Juke In The Back

By Matt The Cat

At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what w... more

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August 30, 2020 Episode #539 – The Harptones
Air Week: August 31-September 6, 2020 The Harptones The Harptones never had a national hit record, yet they are arguably the finest vocal group to come out of New York City during the 1950s. Willie Winfield’s soaring tenor matched with Raoul Cita’s songwriting and arrangements helped them hit the local charts and influence their peers. […]
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August 23, 2020 Episode #538 – Jimmy Reed
Air Week: August 24-30, 2020 Jimmy Reed: 1953-59 Jimmy Reed was a hit-making blues machine back in the 1950s, yet he isn’t as well remembered today as some of his contemporaries. This week, Matt The Cat and the “Juke In The Back” dedicate the entire program to this highly influential bluesman. Reed’s mid-tempo shuffle was […]
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August 16, 2020 Episode #537 – Bo Diddley: 1956-59
Air Week; August 17-23, 2020 Bo Diddley: 1956-59 Last week, the “Juke In The Back” featured every recording made by the innovative BO DIDDLEY during the year 1955. This week, the Juke picks it up in early 1956 and showcases BO DIDDLEY’s influential and diverse releases through 1959. He remained mostly off the R&B Charts […]
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August 09, 2020 Episode #536 – Bo Diddley: 1955
Air Week: August 10-16, 2020 Bo Diddley: 1955 This week’s “Juke In The Back” takes a look at the breakthrough year of one of rock n’ roll’s true architects and innovators, Bo Diddley. His first recording session was held at Chess Records in Chicago on March 2nd and 3rd, 1955, where he laid down 4 […]
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59min
August 02, 2020 Episode #535 – King Records, Pt. 10: Federal Records, Pt. 2
Air Week: August 3-9, 2020 King Records, Pt. 10: Federal Records, Pt. 2 This week, it’s part 10 of a 10 part feature on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the […]
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59min
July 28, 2020 Juke In The Back Promo
1940s & â€™50s Rhythm & Blues At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock nâ€™ Roll. So how come, 70 years later, […]
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July 28, 2020 Juke In The Back Promo
1940s & â€50s Rhythm & Blues
At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock nâ€ Roll. So how come, 70 years later, this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many?
Matt The Cat is going to change that with the radio program, â€œJuke In The Back.â€ These were the records that you couldnâ€t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment. To hear all this great 1950s rhythm & blues, you had to go to Juke In The Back.
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July 26, 2020 Episode #534 – King Records, Pt. 9: Federal Records, Pt. 1
Air Week: July 27-Aug 2, 2020 King Records, Pt. 9: Federal Records, Pt. 1 This week, it’s part 9 of a multi-part feature on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the […]
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59min
July 19, 2020 Episode #533 – King Records, Pt. 8: 1954-56
Air Week: July 20-26, 2020 King Records, Pt. 8: 1954-56 This week, it’s part 8 of a multi-part feature on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the sales potential in the […]
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59min
July 12, 2020 Episode #532 – King Records, Pt. 7: 1953
Air Week: July 13-19, 2020 King Records, Pt. 7: 1953 This week, it’s part 7 of a multi-part feature on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the sales potential in the […]
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