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Jazz-O-Rama #28: "The Early Bebop of Bird, Diz, Tad, Miles & Dexter"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Remastered Bebop 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Early Bebop fills the air when the remastered 78 RPM records of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis,Tadd Dameron and Dexter Gordon are hea...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 58:51
Robert Penn Warren Archive Humanizes Leaders Of The Civil Rights Movement
From: Eleanor Boudreau
Caption: Pulitzer Prize winning poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren., Credit: Vanderbilt University
In 1964, Southern man-of-letters Robert Penn Warren traveled the country with an old reel-to-reel tape recorder and spoke with dozens of men and wo...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 08:50
Ratatat Man – The little drummer boy comes of age.
From: WNIN
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Fill out your holiday schedule with this contemporary radio drama.

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 54:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Fabled George Cables
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: George Cables
Veteran pianist George Cables still wows audiences.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
Celebrating the Birthday of Saxophonist and Composer Wayne Shorter
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump
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(AIRDATES: August 24-29) This week we celebrates the birthday of saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter with our special guest Doug Talley. Great j...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:00
Celebrating the Best of 12th Street Jump
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump
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(ARCHIVE SHOW) : This week, we dig into the 12th Street Jump archives for some of our best vocal jazz in a show we call "Singin' Up A Storm." David...

Bought by KFOK-LP and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 29, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Michael Jackson- Remix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: The King of Pop
A tribute mix to the "King of Pop" who changed and shocked the world over his short fifty years in front of us all.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers, and Entrepreneurs
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Caption: Alfre Woodard
From The Kitchen Sisters and PRX, a Black History Month Special: "Can Do: Stories of Black Visionaries, Seekers, and Entrepreneurs," with host, Gol...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WAMU, KJZZ, WCMU Public Radio, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 66
A Musician's Life: C.J. Chenier ( the prince of Zydeco music)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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As a young sax player, C.J. Chenier planned to pursue a career in jazz. Then his father Zydeco great Clifton Chenier, recruited his son to play in...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The R&B Chronilces - The Temptations
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Exploration of R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WSGE, WFSU, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 5
The R&B Chronicles - The Jackson 5
From: WHRV
Series: The R&B Chronicles
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Historical look at R&B Music

Bought by KUCB, WFSU, WEFT, WUIS, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Moran on Monk
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Pianist Jason Moran on Thelonious Monk

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
Max Roach--Drums Unlimited
From: Ben Shapiro
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Master drummer Max Roach recounts his own extraordinary journey, from the era of the Jim Crow south to the creation of modern jazz, from the civil ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KFAI, KZYX, WEAA, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 34
Shakespeare is a Black Woman
From: Richard Paul - with Folger Library
Series: Shakespeare in American Life with Sam Waterston
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Shakespeare in American Politics

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WRPI, KUT-HD, WDAV Classical Public Radio, WFCR and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): King Britt
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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A short profile of Philadelphia born DJ, remixer and record producer King James Britt

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): Solomon Burke
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Soul Singer Solomon Burke has had something of a comeback since his days with Atlantic in the 1960's. Tracey Tanenbaum profiles "the King of Rock ...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): Poet Ursula Rucker
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Poet Ursula Rucker sets her smooth voice and sharp tongue to dance-worthy music.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
Black History Month: (Musicians from Philadelphia): Bassist Christian McBride
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Christian McBride is one of the jazz world's most sought after talents. He also leads his own band and is an ambassador for the music.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 05:28
In Search of James Brown: An Appreciation (58:00 / 53:00 / 29:00 or 6:30 Feature)
From: Paul Ingles
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In 1999, radio producers Paul Ingles and Joe Warnes went in pursuit of an interview with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown at a tour stop in Albuq...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WYSO, WVRU, WNCU, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2006
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 27
Hair Cut Check Up
From: Tanya Ott
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African American women die of breast cancer at much higher rates than other women, but a unique program is turning African American hair dressers i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 3
Mavis Staples
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Gospel and Soul singer David Dye reports on Mavis Staples and her family's beginnings and artistic evolution.

Bought by WUMB, KBUT, Northwest Public Radio, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 09, 2006
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 4
Al Green
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Host David Dye reports on soulman Al Green, the musical legend who has learned to balance the spiritual and secular in his music and his life.

Bought by WUMB, KBUT, 90.5 WSNC, KCUR, and KUCB


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 5
Linton Kwesi Johnson
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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England's Linton Kwesi Johnson is the inventor of dub poetry. He's also been making reggae music about the Black experience in Great Britain since...

Bought by WUMB and KBUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 2
Shemekia Copland
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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David Dye reports on Shemekia Copland, a young blues singer who's been compared to Koko Taylor and Tina Turner

Bought by WUMB, KBUT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KCUR


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 5
Richie Havens
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Profiles in Music
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Folk artist Richie Havens is best known for his marathon performance at Woodstock. In this profile--hosted by David Dye--Richie Havens talks about...

Bought by WUMB, KEOS, and KBUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 3