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Episode #702 - Lavern Baker, Pt. 2 - 1954-56
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
This week, the "Juke In The Back" looks at how one of R&B's greatest voices, LaVern Baker, got her start. It's part two of a two part feature on th...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
227: The Secret Spot Episode 227, 10/14/2023
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
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The smoothest new tracks and deepest throwback in R&B and Soul can be heard inside The Secret Spot

  • Added: Oct 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:49
UpFront Soul #2023.42- October 17-23, 2023
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Isaac Hayes
We'll hear songs about the power of love from The Barons, Sam Cooke, and Joan Armatrading, head back to Woodstock and Dance to the Music with Sly a...

Bought by Raven Radio, WOMR, KZUM, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
WoodSongs 1051: Torznzo Cannon and Ben Levin
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Toronzo Cannon on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes electrifying Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon plus Cincinnati blues pianis...

Bought by KTRL, Radio Bristol, KMSU, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KEDT and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 60
The Queen's Third Phase, plus the Usual Broad Brush of Soul
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
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Following Aretha's fairly uneventful years with producer John Hammond of Columbia Records, she found superstardom with Jerry Wexler and the Atlanti...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KCHW, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 3
The Jazz Phools
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Perry Bradford
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #701 - Lavern Baker, Pt. 1 - 1949-54
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
This week, th "Juke In The Back" looks at how one of R&B's greatest voices, LaVern Baker, got her start. It's part one of a two part feature on the...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
UpFront Soul #2023.41- October 10-16, 2023
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: The Voices of East Harlem
We'll fly high with The Voices of East Harlem, hear a rehearsal take of Miles Davis' "In A Silent Way," and tip our hats to birthday Librans with C...

Bought by WOMR, Prairie Public, RADIOLEX, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KZUM and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
226: The Secret Spot Episode 226, 10/7/2023
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
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The Secret Spot takes a deep dive into every era of R&B and Soul

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:34
Blue Dimensions L41: We're "Still Listening" to the new album from pianist & composer Jahari Stampley
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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featuring music from pianist/composer Jahari Stampley's album "Still Listening"

Bought by KMUN, KMUW, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KHNS and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
The Ballad of the Brown King
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Holiday Specials from WFMT
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Dr. Louise Toppin, a preeminent performer and scholar specializing in the concert repertoire of African American composers, presents the world prem...

Bought by KTEP, WUFT, WCQS, WWNO, WRKF and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 82
Episode #700 - Open The Door, Richard!
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
This week, for the 700th episode of "Juke In The Back," Matt The Cat digs deep into the racks n' stacks o' shellac to bring you a solid hour on tha...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WOUB, WUTC and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
UpFront Soul #2023.40- October 3-9, 2023
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Fishbone
We'll hear funky and soulful covers from The Jimmy Castor Bunch, Jimmy McGriff, Billy Paul, and Fishbone, get the spirit with a live performance fr...

Bought by RADIOLEX, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public, KAAD-LP, KZUM and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:43
  • Purchases: 13
Jay-Z at the Library
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Over 14,000 patrons have signed up for their first library card since Jay-Z's exhibit came to Central Library in mid-July. We talk to Brooklynites ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 07:49
Blue Dimensions L40: On "Between Two Worlds" Terell Stafford explores the balance of work and personal life
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Between Two Worlds" the new album from trumpeter Terell Stafford, and new music from Hilario Durán, Dave Goldberg, Mike Clark, and Aaron Diehl.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMUN, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Womenfolk #230920
From: Ellen Stanley
Series: Womenfolk Radio
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Deidre McCalla's 50th Anniversary Interview

  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
Episode #699 - Red Robin 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
This week, the "Juke In The Back" salutes one of R&B's greatest unsung labels, Red Robin Records. Bobby Robinson started Robin Records in 1952. It ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WOUB, WUTC and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
UpFront Soul #2023.39- September 27-October 2, 2023
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Alice Coltrane
We'll spin a spiritual side from Alice Coltrane, spend some time Hangin' Out with Bobby Hutcherson, and enjoy some Chocolate Milk and Black Sugar.

Bought by KMUN, WOMR, RADIOLEX, KZUM, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:24
  • Purchases: 14
224: The Secret Spot Episode 224, 9/23/2023
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
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For legends and legacy, listen to The Secret Spot for the best of R&B, Soul and Slow Jams

  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
WoodSongs 1086: Larry & Joe and Sistah La La
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Larry & Joe on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Larry & Joe two master musicians who merge Appalachian bluegrass with tra...

Bought by KUCO, KMUN, KBRW, WEJP-LP 107.1, Radio Bristol and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 38
Blue Dimensions L39: Lonnie Liston Smith's album in the "Jazz Is Dead" series
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Lonnie Liston Smith in the "Jazz Is Dead" album series

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, KMUN, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #698 - Chuck Willis, Pt. 2 - 1954-58
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
"Juke In The Back" completes its 2 part special on the great Chuck Willis. This week, in part 2, we focus on Chuck's amazing crossover success in t...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
UpFront Soul #2023.38- September 19-26
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: The Coasters
We'll shake it all up and see where it lands on this eclectic edition of UpFront Soul, featuring a transcendent Indo-jazz interpretation of Pharoah...

Bought by Raven Radio, KMUN, WOMR, Prairie Public, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 15
223: The Secret Spot Episode 223, 9/16/2023
From: WERS
Series: The Secret Spot
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Touching every era of R&B and Soul, The Secret Spot's the spot that knows just how to rock it

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 58:37

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