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In the 1970s, singer Roberta Flack made a name for herself performing covers of songs by folk singers and other little-known artists, creating, in ...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
For Valentine’s Day, we’re exploring romance in the Great American Songbook, including songs like “Isn’t It Romantic,” “A Fine Romance,” and “This...
- Added: Jan 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Few singers had as much of an influence on the next generation as the suave, full-throated “Mr. E” Billy Eckstine. This week, we’ll explore the wor...
- Added: Jun 10, 2022
- Length: 59:00
This week, we remember the artistry of American songwriter Stephen Sondheim, and his many contributions to the American songbook, like “Small World...
- Added: Dec 21, 2021
- Length: 59:00
At the end the year, relax with Afterglow, as I play some peaceful holiday songs to soothe your soul, sung by Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Frank...
Bought by KCNP, Radio Catskill, Troy Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, Maine Public Radio and more
- Added: Dec 02, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
Trumpeter, Louis Armstrong has had a vast and enduring influence on trumpeters and musicians for decades. From his works with King Oliver to Fletc...
Bought by WJAB
- Added: Mar 18, 2016
- Length: 56:54
- Purchases: 1
Host, Richard Hadlock traces his formative years from 1945-1959 when he left Brazil at age 17 to go to College in Philadelphia. He reminisces his f...
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 59:45
Piano players with "royal" nicknames are featured from Nat "King" Cole to Duke Ellington. Host, Richard Hadlock showcases musicians deserving of th...
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 58:41
The Great American Songbook was largely derived from Broadway Shows produced at the turn of the Century. However, as the Great Depression began in ...
- Added: Jun 23, 2015
- Length: 01:00:12
Louis Armstrong's vast and enduring influence on musicians especially trumpeters and singers is explored from Dorothy Fields to Harry James.
- Added: Jun 18, 2015
- Length: 56:42
Exploring the art of reshaping and reforming familiar song melodies...A common practice done by jazz instrumentalists.
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 58:00
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