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Caption: Happy New Year 1920s
Some of the best music from the 1920s with Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Bix Beiderbecke, and many more to welcome in the New Year.

Bought by KRZA, KHEN-LP, and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller
Thomas “Fats” Waller was known for his comedic style vocals, and his feverish motions of left hand creating a profound pattern of “Stride” piano, b...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jack Pettis
Saxophonist Jack Pettis was a pioneer in the introduction of the C-Melody in the early 1920s. According to tenor Bud Freeman, he was the king, and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jack Jeb and Dave from UCAP, Credit: J.R. Warmkessel
Reflections on 300 episodes of UCAP.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 07:14
Caption: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
This is 1DERFUL!: Wumbers. The new children's book by Amy Kruse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. The idea is to take words that contain numbers, an...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 22:19
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The new single "Killing Me Slowly," lovingly dedicated to Paul Ryan.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2012
  • Length: 03:37
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The word game show contestants perform in form of a live audience at the Portland Public Library.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Adrain Rollini
Adrian Rollini was a renaissance man of jazz. Besides being a multi-instrumentalist, he created new ways of performing on existing instruments, inv...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Ted Lewis & his ubiquitous silk hat
He has one foot in vaudeville and one foot in jazz, and he was a show unto himself. Ted Lewis was the only popular bandleader who could show up wit...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Sheet Music Cover
Walter Donaldson should be one of the most recognizable composers of the 20th century with songs like "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," and "Love Me, Or ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
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A portrait of an unusual character and her backyard menagerie.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, and HowSound


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:30

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:30

  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 01:30

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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sometimes a show will transcend mere humanity to elevate us all to a primal state of enlightenment. (either way,it's got a good beat and you can da...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:52:11
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You butter believe I ain't muffin around this morning!

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:52:40
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FWI: ALL music is "DANCE" music...just sayin'.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:55:07
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...the daisy that soothes the savage beast that is Monday morning!

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:48:53
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Monday morning be damned! Time to get giddy!

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:51:07
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After such a fantastic week of WRIR fund drive awesomeness, and hitting our ambitious goal (AND THEN SOME) with flying colors, and exceeding ALL e...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:51:27

  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fred Newman performs live sound effects for A Prairie Home Companion
Sound effects artist Fred Newman is an integral part of A Prairie Home Companion. In this interview, Fred talks about his roots, his partnership wi...

Bought by KPIK-LP and KUT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 2