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AG 23-47: Home Cookin': Feasting With The Great American Songbook, 11/20/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
Caption: Louis Jordan
It’s Thanksgiving, so take a seat at the dinner table with Afterglow this week, as we explore classic jazz and popular songs about food by singers ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Feasting with the Great American Songbook: An Afterglow Thanksgiving Special
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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It’s Thanksgiving, so take a seat at the dinner table with Afterglow, as we explore classic jazz and popular songs about food by singers like Louis...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KMXT, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 26
AG 22-01: Bing Crosby Duets, 12/27/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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As the elder statesman of jazz, Bing Crosby would often share the stage with many of the great singers of his day. This week on Afterglow, we’ll fe...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Louis Jordan in the Doodlin' Lounge
From: Pete Fallico
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This program features selections from the discography of Louis Jordan plus conversations with his widow, Martha Jordan, and a former vocalist who p...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:03:37
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Unlimited #311 - Hits That Missed: The Biggest Number Two R&B Records of the 1940s
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: During the 1940s, Louis Jordan was king of the charts, racking up an unbroken string of almost 40 top ten R&B hits between 1942 and 1948.
Join us for another installment of “hits that missed,” as we count our way down through some of the biggest recordings of the 1940s. We’ll hear mus...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:59
Episode #341 - R&B Novelty Songs
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 a salute to the lighter side of classic 1950s rhythm and blues. These “novelty” R&B tunes come fro...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WOUB, WHRV, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Celebrating the Birthday of Louis Jordan
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Louis Jordan
(Air Dates: July 5 - 11) On week this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Louis Jordan with our special guests...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
Episode #297 - 1946: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
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" once again puts our old Rockola Jukebox in the forefront as we spotlight the biggest Rhythm & Blues jukebox hits of 1946. Th...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, WHRV, WRNC-LP, WOUB, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Episode #296 - 1946: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1
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" takes you back 70 years to feature the biggest jukebox hits of 1946. In part 1, we'll focus on the most requested jukebox r...

Bought by WRNC-LP, WHRV, 90.5 WSNC, WOUB, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Celebrating the Birthday of Louis Jordan
From: KCUR
Caption: Louis Jordan
Air Dates: July 7 - 13) On week this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Louis Jordan with our special guests,...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Blues Unlimited #216 - Smash Hits of the Early 1950s
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: One of the top #1 hits from one of the top labels of the early 1950s.
Join us as we count down the number one smash hits of the early 1950s! Using our top secret formula, we've made a list of the biggest R&B records t...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Full-Time Blues Radio 1309 - Blues Hall of Fame
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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On this special episode we will hear music from all of the artists, albums and singles in the 2013 class of the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame!

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WSLR, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Blues Unlimited #180 - Smash Hits of the Late 1940s
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: At 32 weeks on the charts, “The Hucklebuck,” by Paul Williams, was one of the biggest hits of the decade.
Join us as we count our way down through the biggest #1 R&B hits of the late 1940s. It was a period dominated by Blues shouters, wailing saxes, and...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WNCU


  • Added: Dec 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz Restaged
From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen
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Music of the Harlem Renaissance has been re-purposed to tell the stories of black Americans and introduce music to a new generation.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WSGE, 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WNMU-FM, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7