Afterglow
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.
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We’re counting sheep with the Great American Songbook this week, as we explore standards all about dreaming, including “This Time The Dream’s On Me,” “You Stepped Out Of A Dream,” and many more dreamy tunes. -
A celebration of all things spooky in the world of vocal jazz and popular song. -
A look back at the first half of the 1950s, when Broadway musicals were in a Golden Age. -
The coziness, wonder, and melancholy of autumn, celebrated in song. -
A dive in the catalog of one of the American Songbook's great melodists. -
A survey of the character-driven songs that defined the great narrative-driven Disney films of the '50s and '60s. -
A look at the early songs of Rodgers and Hart, including "Blue Moon," "Manhattan," and "Thou Swell." -
A deep dive into a relatively frivolous facet of The Great American Songbook. -
A survey of the vocalists who made their names with the big bands of the World War II era. -
A survey of the 50-year career of a genre-bending vocal quartet.
