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Meet Rodney Stepp, the new host of Echoes of Indiana Avenue

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue, meet the show's host Rodney Stepp — a legendary Indianapolis keyboardist and bandleader. We'll hear music from his recent Small Studio Session performance for WFYI, along with a conversation between Stepp and Echoes producer Kyle Long. They discuss his deep roots in the Indianapolis music scene and his years touring the world with The Spinners.

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  Spotlighting Fred Monroe - an unsung Naptown jazz saxophonist

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  Remembering the music of Funk Inc. percussionist Cecil Hunt — Part 3

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  Remembering the music of Funk Inc. percussionist Cecil Hunt — Part 2

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  Remembering the music of Funk Inc. percussionist Cecil Hunt — Part 1

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  Remembering Naptown's 1953 Juneteenth concert on the Avenue

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  Celebrating the life of Naptown funk legend Kevin “Flash” Ferrell

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  Sonny Rollins and the jazz masters of Indiana Avenue

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  Carl Perkins - The Naptown pianist who became a favorite of Miles Davis

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  Wes Montgomery and Freddie Hubbard play the music of Miles Davis

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  Miles Davis at 100 – Exploring his recordings with Naptown’s J.J. Johnson

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  Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign’s Lost Sessions

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  A history of the Indianapolis soul group Words of Wisdom

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  Celebrating the music of drummer Jozell Carter – Part 2

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  Celebrating the music of drummer Jozell Carter – Part 1

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  Remembering John Terrell, founder of KnapTown Records