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Blues Unlimited #128 - Blues, Bad Luck N' Trouble: A Tribute to Arhoolie Records
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: The distinctive cover of Arhoolie LP 1018, "Bad Luck N' Trouble"
Recently, Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records marked their 50th anniversary. We'll celebrate by playing selections from three classic LPs from th...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Jul 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues & Beyond #263: Fred Fried & Core's Encore, Metheny, Return To Forever, Stefon Harris
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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New music from guitarist Fred Fried on his eight-string guitar with his trio

Bought by WOUB, KEOS, KKRN, KTRL, WMHT and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blues Unlimited #127 - Blues and the Art of Storytelling
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Lightnin' Hopkins, one of the featured storytellers in this episode of Blues Unlimited.
Who doesn't love a good story? In this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's all about Blues singers and songs that weave tall tales, spin entertaining ...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Jul 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Unlimited #126 - East Coast Blues
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Stick McGhee (on left) with his older brother, Brownie
With its own unique sound and feel, we aim the spotlight on Down Home Blues from the East Coast, from the mid 1940s to the early 1960s, on this epi...

Bought by KTRL and KHNS


  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blues Unlimited #125 - Blues On a Summer's Day: Newport Blues & Gospel 1958-1960
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Chuck Berry, live on stage
In this episode of Blues Unlimited we finish up our tribute to the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals by focusing on some of the great and rare Blues,...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Unlimited #124 - Blues and Gospel at Newport 1963-1968
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: The Rev. Gary Davis
In this episode of Blues Unlimited we wrap up our celebration of the Newport Folk Festivals of the 1960s, which brought a veritable who's who of Bl...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Unlimited #123 - The Blues at Newport 1964-1965
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Sleepy John Estes
In this episode of Blues Unlimited we continue our celebration of the Newport Folk Festival, which brought a veritable who's who of Blues legends t...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service and KTRL


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blues & Beyond #258: Good Vibes, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, Starlicker, Stefon Harris
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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Lots of new vibraphone-based music, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, Starlicker, Stefon Harris

Bought by WOUB, KPVL, KEOS, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KTRL and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blues & Beyond #257: Legacy of Gil Scott-Heron; Hiromi's new "Voice"
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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Music of the late Gil Scott-Heron; new jazz from Hiromi Uehara and Nicole Mitchell

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  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blues Unlimited #122 - The Blues at Newport 1963-1964
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Mississippi John Hurt, on stage at Newport
In this episode of Blues Unlimited, we celebrate the Newport Folk Festival, which brought a veritable who's who of Blues legends to the stage in Ne...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service and KTRL


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blues Unlimited #121 - Blues and the Political Spirit
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: J.B. Lenoir, one of the featured performers on this episode of Blues Unlimited.
In this episode of Blues Unlimited, we take a look at Blues and politics, examining such topics as war, the Great Depression, politicians, economic...

Bought by KTRL, Spokane Public Radio, and KHNS


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Blues & Beyond #256: Shemekia Copeland Deluxe Edition, Joseph Daley's Musical Seven Deadly Sins
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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Songs from the "Deluxe Edition" collection of Shemekia Copeland; Joseph Daley puts the seven deadly sins to music.

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  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
OPEN SOURCE: History's Tragic Irony with Teju Cole and Simon Schama
From: Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Caption: Teju Cole
Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole is our idea of a post-imperial global mind in motion. His celebrated first novel, "Open City," is about a solita...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: May 20, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blues & Beyond #255: Benito Gonzalez plays "Circles" around most players - blues from the late bassist Charles Fambrough.
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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New music from pianist Benito Gonzalez; live recording of the late bassist Charles Fambrough

Bought by WOUB, WSLR, KEOS, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KTRL and more


  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Mount Pleasant Riots: 20 Years Later
From: Emily Berman
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Washington D.C. hadn’t seen a disturbance like this since the day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated and there hasn’t been anything like it si...

  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 07:04
Blues Unlimited #120 - Blues Instrumental Blow-Out
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Harmonica giant Little Walter Jacobs
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on the art and artistry of the Blues instrumental. Great rockin' performances from T-Bone ...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues & Beyond #253: Mix & Dorp Remixes The Blues
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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Mix & Dorp (Jan Mittendorp) remixes blues songs from Black & Tan Records

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  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blues Unlimited #119 - Memphis Country Blues from the 1960s
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Original poster advertising the 1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival., Credit: Mike Vernon Collection/Blue Horizon Records.
We celebrate the rich musical history of Memphis during the 1960s by focusing on some of the Blues legends who were still an active part of the sce...

Bought by KTRL and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Whose Newsroom is This? The US Media and Race
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A discussion on the history of race and the American Media, from the 2011 National Conference on Media Reform, featuring Democracy Now’s Juan Gonza...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blues & Beyond #251: Eric Reed "The Dancing Monk" - tributes to Queen Koko
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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Eric Reed's "Dancing Monk," tributes to Queen Koko.

Bought by WOUB, KEOS, KTRL, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMHT and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blues Unlimited #117 - Texas Blues Guitar: City Slickers
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: T-Bone Walker, dazzling the crowd with some of his patented pyrotechnics.
Texas has a long and rich history when it comes to Blues Guitar, and here we aim the spotlight on some of the primary movers and shakers to come ou...

Bought by KTRL, Spokane Public Radio, and WUCF


  • Added: Apr 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Blues & Beyond #250: New Jazz from John Vanore, Wayne Goins, and Eliane Amherd - and a Sunday morning soudscaope from Bruno Sanfilippo
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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New Jazz from John Vanore, Wayne Goins, & Eliane Amherd; soundscape from Bruno Sanfilippo

Bought by WOUB, KEOS, WMHT, 90.5 WSNC, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Blues Unlimited #116 - Rhythm Rockin' Blues
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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No particular theme on this episode, just two hours of our favorite Rhythm Rockin' Blues. We'll hear classics from Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Profes...

Bought by KTRL, WUCF, Northstate Public Radio, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Blues & Beyond #248: Big Jack Johnson 1940-2011
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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Music from Mississippi bluesman Big Jack Johnson, who died March 14, 2011

Bought by KFOK-LP, WOUB, KEOS, WMHT, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Blues Unlimited #115 - Blues Piano from the Windy City
From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: A classic blues image: Memphis Slim at the piano, Credit: Raeburn Flerlage
Join us as we take a look at some of the fine piano players who worked and recorded in Chicago over the years -- from Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes...

Bought by WUCF


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1