Air Week: January 23-29, 2017

1947: Jukebox Rhythm Review

This week, we travel back 70 years with our ol’ Rockola Jukebox to spotlight the biggest Rhythm & Blues jukebox hits from 1947. In part one, we’ll focus on the biggest jukebox jivers from the first half of 1947, including the first charting hits for T-Bone Walker, Hadda Brooks and the original Sonny Boy Williamson. 1947 was dominated by Louis Jordan, who held the top spot for 40 weeks with 4 #1 records. We’ll hear two of those on this week’s program along with a B side that went to #2. 1947 was also the year of the “Open The Door Richard!” fad, which saw 5 versions hit the R&B top 5, not to mention a few that also topped the Pop Chart. So grab a handful of nickels and dig the popular platters from the first half of 1947 with Matt The Cat and the “Juke In The Back.” 

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