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This week, we explore the songbook of one of the greatest songwriters of the second half of the 20th century, Joni Mitchell. We'll hear her songs p...
- Added: Aug 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
In celebration of the centennial of the influential and iconic artist, Dinah Washington, host Dee Alexander takes us on two-hour special journey th...
- Added: Jul 11, 2024
- Length: 01:58:30
- Purchases: 4
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: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On this episode of Audacious, meet women in the pawn industry: Sandy Meier, owner of Pawn Queen in Wethersfield, CT, and Lauren Kaminsky, founder o...
Bought by KTSW 89.9 and GCR (Global Community Radio)
- Added: May 13, 2024
- Length: 50:00
- Purchases: 2
I spent a few weeks asking friends and passers-by what songs their mom sang to them. Dedicated to Jeanette Metzner.
- Added: May 12, 2024
- Length: 07:34
In the early 1950s, singer June Christy broke away from Stan Kenton’s Orchestra to record solo, helping to establish the “vocal cool” style of jazz...
- Added: Feb 19, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Carmen McRae was one of the most respected jazz singers in the business for four decades. This week, we’ll explore her early recordings for the Dec...
- Added: Feb 16, 2024
- Length: 59:00
This week, we celebrate singer and film star Judy Garland. We’ll chronicle her music career and feature many of her recordings from the 1940s to th...
- Added: Feb 13, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Twins Cynthia and Edwina Bringle are 84 year old artists and legends at the renowned Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. The new documentar...
- Added: Jan 01, 2024
- Length: 28:01
A celebration of soprano Maria Callas's voice, life, and legacy in honor of her centennial.
Bought by WCLV and Interlochen Public Radio
- Added: Nov 21, 2023
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 2
Singer Keely Smith became famous as the deapan sidekick to her husband Louis Prima, and as a ballad singer in the late 1950s. This week on Afterglo...
- Added: Oct 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This week, we explore the songs of Dorothy Fields, a Tin Pan Alley songwriter whose work stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. We’ll sample h...
- Added: Jul 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
What role did Warrior Women play in the Wounded Knee Occupation, and the American Indian Movement (AIM)? This February 2023, as we mark the 50th an...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WJAB, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN and more
- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 7
The Legendary Lynette Shaw, abducted at 7 years of age, became the Nation's youngest bounty hunter then, our Nation's Greatest Bounty Hunter, Turne...
- Added: Oct 15, 2022
- Length: 26:42
Nelva Williamson came to StoryCorps with her son Timothy J. Harris to reflect on a life in the classroom and her commitment to shedding light on hi...
- Added: Aug 30, 2022
- Length: 02:53
On this special, we celebrate singer and film star Judy Garland on what would have been her 100th birthday (June 10, 2022). We’ll chronicle her mus...
- Added: May 18, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Romance - Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The...
- Added: Mar 25, 2022
- Length: 01:30
Today we're talking to Rhonda Sewell, the first director of belonging & community engagement at the Toledo Museum of Art. Although Rhonda is fillin...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 06:08
- Purchases: 1
Every day, we get to hear the sounds of new jazz being released by talented artists from around the world, and this week, we share some of those di...
- Added: Jul 23, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Gail Christofferson’s passion for glass, community projects, and creating mosaic art has taken her on a wonderful journey. From working in visual c...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jul 19, 2021
- Length: 05:57
- Purchases: 1
Join us for a journey of musical discovery as we uncover newly released jazz treasures from artists like Nnenna Freelon, John Pizzarelli, Dara Tuck...
- Added: May 22, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
Perfection is overrated. Artist Kay Black creates custom dolls that reflect imperfections as true, one-of-a-kind beauty.
- Added: Apr 23, 2021
- Length: 02:30
We recently took a trip that was "Out of This World," and coming up on the next Simply Timeless, we gaze toward heaven. Join host Jay Daniels for h...
- Added: Apr 18, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
In honor of Earth Day, we wanted to bring you a few songs are simply "Out of This World." Join host Jay Daniels for music from Veronica Swift, Dave...
- Added: Apr 16, 2021
- Length: 01:50:40
