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Time, turn back time, what time, minutes, hours, days, years. Midnight! Songs about time. Lots of 'em.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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For three years the Beatles set out on tour in America. Although they were paid handsomely, it soon became a horrendous undertaking. After three ye...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Broadway musicals are loaded with difficult, intricate, dynamic, hard-to-sing songs. And, there is no shortage of emotionally devastating songs eit...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When Tony Bennett died at age 96 I got to thinking of my early exposure to his records. That led me to starting the show with his Rags to Riches in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Legendary recording artists started either with a "bang," with a huge hit and immediate public recognition, or with a "bust," flops on flop.

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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1967 is called The Summer of Love. The end of business as usual as young people rebelled against the status quo and converged on San Francisco.

Bought by WMNR, WEZU, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:54
  • Purchases: 3
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The musical theater is brimming with all things American. From events, to people, to crimes and politics.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Mothers name their baby boys all sorts of names. Many of those names find their way into songs. Here are many of them.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A look at some "different" instruments used in some of our favorite records in the the '60s and '70's

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  • Added: Jun 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Yes, more little known originals from the 1950s and 1960s!

  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:54:43
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For ten years, the Armed Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) radio served as a lifeline to "home" for the millions who served in Vietnam and southeast Asia.

Bought by KSRQ, KFSK, WABE, WMNR, KCNP and more


  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 7
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One-Hit-Wonders have given us some of our most memorable recordings. We all know 'em and love 'em. But the artists never had big hit again. Here's...

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  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Songs with summer in the title!

  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:55:13
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On this episode, we discussed the new book "Dance-Punk," part of a new series of "Genre" books from 33 1/3. We discussed the history of dance-punk ...

  • Added: May 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
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The Escher String Quartet joins pianist Zoltán Fejérvári in César Franck's emotional, demanding Piano Quintet in F Minor. The string quartet also j...

  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the book "Songs of Earth," which is an updated version of song collector/folklori...

  • Added: May 13, 2023
  • Length: 27:30
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Violinists Daniel Phillips & Jennifer Frautschi join violists Steven Tenenbom & Ida Kavafian, plus cellist Eric Kim, in a beautiful rendition of th...

  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Dj Coop and Dj Electric Landfill Talk about their favorite Video Game soundtracks stretching from Donkey Kong to Doom.

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:18
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about a new book in the "Decades" series that documents the band Faith No More and thei...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:59
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Hooks can make a song's popularity soar. A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase to "catch the ear of the listener." It's ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore how reading to dogs can help kids feeling confident and excited about reading. Read To The Dogs program...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:09
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The Kids Crew learn about autism from the authors of A Kids Book About Autism, David and Justin Flood. We also hear from scientist Dr. Temple Grand...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KRSC, KVCR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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The Kids Crew learn about autism from the authors of A Kids Book About Autism, David and Justin Flood. We also hear from scientist Dr. Temple Grand...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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1963 saw the end of exclusive American dominance of Rock 'n' Roll on the international music scene. The British invasion ended it. Listen to 1963 a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1