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Silk Roads

From the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan, Silk Roads seeks out the many musical gems hidden in plain sight. Every Thursday afternoon from 12-2, walk down Silk Roads… MoreFrom the Caspian Sea to the Sea of Japan, Silk Roads seeks out the many musical gems hidden in plain sight. Every Thursday afternoon from 12-2, walk down Silk Roads and catch music from across Asia. Less

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1. "Chak De Phattey" - Kailash Kher, Dhruv Dhalla, Jaideep Sahni - Khosla Ka Ghosla [T-Series: 2025]
2. "Sempe" - L.A.X - ZaZa Vibes [Rasaki Music Ltd / EMPIRE: 2020]
3. "Ladki Badi Anjani Hai" - Jatin-Lalit, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.: 1998]
4. "Rush" - Ayra Starr - Rush [Mavin Records: 2022]
5. "NIGHT DANCER" - imase - NIGHT DANCER [Universal Music LLC: 2022]
6. "Karle Jugaad Karle" - Kailash Kher, Keerthi Sagathia, Ram Sampath, Munna Dhiman - Fukrey [T-Series: 2013]
7. "Shinunoga E-Wa" - Fujii Kaze - HELP EVER HURT NEVER [Universal Music LLC: 2020]
8. "Arizona Cowboy" - Lee Seung Yeon - Old Songs of Memory Collection Don't Ask Me About My History/Song of Wife [오아시스레코드 뮤직컴퍼니: 1977]
9. "Mayonaka no Door~stay with me" - Miki Matsubara - Miki Matsubara Best Collection [ポニーキャニオン: 2008]
10. "It's the Time to Disco" - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vasundhara Das, KK, Shaan, Loy Mendonsa - Kal Ho Naa Ho (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.: 2003]
11. "Peru" - Fireboy DML, Ed Sheeran - Playboy [YBNL Nation / EMPIRE: 2022]
12. "Hollow" - Stray Kids - Hollow [Sony Music Labels Inc.: 2025]
13. "New Face" - PSY - PSY 8th 4X2=8 [YG Entertainment: 2017]
14. "Big Guy" - Ice Spice - Big Guy (from "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants”) [10K Projects/Capitol Records: 2025]
15. "Standing Next to You" - Jung Kook - GOLDEN [BIGHIT MUSIC: 2023]
16. "Aashiyan" - Pritam, Shreya Ghoshal, Nikhil Paul George - Barfi! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [UTV: 2012]
17. "Last Last" - Burna Boy - Love, Damini [Spaceship/ Bad Habit/Atlantic Records: 2022]
18. "Pal Pal Har Pal" - Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal - Lage Raho Munna Bhai [T-Series: 2006]
19. "Truth or Dare" - Tyla - TYLA [FAX Records/Epic: 2024]
20. "Chak Lein De" - Kailash Kher - Chandni Chowk To China [T-Series: 2008]
21. "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" - Creepy Nuts - Bling-Bang-Bang-Born [Sony Music Labels Inc.: 2024]
22. "Sweet Venom" - ENHYPEN - ORANGE BLOOD [BELIFT LAB: 2023]
23. "Saware" - Pritam, Arijit Singh - Phantom [T-Series: 2015]
24. "Dis-ease" - BTS - BE [BIGHIT MUSIC: 2020]
25. "Laung Da Lashkara" - Mahalakshmi Iyer, Hard Kaur, Jassi - Patiala House [T-Series: 2011]
26. "KICK BACK" - Kenshi Yonezu - KICK BACK [Sony Music Labels Inc.: 2022]

Wild Women & Friends

Taking our title from the Ida Cox song, "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues," our show Wild Women and Friends will feature women artists in Jazz and Blues, with a… MoreTaking our title from the Ida Cox song, "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues," our show Wild Women and Friends will feature women artists in Jazz and Blues, with a liberal use of the word "friends" to include other genres, and even an occasional boy now and then. Please join Sandy Snyder and Louise Largiadèr every Thursday morning from 11 'til noon for an hour of Classic Blues women, Jazz women, piano, mellow standards and lots more. Less

