AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

Billie Holiday, Kokomo Arnold, Bing Crosby and some of my favorites for this Memorial Day Weekend 2025 edition!

We re-create a 78 rpm "Listening Session" at the home of some seasoned collectors - an eclectic mix including THE HATTON BROTHERS, DUKE ELLINGTON, SLIM SMITH, PAPA HARVEY HULL, CHARLIE JORDAN, SEVEN FOOT DILLY and more!

A musical journey of recordings made by Columbia Records circa 1923-33 marketed for the African American record buying public...Blind Willie Johnson, Bessie & Clara Smith, Celestine's Jazz Band and so much more!

a few cool versions of the folk classic John Henry, the Carter Family, Huddie Ledbetter and more!

Quite a few of Hollywoods lovely starlets were dragged into the recording studio to warble for the phonograph - this episode features a few along with the usual stack of Blues, Jazz and Country 78s!

From November 1923 to early 1933 Columbia Records marketed a specific series of recordings to African American record buyers - Classic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Vaudeville, Sermons and more recorded along te way- Bessie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, and many more were immortalized! episode 3 in our series!

On April 6 1923 King Oliver and his young protege Louis Armstrong entered the Gennett studio in Richmond Indiana and cut their very first recordings - The "Creole Jazz Band" was where Louis began his recording career This edition of AGRH plays some of those ground breaking recordings AND offers a tribute to Billie Holiday in commemoration of her 110th Birthday! ( April 7, 1915)

From November 1923 to early 1933 Columbia Records marketed a specific series of recordings to African American record buyers - Classic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Vaudeville, Sermons and more recorded along te way- Bessie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, and many more were immortalized!

From November 1923 to early 1933 Columbia Records marketed a specific series of recordings to African American record buyers - Classic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Vaudeville, Sermons and more recorded along te way- Bessie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, and many more were immortalized!

Joe's assortment of pre-war gems all selected from his extensive collection of 20,000 pre-1938 78 rpm recordings - included is Jack Crawley's Texas String Band, James "Rabbit" Brown, Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces, Jimmie Noones' Apex Band and more!