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That's a Show Tune?
From: Robert Hammond
Caption: The Music of Broadway, Credit: Jon Haliniak
Some of Broadway’s best show tunes are not just heard on the stage.There are some that really stand out, permeating pop culture

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Sep 06, 2014
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
Paul Metsa and Willie Walker's Charity and CD Release Event Nov 30, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Blues Team's CD Release Party and Anti-Cancer Charity Event. Piece for Nov 25-29, 2013. Paul Metsa and Willie Walker are releasing a new set of Bl...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Colors of Claude Debussy - 150th Birthday Celebration
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: (L to R) Kenneth Radnofsky; Marc-André Hamelin; Richard Stoltzman , Credit: Melinda Gordon
Classical New England celebrates the revolutionary French composer, with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, saxophonist Ken...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:31
  • Purchases: 3
This Week in Texas Music History: Sunny Ozuna
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September (9/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer whose musical oddity took him to pop s...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
This Week in Texas Music History: Emilio Navaira
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of August (8/23): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a man who blended conjunto and country to become ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
This Week in Texas Music History: Michael Nesmith
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of December (12/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at folk songwriter who became a somewhat reluctant ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
This Week in Texas Music History: Mary Austin Holley
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of October (10/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who wrote the state’s first known English...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
Steve Edwards Soul Show (20) Musical Tributes To Donna Summer & Chuck Brown Plus New Music from Carlos Santana! HR1 & 2
From: Steve Edwards
Series: Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series
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This edition continues to display the best soul music on the planet with musical tributes to the late Donna Summer and Washington DC`s godfather of...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:49
Steve Edwards Soul Show 2012 Series Edition 4-"Standing In The Shadows Of Motown" : Featuring Original Funk Brother Jack Ashford
From: Steve Edwards
Caption: Host/Producer, Credit: Steve Edwards
Steve Edwards Soul show 2012 series is a breath of fresh air to the world of Public radio! The original series aired for 3 years nationally on the ...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:23
The Messiah Phenomenon
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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The Messiah phenomenon and the reasons it has become Handel's most celebrated work and an iconic piece of classical music.

Bought by WVTF, 'The Sea', Radio Catskill, Delmarva Public Media, WMNR and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Handel and Royalty
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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During his time in London, Handel served two successive English monarchs, George I and George II. His operas and oratorios also caught the ear of o...

Bought by 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 6
Handel's Singers
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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Starting with Rinaldo in 1711, Handel would write operas for three decades. Revel in the astonishing variety of Handel's arias and duets with perfo...

Bought by WNMU-FM, 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Handel in Italy
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Hallelujah Handel
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Handel's most productive apprentice years were in Rome.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, 'The Sea', Delmarva Public Media, WMNR, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 6
The Last Year In The Life of The Beatles - 1969/1970
From: Paul Ingles
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A two-hour special that chronologically follows The Beatles through 1969 and 1970 as they record their final tracks, struggle with their company, s...

Bought by WCBE, KBBI Alaska, WYSO, KLCC, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 39
The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009
From: KUT
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For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (3-Hour / Non-Newscast Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KMSU, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 02:57:04
  • Purchases: 16
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
WNYC's Fishko Files: Pre-Dean Teens
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko finds the root of the teen movie, in this edition of the Fishko Files.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
The Beatles Greatest Single Ever: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
From: Paul Ingles
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Musicians, writers and Beatle fans weigh in on what some critics call the best pop/rock single ever: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 19:33
  • Purchases: 6
Black Classical Masters series: Bobby McFerrin
From: David Person
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Profile of classical and jazz artist Bobby McFerrin, with interview excerpts

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Wire Episode 2: The Change of the Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode two of The Wire, this show explores how the manipulation of recorded audio with magnetic recording tape changed music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KALW, KRUA, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 1: Hallo, Hallo
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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First episode of The Wire, discussing the experience of music as it was affected by the invention of electricity.

Bought by KUOW, The WFMT Radio Network, KALW, KRUA, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 15
Until the Fat Lady Sings
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
Leotard
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Jules Leotard is the eponym of the costume worn by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1