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Caption: Sam Lanin
Largely forgotten, bandleader Sam Lanin is possibly the most prolific recording artist of the 1920s. No one really knows just how many records he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: May 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Irving Berlin
Composer and lyricist Jerome Kern summed up the life and work of Israel Baline (Irving Berlin) when he said, “Irving Berlin has no place in America...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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The Listener Friendly Show.

Bought by KZYX, KPVL, KKRN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KEOS and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow
Sidney Bechet was one of the early jazz virtuosos. Born in New Orleans, he began his professional career long before jazz was put to wax. Then the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: HAPPY, NEW or YEAR 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Happy Days Are Here Again", "I Found a New Baby" and "This Year's Kisses" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 25th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:45
Caption: Fud Livingston
Joseph Anthony Livingston, nicknamed “Fud,” played accordion and piano in his youth. But, in his teens, he found the saxophone more to his liking. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Catherine King reads at Tales from the South
We go way back in time for this very special show, featuring true stories from the 1930's and 40's, told by the Southerners who lived them. Stories...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 34:00
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We time travel backwards to talk vinyl, old sounds and collecting records

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: It's time for your appointment at the Beauty Salon, Credit: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
Dinosaurs, self-branding and an interview with "Classic Ron" Augustus

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dreamland Ballroom, Credit: 1923 poster
There is the Near South Side, The Loop, Uptown, and South Side. The hot spots for finding jazz clubs and speakeasies will to violate prohibition d...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Ted Weems & Perry Como 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Somebody Stole My Gal", "My Baby Just Cares For Me", and "Heartaches" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 14th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-R...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 57:27
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:40
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard signs up with his roommate to work amidst the lakes and falls and trees in Upstate New York. Richard and Jim preach on Sundays and spend th...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 23:05
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
In June 1948, Richard travels to Canada to see “democratic socialism” in action. First he hitchhikes 1,000 miles from Greenwich Village to Madison,...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:55