PRX - Pieces for Tone: Upbeat
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A musical history of the "Prince of Motown Marvin" Gaye is the subject of this program.
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.
- Added: Aug 21, 2020
- Length: 56:04
- Purchases: 1
We are breaking down the barriers and showcasing truly powerful songs from some of the best African-American songwriters of all time. In our 2nd ho...
Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting and WJSU
- Added: Jun 18, 2015
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 2
Overlooked as a gathering place for hot jazz in the 1920s, the Southwest sported some excellent musicians. Many went on to successful careers in th...
Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX
- Added: May 07, 2014
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
On the one had, you can say that pianist and arranger Joe Robichaux was a New Orleans musician, on the other, his unique sound set him apart from h...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 24, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Singer, songwriter, pianist, singer and vaudeville and minstrel performer Perry Bradford, forever changed the sound of American popular music by co...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Feb 05, 2013
- Length: 58:54
- Purchases: 1
Isaac L. “Banjo Ikey” Robinson was a multi instrumentalist jazz musician who specialized on banjo. Even when most musicians had stuffed their banjo...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jan 15, 2013
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 1
Benny Moten led the Kansas City Orchestra in the 1920s, arguably the most influential big bands of the era. His arrangements helped to create what...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 28, 2012
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 1
Shining shoes to music publishing in a few short years. To Clarence Williams it may have seen much longer. By 1910, he was considered a leading s...
- Added: Jul 26, 2012
- Length: 58:57
Two legendary figures in early jazz: Johnny Dodds and Tiny Parham. They were at the center of the evolving new music of the 1920s, and contributed ...
- Added: Mar 03, 2012
- Length: 59:00
Blues, jazz and folk music of the 1920s and '30s featuring the guitar, piano, violin and more.
- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 59:00
