At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock n’ Roll. So how come, 75 years later, this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many? Matt The Cat is going to change that with the radio program, “Juke In The Back.” These were the records that you couldn’t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment. To hear all this great 1950s rhythm & blues, you had to go to “Juke In The Back.”
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Episode #433 – Cab Calloway
Air Week: August 20-26, 2018
Cab Calloway
If you’re “hep to the jive” and can “dig the scene,” then you’re in for a treat on this week’s “Juke In The Back.” Matt The Cat presents Cab Calloway: the “Father of R&B,” the “Grandfather of Rock n’ Roll” and the “Hi De Ho Man.” There is no question that Cab Calloway planted the seeds that would grow into Rhythm & Blues on his 1931 Brunswick single “Minnie The Moocher.” That song would go on to have a life of its own, inspiring sequels and re-recorded versions for the rest of Calloway’s career. The tune would be revived yet again in 1980, when it and Cab Calloway were featured in the “Blues Brothers” film. Cab accomplished so much in his career, from breaking down the color barrier in motion pictures to introducing the world to scat singing and jive talking. He had a musical language and style all his own and we celebrate the great, influential Cab Calloway on this week’s “Juke In The Back.”
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