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Noble Sissle, who lived from 1889 to 1975, participated in and witnessed some of America's great moments in history associated with culture and racial equality. Known throughout history as a music lyricist and orchestra leader, Sissle was an ambassador of goodwill for America from World War I with the renowned Harlem Hellfighters' Regimental Band to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s to entertaining millions of military service persons with the USO in World War II to playing for presidents, ...
 
American Grooves Radio Hour, hosted by filmmaker and collector Joe Lauro, takes you on a deep dive into the music of pre-World War II America. It focuses on the Jazz, pioneering Blues, early Country, Gospel, Vaudeville and World Music which was being performed on the streets and in the taverns and nightclubs of pre-1935 America. ONLY original 78 rpm records from Joe’s world-renowned archive and the libraries of other notable collectors will be played. There will also be stories from the firs ...
 
This podcast aims to explore queer topics in an accessible way. The individual sessions are hosted by different individuals each time to ensure a variety of topics are covered. Website: https://www.queerdisrupt.com/ Twitter: @queerdisrupt Facebook: @queerdisruptContact: hello@queerdisrupt.com
 
What we don’t know about American history hurts us all. Teaching Hard History begins with the long legacy of slavery and reaches through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement into the present day. Brought to you by Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) and hosted by Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries and Dr. Bethany Jay, Teaching Hard History brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of scholars and educators. It’s great advice for teacher ...
 
The 757 Renaissance Man is an innovative podcast, where we empower entrepreneurs, leaders and creatives that benefit the Hampton Roads area. The name is inspired by the Harlem Renaissance; Hampton Roads is going through a similar time. We celebrate the music, the art, the history, and the culture told from the perspective of the people living it. #2up2down
 
How have writers, illustrators, film makers, and musicians shaped the American experience? In this podcast series historian Dr. Darren R. Reid explores American history through the lens of the artist. From classic comics books to music and film, this podcast examines how art and artistry has reflected and informed the American experience. Featured iTunes podcast (January and February 2014), #1 episodes in Education and Higher Education. Current series, "Comic Book Studies" explores the histo ...
 
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IN COMMEMORATION OF WOMEN' HISTORY MONTH WE PRESENT A PROGRAM FEATURING SOME OF THE 1920S-30S FINEST JAZZ/DANCE BANDS LED BY LADY BAND LEADERS - BLANCHE CALLOWAY & HER JOY BOYS, INA RAY HUTTON BAND, CLEO BROWN, THELMA TERRY AND MORE . --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support…
 
THERE WERE MANY SMALL INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS COMPETING WITH THE BIG 5 ( COLUMBIA, VICTOR, BRUNSWICK, VOCALION & OKEH) BACK IN THE 1920S. GREY GULL RECORDS AND ITS' ASSOCIATED LABELS ( RADIEX, VAN DYKE, SUNRISE AND OTHERS) WERE BY FAR THE LEASE EXPENSIVE ( 25 CENTS) AND WORSE SOUNDING ( BEING PRESSED WITH A THIN SHELLAC COMPOUND LIKELY INCORPORAT…
 
On this episode of The Accutron Show, Bill, David and Scott meet with an eclectic and fascinating personality, Alex Ott. Biochemist, author, molecular biologist, flavor scientist and healer, Alex has traveled the world and has been consulting and inventing for health science and biotech companies in the fields of phytology, biochemistry, and olfact…
 
Aung San Suu Kyi - Fear Creates Corruption - Nobel Acceptance Speech! Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This week, we want to turn our attention to the words and ideas of peace advocate and Nobel Laureate, Aung San …
 
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Part 1 (1901-1925) - From Williams & Walker to stride piano mastermind James P. Johnson we will attempt to scratch the surface of that iconic uptown cultural explosion .... The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholars…
 
Joe plays some of his favorite Blues, Jazz and Country tunes about REQUITED love! From Miss Lee Morse's lovely version of SIDE BY SIDE ( 1926) to Cliff "Ukulele" Ike's OLD FASHIONED LOVE ( 1934), Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and so much more - --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support…
 
The "Johnny B. Good" of jazz tunes! TIGER RAG has it's origins in Victorian era French Folk Music - hear how it started and how it was played by everyone from ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JASS BAND, JELLY ROLL MORTON to THE MILLS BROTHERS and many more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support…
 
What was BLUE BLOWING ? it was human beings imitating jazz horns and banjos with just their mouths! - From guitarist Eddie Lang's first recordings with THE MOUND CITY BLUE BLOWERS ( 1924!), THE MILLS BROTHERS, to UKULELE IKE and a slew of now obscure artists hear how HOT blue blowing could be- a lost art of early jazz! - --- Support this podcast: h…
 
To celebrate the launch of the new Accutron Astronaut timepiece, The Accutron Show hosts Brooklyn-based artist Michael Kagan. Together with our hosts, Michael talks about his astronaut paintings that have garnered him mass attention from media, galleries, and collectors, all interested in his exploration of the physical and emotional journey that a…
 
