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ABMLI 1- Twisting In the Wind PSA
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: American Black Male Leadership Institute Radio
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The American Black Male Leadership Institute Public Services Announcement #1

  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:10
Sneakerheads by Alexis Thompson
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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At some point or another we've all known a person that's really into shoes, but have you ever met a "sneakerhead"? Produced at Vocalo (90.7 FM Chic...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
StoryCorps: Cheri Lindsay and Phillip Lindsay
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Cheri Lindsay talks with her father, Phillip, about vitiligo, a rare skin condition they share...

Bought by WEZU, WMUU-LP, and KMUD


  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 3
The Blackbirds of 1928
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Blackbirds Sheet Music
The review, Lew Leslie’s Blackbirds of 1928, opened at the Liberty Theatre on 42nd Street in May of that year.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #46: Herbie Hancock
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: The Early LPs of Herbie Hancock is presented by Joe Bevilacqua , Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A birthday tribute to the American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer, born April 12, 1940.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 59:52
  • Purchases: 2
The city of Carson holds annual black history month event
From: Victor Figueroa
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Listen to how the city of Carson celebrates black history

  • Added: Mar 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
A Conversation with Writer, Christopher Paul Curtis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Christopher Paul Curtis talks about making history real for young readers [34:01]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 2
Barry White on Making Love
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"When a man's making love, the last thing he thinks about is war" - Barry White. A lost interview with Joe Smith. April 3, 1987, Los Angeles. Reco...

Bought by KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KJZZ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 4
A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special with Joe Bev, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour of Christmas themed remastered 78 RPM records and LP cuts, hosted by Joe Bev.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCBE, WVAS, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Folly of Fats part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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Here’s another look at the extraordinary talents of Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, with more humorous stories from behind the scenes.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 13, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Folly of Fats part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fats Waller
Thomas Wright ‘Fats’ Waller is one of the few who can be called a legend during his lifetime, even though it was all too short: 39 years. Here he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Johnny Dodds Tribute part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds was one of the greatest clarinetist of the 1920's. Although both Jimmy Noone and Sidney Bechet had better technique, Dodds had a very ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz-O-Rama #33: "Open the Door, Richard!" Remastered Count Basie 78s
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Count Basie 78s on Jazz-O-Rama
Cheek to Cheek, Rat Race, and Open the Door, Richard are among the tunes that will fill the air when the Count Basie 78 RM Records is heard on the ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz-O-Rama #32: Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Early LPs
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Early LPs on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Skater's Waltz, Serenade to a Cuckoo, and Jive Elephant are among the tunes that will fill the air when the Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Early LPs is hear...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 2
Louis Armstrong on His Chops
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"You've got to be good or as bad as the devil." - Louis Armstrong In 1964 two high school students interviewed "Pops" in his dressing room after a...

Bought by KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2013
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 8
St. Louis Shuffle
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: sheet music cover
As New Orleans musicians began to migrate north following the closure of Storyville (the red light district near the navy base), it was only natura...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
A Jazz-O-Rama New Year
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: HAPPY, NEW or YEAR 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Happy Days Are Here Again", "I Found a New Baby" and "This Year's Kisses" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 25th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz...

Bought by WCBE, WVAS, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #24: "Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller & Mildred Bailey"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller & Mildred Bailey 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"The Sheik of Araby", "Don't Fence Me In" and "Alexander's Ragtime Band" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 24th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #22: "Fletcher Henderson & Sidney Bechet"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Remastered Fletcher Henderson & Sidney Bechet 78s on The Jazz-O-Rama Hour, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"I'm Just Wild About Harry", "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Christopher Columbus" will be among the 78 RPM records are heard on the 22th edition of Joe Be...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #18: "Fred Frees Favorites"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Big band hits on Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"One O'Clock Jump", "Take the A Train" and "Perdido" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 18th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour, selected...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 3
Jabbo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cladys "Jabbo" Smith
Cladys "Jabbo" Smith is one of the finest exponents of early jazz trumpet, yet he is overshadowed by Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, and many oth...

Bought by WNCU and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Butterbeans & Susie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Butterbeans & Susie
Jody and Susie Edwards were apparently married on stage at the Standard Theatre, Philadelphia. They went on perform for several decades billing th...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Apex Club
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Apex Club
The Apex Club was raided by federal agents and closed for selling alcohol during Prohibition in 1930. Just before that fateful day, New Orleans nat...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
New Orleans Horns
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Canal Street, New Orleans
The legend of musician Buddy Bolden has stretched well beyond the city limits of New Orleans. Whether or not half of the stories are true, really d...

Bought by WRGY and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 2
The Missourians
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Missourians
They were known as the big band of the 1920s who sounded a little “country.” Not because they were from Nashville, nor did they have a twang in th...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1