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DC 2117
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Earth Day Revisited

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KKWE Niijii Radio, Harford Community Radio, Southern Branch Bluegrass and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
TALK MUSIC WITH ME: The Music and Philanthropy of Harry Chapin- Hour 2 of 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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Part 2 of 2 spotlighting a 2020 documentary called HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING. Music host Paul Ingles talks about the late singer/so...

Bought by WHRV and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
EP172 Lowell Fulson
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Lowell Fulson was a blues icon with a great history and is still an influence today to many blues musicians.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:47
EP171 Nora Jean Wallace
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Newest release from a Blues veteran, Nora Jean Wallace, who has been missing in action for the past 16 years.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:59
EP170 Pee Wee Crayton
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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The first electric Blues artist to use a Fender Stratocaster given to him by Leo Fender himself.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:14
  • Purchases: 1
Rescuing the Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Cover of Economy Hall
Join us as author Fatima Shaik uncovers the hidden history of a free Black brotherhood that was almost lost forever.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 24:52
The Next Generation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Art Hodes Riverboat Club
Quite a number of jazz musicians who were too young to take part in traditional jazz of the 1920s, joined the Revivalist era of the 1940s. To them ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
EP169 Hollywood Fats Band
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann) was a young guitar player who loved the sounds and style of musics from a time long past.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
PE 2107
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Two shows in one!

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRSC, WXXI Rochester, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 17
EP167 2020 Pandemic of Fear by Moanin' Jack Webb
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An album of related topics which address the issues of the year 2020.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
EP167 Moanin' Jack Webb
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
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An eclectic collection of songs with a familiar theme in their lyrical content. The debut album from 'Moanin' Jack Webb', '2020 Pandemic of Fear'

  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
EP166 A Tribute to Jeff Healey
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Jeff Healey was well known for his Blues/Rock, but his true love and passion was for American Jazz.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:56
EP160 Harmonica Shah & Howard Glazer
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A recording reunion for two musicians in the Blues world.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:01
EP164 Out Came the Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Some historical recordings from another era.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
EP163 Sweet Tea by Buddy Guy
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A revisit to a great album by Buddy Guy recorded in 2001.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:54
EP162 Stevie Ray Vaughan
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Remembering one who introduced Blues to a new generation.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:02
EP161 Kerry Kearney
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A new compilation record of a great modern day slide player.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:51
EP159 Kirk Fletcher
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Blues music has been his world most of his life.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 57:23
EP158 Reverend John Wilkins
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A Bluesman who plays gospel as well as blues.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
UpFront Soul #2021.03-January 18-24, 2021 - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by KMUN, WNMU-FM, KAAD-LP, KHNS, KZUM and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 13
DC 2103
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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The Art of Surviving.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, Southern Branch Bluegrass, WOUB, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Jewish Blues Part 1
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
"Sounds Jewish" begins a two-program series on Jewish blues -- the music, not the zeitgeist -- with songs in a variety of styles and languages.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
EP155 Paul Rodgers "Muddy Water Blues"
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A classic rocker's take on some songs of Muddy Waters.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 1
EP156 From Hill Country to Mississippi Delta Blues
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Super Chikin' and Terry "Harmonica" Bean from Mississippi

  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
DC 2048
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Massacree time.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, GCR (Global Community Radio), KPRG, Southern Branch Bluegrass, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10