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"I always thought of the acoustic bass as the quintessential jazz instrument... I knew that jazz meant cool, and hip, and on the cutting edge, and ...
Bought by WCSU-FM
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 16:39
- Purchases: 1
New blues from a son of Muddy Waters - and jazz pianist Gerald Clayton is turning up almost everywhere
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
The Home for New & Independent Blues Music opens its doors again, bringing you an hour of the best music and news from the world of the Blues. This...
Bought by KPVL
- Added: Mar 26, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
"Cherokee", "One O'clock Jump" and "Kansas City Farewell" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 20th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour.
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 57:31
The "Juke In The Back" is jumpin' with a whole program dedicated to the short-lived 1950s record label started by songwriters Jerry Leiber & Mike S...
- Added: Mar 24, 2013
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 3
Steven Spielberg’s recent film Lincoln stirred up a lot of talk about what history sounded like. Spielberg even recorded one of President Lincoln’s...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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
Newly issued Hendrix, and new albums from Kendrick Scott and Hiromi Uehara
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
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
Trumpeter Louis Armstrong is consider one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. With his innovations in ensemble playing and his dis...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
"One O'Clock Jump", "Take the A Train" and "Perdido" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 18th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour, selected...
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 57:27
The pre-Rock n' Roll era is full of unsung performers who's style directly impacted those who came after. This week's "Juke In The Back" spotlight ...
- Added: Mar 17, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
In this montage of story and song, we hear Blues musicians speaking about their lives, the meaning of the Blues, growing up in hard times, and maki...
- Added: Mar 15, 2013
- Length: 59:00
Roots of the Acid Jazz label - singer Molly Holm's "Permission"
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 10
Johnny Full-Time returns to the business of putting together an hour of the best New & Independent Blues Music. There's also a tribute to Magic Sli...
Bought by KPVL
- Added: Mar 12, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
The "Juke In The Back" features another highly underrated R&B vocal group from the 1950s: The Checkers. They never scored a national hit, but they'...
- Added: Mar 10, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Join us for a special program featuring two legendary albums. The first, a "Conversation With The Blues," was recorded by Paul Oliver during the su...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 01:58:59
Rickie, who is the Music and Arts Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center In Culver City, California, sat down with us to talk about t...
- Added: Mar 08, 2013
- Length: 59:00
We sat down with Kim & Reggie Harris in the green room of the Albuquerque Folk Festival.
- Added: Mar 06, 2013
- Length: 59:00
Newly issued recordings of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Elvis's muse.
- Added: Mar 06, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 02:38
- Purchases: 1
Johnny Full-Time sits down for conversation with Kelly Richey about her new CD, her new band, and much more. There's also music from the new album,...
- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 59:00
In this hour, we continue our series on America's Great Jazz Cities with the forgotten history of jazz and the blues in St. Louis.
Bought by Troy Public Radio, WRGY, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more
- Added: Mar 05, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 16
An hour-long program exploring the musical, cultural, and culinary landscape of New Orleans.
- Added: Mar 04, 2013
- Length: 59:00
Cobra Records left quite a bite, even thought this little West Side Chicago label was only in existence for three short years. They hit gold right ...
- Added: Mar 03, 2013
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 2
