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WXXI's Fascinatin' Rhythm presents of popular American music from Stephen Foster to Stephen Sondheim, in the context of their relationship to American history. Every week, host Michael Lasser (full bio) offers a rich mix of singers, songwriters and songs to explore the history and themes of American popular music. In 1994 Fascinatin' Rhythm won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, citing Michael Lasser for letting "our treasury of popular tunes speak and sing for itself with sparkling commentary tracing the contributions of the composers and performers to American society."

When and where to tune-in

Saturdays at 11am on Classical 91.5 (also streamed live online)
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Coming up on Fascinatin' Rhythm

Thursday, June 20th (All day)
Fascinatin’ Rhythm Program 1325

Johnny Burke, Part 2
The second of two shows devoted to lyricist Johnny Burke, who knew how to write hits.

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Recently on Fascinatin' Rhythm

Thursday, June 13th (All day)
Fascinatin’ Rhythm Program 1324

Johnny Burke, Part 1
The first of two shows devoted to lyricist Johnny Burke, who knew how to write hits.

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Thursday, June 6th (All day)
Fascinatin’ Rhythm Program 1323

Generational Conversation
If songs define each generation and separate one from the other, how can songs ever bridge the gap?

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Thursday, May 30th (All day)
Fascinatin’ Rhythm Program 1322

Glamour
It isn’t always easy to find in a popular song, but sometimes you detect traces of it underneath the everyday.

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Thursday, May 23rd (All day)
Fascinatin’ Rhythm Program 1321

Johnny Mercer Starts a Company

Lyricist Johnny Mercer and his partners began Capitol Records to raise the quality of songwriting and singing – and make a buck doing it.

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