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50 Years of Country show 245
From: Bill Taylor
Series: 50 Years of Country
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50 Years of Country is a blend of legendary country artists and traditional Country music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. We have coined the phr...

Bought by WPCA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2022
  • Length: 02:02:58
  • Purchases: 2
Journey Into Melody show 0702
From: Bill Taylor
Series: Journey Into Melody
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Journey Into Melody is a blend of Adult Contemporary music, Soft Rock and Easy Listening music. We have coined the phrase "Adult Contemporary Hits"...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2022
  • Length: 02:01:24
Senior Voices Rock with Alive & Kickin
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Senior Singing Ensemble Alive & Kickin, Credit: photo: courtesy of Alive & Kickin
Alive & Kickin is a rockin’ senior singing ensemble with all the members over the age of 60. Directed by founder Michael Matthew Farrell, the singe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Forgotten Crooner
From: Matt Mitchell
Series: The Forgotten Famous
Caption: www.TheForgottenFamous.com
One of American music's original crossover kings, his music transformed a city and an industry forever. 

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 18:45
The Karaoke Singer
From: Sophie McKibben
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Meet Jstar, the sexagenarian karaoke singer. After raising 7 kids, surviving abuse, and overcoming alcoholism, Jstar (aka Joyce Korsak) became a re...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist and Composer, Charles Lloyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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A born innovator, musician Charles Lloyd has been on the path to NEA Jazz Master for decades. In these Moments, he talks about growing up surrounde...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 13
Building a Dream Guitar
From: Cary Burkett
Caption: Roland Stock
Roland Stock, after retirement, re-kindles a youthful dream of being a guitar maker, and builds a dream guitar using Brazilian Rosewood.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
88 Years of Harmonica-izing
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Jack Hopkins, left, and Frank Jamison, right, jam together at weekly meetings of the Capital Harmonica Club, which Jack founded in 1991., Credit: Eric Shimelonis
Jack Hopkins got his first harmonica at age 7, and nearly 90 years later, he is still going strong.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
Kristofferson: Smiling at 77
From: Mark Haslett
Caption: Kris Kristofferson , Credit: NPR
Kris Kristofferson talks about his most recent album, "Feeling Mortal," and a lifetime spent with words and music.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 13:49
Dancing Into Death
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Folk River
Caption: Rodolfo Akel in the kitchen at West Hartford Town Hall during a dance., Credit: Courtesy of Sheila Browne
None of us knows when our heart will beat its last beat. For Rodolfo Akel that last beat came on the dance floor. Friends in the Cajun and Zydeco d...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:25
Prime Time Radio weekly show: "Truckin' My Blues Away"
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Prime Time Radio presents "Truckin' My Blues Away," a music-rich documentary that profiles four Southern bluesmen and the folklorist who is working...

Bought by WCNY, KRCB 104.9, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WPSU, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 59:53
  • Purchases: 6
A Black History Month Special Program: "Truckin' My Blues Away"
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
Caption: Little Freddie King, Credit: Barry Yeoman
Prime Time Radio presents "Truckin' My Blues Away," a music-rich documentary that profiles four Southern bluesmen and the folklorist who is working...

Bought by WJAB, KUPR low power FM, WEMU, WCNY, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 54:23
  • Purchases: 30
The Life and Times of Bud Shank
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Flutist and saxophonist Bud Shank helped create the West Coast Jazz sound and fuse jazz with Brazilian music. He passed away Feb. 2, 2009.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, and KCUR


  • Added: Apr 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Walking San Telmo
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Walking in San Telmo and the Defensa Market

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1
No Mo Joe (The Old Man and the Horn)
From: ken girardey
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A Grumpy Old Man learns to play the saxophone and have fun.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 48:39
Music In East L.A.
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A talking about their preferences for music from Mexican music to rock and roll.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 1