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Episode #672 - The Lutchers: Nellie & Joe
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to focus an entire show on the separate careers of bother and sister, Nellie and Joe Lutcher. Both scored numerous ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #670 - Camille Howard "Boogie Woogie Chanteuse"
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The pre-Rock n' Roll era is full of unsung performers who's style directly impacted those who came after. This week's "Juke In The Back" spotlight ...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, WHRV, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Rhythm Atlas 277 2023-02-27 International Women's Day Special
From: Denis McGilvray
Series: The Rhythm Atlas
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On this week’s special edition of The Rhythm Atlas, host Denis McGilvray celebrates International Women’s Day with a playlist featuring bands whose...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KAMU


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Episode #666 - Hadda Brooks
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is jumpin' this week with one of the most underrated boogie woogie piano ladies of all-time, Hadda Brooks. You'll hear a lot...

Bought by KMUW, KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
#23-06 American Impressions: NSO with Er-Gene Kahng
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Violinist Er-Gene Kahng joins the Newport Symphony for an all-American program including Dvorak's New World Symphony.

Bought by KPOV, WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, RadioFreePalmer, KWAX and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
23-10 Music by Villa-Lobos, Egberto Gismonti, Sergio Assad, Ida Presti, Berta Rojas Interview
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Berta Rojas
This week’s edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features music by Villa-Lobos, Egberto Gismonti, Sergio Assad, Ida Presti and an interview with Para...

Bought by Ohm Radio , WPVM 103.7, WUAL, KAAD-LP, KTEP and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 56
WoodSongs 968: Cherish the Ladies and Tim O'Brien Band
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Cherish the Ladies on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Grammy-nominated Irish-American super group Cherish the Ladies and one of...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, Radio Bristol, Allegheny Mountain Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KUGS Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 54
Episode #652 -Big Maybelle
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" highlights the often ignored early career of Big Maybelle, one of the great female blues shouters. Matt The Cat highlights h...

Bought by KMUW, KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
AG 22-46: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor, 11/7/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we celebrate the smoky voice of jazz singer Chris Connor, who got her start with Claude Thornhill’s band in the 1940s, and went on to re...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
23-4 Music by Baron, Bach, Weiss, Sor, Presti
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Klaudyna Zolnierek
This week’s edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music by Baron, Bach, Weiss, Sor, Presti.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Ohm Radio , WPVM 103.7, Classic107.3, WUAL and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 59
23-1 Music by Batchelor, Arrigone, Bach, Morel, Pat Metheny, and Clarice Assad
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Clarice Assad
This week’s edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music from the Renaissance to 21st Century by Batchelor, Arrigone, Bach, Morel, Pat Metheny...

Bought by Ohm Radio , WPVM 103.7, KMUN, KXIQ , WUAL and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 62
Episode #649 - Little Miss Cornshucks
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Little Miss Cornshucks was an influential figure in post WWII Rhythm & Blues. Lavern Baker copied Cornshucks' country girl stage act down to the na...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, KSRQ, WHRV, WVTF and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
WoodSongs 1053: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Rhonda Vincent back on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the "Queen of Bluegrass" Rhonda Vincent and The Rage back to the WoodSong...

Bought by KDLG, KTRL, KUAR, KDLG, KENW and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 42
WoodSongs 1052: Mean Mary and Allie Jean
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Mean Mary returns to the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Mean Mary known internationally for lightning-fast fingers, haunting voca...

Bought by KDLG, KMXT, KUAR, KTRL, Angelica Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 42
AG 22-38: Live Ella!, 9/12/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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From the 1950s on, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-37: Sing A Song Of Annie Ross, 9/5/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we pay tribute to vocal jazz Annie Ross. I’ll chronicle her solo work as well as her time with the groundbreaking jazz group Lambert, He...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
22-39 Xuefei Yang Interview
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Xuefei Yang
This week’s edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a July 2022 interview with Chinese guitar virtuoso Xuefei Yang, who speaks about her early ...

Bought by Ohm Radio , KXIQ , KMUN, WUAL, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 57
AG 22-30: Swingin' With Kay Starr, 7/18/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we take a look at some of the jazz and swing tunes from the 1950s Capitol Records diva Kay Starr, in honor of her 100th birthday.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
22-31 Berta Rojas Interview, Music by Villa-Lobos, Egberto Gismonti, Sergio Assad, Ida Presti and more
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Berta Rojas, Credit: Berta Rojas
This week’s edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a May 2022 interview with Paraguayan guitarist Berta Rojas, who talks about her latest reco...

Bought by KXIQ , Ohm Radio , KXIQ , WHQR, KACU and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 60
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
AG 22-14: Doris Day, Jazz Singer: A Centennial Celebration, 3/28/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Doris Day was a pop star and a film star, but this week on Afterglow, I’ll highlight the often overlooked aspect of her career: a jazz singer. We’l...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-10: Shout, Sister, Shout: The Great American Songbook's Feminist Anthems, 2/28/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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The Great American Songbook is chockablock with antiquated notions of gender roles, but a few songs flip the script. This week, we explore songs of...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Folk Salad airing 8-15-2021, Ladies Night on Folk Salad
From: SCOTT Aycock
Series: Folk Salad- Certified Organic Music
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On this edition of Folk Salad we celebrate the ladies of song. We will play songs from Sarah Jarosz, Wailin' Jenny's and then shift gears to Areth...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
Aretha Franklin Lady Soul!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Music Lecture
Caption: Aretha Now, Credit: Atlantic Catalog Group
"Lady Soul! - The Music of Aretha Franklin" is a musical view of Aretha Franklin's career with Atlantic Records.

Bought by WJCT and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 56:46
  • Purchases: 2