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Music to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20, 2023
This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, we’ll observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, by listening to songs of peace, protest and remembrance from the Avenue. We’ll also hear memories from Claudia Polley, she heard Dr. King speak at Indiana Avenue’s Fall Creek YMCA in 1959. Tune in for an hour of music featuring David Baker, Phil Ranelin, Mari Evans, Amnesty, Big Maybelle, Killer Ray Appleton and more.
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Legendary Avenue Concerts – Part 1
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Hear the first in a new series that looks at the music icons who performed in Indy’s Black...
Pha Terrell
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Celebrating the May birthday of Pha Terrell, an influential big band singer that had strong...
Claudia Polley – Episode 2
May 21, 2023
The second episode of our two-part series about vocalist, broadcaster, and preservationist...
Claudia Polley – Episode 1
May 15, 2023
Vocalist, broadcaster, and preservationist of historic Black spaces in Indiana, Claudia Polley...
Little Miss Cornshucks
May 7, 2023
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Little Miss Cornshucks, a pioneer of rhythm...
Bobby Banner
April 23, 2023
Legendary Indianapolis vocalist, dancer, and costume designer Bobby Banner
Debbie Nelson – Episode 2
April 16, 2023
Final episode in our two-part series with Debbie Nelson, a legendary Naptown blues and soul...
Debbie Nelson – Episode 1
April 12, 2023
First episode in our two-part series with Debbie Nelson, a legendary Naptown blues and soul...
Indiana Avenue Remembers Wes Montgomery
March 28, 2023
Memories of Wes Montgomery from musicians who lived, or worked on the Avenue
Wes Montgomery Centennial Pt. 3
March 24, 2023
Third episode in our three-part series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Wes...
Wes Montgomery Centennial Pt. 2
March 17, 2023
Second episode in our three-part series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Wes...
Wes Montgomery Centennial Pt. 1
March 9, 2023
First episode in our three-part series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Wes...
Phil Ranelin "Jazz is Dead"
March 4, 2023
This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue we’ll explore Ranelin’s new album “Jazz is Dead...
Scrapper Blackwell 120th Anniversary Part 2
February 24, 2023
Indianapolis blues legend Scrapper Blackwell
Latin Sound of Freddie Hubbard
February 10, 2023
Tune in for an hour of classic Latin jams featuring the music of Freddie Hubbard
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