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On this fundraising episode of Afterglow, we get a little self-reflective, and explore songs from the Great American Songbook all about the art of ...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio and WDCB


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Ted Olson, a professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, discusses how his writing has been impacted by the region's histo...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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There's a trivia questions goes around asking, what is the first posthumous number one hit? The answer that is probably expected is Sittin on the ...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to local jazz legend, Gene Parker. Gene has been a professional musician in the Toledo area for...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:06
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Toraigh is an Irish Gaelic word that means "seek" or "search." It's also the title of this week's Rough Draft Diaries as we meet a local band of t...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in 1969, Rolling Stone made their cover story, Groupies and Other Girls. It is generally believed this is where the word came into commo...

Bought by WNYO, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, and WOUB


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Ella and Louis
In this fundraising special, we turn the spotlight on the art of the jazz vocal duet, including Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby an...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, WDCB, and Tri States Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 47:00
  • Purchases: 4
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In Brazil, singer and guitarist João Gilberto was known as “O Mito” ("The Legend") and the man who invented the bossa nova sound. On this Afterglow...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Jun 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Doris Day was a pop star and a film star, but on this Afterglow special, I’ll highlight the often overlooked aspect of her career: a jazz singer. W...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Troy Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On this Afterglow special, we explore the jazz side of the fab four, with a few jazz versions of Beatles songs, performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank...

Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Fats Waller, Credit: Library of Congress
Celebrate Black History Month with an exploration of the songs from one of the most influential songwriting duos of the 20th century: Andy Razaf an...

Bought by KTXK, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KMUW, Radio Catskill, WBGO and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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On this fall fundraising edition of Afterglow, we look at songs for the fall season, including "Autumn Leaves," "Autumn In New York," and "Septembe...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio, Tri States Public Radio, and Tri States Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 47:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On this fundraising edition of Afterglow, we look at the music of songwriter Harry Warren, known for such diverse songs as "Lullaby of Broadway," "...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio and Tri States Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 47:00
  • Purchases: 2
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March 17th marks Nat King Cole's centennial, and on this program, we chronicle his rise to stardom in the 1940s.

Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and WJSU


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Miss Peggy Lee (born May 26, 1920) was more than a pop star: she was also a world-class songwriter in the male-dominated world of jazz. On this Aft...

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Singer Blossom Dearie could be coy, cute, heartbreaking funny, and intimate, and she exhibited all of it on her six albums for Verve Records in the...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Steam-Powered Radio with host Kelly Wells transports you across a musical landscape spanning great American music from old to new.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:55
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In the last hour, we heard from Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope and Herbie Nichols – three closely associated New York pianists in the 1950s. In this ho...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KENW, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN, WCNY and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
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An Afterglow show perfect for Valentine's Day! This week, we're saluting L-O-V-E with love songs from the Great American Songbook sung by Chet Bake...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A one-hour program focusing on jazz singer and songwriter Peggy Lee. Great for Women's History Month!

Bought by KMUW, WJSU, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Steam-Powered Radio with host Kelly Wells transports you across a musical landscape spanning great American music from old to new.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:55
  • Purchases: 1
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Steam-Powered Radio with host Kelly Wells transports you across a musical landscape spanning great American music from old to new.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Steam-Powered Radio with host Kelly Wells transports you across a musical landscape spanning great American music from old to new.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Steam-Powered Radio with host Kelly Wells transports you across a musical landscape spanning great American music from old to new.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Steam-Powered Radio with host Kelly Wells transports you across a musical landscape spanning great American music from old to new.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:52
  • Purchases: 1