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Ebony Classics - The Language of Music
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Eleanor Alberga, Credit: www.navonarecords.com
"Ebony Classics - The Language of Music" features the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2021
  • Length: 56:45
Conversations in African American Music: Spirituals Revisited
From: WGTE Public Media
Caption: Dr. Louise Toppin
Dr. Louise Toppin, noted soprano and professor of voice at the University of Michigan, takes us on a tour of African American folk music: the spiri...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WVIA, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode #582 - Summertime R&B: 4th of July, Food & Baseball
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 jumps into summer by spotlighting THE summertime holiday, the 4th of July. We're diggin' the 4th in song, ranging from songs a...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Rhythm Atlas 191 Black Music Month / Juneteenth Special
From: Denis McGilvray
Series: The Rhythm Atlas
Piece image
On this special EVERGREEN edition of The Rhythm Atlas, we celebrate African American Music Appreciation Month and Juneteenth. African American Musi...

Bought by WJAB, WVIA, KUCB, New Hampshire Public Radio, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #579 - R&B Car Songs
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 jumpin' with records focusing on classic R&B songs about cars. Musicologists Billy Vera and Steve Propes drop by the "Juke In The Back"...

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


  • Added: Jun 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #574 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 14 - Cat 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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
UpFront Soul #2021.18 May 5-13- Poetry Month Special Featuring Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Joy Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate
We'll spend the first hour of our Poetry Month special in conversation with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, featuring tracks from her powerful new al...

Bought by KAAD-LP, KZUM, WOUB, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #573 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 13 - ATCO 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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, WOUB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #572 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 12 - 1956-57
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #571 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 11 - 1956
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #570 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 10 - 1955-56
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WHRV, KTRT RADIO INC, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #569 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 9 - 1955
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #568 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 8 - 1954, 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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #567 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 7 - 1954, 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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WHRV, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #566 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 6 - 1953
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #565 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 5 - 1952-53
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #564 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 4 - 1952
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WHRV, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #563 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 3 - 1951
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WHRV, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Ma Rainey-a Celebration of the Blues and African American Performance
From: Don McIver
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Using "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" film now out on Netflix, we look at how she influenced the blues with selections from her, Sterling Brown, Bessie...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 56:40
Episode #562 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 2 - 1949-50
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #561 - Atlantic Records, Pt. 1 - 1947-49
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
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when the...

Bought by KCSM, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
If It Sounds Good It Is Good - Monday Music Special featuring author Richard Manning Part Two
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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A Monday Music Special produced for Montana Public Radio featuring conversation with author Richard Manning. The interview focuses on his most rece...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:04
  • Purchases: 2
If It Sounds Good It Is Good - Monday Music Special featuring author Richard Manning Part One
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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A Monday Music Special produced for Montana Public Radio featuring conversation with author Richard Manning. The interview focuses on his most rece...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
Episode #555 - Rhythm & Blues Christmas 2 (Leftovers & Resolutions)
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 has dug up some more R&B Christmas treasures and added a few tunes about New Years for this week’s continuation of the “Juke In The Ba...

Bought by KCSM, WJAB, WHRV, WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Honor, Hope and Healing Monday Special - Bonus Segment
From: John Floridis
Series: Montana Public Radio Special Programs - Related to Musician's Spotlight
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A bonus segment to follow Montana Public Radio's Honor, Hope and Healing Monday Music Special program. This feature highlights the music of Charlie...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 10:55

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