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How Music Changed

250 different artists and topics that changed music history forever. Most of them analyzed in great detail, with historical information, opinions, and various bits of trivia.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Anthology of American Folk Music

American Anthology of Folk Music: Ballads - Part A

Episode 1

“The Anthology of American Folk Music” may not be one of the most popular albums of all time, but it certainly is one of the most important albums ever made, if not the single most important album, period.

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    Lovesick Blues – Hank Williams

    Radio Days: 1949-1950

    Episode 14

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      Smoke! Smoke! Smoke That Cigarette – Tex Williams

      Radio Days: 1946-1948, A Period of Transition

      Episode 13

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        Till the End of Time – Perry Como

        Radio Days: After The War

        Episode 12

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          Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy- Andrews Sisters

          Radio Days: A World War, and Musician's Strike

          Episode 11

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            Take the ‘A’ Train – Duke Ellington

            Radio Days: Just Before the War

            Episode 10

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              Fools Rush In – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra

              Radio Days: Into the 40's We Go

              Episode 9

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                Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller Orchestra

                Radio Days: 1939

                Episode 8

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                  Carelessly – Teddy Wilson

                  Radio Days: Culture Changes

                  Episode 7

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                    Boogie Woogie – Tommy Dorsey

                    Radio Days: Recession's Over!

                    Episode 6

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                      Let’s Dance – Benny Goodman

                      Radio Days: 1934-1936

                      Episode 5

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                        Minnie the Moocher – Cab Calloway & His Orchestra

                        Radio Days: The Depression Years

                        Episode 4

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                          Black and Tan Fantasy – Duke Ellington

                          Radio Days: Bringing Jazz to the Masses

                          Episode 3

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