AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

Joe is visited by Dan Frueh - childhood friend of 1950s-90s Folk /Blues guitarist DAVE VAN RONK - known in the day as the Mayor Of MacDougal Street and one of the most influential musicians of the early 1960s' Folk Revival - fun stories of junking for jazz 78s and young BOB DYLAN circa 1961. Dan's choice of vintage JOHNNY DODDS, BROWNEE McGEE, HOT FIVE, JELLY ROLL 78s are played and more

Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman & His Orch, Bobby Leecan's NEED MORE BAND, Richmond Starlite Quartet, Mound City Blue Blowers, Mills Brothers, Denison Sacred Harp Singers and more!

Abe Schwartz Klezmer Band, Scrapper Blackwell, Leadbelly, Gene Goldkette Band w Steve Broen slapping that bass, Joe Falcon & Clemo Breux, Reverend McGee , Memphis Jug Band and more!

From the 1900s-1940s AL JOLSON and EDDIE CANTOR were beloved performers. Both beginning in Vaudeville and moving to Broadway, Films and Radio ( and in Cantor's case Television!)

Both early influences to me as a budding record collectior - tgis episode includes a tribute to their artistry

A 78 rpm listening session at Joe's house, join us for the musical fun.. Mississippi John Hurt plays the Blues, Jazz, Country and Miss Annette Hanshaw!

Earl McDonald's Louisville Jug Band, Sam McGee, Duke's Cotton Club Orchestra, Venuti & Lang w Red McKenzie and all their pals join Joe for a stompin', rompin' Sunday Nite session! - a few hot versions of the standard INDIANA featured

Perhpas the most important ind influential of the 1920s-early 30s "Classic Female Blues Singers" were Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith and Gertrude "Ma" Rainey. This episode explores some of their backrounds and recordings

From the Triangle Harmony Boys, Frank Stokes and Daddy Stovepipe to Gus Canon's Jug Band EVERYBODY in the folk, Country and blues idiom had a song about out fowl friends! we just chicken scratch the surface in this episode!

TUNES FROM THE CLASSIC 1928 EDDIE CANTOR BROADWAY MUSICAL AS WELL AS OTHER TUNES ABOUT "MAKIN' WHOOPEE" FROM MOZELLE ALDERSON, EDDIE WALTERS TO LONNIE JOHNSON!

THE ROBERT JOHNSON CLASSIC - THE SONG THAT SPAWNED NUMEROUS MYTHS ABOUT THE POOR DELTA MAN AND HIS ALEDGED DEAL WITH DEVIL!. ALSO JOINING US IS LONNIE JOHNSON, MEMPHIS MINNIE, BING CROSBY WITH THE DORSEY BROTHERS, BOB WILLS TEXAS PLAYBOYS AND MORE!