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The Supreme Diana Ross
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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"The Supreme Diana Ross" is a presentation hosted by Howard Burchette on the history of Diana Ross with the Supremes. They were the greatest female...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
The Speed of Sound: First Aid Kit (2017)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Needing a change of scenery after going through some personal turmoil, First Aid Kit headed of to Los Angeles for five weeks to recenter themselves...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: St. Vincent (2017)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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If St. Vincent’s last 5 albums hadn’t convinced you that she was one of the most important artists of our day, the just released Masseduction shoul...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and Troon Broadcasting


  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Jamila Woods
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Jamila Woods had a strong 2016 thanks in part to her debut album, Heavn, and collaborations with fellow Chicago artists like Chance The Rapper. Hea...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Feist
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The first Feist record in six years, Pleasure once again finds one of our favorite artists defying expectations and trying out different sounds. Fe...

Bought by WOUB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Sheryl Crow
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Sheryl Crow returns with her 10th studio album, Be Myself, on April 21st in what is being billed as a return to her classic mid/late 90's sound. Sh...

Bought by WOUB, WLPR , and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Sharon Jones
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Sharon Jones’s story is an amazing one, which is how the Dap Kings vocalist ended up as the subject of one of the year’s most talked about document...

Bought by KAOS, KUCB, KRZA, KSUT, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 6
The Speed of Sound: Lake Street Dive
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Lake Street Dive is easily one of the most fun bands out right now. A soul band that wears their pop hearts on their sleeves, they’ve kept the mass...

Bought by WOUB, KUCB, KSRQ, WKMS, KSUT and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 7
The Speed of Sound: Shirley Manson (Garbage)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Have you heard the new Garbage record, Strange Little Birds? It’s been difficult for me to stop listening to it. Over 20 years in and the band hasn...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KUCB, WOUB, WLPR , and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 5
The Speed of Sound: Tanya Donelly (Belly)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Let’s start with the hook. Tanya Donelly has been part of three of the most important bands of the 90s, first with Throwing Muses, then briefly wit...

Bought by KSRQ, KUCB, WOUB, WLPR , and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 5
Two Stars: Big Maybelle / Andy and the Bey Sisters
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Two Stars, two acts, one Blues and the other Jazz. Both at the opposite ends of a thin line. This show highlights Blues stouter Big Maybelle and th...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:32
  • Purchases: 1
Mother's Day (A Love Celebration)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
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Nice Jazz, R&B and Pop music to make Mothers day a wonderful day for your listening audience.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:26
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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What doesn’t Wayne Coyne have his hand in these days? The Flaming Lips frontman is rarely out of the spotlight, whether it’s with his day job, side...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 19, 2016
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Matt Nathanson
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Matt Nathanson talks about his new record, Show Me Your Fangs, being part of Operation Smile and writing for a new feminist anthology, as well as b...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
Nursing The Blues! Alberta Hunter
From: Howard Burchette
Series: D Natural BLUES
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Nursing The Blues! The Story of Alberta Hunter is an introduction and a presentation of the musical life of Jazz and Blues singer ALBERTA HUNTER. S...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Jazz Mother of the Piano: Mary Lou Williams
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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She was called "The First Lady of the Piano", "The First Lady of the Jazz Piano" and "The First Lady of Jazz". She was Mary Lou Williams and was a ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, WVAS, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 3
I Hear Music Above My Head! Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
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Singer, guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a rare person to emerge in the music world. Her musical legacy includes early Rhythm and Blues and Gosp...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WTIP, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 3
The Gentle Women of Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Valaida Snow
This one hour program highlights some of the greatest and obscure female jazz musicians of all time. These great ladies are masters of the harp, vi...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 56:08
  • Purchases: 4
Jazz-O-Rama #7: "The Hutton Sisters"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "The Hutton Sisters, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of Marion & Betty Hutton.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WNMU-FM, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 55:54
  • Purchases: 4
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Shannon Whitworth
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Three
Caption: Roby Lakatos at SMF 2010, Credit: Frank Stewart
Tune in to this episode for a 2010 SMF performance by the unmistakable multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Shannon Whitworth.

Bought by WAMU and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tony Bennett Duets II
From: Joyride Media
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Tony Bennett and his duet partners (Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer and more) discuss the art of collaboration on timeless ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRFA-LP, Troy Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:28:00
  • Purchases: 19
The Angel of the Night: The Angela Bofill Story (Hour #3)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: http://www.angelabofill.com/angelabofill
ANGELA BOFILL tells her story beginning with arranging and singing with RICARDO MARRERO. Her solo career began with the release of her first LP on ...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 54:24
The Angel of the Night: The Angela Bofill Story (Hour #2)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Angel Bofill, Credit: www.angelabofill.com/
ANGELA BOFILL tells her story beginning with arranging and singing with RICARDO MARRERO. Her solo career began with the release of her first LP on ...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 50:09
The Angel of the Night: The Angela Bofill Story (Hour #1)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Angela Bofill, Credit: http://www.angelabofill.com/
ANGELA BOFILL tells her story beginning with arranging and singing with RICARDO MARRERO. Her solo career began with the release of her first LP on ...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 52:16
Savannah Music Festival LIVE Presents: Ruthie Foster
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
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Tune into highlights from Ruthie Foster's two-night run at the 2011 Savannah Music Festival.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KMUW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 6