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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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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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In our previous edition of “How Music Changed,” we identified a path that led Europe’s musical tradition toward America’s shores. With today’s show, we ...read more
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Just because you are incredibly innovative and everyone looks up to you doesn’t necessarily mean that your life is in order, and our two featured artists ...read more
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Today we start in one place, and end someplace completely different. We continue our series on “How Music Changed” in America by focusing on how serious ...read more
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Anybody can recognize how old harmonica players influenced later harmonica players, but not everybody can hear the profound effect they all had on ...read more
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Thanks to the Observer's List of "50 Albums that Changed Music," we were inspired to create our own list. Naturally, though, we could not limit ourselves ...read more
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