AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

From 1920s-30s Blues, to Country to Pop, the big man downstairs has always been a popular subject. From Miss Lee Morse and her hot band  singing with the sinners to Reverend Gates testifying about about what will be a sure fire path to lead you down to Mr. Satan - Tune in and just try to keep the devil away!

THIS EPISODE OF JOE LAURO'S "AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOURS" CELEBRATED SOME OF THE HOTTEST PIANO PLAYERS OF THE 1920S AND EARLY 30S. FROM WELL KNOWN NAMES LIKE JELLY-ROLL MORTON AND EARL HINES TO FORGOTTEN MASTERS LIKE "BUCK" WASHINGTON AND BLIND LEROY GARNETT - THE IVORIES WILL BE SHAKING!

This episode focuses on drug songs of the 1920s-30s  - From Louis Armstrong's  "MUGGLES",  Luke Jordan's 1927 COCAINE BLUES, Benny Moten's GOOFY DUST,  to Victoria Spivey's DOPE HEAD BLUES tune in and indulge..and you will learn  for sure that  smoking reefer wasn't invented in the 1960's!

DON HO STEP ASIDE!- HERE IS SOME OF THE HOTTEST, FOLKIEST AND BEAUTIFUL HAWAIIAN MUSIC OF ALL TIME - RECORDED IN THE 1920s - 1930s BY SUCH ARTISTS AS BENNY NAWAHI, MIKE HANAPI, HOOT GIBSON and SOL HOOPI - 

Recordings by some of the earliest of the vocal groups are played- from the pioneering  Dinwiddle Colored Quartet ( 1902) to the first recordings by THE INK SPOTS ( 1933)  Also early sides by the "human jazz band" THE MILLS BROTHERS, Taskiana Four, Roland Smith's Rascals and many more

Songs about hurricanes, floods and twisters - all recorded in the 1920s-30s by such legends as Charlie Patton, Memphis Minnie, Red Foley and more!  There's nothing new under the sun when it comes to weather catastrophes  - hear what they were singing about 90 years ago 

some of the hottest recorded trumpet players from the 1920s-ealry 30s will be featured - from FREDDIE KEPPARD and PUNCH MILLER to JABBO SMITH AND ROY ELDRIDGE WITH A LITTLE TASTE OF BIX AND LOUIS! ALL PLAYED OFF OF THE ORIGINAL SHELLAC 78 RPM DISCS! 

Songs of WORK, LABOR and the LACK of work from the 1900s-30s.  Turn of the century Minstrel Men such as LEW DOCKSTADER singing his music hall theme song EVERYBODY WORKS BUT FATHER to Bristol Sessions discovery ALFRED KARNES singing "To The Work"  Even Louis Armstrong HUSTLING AND BUSTLING FOR BABY in 1931!

Host Joe Lauro spins rare  pre-1940 Delta Blues 78s   from Robert Johnson to Charlie Patton  and some little known surprises such as Delta Big Four and Willie Brown

From the East Village to the Bronx a slew of songs recorded between 1904-1930 celebrating good old New York town!