AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

From 1917 when the Original Dixieland Jass Band waxed their first sides, through the mid-1920s small band jazz was the way to hot town - This episodes featres some of those recordings

Our first listener REQUEST episode of sorts - We asked our online chat group friends to send in their suggestions of the hottest f the hot jazz recordings - we received so many submissions that we created three programs around them - listen in to what your fellow collector pals feel will burn the house down!

Our first listener REQUEST episode of sorts - We asked our online chat group friends to send in their suggestions of the hottest f the hot jazz recordings - we received so many submissions that we created three programs around them - listen in to what your fellow collector pals feel will burn the house down!

Our first listener REQUEST episode of sorts - We asked our online chat group friends to send in their suggestions of the hottest f the hot jazz recordings - we received so many submissions that we created three programs around them - listen in to what your fellow collector pals feel will burn the house down!

Let's face it, the litany of budget record labels produced by Grey Gull Records in the 1922-30 era were amoungst the worst sounding, cheaply produced and CHEAPEST of all of the popular ealry 120th century Ameriucan record labels. BUT, not only did tey manage to produce some of the hottest records of the era, their loosey goosey approach to A&R left behind some hysterical recordings - we will play but a few!

The evolution and story behind Jelly Roll Morton's immortal KING PORTER STOMP - some of which as told by Jelly himself!

From Ina Ray Hutton to Lil Hardin the 1920s-30s had quite a few lady jazz band leaders and instrumentalists - this episode presents some of the best recordings by these unsung ladies

Deep Ellum was born in 1873 when the Texas and Pacific (T&P) Railroad crossed the Houston and Texas Central (H&TC) Railroad near the intersection of Elm Street and Central Avenue. The area came to be called “Deep Ellum,” derived from “Deep Elm,” Deep Ellum was a place where day laborers were picked up and dropped off, and a thriving entertainment sector. Deep Ellum was a crossroads, a nexus, where people interacted in relative freedom and the subject of a multitude or early 20th century blues, jazz and f;k songs- we will play some of them on this episode.

What's beyond those pearly gates has been a frequent subject of early hillbilly, blues, jazz and gospel tunes for ever! - Joe tries to get to heaven with a variety of pre-war rarities

February 12 2024 makes the 100th anniversary of the landmark premier ( at New York's Aeolian Hall) of George Gershwin's' master work A RHAPSODY IN BLUE - we celebrate with some of the tunes played at that legendary concert