Play Public Instance
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/3603840/?format=api
{ "id": 3603840, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3603840/?format=api", "airdate": "2026-01-13T12:16:56-08:00", "show": 65640, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65640/?format=api", "image_uri": "", "thumbnail_uri": "", "song": "Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone", "track_id": null, "recording_id": "d52dda20-8011-40d0-ac96-3b13c9864898", "artist": "The Temptations", "artist_ids": [ "d8df96ae-8fcf-4997-b3e6-e5d1aaf0f69e" ], "album": "All Directions", "release_id": null, "release_group_id": "1b715418-65d4-35d1-9fc1-b3b3a3087bcf", "labels": [ "Motown" ], "label_ids": [ "8e479e57-ef44-490c-b75d-cd28df89bf1b" ], "release_date": "1972-07-27", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "\"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone\" was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. It was first released in May 1972 by The Undisputed Truth. Later in 1972, Whitfield cut a 12-minute version of the track with The Temptations - who considered it to be the last real classic they recorded. The A-side of this single won the Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus, and the B-side instrumental version took the award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance.\n--\nThe great guitars are from Funk Brothers masters Melvin \"Wah Wah Watson\" Ragin and Paul Warren.\n--\nHere are the fabulous Temptations doing their number 1 hit \"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone\" live at a festival in Chicago in 1972.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZNkM0CI46g", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }