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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 20 hours 44 minutes
Episode #312 – Dinah Washington, Pt. 4 – 1951-53
Air Week: April 25-May 1, 2016 Dinah Washington, Pt. 4 – 1951-53 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. Di[...]
Episode #311 – Dinah Washington, Pt. 3 – 1950-51
Air Week: April 18-24, 2016 Dinah Washington, Pt. 3 – 1950-51 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[...]
Episode #310 – Dinah Washington, Pt. 2 – 1947-49
Air Week: April 11-17, 2016 Dinah Washington, Pt. 2 – 1947-49 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[...]
Episode #309 – Dinah Washington, Pt. 1 – 1943-46
Air Week: April 4-10, 2016 Dinah Washington, Pt. 1 – 1943-46 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 [...]
Episode #308 – Red Robin Records
Air Week: March 28-April 3, 2016 Red Robin Records 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 i[...]
Episode #307 – The Moonglows, Pt. 2 – 1956-61
Air Week: March 21-27, 2016 The Moonglows, Pt. 2 – 1956-61 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 or record sa[...]