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The ukulele became as commonplace in the American parlor as the piano in the 1920s. Today we think of the tiny guitar as a Hawaiian instrument, whe...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 17, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Laughter is the best medicine. But, it feels that today's musicians may be taking themselves too seriously. Here are selections from the 1920s to t...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 02, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
Although he hailed from St. Louis, Charles Ellsworth “Pee Wee” Russell took his clarinet cues from New Orleans. Only now is he beginning to be reco...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 1
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "The Music Goes Round and Round" and "Run, Rabbit, Run" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 21st ed...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 59:43
- Purchases: 3
The title says it all! This week, we'll be taking a look at all the awesome rock stars who wrote soundtracks to many different movies.
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Feminist Mothers, Michelangelo in America, and Humor in the Workplace
Bought by WJCT
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
3 high school students providing humorous insight into their everyday lives.
- Added: Jan 29, 2013
- Length: 20:11
On this episode of "The Live Feed", we feature a Minneapolis based band that is a Winona favorite. We're talking about "Apollo Cobra." This band is...
- Added: Jan 16, 2013
- Length: 01:06:04
Some of the best music from the 1920s with Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Bix Beiderbecke, and many more to welcome in the New Year.
- Added: Dec 26, 2012
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 3
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
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
Sam and Alan begin to maybe, possibly, almost come to terms with the fact that the Orioles might prolong their unlikely run of competence all the w...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 34:21
Radio Curious visits with Dr. Steven Sultanoff, a specialist in the use of humor in psychotherapy.
- Added: Jan 10, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Added: Dec 11, 2011
- Length: 01:30
Three radio-magazine articles: A survey of "Home Sweet Home" and its unknown backstory; The goofy provenance of "Kansas City Kitty;" Meet Solomon B...
- Added: Nov 23, 2011
- Length: 59:00
DESPITE THEIR NAME...
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: Nov 23, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
FIRST I'M EMPTIED...
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: Nov 17, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Nov 03, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Added: Oct 16, 2011
- Length: 01:30
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
You butter believe I ain't muffin around this morning!
- Added: Oct 16, 2011
- Length: 01:52:40
FWI: ALL music is "DANCE" music...just sayin'.
- Added: Oct 15, 2011
- Length: 01:55:07
...the daisy that soothes the savage beast that is Monday morning!
- Added: Oct 15, 2011
- Length: 01:48:53
Monday morning be damned!
Time to get giddy!
- Added: Oct 14, 2011
- Length: 01:51:07
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
