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Cajun music - BeauSoleil
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Cajun music

Bought by WEFT and KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 2
Choral Music - Tallahassee Boys Choir
From: Richard Paul
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Explanation of the tradition of choral singing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Bought by WTIP, WEFT, KXOT Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 4
Gospel Quartets - Blind Boys of Alabama
From: Richard Paul
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Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys of Alabama talks about gospel singing

Bought by KPIP-LP, WEFT, and WBHM


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 3
Zydeco - Geno Delafose
From: Richard Paul
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And explanation and a demonstration of Zydeco music

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
New Orleans Brass Band
From: Richard Paul
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New Orleans Brass Band described

Bought by KUT and WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
Delta Blues - Super Chikan
From: Richard Paul
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James "Super Chikan" Johnson helps explain the Delta Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Blues - Marcia Ball
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Gulf Coast Highway
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The evolution of the Texas Blues

Bought by WEFT


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Troubador - Nanci Griffith
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Gulf Coast Highway
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Nanci Griffith and her music explain the Texas Troubador tradition

Bought by WEFT and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Blue Melody-A Shuffle Beat
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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The elements that make a Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Spreading the Joy of Blues
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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How the Blues was spread

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Lasting Legacy
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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How the blues grew and changed

Bought by WABE and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Got Them Blues: A History
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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Overview of how the Blues became the most important music to develop in Ameica in the 20th century

Bought by WETD and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
Blues, What You Mean To Me
From: ARTSEDGE
Series: Blues Journey
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Common themes in the Blues

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Aug 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Shakespearean Queens
From: Modern Language Association
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Gertrude, Cleopatra, and Margaret--perspectives on women and power

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, CHSR-FM 97.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Beatles Greatest Single Ever: Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
From: Paul Ingles
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Musicians, writers and Beatle fans weigh in on what some critics call the best pop/rock single ever: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 19:33
  • Purchases: 6
Two's Company...Jazz Sessions
From: Gano and Beverly Evans
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Jazz In The Mainstream : Straight-Ahead & 'Right Down the MIddle'

Bought by KUNR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Medieval Women
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
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A literary view of the lifestyles of medieval women.

Bought by KETR-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WKMS, KZYX, WLIW and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 27
What's the Word? Women Warriors
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March
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From Joan of Arc to GI Jane--a look at women warriors.

Bought by KETR-FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KVNF, WHFR and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 29
Sacred Harp
From: Tanya Ott
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a centuries-old, uniquely American music genre continues to thrive

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Taking Hip-Hop Seriously
From: Modern Language Association
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Hip-hop culture's roots and influence

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 12
Bad At Sports -Interview With Tony Fitzpatrick
From: Kathryn Born
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Interview With Tony Fitzpatrick

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 01:05:09
RN Documentary: For Every Atom Belonging to Me?
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Cunningham invokes the spirit of Walt Whitman in his latest book ?Specimen Days? ? part of a wave of post 9/1...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Taking Liberties
From: Matt Ehling
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Documentary on national security policy and civil liberties

Bought by WMPG and WKSU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 2
WNYC's Fishko Files: Bach Chaconne
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, The WFMT Radio Network, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
WNYC's Fishko Files: Scat
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1

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