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DC 2414
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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A Most Unexpected Musical Journey

Bought by KPRG, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KRSC, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Old, Weird America
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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On this Easter weekend, let’s do our best to bring back the ghosts, the supernatural. Let us recognize and respect the mysterious entities that com...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
NL 24-14: Rookie of the Year: Curtis Fuller ’57, 4/1/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In 1957 Curtis Fuller arrived in New York City at the age of 22 and preceded to record with Bud Powell, Jimmy Smith, and John Coltrane, as well as ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
The Atomic Hour Episode 101- Bobby and Marcie and Susie and Tracy...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Rock and Roll Revivalists, Goin' Up The Country, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
NL 24-13: Sassy First Soars: Sarah Vaughan in the 1940s, 3/25/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A centennial tribute to singer Sarah Vaughan focuses on her early recordings with Billy Eckstine’s big band and as a rising solo star with Charlie ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
PE 2413
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Artists' sets, obscurities, a battle and more.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 22
DC 2413
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Wow. Where all this previously unplayed stuff come from?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KRSC, KIYU-FM, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 10
Anishinaabe Dibaajimowin: An Ojibwe Story | Episode 24-12
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WRFA-LP, WNMU-FM, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
PE 2412
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Some long sets (and a couple of short ones)

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 22
DC 2412
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Ups And Downs (but mostly ups)

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KRSC, KIYU-FM, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
881: Taking Pop Seriously / 882: Weird World Of Mushrooms, 3/16/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Taking Pop Seriously" - Korean pop music has been breaking global charts and hearts, selling millions of records every year. Is is time ...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:59
NL 24-12: Making a New Kind of Scene at the Five Spot, 3/18/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Exploring a legendary 1950s New York City jazz club with musician David Amram, who frequented it as both a musician and a listener.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
The Atomic Hour Episode 100- What The-?! (Special Episode)
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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The One Hundredth Atomic Hour! Featuring Musical Meme-smiths, Rock 'N Roll Robots, and More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
PE 2411
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Potpourri

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2411
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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A trip to 1969 (followed by a short jaunt to 1972)

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KRSC, KIYU-FM, KSLU and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
NL 24-11: Queen of the Organ: Shirley Scott, 3/11/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Although an admirer of Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott found her own sound on the Hammond B-3 and became its most renowned female practitioner, recordin...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Joyann Parker: The Music of Patsy Cline | Episode 24-10
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WNMU-FM, WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
PE 2410
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Airplane Trip (and selected shorts)

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2410
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Lucky 13

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRSC, KRZA, KSLU, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
NL 24-10: Jazz Women of the 1960s, 3/4/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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The 1960s is one of the most talked-about, argued-about, mythologized periods of American history. This edition of Night Lights highlights some wom...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
877: Decolonizing The Mind / 878: Living In Skin, 3/2/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Decolonizing the Mind' - Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cul...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
HARM 24-14: The Black Hour, 4/1/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia
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In 1433, around 3:00 PM in Scotland in high summer, the sun vanished. This total solar eclipse came to be known as “The Black Hour.” Join us this ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
The Atomic Hour Episode 99- Oh-No, No, No, No, No...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Artist's Spotlight, Brand New Oldies, Fundamentally Instrumental, and Much More!

Bought by KSRQ and KECG


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Black Hour
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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Eclipses are awe-inspiring even today, but imagine witnessing an eclipse in the days before dollar-store glasses. You might not know why the sun wa...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
To Be Somebody: The Hazel Scott Story
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A profile of the pianist, singer, actress, and civil-rights activist, whose music drew on influences from classical to boogie-woogie, and who was t...

Bought by KVCR


  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1

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