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Irma Thomas: The Soul Queen of New Orleans
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
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More than six billion people live on the planet, and yet relatively few human voices are recognizable to the naked ear. Irma Thomas has one of tho...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
Lady Writes the Blues (1-Hour Special)
From: Radio Diaries
Caption: McCoy in the studio circa 1984.
You may not know Rosemarie McCoy’s name, but you probably know her songs. Over 800 of them spanning the full range of American pop music, from Rhyt...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WSKG, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WBEZ and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 6
Episode 39: Lynette Williams, Anacron - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Martini (left); Bobby Pickles (center); Lynette Williams (right)
Bobby and Martini podcast from Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, to cover a monthly musical event called TINTR (This Is Not The Radio). The showcase is o...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:23
Centerstage Minnesota: Southwire
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Southwire at Tycoon's in Duluth, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 4/20/13
A new band out of Duluth, Southwire, while drawing from some well established musical traditions, are operating in the realm of invention. When you...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When we think of early rock and roll most of us think of musicians like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. But all these legends grew ...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, Radio Newark, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 4
Jacqui Sutton and the Frontier Jazz Orchestra - 'Notes from the Frontier'
From: Mark Hayes
Series: Passing Notes
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Singer Jacqui Sutton talks about the long road to a new sound -- Frontier Jazz -- as well as her band and some of the songs on her new album.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:15
Centerstage Minnesota: Sam Miltich interviews Charmin Michelle
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Charmin Michelle
Renowned jazz musician Sam Miltich interviews Charmin Michelle about her music. Host Maddi Frick also brings us a feature on Bradfest 2012 in Two H...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 2
Compact Discoveries 190: Rachel Barton Pine
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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This tribute to violinist Rachel Barton Pine includes an interview with her when she was 10, just before her début performance with the Chicago Sym...

Bought by KPVL and KENW


  • Added: Dec 26, 2011
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Vinyl Countdown -- album #115: LaVern Baker
From: Alexa Lim
Series: The Vinyl Countdown
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The Vinyl Countdown is a journey through a vinyl collection that spans 4,000 albums and would stand over 40 feet tall. It is our goal to listen to...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:02
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Ruthie Foster
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
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Tune into highlights from Ruthie Foster's two-night run at the 2011 Savannah Music Festival.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KMUW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 6
A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #3)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records
SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 54:43
A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo, Credit: Chess Records
SUGAR PIE DE SANTO is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 55:15
A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #1)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Sugar Pie de Santo , Credit: Chess Records
Sugar Pie de Santo is a singer, dancer, band leader and song writer who is responsible for the hit with Etta James "In The Basement". She has recor...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 55:18
Vocalo Concentrate: Abusive Relationships, Procastination, and Tomorrow Kings
From: Vocalo.org
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"Moving in with him was a mistake because shortly after he became physically violent..." Unfortunately these situations are not uncommon and Nayl...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 31:20
#61 - Ann Meets Mr. Ellington
From: SALTcast Podcast
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Radio editors regularly ask: Why now? Kerry Seed's story about Ann Searcy defies an answer. This story works anytime.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:17
The Music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: Matthew Ray
Series: Connecting the notes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Connecting the notes is a series of hour long episodes that take a biographical approach to listening to a single musician or group each show. From...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KVNF, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Sep 07, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
JAZZ TIME - Vol. 7 The Best In Mainstream Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Jazz Time - Classic Mainstream Jazz
JAZZ TIME is classic and mainstream Jazz by the masters hosted by Howard Burchette. Jazz standards like THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME, BILLIE'S...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2009
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 1
Lady T: Remembering Teena Marie (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Teena Marie
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 59:43
The First Ladies of Philadelphia The Three Degrees (Part A)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Three Degrees (Helen Scott - middle)
The history of the musical group, the THREE DEGREES with special guest and long time member Helen Scott. Parts A, B and C are separate hours and c...

Bought by WVAS, NPR Illinois, and WEFT


  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 56:35
  • Purchases: 3
An Evening with Koko Taylor
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of Music & Interviews with Koko Taylor, recorded live at the 2003 KBAC Summer Blast Music Festival in Santa Fe, NM.

Bought by KMUW, North State Public Radio, and KGOU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 3
Tia Fuller
From: Reese Erlich
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Tia Fuller plays sax with Biance's band and heads her own jazz group. She talks about problems women face as jazz artists.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
Odetta: The Queen of American Folk Music
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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This 55 min piece features excerpts from a Feb.24th tribute to folk singer Odetta at the Riverside Church in NYC. Performing artists include Pete S...

Bought by KMUW, Prairie Public, WSLR, Marfa Public Radio, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2009
  • Length: 55:21
  • Purchases: 6
WNYC's Fishko Files: Hazel Scott as Herself
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Rediscovering a musician's career

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network


  • Added: Feb 17, 2009
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat is Tight but the Words ain't Right
From: TEMPO Radio Project
Series: TEMPO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
African American Women's Reflections on Hip-Hop

  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 27:10