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1. "Wild Horses" {Mick Jagger and Keith Richards} - Charlotte Martin - On Your Shore [RCA Records Label: 2004]
2. "Walk Away Renee" {Bob Calilli} - Linda Ronstadt, Ann Savoy - Adieu False Heart [Vanguard Records: 2006]
3. "Whole Lotta Love" {Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham} - Lez Zeppelin - Lez Zeppelin [Emanation Records: 2007]
   Notes: In late 2007, the band (then consisting of Steph Paynes, Sarah McLellan on vocals, Helen Destroy on drums and Lisa Brigantino on bass and keyboards)
4. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" {Gary Brooker} - Annie Lennox - Medusa [RCA Records Label: 1995]
5. "Walk Like An Egyptian" {Liam Hillard Sternberg} - The Puppini Sisters - The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo [Decca (UMO): 2007]
6. "White Rabbit" {Grace Slick} - Patti Smith - Twelve [Columbia/Legacy: 2007]
7. "Stairway to Heaven (British Rock Symphony)" {Jimmy Page and Robert Plant} - Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart) - British Rock Symphony [Decca Music Group Ltd.: 1999]
8. "Your Song" {Elton John} - Lady Gaga - Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin [EMI: 2018]
9. "Lola" {Ray Davies} - Jacqui Naylor - The Color Five [Ruby Star Records: 2006]
10. "All Along the Watchtower" {Bob Dylan} - Barbara Keith - Barbara Keith [Rhino/Warner Records: 2005]
11. "For What It's Worth" {Stephen Stills} - Crystal Bowersox - Farmer's Daughter [Jive: 2010]
12. "Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 (2014 - Remaster)" {Greg Lake} - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery [BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.: 1973]

All That Jazz

Thirty years and still running, All That Jazz remains committed to all the "bops," global influences, and the New. Join us for a continuing salute to the luminous, continuously changing… MoreThirty years and still running, All That Jazz remains committed to all the "bops," global influences, and the New. Join us for a continuing salute to the luminous, continuously changing archive that is Jazz. Always, more music and less talk. Thursday morning from 9 'til 11 right here on WTJU. Less

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1. "Cool Struttin'" {Sonny Clark} - Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin' [Blue Note: 1958]
2. "Moon River" {Henry Mancini} - Akua Dixon - Akua Dixon [Akua's Music: 2014]
3. "Love in Outer Space" {Sun Ra} - Kris Davis & Craig Taborn - Octopus [Pyroclastic: 2018]
4. "Comin' Home Baby" {Ben Tucker} - Herbie Mann - At The Village Gate [Atlantic: 2001]
   Notes: Recorded 1961
5. "Laura" {David Raskin, Johnny Mercer} - Erroll Garner - The Complete Concert by the Sea [Columbia: 2015]
   Notes: Recorded 1958
6. "Subterfuge" {Andrew Hill} - Andrew Hill - Black Fire [Blue Note: 1963]
7. "Frame for the Blues" {Slide Hamptom} - Akiko - So Cute, So Bad [AT Records: 2017]
8. "Hold The Line" {Clifford Lamb} - Clifford Lamb - Brothers & Sisters [Weber Works: 2017]
9. "Red and Blue" {Clifford Lamb} - Clifford Lamb - Brothers & Sisters [Weber Works: 2017]
10. "India Blue" {Chico Freeman} - Chico Freeman - Spoken Into Existence [Jive Music: 2016]
11. "Soft Pedal Blues" {Chico Freeman} - Chico Freeman - Spoken Into Existence [Jive Music: 2016]
12. "Sugar Free" {JD Allen} - JD Allen - Americana [Savant: 2016]
13. "Lightnin" {JD Allen} - JD Allen - Americana [Savant: 2016]
14. "Big Paul" {Tommy Flanagan} - Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane [NewJazz: 1963]
    Notes: Recorded 1959

Classical Sunrise - Thursday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "Violin Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87: Prima parte "Lassù" (Moderato)" {Bela BARTOK} - Béla Bartók, Isabelle Faust, Florent Boffard - Bartók: Violin Sonatas [harmonia mundi ]
2. "Violin Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87: Seconda parte "Friss": Allegretto moderato" {Bela BARTOK} - Béla Bartók, Isabelle Faust, Florent Boffard - Bartók: Violin Sonatas [harmonia mundi ]
3. "Ouverture (Arr. for Orchestra by JoAnn Falletta)" {Fanny Mendelssohn} - Fanny Mendelssohn, Joann Falletta, Women's Philharmonic - The Women's Philharmonic [Musical Concepts ]
4. "Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth." {Frederick CHOPIN} - Frédéric Chopin, Mikhail Pletnev - Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Nocturnes, Barcarolle & Scherzo [Warner Classics ]
5. "Canzon XXVIII a 8, "Sol sol la fa mi" (Arr. E. Crees for brass)" {Giovanni GABRIELLI} - Giovanni Gabrieli, London Symphony Brass, Eric Crees - Gabrieli: Music for Brass, Vol. 1 [Naxos ]
6. "Canzoni et sonate: Canzon No. 8 (Arr. E. Crees for brass)" {Giovanni GABRIELLI} - Giovanni Gabrieli, London Symphony Brass, Eric Crees - Gabrieli: Music for Brass, Vol. 1 [Naxos ]
7. "Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne" {Johann Sebastianh BACH} - Johann Sebastian Bach, Nemanja RaduloviÄ%u2021, Double Sens - Bach [Deutsche Grammophon (DG) ]
8. "Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, K. 502: I. Allegro" {Wolfgang Amadeush MOZART} - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Jian Wang - Mozart: Pianotrio in B Flat Major K.502; Pianotrio In G major, K. 496; Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. 254 [Deutsche Grammophon (DG) ]
9. "Rhapsody for Piano Quartet no 1, in D minor " {Paul JUON} - Kammermusik Ensemble Chamaleon - Paul Juon [Gallo ]
10. "String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124: I. Allegro" {Bedrich SMETANA} - BedÅ%u2122ich Smetana, Pavel Haas Quartet - Smetana: String Quartets No. 1 & No. 2 [SUPRAPHON a.s. ]
11. "Sevilla" {Isaac ALBENIZ} - Isaac Albéniz, Simon Dinnigan - Favourite Guitar Works [Sony Classical ]

