Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3603819/?format=api
{ "id": 3603819, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3603819/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-13T11:20:08-08:00", "show": 65640, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65640/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Song for Sharon", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "6877957a-7e34-4a95-b43d-b898b1398efa", "artist": "Joni Mitchell", "artist_ids": [ "a6de8ef9-b1a1-4756-97aa-481bbb8a4069" ], "album": "Hejira", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "039f2ae4-36dd-3608-9103-67ce7f6c9288", "labels": [ "Asylum Records" ], "label_ids": [ "a8bea33e-67af-424a-a734-898e2dc437ed" ], "release_date": "1976-11-01", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "This song is dedicated to Joni’s best friend, Sharon Bell, when she was growing up in Maidstone, Saskatchewan, in the 1950s, and it references the fact that Sharon had been planning a career as a professional singer, while Joni hoped to be a farm wife — but in adulthood, each realized the other’s ambition.: https://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/contributors/writers-group/2017/02/07/joni-mitchell-song-sharon-brings-back-memories/97296996/\n--\nThose beautiful backing vocals are Joni's voice, overdubbed. The instrumental accompaniment is just an elaborate vamp, by Joni on guitar, John Guerin on drums and Max Bennett on bass.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }