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  • Added: Jan 27, 2024
  • Length: 03:50
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Song writers are behind every hit we have ever heard. Here are four songwriting teams that gave use hundreds of our favorite songs in the '60s and ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era

  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 03:41
Caption: Ray Charles
An optional second hour of a deep dive into the remarkable career of RAY CHARLES, one of the formative forces in 20th century music whose impact is...

Bought by WDDE, WUTC, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
West German progressive rock from the late 1960’s through 1974.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:55:05
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era

  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 03:54
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the new book "The Needle and the Lens," which explores pop songs used in film. So...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 27:32
  • Purchases: 1
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With the British invasion of 1964 a new era of pop music was ushered in. But it was more than the Brits making noise in 1964.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 04:49
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Music from the late saxophonist/composer Carl Grubbs, who died January 5th at age 79.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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On this episode, we talked about the book "Krautrock," a recent addition to the 33 1/3 "Genre" series that explores the history and influence of Ge...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2024
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 1
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songs from "The Memphis Blues Box," a collection of over five hundred blues songs from the Memphis area from 1914 to 1969

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
January 3rd, 1970 Rotary Connection’s "Want You To Know" enters the singles charts. The song was written by Jon Stocklin, and produced and arranged...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 04:15
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This week on Afterglow, I’ll explore the influence of country music on jazz and traditional pop songs from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. We’ll hear coun...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
Following Pt. 1 from December 11th, 2021, a second installment of Fripp session work and collaborations with other artists. Deep Undercover sets ex...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:49
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On this episode, we talked about John Luther Adams and his biography, "Silences So Deep," which focuses on his time living in Alaska between 1978 a...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2023
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Every year, we take the final show and say a thank you and raise a glass to the musicians who passed. This is that show.

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KTRL and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: This Week In Rock and Roll History, Credit: Tyler Palladino
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 55:16
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
The Wax Museum's 5th annual Christmas Show

  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:47
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Classics for Kids is a fun introduction to classical music for kids of all ages. Each month focuses on a different composer.

Bought by KVLU, KUHF, GCR (Global Community Radio), New Hampshire Public Radio, KWAX and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 26:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: This Week In Rock and Roll History, Credit: Tyler Palladino
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll ...

Bought by KSRQ, KENW, KIYU-FM, and KSLU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 57:34
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
An overview of Genesis solo and group activities in the late 1970's and early 1980's, including new music by Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, and a...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:39
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On this episode, we talked about the new Harvey Sachs book "Schoenberg: Why He Matters," which looks at the life and music of a composer who is one...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2023
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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a trio of songs from each of a trio of trios. Music from JD Allen, Hays Street Hart, and Ray Gallon.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMUN, KJZX-Austin, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15