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Brother Ray, Ray Charles Robinson, also known as The Genius, paved a way in the volatile civil rights environment of the 60s. He was a pop and eve...
- Added: Aug 22, 2024
- Length: 53:38
He became the voice of a generation and originally didn't plan to sing at all. Pianist Nat King Cole would vault to stardom after meeting prolific...
- Added: Aug 22, 2024
- Length: 53:22
Carmen McRae was one of the most respected jazz singers in the business for four decades. This week, we’ll explore her early recordings for the Dec...
- Added: Feb 16, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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
Soul singer Marvin Gaye was a reluctant R&B star. Gaye wanted to be a ballad singer, and he recorded the music of the Great American songbook mostl...
- 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
Victoria Davis was a Giulio Gari contest winner in the spring of 2022. She sang gorgeous arias and simply wowed the judges and the audience in the ...
- Added: Jan 23, 2023
- Length: 58:31
All Classical Portland and WQXR present the world premiere performance of composer Damien Geter's An African American Requiem recorded and broadcas...
Bought by Vermont Public, WNED Buffalo, KWAX, KMUN, WSHU and more
- Added: May 23, 2022
- Length: 01:59:01
- Purchases: 18
The Catalyst Quartet play works by Coleridge-Taylor and Florence Price
Bought by WNIJ, KPOV, WVTF, Rhythm & News Service, WCNY and more
- Added: Apr 08, 2022
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 9
Romance - Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The...
- Added: Mar 25, 2022
- Length: 01:30
On this Afterglow special for Black History Month, we explore the songs of two unrelated black jazz composers from the early 20th century: Spencer ...
- Added: Jan 24, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Strength - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded...
- Added: Dec 13, 2021
- Length: 01:01
When we listen to the world around us, we can hear rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. Life really is filled with music. Join host Jay Daniels for "l...
- Added: Nov 29, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Every day, we get to hear the sounds of new jazz being released by talented artists from around the world, and this week, we share some of those di...
- Added: Jul 23, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Join us for a journey of musical discovery as we uncover newly released jazz treasures from artists like Nnenna Freelon, John Pizzarelli, Dara Tuck...
- Added: May 22, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Every March, a number of college basketball teams square off in a tournament called March Madness. So, we thought we'd put up our own best players ...
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Ellis Marsalis joins Gwen Thompkins for a wide-ranging talk about his life in music - from modern jazz pianist, to jazz educator, to father of four...
- Added: May 20, 2020
- Length: 51:58
Celebrate Black History Month with an exploration of the songs from one of the most influential songwriting duos of the 20th century: Andy Razaf an...
Bought by KTXK, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KMUW, Radio Catskill, WBGO and more
- Added: Jan 21, 2020
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 8
March 17th marks Nat King Cole's centennial, and on this program, we chronicle his rise to stardom in the 1940s.
Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and WJSU
- Added: Feb 20, 2019
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Jan 30, 2019
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 4
Soulful mix for one of best singers ever---Aretha Franklin
- Added: Aug 16, 2018
- Length: 59:16
- Purchases: 2
To Dr. Michael White, it's not just a clarinet, but a time machine.
“I listened to Johnny Dodds’ recordings. I listened to Sidney Bechet. I listen...
Bought by KMUW
- Added: Nov 09, 2017
- Length: 52:12
- Purchases: 1
