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EP226 Laurie Morvan
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An electrical engineer, a pilot and college math professor- oh, and a professional musician. Meet Laurie Morvan

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 1
EP194 Hurricane Ruth
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Hurricane Ruth's LIVE album from 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, Tennesee.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Songbirds
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ma Rainey
Featuring those pioneering women of the 1920s who put voice to jazz, from Ma Rainey to Mae West.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
A More Perfect Union: A Musical Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg - 2-Hour version
From: The WFMT Radio Network
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent a lifetime championing her two passions: equal rights and classical music, often referencing the si...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KWAX, Hawaii Public Radio, WWFM, WKNO and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 23
EP165 Debbie Davies
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A long overdue tribute to a great musician and contributor to the world of Blues Music, Debbie Davies.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:28
Women in Jazz: Women's History Month Special
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lillian "Lil" Hardin Armstrong
This is a tribute to a few of the more influential women who were instrumental in the formation of early jazz.

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WVTF, WNMU-FM, WGTE Public Media, KMUW and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Blanche Stuart Scott
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Scott -- called "The Tomboy of the Air" -- was part of Curtiss' exhibition team, flying upside down and plummeting to the earth in "death dives," ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:21
Sally Rand
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Rand was even arrested once wearing long underwear and a "censored by the SFPD" sign -- despite the judge's immunity ruling

  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:28
Annie Oakley
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Phoebe Ann Moses so fascinated a sharpshooting Irish immigrant named Frank Butler by beating him out of a hundred dollar bet that he married her an...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:28
Annie Edson Taylor
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Annie Edson Taylor was the first to go over Niagra Falls in a barrel.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:57
Kitty O’Neil
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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And at twenty-eight years of age, having beaten every challenge life threw her, O'Neil climbed into the seat of a hydrogen peroxide powered rocket ...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:16