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Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
With the recent induction of Al Kooper into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, “Sounds Jewish” celebrates Jewish Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers and othe...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We successfully broke the radio sound barrier by playing more than one song a minute for over one hour. (For no other reason that it's an after mi...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:01:15
  • Purchases: 1
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A sci-fi television series that debuted ahead of Star Trek in 1966... and a settlement constructed by gold miners in 1850 in a brand new state, sti...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:22:46
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The musician, song writer and music producer, Bert Berns, was another Brill Building character. Not loveable nor a scamp, he was more of a garden ...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:41:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Tonight's show, Mexican rocanrol from the 1950s and 60s plus a radio musical. You know, in a theatrical musical, a song springs up interrupting ...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 02:52:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Tonight's show - obscure New Orleans musicians playing that New Orleans sound.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 02:54:37
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Playing off our usual catch phrase of, "Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of," tonight we will focus on music you've heard b...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2016
  • Length: 03:23:48
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A rebroadcast of the unusual December 2012 show on American music that imitates... Well it's a 1960s Americana perspective on what we thought Chin...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:54:29
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of (who's first names are either Jimmy or Bobby). To start the show - in honor of the Pr...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2016
  • Length: 02:54:43
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The term "Indo Rock" was worn by Indonese bands from Netherland during the music's peak from 1958 to 1968. Similar to the US-originated rock and r...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:59:38
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I must have fallen into the "Bobby" and "Billy" section of the music library because almost every musician featured tonight has one of those names....

  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:55:53
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of all singing about Shirley and pink "stuff."

  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:51:31
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Something happened to create such a fertile ground for Americana music in post WWII era of the 1950-70s of this show's focus. However whatever ser...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2015
  • Length: 02:49:20
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The 2nd hour of this week's portion of our Unconventional Meal series dives even further down the rabbit hole of songs that are so far off the rada...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jewish songwriters like Irving Berlin and Mel Torme have penned some of the classic Christmas songs. And well-known Jewish singers like Barbra Stre...

Bought by Prairie Public and KPVL


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2