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Aladdin Records: Apr 13, 2017: 11am - 12pm

The Aladdin Records Story, Part 1. The Juke In The Back begins a two-part special on one of the most important record labels of the pre-rock era, Aladdin Records. Eddie and Leo Mesner started Aladdin...

20170323: Mar 23, 2017: 11am - 12pm

Matt the Cat plays the American soul that came before rock 'n' roll on the Juke In The Back.

The Swallows: Feb 09, 2017: 11am - 12pm

he Swallows were one of the most underrated R&B vocal groups of the early 1950s. Hailing from Baltimore, they only scored 2 top 10 R&B hits during their 3 year stint with King Records, but collectors...

Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1: Jan 26, 2017: 11am - 12pm

This week, we travel back 70 years with our ol' Rockola Jukebox to spotlight the biggest Rhythm & Blues jukebox hits from 1947. In part one, we'll focus on the biggest jukebox jivers from the first ha...

Bo Diddley – 1955 : Jan 12, 2017: 11am - 12pm

This week's "Juke In The Back" takes a look at the breakthrough year of one of rock n' roll's true architects and innovators, Bo Diddley. His first recording session was held at Chess Records in Chica...

A Vintage R&B Christmas: Dec 22, 2016: 11am - 12pm

The entire Juke In The Back is loaded with the greatest R&B Christmas records from the late 1940s and 1950s. It's the yuletide soul that came before rock n' roll. From the all-time classics by Clyde M...

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters: Dec 08, 2016: 11am - 12pm

The Drifters would become the most successful vocal group in history, charting hit after hit for over 20 years, with no less than a dozen different lead singers. This week, the "Juke In The Back" spot...

R&B Novelty Songs: Nov 24, 2016: 11am - 12pm

The juke is jumpin' this week with a salute to the lighter side of classic 1950s rhythm and blues. These novelty R&B tunes come from jump blues masters from Louis Jordan to Bull Moose Jackson and all...

Memphis Slim: Nov 10, 2016: 11am - 12pm

Memphis Slim dubbed himself the "Ambassador Of The Blues" and for good reason. He spread the gospel of America's music around the world during his almost 50 year career. This week, Matt The Cat and th...

Rudy Toombs: Oct 13, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, The "Juke In The Back" features the songs of one of R&B's greatest songwriters: Rudy Toombs. This underrated cat wrote some of the most fabulous drinking songs of all-time for Amos Milburn,...

Lavern Baker, Pt. 1: Sep 22, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, the "Juke In The Back" looks at how one of R&B's greatest voices, LaVern Baker, got her start. It's part one of a two-part feature on the early career of LaVern Baker. In part one, we'll di...

Lil Greenwood: Sep 08, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, the "Juke In The Back" pays tribute to a very dynamic, soulful and often passed over R&B female vocalist: Lil Greenwood. Today, Lil Greenwood is best remembered as a vocalist for Duke Ellin...

Elmore James: Aug 25, 2016: 11am - 12pm

Elmore James never tried to have crossover success. He was a bluesman through and through; an ambassador of the Mississippi Delta Blues with a modern, 1950s electric twist. Elmore's blues was as pure...

Percy Mayfield: Aug 11, 2016: 11am - 12pm

Some songwriters and singers just know how to tap into deepest regions of sadness, passion and truth. Such is the musical prowess of Percy Mayfield, the "Poet Laureate Of The Blues." This week, Matt T...

20160728: Jul 28, 2016: 11am - 12pm

It's the American soul that came before rock 'n' roll on the Juke In The Back. Hosted by Matt The Cat.

The 5 Royales: Jul 14, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, the Juke In The Back features a rhythm & blues vocal group from Winston-Salem, NC that not only influenced James Brown, but quite possibly the entire soul movement of the late '50s into the...

Specialty Records, Part One: Jun 09, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, the "Juke In The Back" is full of old records from one of the greatest record labels of all-time, Specialty Records. Art Rupe started the label in 1944 as Juke Box Records. Part 1 of this m...

1956 Jukebox Rhythm Review: May 26, 2016: 11am - 12pm

The "Juke In The Back" puts the ol' Rockola Jukebox front and center on this week's program as we present part 2 of a feature on the biggest jukebox jivers from 1956. It was the first full year of Roc...

Rosco Gordon: May 12, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, the "Juke In The Back" spotlights the "Prince of Primitive Cool," Rosco Gordon. His mostly self-penned tunes, feature his unique blend of mid-tempo shuffle with a slightly behind-the-beat r...

Dinah Washington: Apr 28, 2016: 11am - 12pm

Dinah Washington was more than just the "Queen of The Jukeboxes," "Queen Of The Blues" and any other prestigious but vacant title you could pin on her. Dinah was the real deal. This week, Matt The Cat...

Red Robin Records: Apr 14, 2016: 11am - 12pm

This week, the Juke In The Back salutes one of R&B's greatest unsung labels, Red Robin Records. Bobby Robinson started Robin Records in 1952 as a way to expand the business in his Harlem record store,...

The Moonglows, Part I: Mar 24, 2016: 11am - 12pm

The Moonglows, Pt. 1: 1953-55 Much has been written about the great R&B vocal groups of the 1950s. Many of the classic groups were either great musicians and vocalists and never had the recognition o...

Nappy Brown: Mar 10, 2016: 11am - 12pm

Nappy Brown is a very important figure in early Rock n' Roll as it was his blend of pure Gospel shouting, a strong backbeat and bouncy pop arrangements that helped define the young musical genre. Brow...

New Orleans R&B, Part 2: Feb 25, 2016: 11am - 12pm

In this broadcast, the second part of a three-part series on the influential and infectious music that came out of New Orleans, one of America's most fertile musical cities. In this installment, a loo...

New Orleans R&B, Part 1: Feb 11, 2016: 11am - 12pm

In this broadcast, the first part of a three-part series on the influential and infectious music that came out of New Orleans, one of America's most fertile musical cities. In this installment, a look...

1946 Jukebox Rhythm Review: Jan 28, 2016: 11am - 12pm

A spotlight on the biggest rhythm and blues jukebox hits of 1946, Part Two. This broadcast will focus on the second half of the year, featuring three #1s from Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The sh...

1946 Jukebox Rhythm Review: Jan 14, 2016: 11am - 12pm

A spotlight on the biggest rhythm and blues jukebox hits of 1946, Part One. This broadcast will focus on the first six months of that year. The show presents the soul that came before rock n’ roll: 19...

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