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Caption: Josh White Jr. , Credit: Silverwolf
Interview and discussion on the subject of the legendary JOSH WHITE with his son JOSH WHITE, Jr. his daughter JUDY WHITE-GOARD and his granddaughte...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 54:27
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Folk music legend Pete Seeger explains the history behind the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome", and why this famous song has many brothers ...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KRUA, Public Radio Remix, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 4
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The nursing program is one of Winona State University’s most prominent departments. However before becoming such an important aspect in Winona Stat...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 13:46
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WFAE, KUHF, KCSM, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Mara Kumagai Fink (right) interviewing her great aunt Matsue at Manzanar, the camp she was brought to in northern California.
Mara Kumagai Fink explores her family's experiences in the internment camps during WWII. Mara spent the summer interviewing family members and revi...

Bought by WGXC, Vocalo.org, KUNM, and YouthCast


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 4
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The nation's last sardine cannery in Gouldsboro, Maine closed its doors in April 2010. Lela Anderson worked at the cannery for fifty-four years.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 07:46
Caption: "Divorced Kid" producer Sasha Aslanian at her own wedding in September 1999., Credit: Liz Banfield Photography
America's divorce rate soared in the 1970s. Thirty years later, kids who grew up in the divorce revolution look back at that experience, and descri...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WGDR, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, WFIU and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 29
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Soundprint_09-31 uploaded 7/31/09: The Convict Streak/Survivors

Bought by WRVO and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Soundprint_09-23 uploaded Friday 6/5/09: Living History in Colonial Williamsburg/The Color of Shakespeare

Bought by WRVO and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Soundprint_09-21 uploaded Friday 5/22/09: Bonus Army March/Hiroshima Story

Bought by WRVO, KXOT Public Radio, and WRVO


  • Added: May 03, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
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One-hour special delves into the history and music of songwriting and singing team Ashford & Simpson.

Bought by WCSU-FM, WEAA, WFIU, KMUW, WNCU and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
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An interview with pioneering African-American radio disk jockey,The Magnificent Montague"

Bought by WJSU and KSJD


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 57:53
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Wayne C. Henderson, Credit: http://www.waynehenderson.org/
In this edition, we travel to the homeland of American bluegrass to visit the workshop of guitar builder Wayne C. Henderson. His instruments are co...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Bassist Milt Hinton, known as the "Judge," was considered to be the ultimate timekeeper.

Bought by KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WNCU, KTSU and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
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Bandleader Illinois Jacquet was recognized as the king of the tenor saxophone.

Bought by KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WEKU, WNCU and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
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Hootie" to his friends, bluesman supreme Jay McShann was a living legacy of Kansas City jazz.

Bought by KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WEKU and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
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:30 Promo for the full length program

  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: :31
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Trombonist Al Grey was highly regarded as "the last of the big time plungers" thanks to his skill at using a plumber's plunger to manipulate tones ...

Bought by WCSU-FM, KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WEKU and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
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Celebrated jazz singer Anita O'Day experienced both the "high times and hard times" ? as her autobiography is so aptly titled.

Bought by KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KMUW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WEKU and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
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He was one of the most admired instrumentalists of the twentieth century, matching an immaculate technique to a clarinet sound that was indescribab...

Bought by KTSU, WSKG, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WEKU, KTSU and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Larkins was a classically trained pianist and teacher, as well as the first black student at the Peabody Conservatory. But he's best remembered as ...

Bought by KTSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WEKU, KTSU and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
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Doc Cheatham was a part of virtually all of jazz's history from his own early groups in the mid 1920s to the 70s with numerous other bands.

Bought by KTSU, WSKG, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WEKU and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
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A rich, supple baritone, Hibbler brought many of Duke Ellington's most popular ballads to life during an eight-year stint with the orchestra.

Bought by KTSU, WSKG, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WNCU, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Esteban 'Steve' Jordan, Credit: www.estebanjordan.com
Music-Rich Hour-long Radio Documentary on Latino Accordion Legend Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUT-HD, and KSTX (KPAC)


  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Known for his big, warm sound, saxophonist Stanley Turrentine found inspiration in the blues and turned it into a hugely successful career in music.

Bought by KTSU, WSKG, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM, WEKU and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14