Echoes of Indiana Avenue

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Shirley Griffith's Indiana Avenue blues — Part 2

Hear the final episode in our two-part series on Shirley Griffith — the Mississippi-born guitarist and singer who helped carry the sound of Delta blues to Indiana Avenue. We’ll share rare recordings he made in Indianapolis by folklorist Art Rosenbaum during the 1960s and music from Griffith’s final album, Mississippi Blues, released in 1973.

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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 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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  Exploring the music of Naptown soul singer Alfonzo Surrett

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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