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2023: John Singleton + Charles Burnett, 6/4/2020
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Caption: John Singleton, Credit: Austin Film Festival
This week on On Story, two critically and culturally acclaimed African-American directors: John Singleton and Charles Burnett. First, we look back ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 53:57
Blue Dimensions I23: Frank Bey's Dues Are All Paid Up
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Comeback singer Frank Bey's album "All My Dues Are Paid"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, WMOT, Raven Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions I22: Azar Lawrence's "Summer Solstice" and classic music of Erroll Garner
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from the reissue of saxophonist Azar Lawrence's 1975 album "Summer Solstice" and more reissues of pianist Erroll Garner in a continuing series

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, KHNS, Raven Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Little Richard-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Little Richard
Celebrating one of the founders of Rock ‘n Roll, Richard Penniman, better known as Little Richard with a mix of his music, interviews, covers and ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KHNS


  • Added: May 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 3
EP136 Marquise Knox
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A Young bluesman who's passion is keeping the flame of the Blues lit along with the acknowledgment of, and giving credit to, it's ancestral roots.

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
The Leaders
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
Knowledge, creativity, charisma, and endless energy are just a few qualities that make a good musical leader. If the leader can also arrange and co...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
EP59 The Aces (a trip back in time in Chicago Blues)
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A trip back in history to one of the best Chicago Blues bands in early postwar (WWII) times in the Windy City.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 53:50
EP80 Johnny Tucker
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
Caption: Johnny Tucker
Johnny Tucker was a sideman for many bands over the years beofre goinf solo. Now he has another album of his own to share with us today.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:08
EP82 Buddy Guy
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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"The Blues is Alive and Well"- Buddy Guy

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:52
EP94 Toronzo Cannon
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A Chicago bus driver has some music to share that will blow you away!

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:22
EP97 BB King
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Mr. Jack shares his personal favorite BB King albums.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 54:46
EP105 Christone Kingfish
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has made it to the “big Leagues” of the music industry with his talents. He just released his first major label album o...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 57:51
EP108 Jontavious Willis
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Jontavious Willis is a young musician in his 20s who is a multi-instrumentalist on a mission to keep the blues alive by following in his mentors (T...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:22
EP129 Jody Williams
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
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A great guitarist of the early electric blues sounds coming out of Chicago, Jody Williams tired of the corruption in the early music business being...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
EP126 Hoo Doo Man Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Junior Wells was a large contributor to the "new" sound of the Chicago Blues after WWII. He was a highly sought after harmonica player in the early...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 58:38
EP124 The Kinsey Report
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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From Blues beginnings to Rock, to Reggae, the Kinsey brothers have been in the music business since their youth inspired by their father Big Daddy ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:57
EP122 Bernard Allison
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An active musician in the world of Blues since he was a youth under his father's wings, Bernard Allison is still going strong after some 37 years o...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:52
Blue Dimensions I15: Jazz Is Dead — or is it?
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Jazz Is Dead" - an appealing project of multi-instrumentalist producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad and guests. Charlie Parker with so...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Meet Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Roscoe Mitchell, Credit: Ken Weiss
Music and conversation with NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell

Bought by WDCB and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
NL 20-15: Maiden Voyage: Herbie Hancock In The 1960s, 4/6/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In the 1960s Herbie Hancock seemed to be everywhere on the jazz scene, recording both as a leader for Blue Note and as a sideman with Miles Davis a...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
BURDEN -- Andrew Heckler and Robbie Brenner Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Andrew Heckler and Robbie Brenner talk metaphors, obligation, and looking for the hole.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2020
  • Length: 19:21
459: Why Do We Meet? / 460: Hip Hop Future, 2/29/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Why Do We Meet?" - Studies show we're all disappointed with our friendships. Is it time to rethink the way we gather? HOUR TWO: "Hip H...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59
The unique voice of bassist Reggie Workman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Reggie Workman , Credit: Richard Kohler
Bassist and 2020 NEA Jazz Master Reggie Workman talks about his storied career

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions I07: Pascal Bokar's "Afro Blue Grazz" music on "American Trails"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Afro Blue Grazz" from singer-scholar Pascal Bokar

Bought by KHNS, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Bubber & Cootie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bubber Miley, left
They’re best remembered for their mastery of the muted trumpet. Bubber Miley and Cootie Williams were standout musicians who performed with the Duk...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1

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