AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

No particular theme except a ton of amazing pre-ww2 performance direct form Joes' 78s JAZZ, BLUES, COUNTRY , WORLD and other surprises

For every Bing Crosby. Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington there were performers and bands trying to jump on their band wagon..IMPOSTERS if you will - this fun episode explores some of these soundalikes -long forgot performers such as Georgie Price and Charlie Palloy who got buy imitating others! - Also famous performers such as Louie Prima and Gene Autry who, early in their careers hung their hats on Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Rodgers respectively!

The Gershwins, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern were BUSY offering new musical shows to the Great White Way. Tune in for our part TWO of Broadway in the 1930s - all of of the rare original 78 rpm discs!

PART 2! - A deep dive into some of the most successful ( and not-so successful) musical shows that appeared on Broadway circa 1930-36 - rare original recordings from AS 10,000s CHEER ( Irving Berlin), LET'EM EAT CAKE ( Gershwins) , ANYTHING GOES ( Cole Porter) GEORGE WHITE's SCANDALS of 1931 ( Brown & Henderson) and more! A two parter!

Themes related to the Great Depression were front and center in many of the top Broadway shows in the 1931-36 seasons. From Irving Berlin's AS THOUSANDS CHEER to the Gershwins LET'EM EAT CAKE this episode explores some of the remarkable music that came from some of those shows

A deep dive into some of the most successful ( and not-so successful) musical shows that appeared on Broadway circa 1930-36 - rare original recordings from AS 10,000s CHEER ( Irving Berlin), LET'EM EAT CAKE ( Gershwins) , ANYTHING GOES ( Cole Porter) GEORGE WHITE's SCANDALS of 1931 ( Brown & Henderson) and more! A two parter!

Continuing our series of "the rarest of the rare" pre-war Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel recordings, this following Pete Whelan's legendary "78 QUARTERLY" magazine brings us to the likes of Kansas City Frank Melrose, Gene Kardos Orch, Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Jolly Jivers, Freddy Keppard and more!

Beginning in 1904 with Williams & Walkers groundbreaking musical play IN DAHOMEY and peaking in 1928 with BLACKBIRDS OF 1928 Broadway has been no stranger to vibrant and popular "all-black cast" productions. This episode scratches the surface - you will hear BERT WILLIAMS, EDITH WILSON, ETHEL WATERS and other luminaries of BLACK BROADWAY

This episode dedicated to records made in 1926- From Jelly Roll Morton, Peg Leg Howell, Dixieland Jug Blowers, Frank Hutchison to Irving Kaufman!! Bobbed hair and bootleg liquor !

from the late 1920s-mid 1930s country and blues singers often sang about riding the rails - Hoboing if you will

From Jimmie Rodgers to Louis Armstrong we will play some of the songs of the open road!