Echoes of Indiana Avenue

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Exploring the music of Naptown soul singer Alfonzo Surrett

Join host Rodney Stepp in celebrating one of Indianapolis's most accomplished and underappreciated vocalists and legends of Naptown soul music, Alfonzo Surrett.

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  Les “Bear” Taylor, Naptown’s renowned baritone sax player

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  Edgar Bateman - From Naptown to the jazz avant-garde

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  Celebrating Dawn Hampton, Naptown's queen of cabaret

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  Jack Wilson and the jazz masters of Indiana Avenue

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  Shirley Griffith's Indiana Avenue blues — Part 2

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  Shirley Griffith's Indiana Avenue blues — Part 1

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  Pookie Johnson plays and sings the blues

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  Herbie Hancock on his work with Wes Montgomery and Freddie Hubbard

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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