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This year, I almost threw up my hands and surrendered. In the past, I had been overwhelmed by the number of significant recordings released, but this year ...read more
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I truly hope that you had a great Christmas this year – I especially hope that it was better than mine. I normally wouldn’t get personal, but events of the ...read more
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This week we take an in-depth look at an interesting new box set that is dedicated to the music from Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music.
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This is the second hour dedicated to the songwriting couples of New York’s Brill Building.
Due to the massive number of hits, the diversity, and the ...read more
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For rather obvious reasons, not least of which was the incredible impact of the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack album, most music fans associate the Bee ...read more
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In the world of music, there are few topics trickier to discuss than the birth of jazz. The reasons are simple; First of all, the subject matter is ...read more
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Our next two shows will focus on the music created by songwriters associated with the Brill Building. There’s a lot of material that came from that part of ...read more
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THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC, AND INCORPORATING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
With today’s show, we attempt to explain just how the American ...read more
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We’ve been doing this show for a number of years now, and our self-appointed charter allows us to get very eclectic whenever we wish. You may already know ...read more
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When blues enthusiasts mention the ‘three Kings of the blues,” they are usually referring to Albert, Freddie, and B.B. King. For our purposes, though, we ...read more
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