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Caption: Illustration by R. Crumb.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's time for our annual Gospel show! Special guest host Brother Hawkins takes over the reigns for two hours of...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Harvey Barberg of Cokato Stands By the One-room Cabin Where Ancestors Spent Their First Winter
For the past year, Northern Community Radio has been running a mini-series on Minnesota Finns. This is our last segment and perhaps ironically -- o...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI


  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 2
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Blues Unlimited celebrates its 100th episode in style, with a special "Best Of" retrospective, spotlighting a few of our favorite moments from the ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Recorded in 1954, but issued in 1959, this was probably the last single to feature the guitar work of Lee Cooper.
On this episode, we pay tribute to Blues guitar mystery man Lee Cooper. Bursting on the Chicago scene in 1953, his distinctive session work graced ...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
In this hour, it's the shared history of jazz and sex—from the blues' raunchy roots to the French lounge singer who made the Pope into his "greates...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, Troy Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WRGY, KPVL and more


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we're enjoying some of our favorite, rare, and overlooked harmonica jams from the Windy City, courtesy of Littl...

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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Digital music is the furthest we’ve come from running needles through intricate grooves, but record orders keep coming in.

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
Caption: Duke Ellington and his orchestra
Think of a jazz big band and it's probably the brassy sound of a '30s swing orchestra that comes to mind first. But throughout their more than 80-y...

Bought by WNCU, KBGA 89.9 FM, Troy Public Radio, WRGY, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 19
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We continue our coverage of Boats and Bluegrass 2012 with Corpse Reviver. This group is a collaborative of bluegrass performers paying tribute to t...

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 36:45
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We take a look at the recordings that Memphis Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Otis Spann made in New York City for the Candid label in 1960 and 1961.....

  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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No particular theme on this one, just a grab bag full of post-war rockers and down home favorites from Lightnin' Hopkins, Dr. Ross, K.C. Douglas, J...

  • Added: May 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman
This week on the program, we dare to go where many jazz fans dare not tread as we explore 100 years of the jazz avant garde.

Bought by WNCU, KBGA 89.9 FM, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Caption: The hit-making house band at Stax, Booker T. & the MGs (Left to Right: Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, and Al Jackson, Jr.)
Join us as we enjoy some great cover versions of blues, pop, rock, folk, and R&B classics that were recorded down at the legendary Stax label in Me...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Israeli saxophonist and clarinetist Anat Cohen , Credit: Osnat Rom
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found some sort of a home. This week, we go in...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, Troy Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WRGY, KPVL and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: The cover for "The Story of the Blues," as issued in the U.S. by Columbia Records.
On this episode, we pay homage to Paul Oliver’s legendary double LP set, "The Story of the Blues." Published as a companion piece to his critically...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Teachings From Turtle Island
In this installment of Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People, the first of ten programs being produced for Northern Community...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 57:17
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we’re hopping in our time machine, setting the dial for the Blues Revival of the 1960s and our destination to t...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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Stay tuned for More Of The Same or One For The Birds

Bought by KKRN, KSRQ, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Jazz icon Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Radio New Zealand, Troy Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WRGY and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
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Join us for a tribute to blues guitar legend Jody Williams. Making his debut on record at the age of 19, he became a highly influential guitarist, ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Tin Pan Alley duo Rodgers and Hart
This week on the show, it's an hour with jazz's legendary songwriting teams—from Tin Pan Alley duo Rodgers and Hart, to Duke Ellington and Billy St...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WRGY, KPVL, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
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On this episode of Blues Unlimited, a tribute to Antone’s night club. Founded in 1975 in Austin, Texas, it featured a who’s who of blues legends, l...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: The Rolling Stones with one of their early bluesy hits, a cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Little Red Rooster"
Join us as we explore the British Blues Explosion of the late 1950s and the 1960s. From the originators — like Chris Barber and Alexis Korner — to ...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: French Coast Dead Ahead, Credit: history101.com
A powerful remembrance of the preparation, execution, and aftermath of Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944. For broadcast anytime from Memorial Day We...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 13:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jazz poet Langston Hughes
What do Langston Hughes, the 50's Beat writers, and jazz critics all have in common? They all like to write about jazz. This week we'll take a look...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15