Joe explores some of the great voices and instrumentalists of EARLY ( pre-1940) Country music

Joe explores the origins and many versions of this classic American folk tune

In this episode Joe explores some of the musical roots of THE GRATEFUL DEAD - From Gus Cannon' Jug Stompers to the unlikely ELDER McINTORSH! Jerry was all ears in regards to American roots music!

WE WILL CELEBRATE THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE RECORDING CAREER OF BILLIE HOLIDAY - FROM HERE FIRST EVER SIDES WITH THE BENNY GOODMAN BAND IN 1933 TO HER IMMORTAL "STRANGE FRUIT" IN 1944 FOR MILT GABLERS' COMMODORE MUSIC SHOP LABEL

WE DEDICATE OUR ENTIRE PROGRAM TO LONNIE JOHNSON - BLUES AND JAZZ GUITAR INNOVATOR - FROM THE MID-1920S THROUGH THE 60S JOHNSON ADAPTED TO THE CHANGING TITEDS OF MUSICAL STYLES - AN INNOVATOR OF R&B, A FIDDLER, PIANO MAN AND ONE OF THE GREATEST RECORDED GUITARISTS OF HIS ERA

WE EXPLORE THE MANY VERSIONS AND LEGEND OF THIS CLASSIC AMERICAN FOLK TUNE -

FROM RILEY PUCKETT TO DICK JUSTICE WE WILL FOCIS ON SOME OF TE INNOVATORS OF COUNTRY GUITAR STYLES

WITH THE END OF PROHIBITION IN 1933 JAZZ MOVED DOWNTOWN FROM HARLEM TO THE LEGENDARY 52ND STREET - WE WILL FEATURE SOME OF THE BANDS AND SINGERS THAT MADE "SWING STREET" THE JAZZ MECCA OF NEW YORK

So, sorry to dispel and old wive's tale but Louis Armstrong did not invent skat singing! As great as his 1926 HEEBIE JEEBIES Hot Five recording is ( and ground breaking in so many ways) it wasn't the first skat singing on record..on this episode we trace the style to a 1911 recording and go from there - so de de dat tra lat and tune in!

Cab Calloway's immortal MINNIE THE MOOCHER was one of the first million selling black jazz records and spawned several sequels! Here we play homage to the tune and it's origins - from Cab to the Boswell Sisters, Roland Smith's Rascals and more!