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Vast and Enduring Influence of Louis Armstrong
From: KCSM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 80
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: By Courtesy of Lucrèce Sassella
Very new, new and older Francophone songs introduced in English. No need to speak French to Enjoy the show.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 1
Billie Holiday (Ep. 8)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz songbird Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday has one of jazz's most bittersweet voices, and the biography to match.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KMUW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 33
Allen Toussaint
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Pianist, singer, composer, and producer Allen Toussaint defines the sound of New Orleans. He penned early R&B hits including “Mother-in-law,” “Work...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMXT, KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
Billie Holiday
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUPR low power FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 4
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
MN Music Legend Lonnie Knight
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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By Doug MacRostie. Lonnie Knight was there for the first digital recording. Yes, I'm serious. He was working as Staff Guitarist at Sound 80 when 3M...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 33:58
I Can Understand It: The Story of THE NEWBIRTH (Part B)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The New Birth
The Funk Show: An interview with THE NEW BIRTH - A one hour (Part #2) interview with LESLIE WILSON and MELVIN WILSON of THE NEW BIRTH SOUL R&B Grou...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Dec 17, 2009
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 1
Count Basie
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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A quick musical look at the career of the Count

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4