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Play Something Sweet

PLAY SOMETHING SWEET with Patti Compton is a music history show that celebrates music and puts songs in historical context. Join host Patti Compton as she traces the history of American music through blues, jazz, country, rock, soul, punk, and more. In each show, Patti brings insight into the cultural influences that contributed to the music and plays a variety of well-known and lesser-known tracks. Listen in as we PLAY SOMETHING SWEET on KXFM. Thursdays at 4PM!

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Episode 37 - The Last Waltz

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2022/05/18

Today on Play Something Sweet we celebrate the finest music documentary ever made - The Last Waltz - and the history of The Band. Music by The Band, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, and The Staple Singers.

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64:44

Episode 36 - Amazing Grace

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2022/05/02

Today on Play Something Sweet, we look at the history of spirituals and gospel music and the impact on American music. Music by The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Reverend Gary Davis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sister Gertrude Morgan, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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62:01

Episode 35 - Cold War Kids

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2022/04/24

Today on Play Something Sweet we explore late 1980s alternative rock and the end of the Cold War. Music by REM, INXS, the Cult, the Alarm, X, Tracy Chapman, Social Distortion, Jane's Addiction, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Love and Rockets, the Smithereens.

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63:24

Episode 34 - Soweto Influence

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2022/04/03

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the history and influence of South African rhythms on American music. Music by Solomon Linda, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, the Tokens, and the Dave Matthews Band.

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60:23

Episode 33 - Blues Revival

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2022/03/25

Play Something Sweet: Today we journey to the American South in search of long-forgotten blues legends during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Music by: Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Reverend Gary Davis, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger.

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60:13

Episode 32 - Third Wave Women

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2022/03/12

Join us today on Play Something Sweet as we discuss Third Wave Feminism in the 1990s and the female-driven music of the era. Music by Sarah McLachlin, Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Fiona Apple.

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65:19

Episode 31 - Free To Be

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2022/03/07

Join us today on Play Something Sweet as we discuss the cultural impact of the 1972 album Free To Be...You And Me. Music and skits by Marlo Thomas, Mel Brooks, Carol Channing, Alan Alda, Diana Ross, Harry Belafonte, Tom Smothers, Rosy Grier, Shirley Jones, and more.

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61:16

Episode 30 - Ohio Funk

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2022/02/25

Join us on Play Something Sweet as we look at the period between disco and rap and play some Ohio Funk Music. Music by the Ohio Players, Dazz Band, Lakeside, DeBarge, Heatwave, Zapp, Kool and the Gang, and the Gap Band.

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60:22

Episode 29 - Newport Jazz Festival

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2022/02/11

This week on Play Something Sweet we celebrate the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and the magnificent film that captured the incredible moment in music history, Jazz on a Summer's Day. Performances by Mahalia Jackson, Miles Davis, Anita O'Day, Jimmy Guiffre, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Big Maybelle, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Louis Armstrong.

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59:46

Episode 28 - Northern Rock

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2022/02/04

Today on Play Something Sweet we are rocking out and reminiscing with rock music hailing from the north. Music by Bob Seger, Boston, the J. Geils Band, Cheap Trick, Donnie Iris, and the Steve Miller Band.

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61:10

Episode 27 - Mardi Gras

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2022/01/28

Today we are celebrating the tradition of Mardi Gras and the fascinating history of Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans! Music by the Wild Magnolias, Treme Brass Band, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, Professor Longhair, Trombone Shorty and James Andrews, Carol Fran, Dr. John, and the New Birth Brass Band.

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61:26

Episode 26 - Surf Music

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2022/01/14

Today we look at the origins of surf music and the heyday California surf culture. Music by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Ventures, and The Beach Boys.

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61:51

Episode 25 - Outlaw Country

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2022/01/07

Today on Play Something Sweet we discuss outlaw country and Texas singer-songwriters. Music by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Blaze Foley, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, and Guy Clark.

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58:45

Episode 24 - New Wave

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2022/01/04

Today we explore the fun and fluorescent 1980s and new wave music. Music by The Cure, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, New Order, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, and Big Audio Dynamite.

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62:31

Episode 23 - Cocktail

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2022/01/04

Today we listen to the music of the mid-century cocktail party era of the late 1950s/early 1960s - the sophisticated calm before the storm. Music by Stan Getz, the Sonny Clark Trio, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.

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59:08

Episode 22 - WW2

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2022/01/04

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the war years during World War 2 and the music of the 1940s. Music by Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and The Andrews Sisters.

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60:00

Episode 21 - Zydeco

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2022/01/04

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the roots of Cajun music and zydeco. Music by Mitch Landry, Buckwheat Zydeco, Roy Carrier, and Clifton Chenier.

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63:25

Episode 20 - Grunge

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2022/01/04

This week we explore a disillusioned Generation X and their expression through music - grunge and riot grrrl. Music by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Bikini Kill, and Sleater-Kinney.

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60:16

Episode 19 - Ska

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2022/01/04

Today we trace the fascinating history of ska music in Jamaica and its arrival in post-war England leading to second-wave ska. Music by Prince Buster, The English Beat, The Specials, and The Selecter.

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62:54

Episode 18 - Rap

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2022/01/04

This week we explore how rap music grew out of the despair of living in forgotten places like the South Bronx in the 1970s. Through music, art, and dance, inner-city kids let the world know they were there. Music by The Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, and Run-D.M.C.

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