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Waiting for Food

From: Sarah P. Reynolds

Caption: in line for food on Mission St. in San Francisco, Credit: Sarah P. Reynolds

What does it feel like to wait in line for food?

You’ll Be Mine: Bringing Musical Tourism To West Memphis

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Every year, more than 10 million visitors come to Memphis, and spend more than three billion dollars, much of it on music-related tourism. But few ...

Blue Dimensions B20: "Oh, Royston" what a Rhythm Section! - and Wayne Shorter rides Pegasus with Imani Winds

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

An upfront "Rhythm Section" with Linda Oh and Rudy Royston, and a wild ride with Wayne Shorter and Imani Winds

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WOUB, WSLR, WMHT and more

Blue Dimensions B19: Inspiring "Vocal Sides" from Carline Ray and her daughter Catherine Russell

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

Mother & daughter Carline Ray and Catherine Russell make music together on a new album "Vocal Sides"

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WMHT, WOUB, WSLR and more

Blue Dimensions B18: Cécile McLorin Salvant, a new "standard bearer."

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

Vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant evokes the great singers of the past in her own original way

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WOUB, WSLR, WMHT and more

StoryCorps: Herman and Sidney Blake

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Herman Blake and his brother Sidney remember their childhood during the 1940s

Blue Dimensions B17: Two-fers From Super Singers

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

New releases by great singers including Molly Holm, Richard Lanham, and June Tabor

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WMHT, WSLR, WOUB and more

I'll Take You There: Using Music To Revitalize Soulsville

From: Eleanor Boudreau

Caption: The home of bluesman Memphis Slim, a historic site next to the Stax Museum. A partnership with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra plans to turn this house into a place where musicians can practice and record.

It has been more than 50 years since a small recording company moved into the old Capitol Movie theater on East McLemore Avenue, and took the name ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Roots Thinning In Rural America

From: Eleanor Boudreau
Series: Roots Thinning In Rural America

Caption: Beverly Johnson is the Program Director at the Alex Haley House and Museum. She is also a relative of Haley.

A century ago more than 60 percent of Americans lived in rural areas. Today 16 percent do. As more and more people flock to cities what used to be ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Blue Dimensions B16: Blues of the late Jimmy Dawkins; new music from Christian McBride & Inside Straight

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

Music of the late Chicago bluesman Jimmy Dawkins, and new music from Christian McBride and Eldar Djangirov

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, WSLR and more

StoryCorps MVI: Daniel and Evelyn Hodd

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Staff Sergeant Daniel Hodd and his mother, Evelyn, talk about Daniel's decision to put aside a promising career as a pianist in order to join the M...

Blue Dimensions B14: Otis Taylor and Jim Pepper, music with native-American themes

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

Music with native-American themes, from Otis Taylor and the late Jim Pepper

Bought by KKRN, WSLR, WOUB, WMHT, 90.5 WSNC and more

GIMME THE LOOT -- Adam Leon Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Adam Leon, San Francisco, CA 4/20/12, Credit: Andrea Chase

Adam Leon talks anxiety attacks, passing the smell test, and taking what New York threw at him.

Blue Dimensions B13: Blues from the Morganfields, and Jazz from busy pianist Gerald Clayton

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

New blues from a son of Muddy Waters - and jazz pianist Gerald Clayton is turning up almost everywhere

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WSLR, WOUB, KEOS and more

Moving Closer

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Whitley Newman, also known as Nabintu, isn’t who you’d expect to be teaching a Rwandan dance class. She’s a small, blonde woman from the Midwest.

Bought by KLCC

The Sound of Early America

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features

Caption: Towns in the southern colonies had many residents who were slaves or free blacks., Credit: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Steven Spielberg’s recent film Lincoln stirred up a lot of talk about what history sounded like. Spielberg even recorded one of President Lincoln’s...

Blue Dimensions B12: Hendrix, Kendrick, and Hiromi

From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions

Newly issued Hendrix, and new albums from Kendrick Scott and Hiromi Uehara

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WOUB, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC and more

StoryCorps: Reginald Mason

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Reginald Mason remembers growing up in Harlem with his mother during the 1970s.

StoryCorps: Rowena Gore-Simmons and Kenya Gore

From: StoryCorps

Rowena Gore-Simmons speaks with her daughter, Kenya Gore, about the year Rowena spent in prison.

StoryCorps: Bernard Holyfield and Charles Barlow

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Bernard Holyfield (R) and Charles Barlow

Bernard Holyfield (R) tells his friend Charles Barlow (L) about a painful memory from his childhood in the 1960s.

A Blues Unlimited Special: In Their Own Words - A Conversation with the Blues

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited

In this montage of story and song, we hear Blues musicians speaking about their lives, the meaning of the Blues, growing up in hard times, and maki...

StoryCorps MVI: Talana, Willie and Felicia Banks

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Talana, Felicia and Willie Banks

Talana Banks and her brother, Willie, talk with their mother, Chief Warrant Officer Felicia Banks, about her deployment to Iraq in 2005 and their l...