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May 2, 2012

 

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Exploring Aretha Franklin's roots this week on Afterglow.

April 24, 2012

 

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Paul Simon has written some of the past 50 years’ most memorable hits, such as “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and The Sound of Silence."

April 24, 2012

 

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Out Of Nowhere: The Songs Of Edward Heyman

Some well-known songs by a little-known lyricist, sung by Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and others.

April 24, 2012

 

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What’s New: March 2012

New and recent releases from Sophie Milman, Seth MacFarlane, Houston Person, Freddie Cole, and Charlie Haden and Hank Jones.

October 20, 2011

 

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River Of Song

Turn on your radio, relax, and float downstream this week on Afterglow.

September 16, 2011

 

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Jon Hendricks: A 90th-Birthday Tribute

A milestone salute to the singer and lyricist, featuring his recordings as a member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and as a leader.

September 15, 2011

 

Madeleine Peyroux 2011

What’s New: September 2011

Afterglow checks in this week with one of our periodic round-ups of new and recent releases, featuring CDs from Madeleine Peyroux, Pat Metheny and others.

July 11, 2011

 

Nina Simone 1960s

Nina Simone Sings Songs Of The 1960s

Singer Nina Simone took songs of the counterculture and made them her own.

July 7, 2011

 

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What’s New: July 2011

Singers add words to hardbop classics, plus Son of Mel.

June 4, 2011

 

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Songs of the Season: Summer 2011

We pay tribute to the arrival of warm weather with music from Nat King Cole, June Christy, Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, George Benson and more.

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