Music Special

Midnight Madness

KCRW — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:00:00 -0800

KCRW's New Year's Eve bash, hosted by Raul Campos, features mixes from many KCRW DJ's. (10pm-3am)

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2012 Music Library Roundup!

KCRW — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0800

KCRW DJ and music librarian Eric J. Lawrence takes us on a musical ride of 2012 -- with a look forward to 2013.

Jason Eldredge Sunday Special

KCRW — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:00:00 -0700

Jason Eldredge Sunday Special

An Eclectic24 New Year!

KCRW — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0800

KCRW kick in 2011 with an Eclectic24 afternoon! (Airs noon-5pm)

New Year's Eve 'Midnight Madness' Special

KCRW — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:00:00 -0800

Eight of KCRW's nighttime DJ's are banding together to put together a perfect party soundtrack to ring in the new year. (Airs 10pm-midnight!)

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An Eclectic 24 Christmas

KCRW — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:00:00 -0800

The gifts are unwrapped, Christmas dinner but a delicious memory. Join us for an Eclectic 24 Christmas from 6pm-midnight.

Eclectic 24 Evening Music Special

KCRW — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:00:00 -0800

Eclectic 24 Morning Music Special

KCRW — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0800

Sly and the Family Stone

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800

From 1967-1974, Sly and the Family Stone left a mark on music and culture. Members changed, times got rough, but their sound and message still speak to the world. (Airs 4-5pm and pre-empts All Things Considered.)

Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0800

In the late 1960's, like Detroit's Motown and Stax in Memphis, International Records landed Philadelphia on the musical map. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are featured. (Airs 3-4pm and pre-empts All Things Considered.)

To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0800

As complex as the music she played, Nina Simone became a legend, but was first and foremost a performer. (Airs 2-3pm and pre-empts Markplace and Left, Right and Center.)

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0800

In Spring 1959, Miles recorded his landmark album. It became the best selling Jazz album of all time. It still holds up, fifty years later. (Airs 1-2pm and preempts The World.)

Jazz: The 59 Sound

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

In 1959, Jazz got a kick start from innovators like Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Dave Brubeck, who helped change the musical landscape forever. Highlights from classic records; family members/jazz historians are featured. (Airs noon-1pm and preempts To the Point.)

Sam Cooke: Bring It on Home to Me

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0800

One-hour documentary details the life and music of Sam Cooke. (Airs 11am-noon; preempts Morning Becomes Eclectic)

Lady Writes the Blues: The Life and Music of Rose Marie McCoy

KCRW — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0800

Born in a tin shack in rural Arkansas in 1922, by the 60's Rose Marie McCoy's songs had been recorded by Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Ike & Tina Turner, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin. Now she's nearly forgotten. (Airs 10-11am)