Jerry Lawson documents his early days in New York and discusses songs from the Persuasions first album, Acappella (1970, Reprise/Straight Records).

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), KDLG, KPIP-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 54:20
  • Purchases: 5
The Little Giant: A Tribute to Johnny Griffin
From: WBEZ
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A one-hour, music rich appreciation of the legendary Chicago-born jazz saxophonist. Griffin died at the age of 80 on July 25, 2008.

Bought by Vermont Public, WNIJ, WCPN, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
In Search of James Brown: An Appreciation (58:00 / 53:00 / 29:00 or 6:30 Feature)
From: Paul Ingles
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In 1999, radio producers Paul Ingles and Joe Warnes went in pursuit of an interview with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown at a tour stop in Albuq...

Bought by KRVS, KGLP, WCBE, Radio New Zealand, WYSO and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2006
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 30