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Lux Ruggles of Red Gap
From: Bill Taylor
Series: When It Was Live
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The series featured as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KSLU


  • Added: Apr 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 2
NL 23-18: The Second Great Trio: Ahmad Jamal On Impulse, 4/24/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In light of Ahmad Jamal's passing on April 16, 2023, we're highlighting the pianist’s frequently-overlooked late 1960s/early 70s stretch on the Imp...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
PE 2316
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Did someone say "artists' sets"?

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


  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2316
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Out of control and into uncharted territory makes for a wild ride.

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WMTNradio, KPRG, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Lux Showboat
From: Bill Taylor
Series: When It Was Live
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The series featured as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KSLU


  • Added: Apr 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:04
  • Purchases: 2
EP223 Lightnin' Slim
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Otis Hicks was a somewhat unsung Louisiana blues man who was an inspiration to another Louisianan who would one day become world famous!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WLPR


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:08
  • Purchases: 2
Streetcars of Desire
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A parade of old streetcars in Kolkata led by a wooden watering car from 1924., Credit: Sandip Roy
Kolkata was the first city in India to have streetcars and the only city to still have them. And they carry within them a rich history of the city ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
PE 2315
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Battle of the Band...and Artist.

Bought by WMTNradio, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 20
DC 2315
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Finally got a round tuit!

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WMTNradio, KPRG, Royalton Community Radio, KRSC and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Lux Nothing Sacred
From: Bill Taylor
Series: When It Was Live
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The series featured as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KSLU


  • Added: Apr 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Fontwala
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Some of the typefaces designed by Rajeev Prakash for Indian scripts., Credit: Sandip Roy
Responsible for typefaces of all slants and bolds, Rajeev Prakash is India’s Fontwala!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
23-26 Music by American Composers
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Scott Joplin
This week's edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! is a celebration of music by American composers, Copland, John Philips Sousa, and more, and features...

Bought by Ohm Radio , WPVM 103.7, KMUN, WUAL, WRTI and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 60
23-18 The Legend of Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Interviews: David Russell, Rico Stover, Jack Silver
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Agustin Barrios Mangoré
In honor of the 138th anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a tribute to singularly extraordinary Parag...

Bought by Ohm Radio , New Hampshire Public Radio, WPVM 103.7, KMUN, KACU and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 60
PE 2314
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Getting a little weird around here

Bought by WMTNradio, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, KEOS and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 19
DC 2314
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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More of what we did last week.

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WMTNradio, KPRG, Royalton Community Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Lux Only Angels Have Wings
From: Bill Taylor
Series: When It Was Live
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The series featured as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance....

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KSLU, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 3
NL 23-15: Freddie Hubbard: The CTI Years, 4/3/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In the early 1970s trumpeter Freddie Hubbard made a series of records for the CTI label that combined hardbop, funk, modality, and 70s groove.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
PE 2313
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Unboxing the Doors.

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


  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2313
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Long List, Short Songs (relatively speaking)

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WMTNradio, KPRG, Royalton Community Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Summit '63 - The First American Tops Mt. Everest
From: Charlie Warren
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A dramatic retelling of the challenging American expedition to climb the world's highest mountain 61 years ago.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WRFA-LP, PRX Remix, KUER, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 21:26
  • Purchases: 8
The Persistence of Tulare Lake
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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During these many months of heavy rain & thick snowdrifts, we look around the southwest and notice all those playas, those alkaline dry lakes, bles...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lux Penny Serenade
From: Bill Taylor
Series: When It Was Live
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The series featured as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance....

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 1
EP221 Janis and Jorma 1964
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An Historic early recording of Janis Joplin and Jorma Kaukonen

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 1
PE 2312
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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The word of the week is "long" (in the second hour, at least).

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


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 22
DC 2312
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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On Being Thick.

Bought by WPVM 103.7, WMTNradio, KPRG, Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13

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