PRX - Pieces for Topic: African-American
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In these moments, we learn about the (soulful) power of the organ, especially in the hands of Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more
- Added: Mar 31, 2017
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 12
In Duke Ellington's Eulogy to Billy Strayhorn he wrote, "His greatest virtue, I think, was his honesty--not only to others, but to himself." As we ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 02:35
- Purchases: 2
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUPR low power FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 03:04
- Purchases: 4
Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 02:38
- Purchases: 2
Outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem, fans and well-wishers gathered to pay tribute to Michael Jackson.
- Added: Jul 07, 2009
- Length: 02:07
Blues man Buddy Guy reflects on his favorite album, B.B King's "Live at the Regal".
Bought by Musicians' Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KDLG, Prairie Public, and KUT
- Added: Oct 17, 2005
- Length: 04:51
- Purchases: 5
