AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

Part 3 of our continuing monthly series! - The infamous rare 78 collector magazine Pete Whelan's "78 QUARTERLY" published a beloved column in each of it's 12 issues titled THE RAREST OF THE RARE - collectors were asked to submit the records they felt qualified and everyone offered their opinions as to how many copies of the record might be out there - clearly a collector's "boys club" opinion page but informative still used today by certain dealers as a reference guide or barometer to a record's rarity. - The focus was COUNTRY BLUES, SKIFFLE, PIANO, and JAZZ records from the 1920s-early 30s - So, we are revisiting this column some 20 years after the last issue of 78 Quarterly was published with a monthly edition of AMERICAN GROOVES devoted to those alleged rarities! The first episode of American Grooves each month we will hit the letters covered by each issue of 78 QUARTERLY - this is our second show and covers E, F & G! - 78s by Gillmore Sisters, Eddie & Sugar Lous' Hotel Tyler Orch, Joe Evans, Eli Framer, John Estes and Duke Ellingtons' Washingtonians , are among the rarities played!

A nice shellac stack featuring Bennie Moten and his Kansas City Orchestra, the Carter Family , Robert Johnson, Annette Hanshaw, Louis Hot 5, Frankie Half -Pint Jaxon, Boswell Sisters and featured tune SINCE MY BEST GAL TURNED ME DOWN Albert Gale Orch & Bix with Goldkette!

Part of collecting rare 78s is sharing them with your like minded fellow collector friends. This episode recreates the music played at a recent "spin session" get together of some long time collector friends - RED HEAED FIDDLER, COTTON TOP SANCTIFIED SINGERS, JABBO SMITH, GUS CANNON and others will be heard!

For our Valentines' Day 2016 edition we will play songs of love ! ..Carter Family , Mills Brothers, Sissle & Blake, Lonnie Johnson, Gene Autry, Harry Reser Eskimos, Jimmie Rodgers and Fannie Brice will be in the house!

King Oliver's SUGAR FOOT STOMP featured in this episode as performed in a swinging Fletcher Henderson arrangement in 1931 by Fletcher and band! ( then holding court at Harlems' CONNIE's INN) -aols be prepared to hear FATS WALLER's RHYTHM, young ETHEL MERMAN singing Irving Berlin's HOW DEEP IS THE OCAN, HOW HIGH IS THE SKY from 1933, JIMMIE NOONE with Earl Hines in 1928, string band GUS & THEO CLARK, MA RAINEY'S TUB JUG WASHBOARD BAND and more!

We get to hear two different versions of the classic 1920s hort tune as performed by each of its' composers KING OLIVER LOUIS ARMSTRONG - plus the usual selected shellac Country, Blues and Jazz gems!

Part 2 of our continuing monthly series! - The infamous rare 78 collector magazine Pete Whelan's "78 QUARTERLY" published a beloved column in each of it's 12 issues titled THE RAREST OF THE RARE - collectors were asked to submit the records they felt qualified and everyone offered their opinions as to how many copies of the record might be out there - clearly a collector's "boys club" opinion page but informative still used today by certain dealers as a reference guide or barometer to a record's rarity. - The focus was COUNTRY BLUES, SKIFFLE, PIANO, and JAZZ records from the 1920s-early 30s - So, we are revisiting this column some 20 years after the last issue of 78 Quarterly was published with a monthly edition of AMERICAN GROOVES devoted to those alleged rarities! The first episode of American Grooves each month we will hit the letters covered by each issue of 78 QUARTERLY - this is our second show and covers C & D - 78s by Slim Duckett, Carmichaels' Collegians, Cookie's Gingersnaps, Jimmie Davis , are among the rarities played!

The infamous rare 78 collector magazine Pete Whelans' "78 QUARTERLY" published a beloved column in each of it's 12 issues titled THE RAREST OF THE RARE - collectors were asked to submit the records they felt qualified and everyone offered their opinions as to how many copies of the record might be out there - clearly a collector's "boys club" opinion page but informative still used today by certain dealers as a reference guide or barometer to a record's rarity. - The focus was COUNTRY BLUES, SKIFFLE, PIANO, and JAZZ records from the 1920s-early 30s - So, we are revisiting this column some 20 years after the last issue of 78 Quarterly was published with a monthly edition of AMERICAN GROOVES devoted to those alleged rarities! The first episode of American Grooves each month we will hit the letters covered by each issue of 78 QUARTERLY - this is our second show and covers C & D! - 78s by Joe Calicott, Carmichael's Collegians, Jimmie Davis, are among the rarities played!

This episodes delves into the land of "unissued test pressings" Recordings made in the day and not issued for reasons of economy or performance - you will here some un-issued sides by BOSWELL SISTERS, HALFWAY HOUSE DANCE ORCHESTRA, DUKE ELLINGTON, CLIFF CARLISLE, MEMPHIS JUG BAND, LONNIE JOHNSON , GENE GOLDKETTES ORCH ( with Bix!) and more

THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1932 is the ultimate pre-code Hollywood musical ensemble - The film that launched young Bing Crosby on his Hollywood feature film career - it includes super early performances by CAB CALLOWAY, MILLS BROTHERS, EDDIE LANG ( with Bing Crosby), BOSWELL SISTERS and more - This edition of American Grooves explores the film and presents some of the great musicians and performers who were featured in it