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Host Richard Roland brings his love of the American Songbook, musical theatre, and classic jazz together into one program, exploring new topics about the greatest jazz singers, songs, and songwriters from the '30s through the '60s and beyond, and jazz interpretations of musical theatre songs. Friday at 8 p.m. on WFIU and Sunday at 7 p.m. on WFIU2.
An overview of American Songbook tunes about show business.
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The coziness, wonder, and melancholy of autumn, celebrated in song. -
A survey of the vocalists who made their names with the big bands of the World War II era.
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A tribute to composer Charles Strouse, whose musicals included Bye Bye Birdie and Annie.
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A deep dive into a relatively frivolous facet of The Great American Songbook. -
A survey of the 50-year career of a genre-bending vocal quartet. -
Schoolhouse Rock made its debut on Saturday morning TV in 1973. And this week on Afterglow, we’re exploring the many jazz singers—like Blossom Dearie, Grady Tate, and Jack Sheldon —who helped shape the sound of the popular educational series. -
"This Funny World," "Sing For Your Supper," "To Keep My Love Alive" and other rarities from the Rodgers and Hart catalog. -
This week, we explore the early artistry of the great Tony Bennett, who would have turned 100 in August, by listening to excerpts from the LPs he recorded for Columbia Records in the 1950s and early 1960s. -
June Christy's 1954 album "Something Cool" was a landmark in the "Cool School" of vocal jazz. -
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Spotlighting Irving Berlin's decades of songwriting for the Broadway stage. -
Celebrating 100 years of the singer and actress Julie London. -
A survey of the character-driven songs that defined the great narrative-driven Disney films of the '50s and '60s.
