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AG 23-24: The Standards By Marvin Gaye, 6/12/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
Caption: Marvin Gaye's 1964 album of standards "When I'm Alone I Cry"
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
AG 23-23: The King and Queen of Soul Sing Standards, 6/5/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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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
Episode #681 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to salute Sister Rosetta Tharpe, one of the most important and influential musical figures of the 20th Century. Mat...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #680 - Story of the Signifying Monkey
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, Matt The Cat loads the "Juke In The Back" with a musical history of the old African folktale about The Signifying Monkey. We'll trace th...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #679 - Johnny Bragg
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Matt The Cat presents the seldom-told story of Johnny Bragg, a prisoner serving six 99 year sentences at the Tenn State Penn when his group The Pri...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WUTC, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Satchmo & Duke
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Armstrong & Ellington
They could not have been more opposite in their approach to jazz. Yet, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington had identical goals. Provide the best mus...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #678 - Floyd Dixon
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, "Juke In The Back" features another unsung hero of early Rhythm & Blues, Floyd Dixon. He's often overlooked or labeled as a Charles Brow...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WUTC, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #677 - Fortune Records
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Matt The Cat and the "Juke In The Back" feature Fortune Records, another small, independent record label that made a sizable contribution to Rhythm...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #676 - The Clovers, Pt. 3 - 1956-58
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Clovers were the most successful rhythm & blues vocal group from 1951 to 1955, racking up 16 top 10 R&B singles during that time-frame. This we...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #675 - The Clovers, Pt. 2 - 1953-56
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Clovers were the most successful rhythm & blues vocal group from 1951 to 1955, racking up 16 top 10 R&B singles during that time-frame. This we...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #674 - The Clovers, Pt. 1 - 1950-53
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Clovers were the most successful rhythm & blues vocal group from 1951 to 1955, racking up 16 top 10 R&B singles during that time-frame. This we...

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #673 - DooTone Records
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Matt The Cat takes a look at another Black-owned, independent, LA-based record label that contributed greatly to the birth of Rock n' Roll and the ...

Bought by KCSM, KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #672 - The Lutchers: Nellie & Joe
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to focus an entire show on the separate careers of bother and sister, Nellie and Joe Lutcher. Both scored numerous ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #671 - Huey "Piano" Smith - 1934-2023
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Unfortunately, Huey Smith is another "hard luck" story of R&B and early Rock n' Roll. He was a talented boogie woogie pianist and as a session play...

Bought by KMUW, KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
WoodSongs 1018: Victor Wooten
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Victor Wooten on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes virtuoso bassist and founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and th...

Bought by KUAR, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KUPR low power FM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 44
Episode #670 - Camille Howard "Boogie Woogie Chanteuse"
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The pre-Rock n' Roll era is full of unsung performers who's style directly impacted those who came after. This week's "Juke In The Back" spotlight ...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, WHRV, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #669 - Roy Milton "The Solid Sender"
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to shine the spotlight on one of the granddads of Rock n' Roll, Roy Milton. His group, The Solid Senders, was compo...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #668 - Billy Wright
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Billy Wright was flamboyant, over-the-top and often called the "Prince of the Blues," but Billy Wright was also an incredible, influential vocalist...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #667 - The Treniers
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
There were so many influential Rhythm & Blues artists who had a great impact on the development of Rock n' Roll, but were never able to profit from...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WUTC and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #666 - Hadda Brooks
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is jumpin' this week with one of the most underrated boogie woogie piano ladies of all-time, Hadda Brooks. You'll hear a lot...

Bought by KMUW, KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
20230130: Black History Special, 1/30/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore black history through music. We've put together a special playlist of songs to educate about a few of t...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
#23-06 American Impressions: NSO with Er-Gene Kahng
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Violinist Er-Gene Kahng joins the Newport Symphony for an all-American program including Dvorak's New World Symphony.

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


  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
AG 23-07: Mr. B: The Great Billy Eckstine, 2/13/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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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