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From the mid 1930's to the early 40's, Goodman led bands from big to small, but his influence went far beyond music. He was the first popular national artist to integrate his musicians on stage and screen.

Music writers, musicians and fans offer a track-by-track assessment of the 12th and last official Beatles album, LET IT BE, released in May of 1970.

This hour, we continue our tour of America's great jazz cities with the history of Chicago jazz—from Al Capone's days at the storied Green Mill Cocktail Lounge to the bizarre, outer-spaced-themed world of Sun Ra.

Hosted by Reena Ninan, HERO delves into the obstacles blocking women from their full financial potential and looks at how microfinance can best be put to use.

Music for the Halloween holiday from Duke Ellington, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kay Starr, and others.

Patti Smith hosts this hour of Bob Dylan music and conversation covering 1965-1974.

In this episode, we bring together proponents of applying Native American wisdom both to bringing peace in the family and peace between nations.

The Musical story of Big Mama Thornton. This program includes some of the studio records of Big Mama Thornton as well as some of her exciting live performances. Including here is segments from the historic show with the Muddy Waters Blues Band as well as her live performance at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Highlights from radio specials on Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Fats Domino in this special appreciation program, that also features commentary from some top music writers.

This hour explores Duke Ellington’s music for the 1959 film Anatomy Of A Murder and John Lewis’ score for Odds Against Tomorrow, released the same year.