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May 24, 2013

 

Woody Herman

A City Of Song

Helen Forrest's ode to Cincinnati, Nina Simone's lament for Baltimore, and much more.

August 28, 2009

 

musical romance album cover

Lester Young And The Singers

A centennial celebration of the tenor saxophonist featuring his recordings with Billie Holiday and other vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Jimmy Rushing.

April 24, 2009

 

Keeps On Rainin'

Keeps On Rainin’: Songs That Invoke The Rain

This week on Afterglow: Songs that use rain as inspiration for romance, including selections from Billie Holiday, The Four Freshmen, Frank Sinatra, and more.

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Turn Out The Stars: Volume Four

Carl Perkins jazz pianist

In musical remembrance of artists past: Night Lights returns with another program of jazz elegies for Memorial Day weekend.

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Night Lights is WFIU's weekly program of classic jazz hosted by David Brent Johnson.

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