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An optional extension to the tribute mix honoring one of the most well-loved voices in music, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, who passed away Nov...
Bought by KSRQ, WUTC, WORT, WRGY, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more
- Added: Dec 01, 2022
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 7
From Music Specials producer Paul Ingles comes a tribute mix honoring one of the most well-loved voices in music, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac,...
Bought by KNCT FM, KSRQ, KMSU, WXXI Rochester, WCBE and more
- Added: Dec 01, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 22
We turn the spotlight on Frank Sinatra for his birthday. We’re examining Sinatra’s first five years as a recording artist, focusing on the fellow m...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 59:00
From “A Sunday Kind Of Love” all the way to “Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night of the Week),” we’re exploring days of the week as detailed in ...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
We’re celebrating the songbook of Hoagy Carmichael for his birthday on November 22nd, including “Star Dust,” “Skylark,” and “The Nearness Of You,” ...
- Added: Nov 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
For nearly 50 years, Count Basie led one of the swingin-est big bands in the land. This week on Afterglow, we’ll be featuring just a few of the man...
- Added: Nov 01, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Songwriter Paul Simon has been delighting our ears with melodies for over 50 years. This week on Afterglow, we’ll explore jazz interpretations of h...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Not every composer had the extensive catalog of George Gershwin or Irving Berlin. This week, we’ll explore songwriters like Ann Ronnel, Brooks Bowm...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Creed Taylor, who passed away earlier this year at age 93, was one of the most influential jazz record producers of the 20th century. This week, we...
- Added: Sep 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, it’s a roll call of first names in the Great American Songbook, including “Nancy With The Laughing Face,” “Happiness Is A Thing Ca...
- Added: Sep 08, 2022
- Length: 59:00
As a remembrance of all that was felt on September 11, 2001 - the day of coordinated terrorist hijacking attacks on the USA - we present 13 of the ...
- Added: Sep 07, 2022
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 2
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
Joni Mitchell's re-emergence onto the stage at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival had music specials producer Paul Ingles joining the multitude of musi...
Bought by KGLP and Prairie Public
- Added: Jul 30, 2022
- Length: 17:08
- Purchases: 2
Legendary trumpeter and educator Clark Terry had a career that lasted for nearly 70 years. This week, we’ll explore Terry’s work alongside singers ...
- Added: Jul 29, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Before Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, there was Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. This week, we’ll explore the songs of these early songwriters, inc...
- Added: Jul 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Dave Brubeck was one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, and this week we’re exploring his work with singers like Tony Benne...
- Added: Jul 20, 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
This week on Afterglow, we explore the King Of Swing, Mr. Benny Goodman, and the many singers who front his big band. We’ll hear Goodman with singe...
- Added: Jul 11, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we're celebrating Sir Paul McCartney's 80th birthday by exploring the jazz side of the fab four. We'll hear jazz versions o...
- Added: May 19, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, our spotlight is on one of the most prolific songwriters in jazz, composer Jimmy McHugh—who wrote many early jazz standards...
- Added: May 03, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Put on your dancing shoes as we cut a rug with the American Songbook. This week, I’ll be featuring jazz standards meant for dancing, including “I C...
- Added: Apr 13, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The P...
- Added: Feb 14, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, who wrote lyrics to such memorable son...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 59:00
In the 1950s and 60s, Ray Charles left his indelible mark on songs in a variety of genres, including R&B, pop, jazz, and even country. This week on...
- Added: Jan 07, 2022
- Length: 59:00
A 2021 documentary film about rocker Tom Petty's landmark WILDFLOWERS album is the focus of a conversation with the film's director Mary Wharton. A...
Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach, KGLT, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KRCU Public Radio
- Added: Jan 06, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
