Air Week: January 30-February 5, 2017

1947: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2

This week, we travel back 70 years with our ol’ Rockola Jukebox to spotlight the biggest Rhythm & Blues jukebox hits from 1947. In part two of two, we’ll focus on the biggest jukebox jivers from the second half of 1947, including the only charting singles for Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes and The Floyd Hunt Quartette. Louis Jordan continues to dominate the year with two more #1 platters this week and R&B stalwarts Roy Milton, Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers and The Ink Spots continue to score massive jukebox hits. 1947 also saw debut records for Amos Milburn and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. So grab a handful of nickels and dig the popular platters from the second half of 1947 with Matt The Cat and the “Juke In The Back.” 

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