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Creation of the Female Monster

The story of how Franz Waxman came to compose Bride of Frankenstein.

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Spellbound

On today’s episode we’re talking electronic music…and the importance of a thorough resume.

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Snickelfritz!

Freddie Fisher and “America’s most unsophisticated band”.

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Band of Gideon

The Fisk Jubilee Singers with Band of Gideon, a cylinder recording from 1927

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If I Only Had a Heart

It was L. Frank Baum’s mother-in-law who encouraged him to write down the fanciful stories ...


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