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I Hear Music: Songs About Songwriting (Funder)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this fundraising episode of Afterglow, we get a little self-reflective, and explore songs from the Great American Songbook all about the art of ...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio and WDCB


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
002 Bill Marx - Son of Harpo Speaks
From: Tim Ayres
Series: Off The Beaten Soundtrack
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A conversation with composer Bill Marx about his jazz music and film scores and growing up with his father, Harpo Marx.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
#21-18 Fantasia: British String Masterpieces
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Works by Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Britton, and more

Bought by KPOV, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
Honor Hope and Healing - Healthcare Worker Music Special
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
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Music selected by healthcare workers and front line responders in honor of their colleagues

  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:03:01
Make Believe Ballroom - Broadcast 26
From: Jeff Bressler
Series: Make Believe Ballroom
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Listen to a special edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM where Jeff Bressler plays only Grammy Hall of Fame inducted records from the 1930s and 194...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:03
Make Believe Ballroom - Broadcast 24
From: Jeff Bressler
Series: Make Believe Ballroom
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On this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM – A song that is child’s play, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar, two brothers from Akron, plus Alice Faye, Dorothy Lamour, ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Notes from the Jazz Underground - Christmas Special
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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Let's get in the holiday spirit with music from Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe, John Zorn, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Wynton Marsalis and more!

Bought by KRSC, KRPS, KLCC, WJSU, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 5
#20-48 Amy Yang and the Newport Symphony
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Pianist Amy Yang and the Newport Symphony play Amy Schumann's piano Concerto. Plus works by Debussy and Gershwin.

Bought by WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, RadioFreePalmer, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 16, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
#20-45 Telegraph Quartet
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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The Telegraph Quartet make their Played in Oregon debut with works by Haydn and Mendelssohn

Bought by WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, RadioFreePalmer, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
In North Nashville, Line Dancing Becomes A Lifeline Out Of Isolation For Senior Citizens
From: David Condos
Caption: The Hadley Park Line Dancers in action, Credit: David Condos
Before the pandemic, a group of older Nashvillians founded a free line dancing class at the Hadley Park Community Center. The bonds they’ve formed ...

Bought by iPondr


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
FUNDRAISER (Evergreen): Jazz Vocal Duets
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
Caption: Ella and Louis
In this fundraising special, we turn the spotlight on the art of the jazz vocal duet, including Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby an...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, WDCB, and Tri States Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 47:00
  • Purchases: 4
JerryGrass Vol.15
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Celebrating the hippie high holy daze between when Jerry Garcia was born on August 1 (1942) and when he passed from this earthly realm on August 9 ...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:40
Make Believe Ballroom - Broadcast 2
From: Jeff Bressler
Series: Make Believe Ballroom
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This week featuring great stories, reminiscences, and music featuring, the King Sisters, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Kate Smith, Frank Sinatra, Pea...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
#20-21 PCO Classical Meets Jazz
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Clarinetist Ken Poplowski and Portland Chamber Orchestra

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KMXT, and KWAX


  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
100 Years of Doris Day, Jazz Singer
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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Doris Day was a pop star and a film star, but on this Afterglow special, I’ll highlight the often overlooked aspect of her career: a jazz singer. W...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Troy Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Lennon/McCartney Jazz Songbook
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this Afterglow special, we explore the jazz side of the fab four, with a few jazz versions of Beatles songs, performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank...

Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Women's History Month Special: The Great American Songbook's Feminist Anthems
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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The Great American Songbook is chockablock with antiquated notions of gender roles, but a few songs flip the script. On this special, we explore so...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Troy Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUNM and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Black History Month Special: The Songs of Razaf and Waller
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
Caption: Fats Waller, Credit: Library of Congress
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
50 Years of Country show 106.
From: Bill Taylor
Series: 50 Years of Country
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50 Years of Country is a blend of legendary country artists and traditional Country music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 02:00:54
  • Purchases: 1
50 Years of Country show 105.
From: Bill Taylor
Series: 50 Years of Country
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A weekly, two hour, vintage country music program

Bought by Raven Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:00:10
  • Purchases: 2
A Modern Jazz Christmas (Afterglow Holiday Special)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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You won't hear any Bing, Rosie, or Ella on this show! On this Afterglow Holiday Special, we'll hear some Christmastime favorites sung by contempora...

Bought by KCME, WVRU, KCME, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WJAB and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
191026 Ghost Large Western and Jazz Bands
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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There's not much difference between post WWI western or jazz musics. The similarities? These musics are great.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 02:56:51
FALL FUNDRAISER: Songs Of The Season
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this fall fundraising edition of Afterglow, we look at songs for the fall season, including "Autumn Leaves," "Autumn In New York," and "Septembe...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio, Tri States Public Radio, and Tri States Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 47:00
  • Purchases: 3
FUNDRAISER (Evergreen): The Harry Warren Songbook
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this fundraising edition of Afterglow, we look at the music of songwriter Harry Warren, known for such diverse songs as "Lullaby of Broadway," "...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio and Tri States Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 47:00
  • Purchases: 2
Radio-586-AZ-Roots-05-01-to-05-07-19-show-297
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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Guest is Angela Keeter and Mariachi’s who don’t take themselves too seriously. Her Music Facebook site is: “Angela Violin Music.” Host is Carl Wima...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2019
  • Length: 58:00