Music
Contemporary American Composers
Discusses American composers considered significant at the end of the 19th century. - Summary by Anthony St. Pierre
Jazz Today
Episode #154 of "Jazz Today" is hosted by Bill Coben on KOMO, Seattle, and was broadcast on April 16, 1959. This episode highlight…
Duke Ellington
Experience the vibrant sounds of Duke Ellington live from Lakeside Park El Patio Ballroom in Denver, CO, on July 15, 1942. This performance …
Aussie Radio Shows
A Collection of Aussie Radio Shows No 94 pays tribute to Jerome David Kern, an influential American composer of musical theatre and popular …
The Blues Revival
At the start of the 1980s, the future of the blues seemed as bleak as the decade just passed. However, the emergence of a pair of young blue…
Selections from The Army and Navy Hymnal
This collection was a joint effort by the chaplains of the US Army and the Navy to meet the needs of divine services conducted in the Army a…
Jazz Transplant
Jazz Transplant is a captivating radio program created by the late Andrew Bissett, a noted Australian author, music educator, and singer. Th…
Big Band Special
Big Band Special features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Clare Teal presents this exciting perf…
Bing Crosby Show
Bing Crosby entertains with a delightful performance, singing "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" followed by "That Lucky Old Sun…
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
A collection of the letters which Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote while in Italy and Switzerland. Mendelssohn, a multifaceted talent of th…
Hymn to Love - Homage to Piaf
Experience a poignant moment in the life of the legendary French singer Edith Piaf in this Sunday Play, "Hymn to Love - Homage to Piaf.…
Mendelssohn And Certain Masterworks
In the compass of the present pamphlet it is impossible to give more than a cursory survey of Mendelssohn’s happy but extraordinarily crowde…
Thomas Mc Laughlin Quartet
The future of the New Ireland String Quartet seems fragile. Elizabeth, the first violin, is still grappling with the death of Aisling, the q…
Pushing Leaves Towards the Sun
When Oso gets yanked off his motorcycle and killed by a closed parking lot chain, Billy feels guilty for having taught him to hop curbs and …
Big Show
Tallulah Bankhead trades jokes with Bob Hope and joins him in song. Van Johnson performs in a wartime play from the film, "Go For Broke…
J.S. Bach
Second volume of an analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious wor…
Union Jack Blues
In the 1950s, Big Bill Broonzy, Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters performed in England, igniting a prolonged period of blues obsession among yo…
Every Time I Feel The Spirit
A musical memoir of Leon Bibb, entitled "Every Time I Feel the Spirit," showcases his remarkable journey through music and politic…
Tribute To Richard Rodgers
This tribute to Richard Rodgers celebrates the life and legacy of one of the most significant composers of 20th-century American music. Rich…
Cab Calloway
Experience the vibrant performance of Cab Calloway at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Den Haag, Netherlands, on July 15, 1989. This lively co…