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Blues America Christmas special featuring guests Biscuit Miller, Jerry Lawson and a live in-studio performance by the indie-blues band Sonorous of ...

Bought by WJAB, KMUW, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WEAA, WSGE and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Ronnie Baker Brooks is from blues royalty and has three successful contemporary blues albums under his belt produced by the legendary Minnesota bas...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio, KSRQ, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Sugar Ray and the Bluetones are consistent as can be. This time, the East Coast-based blues band fronted by harmonica man extraordinaire/vocalist R...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUW, Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2016
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Examples of great songs by great composers written for the great MGM classic movie musicals

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WVTF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WRR


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 4
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RENT, THE LION KING and RAGTIME are just a few of the highlights of the 1990's.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 3
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The team of Richard Adler & Jerry Ross; in the early 1950's they were set to rival the great Rodgers & Hammerstein. Then after two spectacular show...

Bought by WVTF and WRR


  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 2
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The work of Stephen Schwartz from Pippin to Wicked with back-stories and interview material.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
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Today on Art Beat we will discuss the documentary " Attempting the Northwest Passage " In August of 2014 Taff Roberts and his shipmates attempted t...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 45:52
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Duniya Dance and Drum Company practicing using the saap -- a traditional tool used in the Punjabi dance known as Bhangra., Credit: Sandhya Dirks
California has long been a land of possibility. From the Gold Rush to the promise of fertile farmland, people from all over the world have flocked ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Musician and composer, Silvia Nakkach
Nakkach’s musical philosophies are influenced by both Western and Eastern traditions. She was born in Argentina and attended Mills College before m...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:31
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Cuban-born pianist Nachito Herrera moved to Minnesota in 2001, and quickly made a name for himself as a jazz player, composing and performing and w...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Composer-conductor Marie Incontrera discusses Fred Ho, The Eco-Music Big-Band and going forward as a composer.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:04:38
Caption: Clarissa Bryant a.k.a. Reesez.
In San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood, there’s a small building that’s a big part of some young people’s lives. Sunset Youth Services provid...

  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:26
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The history of hip hop usually centers on major cities, but a new archive is highlighting the rich history of hip hop in Virginia. Allison Quantz h...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Thao Nguyen grew up in Northern Virginia, and started playing music at age 12. Since then she has released three critically acclaimed albums, and s...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:13
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Grammy Winner Miss Amy and Grammy Hopeful Matthew Shell.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Country Stars Josey Milner and Amy Rose.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 57:59
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Musician Xander Demos and Author Victoria Howard.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
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Choro is a music of the people that can be found in Brazil’s bars and at barbecues. Band members of Regional de NY, a choro band from Brazil, the...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
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Take a one-hour journey through the world of music blogs. On this episode, we look at the artists getting the most attention online right now, incl...

Bought by WXPN


  • Added: Nov 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sundays 10am MT Aspenpublicradio.org
Three radio-magazine articles: A survey of "Home Sweet Home" and its unknown backstory; The goofy provenance of "Kansas City Kitty;" Meet Solomon B...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The Shade Tree at Zilker Park
September 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. What started out as a modest two day affair heavy on regional ...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 55:44
Caption: Stephen Bruton, of the 10 Austin Aces
Janis Joplin. Roky Erikson. Doug Sahm. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Names like these helped establish Austin’s global reputation as hothouse for great music...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
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The history of the football Fight Song

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 2