/tags/my-place My Place en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:25:18 GMT /programs/2020-04-09/have-a-virtual-dance-party-with-vpr-a-go-go Shake, shimmy, rattle and roll your quarantine blues away with a virtual dance party with Joel Najman. VPR A Go-Go is back and you can join the fun fromâ€� Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:25:18 GMT /programs/2020-04-09/have-a-virtual-dance-party-with-vpr-a-go-go VPR Staff /inside-vpr/2020-04-09/go-go-and-sing-along-weekend-music-shows-to-bridge-the-distance Enjoy this weekend's music programs on VPR with a great new twist! On Saturday evening, boogie the night away with a virtual dance party, plus on Sundayâ€� Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:49:55 GMT /inside-vpr/2020-04-09/go-go-and-sing-along-weekend-music-shows-to-bridge-the-distance VPR Staff /inside-vpr/2019-04-19/may-11-vpr-a-go-go-spring-fling Dig out your bell bottoms and dance the winter away at VPR A-Go-Go: Spring Fling. Join host Joel Najman for VPR's first ever dance party and liveâ€� Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:19:42 GMT /inside-vpr/2019-04-19/may-11-vpr-a-go-go-spring-fling Ty Robertson /programs/2017-08-12/my-place-british-bands-that-followed-the-beatles When the Beatles arrived in the U.S. in 1964 they were quickly followed by a profusion of other British bands that quickly changed the North Americanâ€� Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:35:56 GMT /programs/2017-08-12/my-place-british-bands-that-followed-the-beatles Joel Najman /programs/2017-08-04/my-place-the-2017-grammy-hall-of-fame-recordings Each year the Recording Academy - the institution that awards the annual music industry Grammys - designates 25 songs deemed "of lasting qualitative orâ€� Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:33:07 GMT /programs/2017-08-04/my-place-the-2017-grammy-hall-of-fame-recordings Joel Najman /programs/2017-08-04/my-place-the-music-of-johnny-mercer-part-one Johnny Mercer was one of the foremost lyricists of the 20th century, with a songwriting career that extended from 1930 into the early 1970's. Mercer wroteâ€� Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:24:55 GMT /programs/2017-08-04/my-place-the-music-of-johnny-mercer-part-one Joel Najman /programs/2017-07-29/my-place-the-music-of-johnny-mercer-part-two In this second program of a My Place series on song lyricist Johnny Mercer, the focus is on songs Johnny wrote early in his career for Hollywood motionâ€� Sat, 29 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2017-07-29/my-place-the-music-of-johnny-mercer-part-two Joel Najman /programs/2017-07-14/my-place-songs-about-cats This week's My Place is a collection of popular songs about cats. Memorable recordings by The Mills Brothers, Peggy Lee and The Tokens are among theâ€� Sat, 15 Jul 2017 01:39:00 GMT /programs/2017-07-14/my-place-songs-about-cats Joel Najman /programs/2017-07-07/my-place-rick-halls-fame-recording-studios-part-two This week's My Place is a concluding part two of the music that was produced at Rick Hall's Fame Recording Studios.Hear the many soulful hits that emergedâ€� Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:09:41 GMT /programs/2017-07-07/my-place-rick-halls-fame-recording-studios-part-two Joel Najman /programs/2017-07-01/my-place-rick-halls-fame-recording-studios This week's My Place spotlights record producer Rick Hall and his Fame Recording Studios which gave rise to the "Muscle Shoals" sound in Southern soulâ€� Sat, 01 Jul 2017 12:41:51 GMT /programs/2017-07-01/my-place-rick-halls-fame-recording-studios Joel Najman