Classical Prelude - Thursday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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WTJU Overnight

An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.

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Radio Free Carthage

After digging a tunnel from Carthage, TN, into the bedrock below the Radio Wowsville cave, Rick emerges weekly with 2 power-packed hours of rock, with musings and mythic tales culled… MoreAfter digging a tunnel from Carthage, TN, into the bedrock below the Radio Wowsville cave, Rick emerges weekly with 2 power-packed hours of rock, with musings and mythic tales culled from the modern era, plus all the fossils and arcana unearthed along the way. Give your midweek lull a lift, Thursday mornings from 1-3. Less

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1. "I'm Always in Love" - Wilco - Summerteeth [Reprise: 1999]
2. "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL" - The Twilight Sad - IT'S THE LONG GOODBYE [Rock Action: NEW]
3. "Down On The Freeway" - Lael Neale - Altogether Stranger [Sub Pop: 2025]
4. "Like You Really Mean It" - Anjimile - You're Free to Go [4AD: NEW]
5. "Going Shopping" - The Strokes - Going Shopping [The Strokes: NEW]
   Notes: New album out June 26th!
6. "1000 Times" - Big Blood - First Aid Kit [Feeding Tube: 2023]
7. "Landline" - King Tuff - MOO [MUP: NEW]
8. "On The Street" - Titus Andronicus - An Obelisk [Merge: 2019]
9. "I Saw You Close Your Eyes" - Local Natives - I Saw You Close Your Eyes / The Only Heirs [Loma Vista: 2017]
10. "Tomorrow's Crusades" - Geese - 3D Country [Partisan: 2023]
11. "The Puppy Song" - Harry Nilsson - Harry [RCA Victor: 1969]
12. "Clementine" - Sarah Jaffe - Suburban Nature [Kirtland: 2010]
13. "Satellite" - tea - the blue album [Jasmine Fancy: 1997]
14. "Deep" - The Parlor - Kiku [Five Kill: 2018]
15. "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home" - Mogwai - Mogwai Young Team [Chemikal Underground: 1997]
    Notes: BED
16. "Gunner" - Denali - Denali [Jade Tree: 2002]
17. "Sink" - Brand New - Daisy [Interscope: 2009]
18. "Freak When I'm Dead" - King Tuff - Was Dead [The Colonel: 2008]
19. "Good Day" - Naked Gods - Naked Gods [Naked Gods: 2015]
20. "Tornadoes" - Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South [New West: 2004]
21. "The A Song (Laid In Your Arms)" - Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful [Fat Possum: 2022]
22. "Fall Apart" - Juliana Hatfield - Lightning Might Strike [American Laundromat: NEW]
23. "May It Be on Offer" - Rosali - Bite Down [Merge: 2024]
24. "Out Of My Head" - Begonia - Lady In Mind [Begonia: 2017]
25. "Holding On" - Arima Ederra - A Rush to Nowhere [RCA: NEW]
26. "Yarom Bia" - Kiosk - Bagh e Vahsh e Jahaani [Bamahang: 2008]
27. "When Yer Twenty Two" - The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart [Warner Bros.: 1993]
28. "Like a Friend" - Pulp - This Is Hardcore [Island: 1998]
29. "What Do You Go Home To?" - Explosions in the Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone [Temporary Residence: 2007]
    Notes: BED
30. "Begging for Change" - Pulp - HELP(2) [War Child: NEW]