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Musicians Rally to Sing Harry Nilsson into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
From: Anny Celsi
Caption: Music Director Willie Aaron leads the Harry Nilsson Chorus, Credit: Gabriel Szoke
The late singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson is, and always was, a musician's musician. In Los Angeles, a chorus of Harry-philes hope to use the power ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2016
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 74
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Musician Trevor Sewell, the band March to May, and New York Times bestseller Bre...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 57:55
More Sondheim
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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The songs, backstory and biography of the grand old-man of the American Theater: Stephen Sondheim

Bought by KAAD-LP, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Movie Musicals
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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Examples of great songs by great composers written for the great MGM classic movie musicals

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WVTF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WRR


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 4
THE WINDING STREAM -- Beth Harrington Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Beth Harrington, San Francisco, CA, 4/19/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Beth Harrington talks strong women, powerful music, and Johnny Cash descending from heaven.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 23:55
Esperanza Spalding: Emily’s D+ Evolution
From: Anny Celsi
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Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding took up the violin at age five, was a concertmaster at fifteen and graduated from the Berklee School of Music at a...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:51
Adler & Ross
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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The team of Richard Adler & Jerry Ross; in the early 1950's they were set to rival the great Rodgers & Hammerstein. Then after two spectacular show...

Bought by WVTF and WRR


  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 2
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 72
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring the Ivy Blue band, Rapper 1G, and Black Wave read by Carrington MacDuffie, in ou...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 58:01
Defying Gravity
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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The work of Stephen Schwartz from Pippin to Wicked with back-stories and interview material.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
Broadway's Black Roots
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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The great African American influence on the sound of the American Musical, from In Dahomey to Bring In The Noise

Bought by WVTF and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 2
Blues America 43 - Francine Reed
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Francine Reed is famous blues singer based in Atlanta. She is best known as the long time regular singing companion of Lyle Lovett and member of Ly...

Bought by Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio, KDLG, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blues America 37 - Jerry Lawson Project 3
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Jerry Lawson was the lead singer, arranger and producer of the famed Persuasions for 40 years before launching a solo career at the age of 71.

Bought by Public Radio East, KDLG, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 70
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring the Musician Linda Chorney, Artist Joshua Smith, and Jerry on Jerry read by Jerr...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 58:07
Just Shoot Me
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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It’s the great Western discovery of India all over again.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Blues America 34 - Guy Davis
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Guy Davis is an award winning blues-roots musician and the son of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. He talks about his new album, Kokomo Kidd.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Public Radio East, KDLG, WART FM, WEAA and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Art Beat Presents: " Attempting the Northwest Passage "
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on Art Beat we will discuss the documentary " Attempting the Northwest Passage " In August of 2014 Taff Roberts and his shipmates attempted t...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 45:52
Travel and entertainment superstars: Frommer, Stallone, Schultz, Zimmern
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Pier Reflections., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints will talk to travel and entertainment superstars Pauline Frommer, Frank Stallone, Patricia Schultz and Andrew Zimmern. A destinat...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Blues America 27 - Alabama Mike
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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The downhome blues singer Alabama Mike is a “church house” tenor who was a Blues Award nominee for Traditional Male Artist of the Year by the Blues...

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRPS, KDLG, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 54:20
  • Purchases: 6
Blues America 22 - The Jerry Lawson Legacy Project 2
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Jerry Lawson documents his early days in New York and discusses songs from the Persuasions first album, Acappella (1970, Reprise/Straight Records).

Bought by Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), KDLG, KPIP-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 54:20
  • Purchases: 5
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 65
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Singer Sarah Packiam, Singer and Author Jonathan Taylor, and New York Times best...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:04
Roger Waters - Amused to Death
From: Joyride Media
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Pink Floyd founder and 2015 Newport Folk Festival headliner, Roger Waters, looks back on his solo recordings, reflects on the continued relevance t...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
AMY -- Asif Kapadia Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Asif Kapaia, San Francisco, CA 5/6/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Asif Kapada talks serendipity, getting angry, and why he refuses to have a Plan B.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 16:39
LOVE & MERCY -- Bill Pohlad Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Bill Pohlad, San Francisco, CA 5/1/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Bill Pohlad talks audience interpretations, casting two actors in one role, and how truth is stranger than fiction.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 13:05
B.B. King and Homecoming
From: Erin Scott
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This weekend, Indianola will celebrate a three days of blues after the passing of their famous resident. This is the next chapter for the museum th...

  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:31