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Episode # 1840:Join host Michael Lasser as he uncovers an often overlooked aspect of children's author Shel Silverstein: his music. The Songs of Shel…
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Episode # 18348/25 Mary, Ann, and Mary Anne—The Mary’s are all over the place in popular song. The names represent sweetness and innocence in the early…
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Episode # 1833 8/18 Jonah Man—A Jonah Man was originally a vaudeville performer whose act was stalled. But the songs about a Jonah Man portrayed somebody…
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Episode # 18328/11 Opera, Country, and Pop—Crossovers usually go from opera or country to pop, from The Met or Nashville to Broadway. But sometimes it…
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Episode # 1831 8/4 Roses, Babes, and Gals—Most songwriters are men so most songs are about women—by name or nickname or term of affection. The terms of…
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Program # 1722Even if it isn’t, follow along for a century of songs about riding the rails, from the suburbs to the other end of the continent.
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Program # 1721In the living room? Sure. The bedroom? Definitely. But the kitchen, too? You bet.
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Fascinatin' Rhythm Program #1720Even though George Gershwin had a discernible sound, the evolution of his style over a mere twenty years is striking.
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Program # 1717 American composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington was an originator of big-band jazz. Ellington composed thousands of scores over…
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Program # 1715Maceo Pinkard was the first African American composer to work with many white lyricists.