Elm City Radio Artist's Spotlight

March 2025 Artist Spotlight Pt. 1 - Cherry & Jerry


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Isaac Cherry (percussion) & Jerry Robushka (piano) offer up an early glimpse of the early 20th Century music. The St. Louis, Missouri duo offer up a glimpse of the roots of modern music by putting their stamp on early blues, jazz, ragtime, and pop. The duo will play at the Jacksonville, IL Public Library as a part of the Music Under the Dome free concert series on Sunday, March 9th at 4PM.

The interview includes their fresh recordings of:

12th Street Rag by Euday Bowman, 1914, Kansas City 

The Cootie Crawl by Charles Booker 1922, Memphis Charles Booker was a bandleader in Memphis from around c.1915-1925. 

The Entertainer by Scott Joplin 1902, St. Louis  

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Elm City Radio Artist's SpotlightBy Ben Cox