PRX - Pieces for Tone: Sentimental
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This week, we pay tribute to singer and humanitarian Harry Belafonte. We’ll explore his expansive recording career, which encompassed folk, calypso...
- Added: Feb 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we explore the songs of two unrelated black jazz composers from the early 20th century: Spencer Williams and Clarence Willi...
- Added: Jan 16, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we’re celebrating the rich baritone voice of jazz singer Johnny Hartman, who would have turned 100 years old on July 3rd. We’ll explore ...
- Added: Jun 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
In the 1970s, singer Roberta Flack made a name for herself performing covers of songs by folk singers and other little-known artists, creating, in ...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The children of Baptist preachers, raised in gospel music — Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke are two of the most venerated names in soul. This week, w...
- Added: May 22, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Nina Simone, the “High Priestess of Soul,” was an enigmatic and eccentric figure in the world of jazz. This week on Afterglow, we’ll feature Simone...
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we’ll explore the life and career of “Mr. B” Billy Eckstine, a singer and bandleader who broke boundaries as a black icon in a seg...
- Added: Jan 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, Mark Chilla talks with jazz historian Will Friedwald about the early years of Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, as they explore some...
- Added: Aug 25, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Few singers had as much of an influence on the next generation as the suave, full-throated “Mr. E” Billy Eckstine. This week, we’ll explore the wor...
- Added: Jun 10, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We usually think of Billie Holiday as a small-group singer, but she also worked with several big bands. This week on Afterglow, we’ll hear Holiday’...
- Added: Jan 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Unveiled in 2004, the African American Legacy Project (AALP) of Northwest Ohio, has been documenting and preserving the history of Northwest Ohio's...
Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Feb 13, 2017
- Length: 06:18
- Purchases: 2
Three generations of Paschalls, now NEA Heritage Fellows, have brought beautiful harmonies to their community. [35:21]
- Added: Feb 11, 2014
- Length: 35:22
- Purchases: 2
Join host Bill Bulbeck as he explores the life, times and music from the reigning "Queen of Gospel" Shirley Caesar in Episode #2 of Christian Minst...
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 54:55
- Purchases: 2
Rona Steinberg recalls the time a cancer-stricken Bob Marley came into her hospital and her life.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 22, 2011
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 1