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Our 1920s retrospective continues this week on Afterglow, as we dive into the year 1922, exploring songs that resonated with audiences and singers ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
There is a portion of Copyright law that is starting to come due. It states that if 35 years pass that you can petition for your copyright to be r...
Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KECG, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT and more
- Added: Feb 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
This week on Afterglow, I’ll explore the influence of country music on jazz and traditional pop songs from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. We’ll hear coun...
- Added: Jan 02, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Every year, we take the final show and say a thank you and raise a glass to the musicians who passed. This is that show.
Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KTRL and more
- Added: Dec 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
Music celebrities that have passed often have fans that come to the grave sites and leave gifts. Here is a list of some of the more famous ones.
- Added: Oct 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
The Rolling Stones are putting out new hits. Mick Jagger is 80. Is he the oldest person to have a hit? Not by 21 years. The oldest person to go...
- Added: Oct 08, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations ...
- Added: Aug 05, 2022
- Length: 59:00
In the last of three episodes celebrating Judy Garland’s 100th birthday, we take a closer look at her final years in the 1950s and 60s, and her man...
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 59:00
The annual Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival, held 1-7 PM on Labor Day at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis presents the best of local bluegrass, plu...
- Added: Aug 30, 2021
- Length: 08:00
On this weeks edition of MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM songs and stories featuring the De Marco Sisters and a nickname given to a star, how the song Linda ...
- Added: Jul 28, 2020
- Length: 58:00
This week featuring great stories, reminiscences, and music featuring, the King Sisters, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Kate Smith, Frank Sinatra, Pea...
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 58:00
Johnny D and Bacpac's Arizona Sound series 6 of 6. Johnny touches on his activities from 1980 to today, mentioning radio stations K-15, KUKQ, KEYX,...
- Added: Jun 18, 2020
- Length: 58:00
- Added: Feb 13, 2020
- Length: 02:52
Music historian Paul Ingles takes listeners through a heart-felt retrospective of New Orleans music-legend Mac Rebennack - best known as Dr. John. ...
Bought by KMUW, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, KSUT, KVNF and more
- Added: Jun 07, 2019
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 18
Let’s take a listen to Ellington’s 1920s from a 1952 perspective, before hitting a couple funky beats from Prestige Records and Jack McDuff. He’ll ...
Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WYAP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more
- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 01:59:59
- Purchases: 9
We’ll hear music from early and late in Aaron Copland’s career on this What’s New.
Bought by KMUN, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KMUN and more
- Added: Feb 16, 2017
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 7
Years ago, the Make Believe Ballroom took you to the greatest ballrooms imaginable to listen to the great bands of the era. Come with us now as Dan...
- Added: May 12, 2016
- Length: 01:00:02
According to Rolling Stone magazine, this is the list of the top selling double albums in rock history.
- Added: Aug 26, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
David Letterman retired after hosting the longest running television talk show program in history. In this episode we feature a few of the best pe...
- Added: Jun 03, 2015
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
Exploring the art of reshaping and reforming familiar song melodies...A common practice done by jazz instrumentalists.
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 58:00
A look into three expressive trombonists: Sammy Williams, Bill Harris and Wycliffe Gordon
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 01:00:39
Blues and Bossa by design this time, from Joe Turner to Basie to the Brothers Vaughan. New Orleans, Detroit and Kansas City are visited, then jazz ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2015
- Length: 01:59:56
- Purchases: 4
On this edition of Don't Cha Know, Richard Hammergren WSU jazz WSU professor and professional musician stops by to update us on The Black Tie Jazz ...
- Added: Jul 13, 2011
- Length: 28:30
Featuring Del McCoury [http://www.delmccouryband.com/], David Peterson of David Peterson and 1946 [http://www.1946band.com/], Phil Nusbaum [http://...
Bought by KHNS and Wyoming Public Radio
- Added: Oct 12, 2009
- Length: 52:59
- Purchases: 2
A look at one of the hottest cowboy bands in the west in the 1950s and the times in which they lived.
Bought by KISU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more
- Added: Aug 13, 2008
- Length: 28:57
- Purchases: 6
