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Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Stories of Standards—On a Clear Day Linda Hillshafer Share Tune in weekday mornings for Stories of Standards to hear our favorite versions of “On a Clear Day.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 am! Stories of Standards is sponsored by ListenUp. Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner composed this song for the 1965 musical of the same name “On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever).” Introduced by John Cullum, it was sung by Barbra Streisand in the 1970 film adaptation and was cited by many music critics as the highlight of the sc...

Linda Hillshafer Share Tune in weekday mornings for Stories of Standards to hear our favorite versions of “Stompin’ At the Savoy.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 am beginning Monday, May 10! Stories of Standards is sponsored by  Edgar Sampson wrote, “Stompin’ At the Savoy” in 1933 while alto saxophonist with Rex Stewart’s Orchestra at the Empire Ballroom. Named for the Savoy Ballroom in New York City, it was used as the band’s theme song until the band broke up. Sampson took it with him when he went on to joi...

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Linda Hillshafer Share Tune in weekday mornings to hear our favorite versions of “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50 am beginning Monday, April 26! Stories of Standards is sponsored by ListenUp. “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” was written in 1940 by Duke Ellington. Originally titled “Never No Lament” it became a hit shortly after Bob Russell added lyrics in 1942, at which point the title changed. Two different versions, one by Ellington and another by The Ink Spots, hit number one o...