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Today we conclude our four-part series on Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World; the world Huxley creates may be New but certainly it is not brave. Michel Houellebecq in his 1998 novel The El…
 
I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love lit Podcast. This is our third episode in our four part series on Aldous Huxley’s negative utopia Brave New World. In episode 1, we met Huxley and toured London’s Central Hatchery, covering chapters 1 an…
 
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is episode 2 of our 4 part series discussing Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Today we will finish our discussion of part one of this book, chapters 1-5 and begin the transition into t…
 
From 1928-1933 Victor Records (then in 1931 RCA Victor) produced a series of Blues, Jug Band, Gospel, Jazz. Skiffle and Sermon recordings specifically marketed to African American record buyers..and some hip hot jazz loving white folks!...Icons such as Memphis Jug Band, Blind Willie McTell, Fury Lewis, Tommy Johnson, Duke Ellington, Bennie Moten an…
 
So, let’s get started, first, it’s important to note that this book was published in the UK in 1931. So, for context, let’s think about what was happening or really what hadn’t happened yet in Europe or the rest of the world. The book is pre-Hitler, pre-Stalin, pre-internet, pre-mass-media, pre-social engineering, he predates a lot of the things th…
 
Joe plays some of his favorite pre-1935 hot jazz, blues and folk sides as well as a study of the 1921 tin pan alley tune THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE - great versions by Ethel Waters, Sophie Tucker, Eddie & Sugar Lou's Hotel Tyler Orchestra, Red Mckenzie and others are played! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ameri…
 
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver. This is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is the second episode of our two-part series on Qoheleth, otherwise known as Ecclesiastes, a Sacred Text from both the Christian and Jewish traditions. Last week we explored the ch…
 
This episode of The Accutron Show features DJ sensation Gia Fu, the first Asian woman to produce a salsa record. Gia and our hosts discuss the art of collecting vinyl records, how her love for salsa came to be as a kid living in Hong Kong and her mission to bring forgotten music from the 70s and 80s to the younger generations. During the pandemic G…
 
American Grooves Radio Hour pays homage in song to the butcher, bakers and candlestick makers of pre-1940 American Song - From the obscure Vance Dixon & His Pencil's 1932 PETE THE DEALER IN MEAT to GROCERIES ON THE SHELF by blues gal Lucille Bogan we will be playing all of the grocery store hits and more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters…
 
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver. We’re here to discuss works that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. Today we are going to start our two part series on a Jewish Sacred Text known to those in the Christian tradition as the Book of Ecclesiastes and for those of the Jewish tradition as Q…
 
From 1928 - 1933 RCA VICTOR RECORDS had a record series specifically marketed to African American record buyers. It flourished until the ravages of the Great Depression put an enormous hurt on the record business in general and the buyers of "race" records in particular. Hear a variety of the Hot Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Jug Bands, Comedy and Sermons r…
 
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver, and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our third and final episode discussing Ismael Beah’s personal memoir A Long Way Gone, Memoir of a Boy Soldier. In Week one, we discussed the first ten chapters of the book, …
 
This episode of The Accutron Show features the multi-talented Charles Renfro, a Partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), a design studio whose practice spans the fields of architecture, urban design, installation art, multi-media performance, digital media, and print. With a focus on cultural and civic projects, DS+R’s work includes the Institut…
 
Hi, I’m Christy Shriver and we’re here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I’m Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is episode two in our three part series on Ishmael Beah’s national bestseller A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. It is Ismael Beah’s first hand account of what he exper…
 
THE ALL PLAYED THE PALACE! Vaudeville on record - New York's PALACE THEATER was the mecca of the "two a day" Vaudeville circuit from 1912 when it opened until the early 1930s' when vaudeville fell out of favor. We will play rare recordings of well known artists such as SOPHIE TUCKER and many great artists now lost to the ages such as WILLIE & EUGEN…
 
Born in Philadelphia in 1902 Eddie Lang switched from banjo to guitar in the mid 1920s and virtually wrote the book on how the instrument should be played in Jazz. We will play some early Lang solo recordings, his corner stone recordings with childhood pal JOE VENUTI, duets with LONNIE JOHNSON , and some of his brilliant accompaniments with pop sin…
 
On this episode of The Accutron Show, our hosts are excited to interview Zara Rutherford who, at the age of 19, became the youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world and the first person to complete a circumnavigation in a microlight aircraft after a five-month journey. Her adventure began in Kortrijk, Belgium, on August 18th, 2021 and ende…
 
Just in time for Halloween listen to an amazing array of SPOOKY 1920s Jazz and Blues recordings from the Rube Bloom Bayou Boys MYSTERIOUS MOSE, Bessie Smith's THEM's GRAVEYARD WORDS, Lonnie Johnson's BLUE GHOST to Reverend Gates getting into a frenzy about THE DEVIL IN A FLYING MACHINE! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
 
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