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" The Stone Age " Program 8
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: "The Stone Age" with Dan Wargo
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One hour of electric music from the 60's and 70's for all audiences to enjoy.

Bought by WOUB, KEOS, KKRN, WOUB, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2008
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 28
Max Roach--Drums Unlimited
From: Ben Shapiro
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Master drummer Max Roach recounts his own extraordinary journey, from the era of the Jim Crow south to the creation of modern jazz, from the civil ...

Bought by WFIU, High Plains Public Radio, WSLR, KCSM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 47
What Space "Sounds" Like
From: Richard Paul
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How musicans have depicted outer space through the ages

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WKMS


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 2
Broadway and Social Commentary
From: Richard Paul
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Social commentary in American musical theater

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Oct 18, 2007
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
The History of American Musical Theater
From: Richard Paul
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American musical theater from The Indian Princess to Rent

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Oct 18, 2007
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 1
Billy Taylor - Unsung Jazz Players 2 of 2
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:36
WNYC's Fishko Files: Tap
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko tells us how percussive dancing, or tap, has a special place in showbiz history.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
WNYC's Fishko Files: Pre-Dean Teens
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko finds the root of the teen movie, in this edition of the Fishko Files.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
WNYC's Fishko Files: Recorded Live
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko shares her thoughts on her own recent music-listening-habits.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:43
WNYC's Fishko Files: Russian Cultural Exchange
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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In an unlikely moment at the height of the Cold War, art and culture crossed seemingly impassable political barriers.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
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
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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

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