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AG 24-08: The Musical World of Harry Belafonte, 2/19/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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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
WoodSongs 1009: Dom Flemons and Burnett Sisters
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: “The American Songster” Dom Flemons on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Dom Flemons co-founder of the Grammy®-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops pl...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMSU, KEDT, KCHW, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 72
Episode #718 - R&B Influences: Lionel Hampton
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
Lionel Hampton's big band was a training ground for so many of the all-time great musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Joe Mo...

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


  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
February became Black History Month in 1976. It was about time.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
February is Black History Month, officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976. It was about time. The 1960s had seen crucial economic gai...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Episode #717 - James Brown: 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
This week, the Juke In The Back features one of R&B and Rock n' Roll's greatest acts, James Brown. Before he was "The Godfather," Brown had to suff...

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


  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
New music from BJ The Chicago Kid
From: KMUW
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Hear a new silky soul single, “Never Change,” by BJ the Chicago Kid, featuring the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire’s, Phillip Bailey. Also, new gospe...

Bought by WGZS, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, KSLU, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #716 - R&B Influences: Delta Rhythm Boys
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" takes a deep look at The Delta Rhythm Boys, one of R&B's early influences. They never scored the hits like the Mills Brothe...

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


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
New music from The Whispers
From: KMUW
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A smoldering new single by The Whispers, “Maybe the Fire Isn’t Out” along with classics from the talented Patrice Rushen, Boz Scaggs and Kool & Th...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WGZS, KHNS, RadioFreePalmer, KSLU and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:26
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps Griot: Bernetta McKindra and Ray Mabion II
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Bernetta McKindra and Ray Mabion II at their StoryCorps interview in Kansas City on September 15, 2023, Credit: Tamekia Jackson for StoryCorps
Bernetta came to StoryCorps with her friend, Raymond Mabion II to talk about her grandfather, and the food legacy he’s passed down.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:23
AG 24-05: The Two Williams: Spencer and Clarence, 1/29/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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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
Episode #715 - The "5" Royales
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, the "Juke In The Back" features a rhythm & blues vocal group from Winston-Salem, NC that not only influenced James Brown, but quite poss...

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


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #714 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
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, the “Juke In The Back” transports you back 70 years. 1954 was a pivotal year for American Music. The lines between Rhythm & Blues and Po...

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


  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #713 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1
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 is taking you back 70 years! 1954 was a pivotal year for American Music. The lines between Rhythm & Blues and Pop were getting blurred as ...

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


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
WoodSongs 1046: Hubby Jenkins and Down Hill Strugglers
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Hubby Jenkins on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes singer and multi-instrumentalist Hubby Jenkins plus old time string band ...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KMSU, KEDT, KCHW, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 58
Episode #712 - Mabel Scott
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
Mabel Scott was an incredibly versatile artist. She was a pianist, pop vocalist, R&B chanteuse and could shout the blues with the best of 'em. Howe...

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


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Making their Mark
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Rekhet and Anura Si-Asar run In Black Ink, Credit: J. M. Maddix
Nestled in the Rondo community of St. Paul, among the burgeoning business district of a revitalized neighborhood, is a publishing entity ready and ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 05:34
Episode #711 - Cool Yule: R&B Christmas, Pt. 2
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" presents part 2 of our 2 part vintage Christmas Rhythm & Blues extravaganza that Matt The Cat is calling "Cool Yule." Dig on...

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


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Letting Go with Sahlah Dubel
From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal
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Learning to let go and move forward even when we are afraid. The Dream Journal has a conversation with new mother Sahlah Dubel who goes deep with a...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 55:57
Episode #710 - Hey! Santa Claus: R&B Christmas, Pt. 1
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" begins a 2 part Holiday Music Extravaganza with a tribute to Santa Claus. This week, we find the "man in red" doing the boog...

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


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #709 - T-Bone Walker
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
Drop a nickel in the ol' Rockola Juke to hear one of the best selling and most influential bluesmen and guitarists of all-time, T-Bone Walker. This...

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


  • Added: Dec 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #708 - Earl Lewis & The Channels
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 feature The Channels, one of New York City's finest and most influential vocal groups of the mid-1950s. Earl Lew...

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


  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” Zella Palmer talks about food in New Orleans
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Dr. Zella Palmer, Credit: Courtesy of Dillard University
“Where there’s flavor, there’s history:” Educator, Author, and Filmmaker Dr. Zella Palmer discusses her work in preserving the legacy of African-Am...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:40
Episode #707 - Van "Piano Man" Walls
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 spotlight one of the great contributors to early Rhythm & Blues. Van "Piano Man" Walls released a few records u...

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


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #706 - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
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, the "Juke In The Back" honors one of the greatest blues shouters of all-time, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Matt The Cat covers Vinson's ear...

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


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #705 - Big Mama Thornton
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
Willie Mae Thornton was a trailblazer, who in making her own rules paved the way for other groundbreaking female artists like Janis Joplin and Mado...

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


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7

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