2006-01-13 Benjamin Franklin – The Onion – Lou Rawls
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We honor singer Lou Rawls who died last week … Answer a…
2006-01-06 R. C. Gorman – Pepsi-Cola – The Brad Mehldau Trio
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear music by a jazz group … Answer a question about…
2005-12-30 The Best of 2005 in Music, Books and Movies
(THEME) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (THEME) I’m Doug Johnson. The year two thousand five is coming to a close. So we present a special year…
2005-12-23 Holiday Gifts: So What Have Americans Been Buying This Year?
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our special holiday show this week: We hear music popular at this time of the year…
2005-12-16 When It Ain’t Right to Use ‘Ain’t’ in English, and When It Is
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear music from a new CD to help hurricane victims… Answer…
2005-12-09 Sam Gilliam: A Painter Who Always Tries Something New
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some jazz music … Report about pets still being rescued…
2005-12-02 National Women’s Hall of Fame Adds New Members, Including Hillary Clinton
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear music by Neil Young … Answer a question about open-source…
2005-11-25 Country Music: Lee Ann Womack Is the Big Winner at CMA Awards
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some award-winning country music … Answer a question about rescue…
2005-11-18 Abigail Washburn: American Bluegrass Music, by Way of China
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some music from Abigail Washburn … Answer a question about…
2005-11-11 The Marine Corps Celebrates Its 230th Birthday
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our special Veterans Day show: We hear some American military music … Answer a question about…
2005-11-04 Shirley Horn Remembered | Baseball: Story of White Sox Victory
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some music by Shirley Horn … Answer two questions about…
2005-10-28 Sacred Harp: One of America’s Oldest and Purest Musical Traditions
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some music known as Sacred Harp… Answer a question about…
2005-10-14 Daydreams (and Dragons) Lead Young Writer Paolini to Success
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some music from The Rolling Stones … Answer a question…
2005-10-21 ‘Souls Alike’: Bonnie Raitt’s 18th Album Is First She Produced Herself
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some music from Bonnie Raitt … Answer a question about…
2005-10-07 Up, Up and Away … to a Balloon Museum in Albuquerque
(MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We hear some music from Bow Wow… Answer a question about…