American Grooves Radio Hour, hosted by filmmaker and collector Joe Lauro, takes you on a deep dive into the music of pre-World War II America. It focuses on the Jazz, pioneering Blues, early Country, Gospel, Vaudeville and World Music which was being performed on the streets and in the taverns and nightclubs of pre-1935 America. ONLY original 78 rpm records from Joe’s world-renowned archive and the libraries of other notable collectors will be played. There will also be stories from the firs ...
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Part 2 of our exploration and celebration of songs related to trains, railroads, and engineers! - Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Alfred Reed and many more will be featured!
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Besides Love and Mothers, all things trains, railroads and engineers have crept in and out of folk, jazz, blues and country music for over 100 years! - This and next weeks episode, will feature and explore songs about railroads, railroad disaters, railroad folk lore and so much more - Jimmie Rodgers, Robert Johnson, Carter Family, Carter Brothers &…
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The early phonograph industry cashed in on recordings they made of many of the Vaudeville performers who were then trouping around the country. Comedy teams, "Coon" Shouters, Ragtime piano players, and every type of novelty you can imagine - on this episode you will hear some of Vaudevilles greats ! From the Howard Brothers ,Georgia Price to the "F…
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BRISTOL SESSIONS: THE BIG BANG OF COUNTRY MUSIC
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The Bristol Sessions were a series of recording sessions held in 1927 in BRISTOL, TENNESSEE considered by some as the "Big Bang" of Country Music The recordings were made by Victor Records producer Ralph Peer . Bristol was one of the stops on a two-month, $60,000 trip that took Peer through several major southern cities and yielded important record…
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The Cotton Club was THEE night club in New York City's HARLEM . It was located on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue from 1923 to 1936, then briefly in the midtown Theater District until 1940. The club operated during prohibition. Black people initially could not patronize the Cotton Club as guests , but the venue featured many of the most popular black…
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Plenty of JOHNNY DODDS, BENNY NAWAHI, RUDY NEWMAN & HIS ORCH, UNCLE DAVE MACON, "BOTTLE IT" WIGGINS, BUEL KAZEE, PINE TOP SMITH, CAB CALLOWAY, VALAIDA SNOW and a lovely 1901 banjo solo on OLD FOLKS AT HOME played by the master VESS OSSMAN! and more
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We will have to agree with Sister Rosetta Tharp who starts things off with MISS LEE MORSE, EVELYN PREER, BIG JOE WILLIAMS, BESSIE SMITH and more - the strange and the fabulous!
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Songs about the American South have been popular since the days of Stephen Foster- this episodes plays a variety of jazz, pop, blues and country with the South as a theme!
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Joe delves into a treasure trove of 1920s-30s test pressings of unissued sides, takes and private recordings that never came out in the 78 rpm era! From Jack Crawford & His Orchestra blistering HURRICANE from 1927 to a 1936 guitar/vocal duo by Piedmont Blues disciples THE TWO CHARLIES and more.
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We all know and love the early recordings of Louis Armstrong and King Oliver but names like Wingy Mannone, Sam Morgan, Henry Allen Jr and Leon Prima are falling into the vat of forgotten history - Tune in and be jazz-inspired!
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New arrivals and faves from Joe's 20,000+ collection of pre-war 78s!
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A mixture of rare and great pre-war Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Country 78s from Joe's collection!
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Songs about Presidents and voting ( and voting TWICE!) from the golden era - Jack Kelly South Memphis Jug Band, Riley Puckett, Blind Blake and a slew of others will be in the house!
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While most fans of early jazz know the names and legends of Louis Armstrong and King Oliver there were many other brilliant and important trumpet/cornet plays working in the Cresent City during the early decades of the last century - this episode, the first of two, explores the music of some of them! - "KING" FREDDIE KEPPARD, "KID" PUNCH MILLER, OS…
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A cross section of new additional to Joe's library of pre-war 78s! - Uncle Dave Macon, Clarence Williams with Bechet & Armstrong and so much more!
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Tributes songs to falling politicians, movie stars and gangsters were common back in the 1900s-30s We will pay a surprising array of country and blues tributes to the likes of people like band leader Walter Barnes to President William McKinley
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From the 1880's through the 1930s the Yiddish Theater flourished on New York's lower east side. By 1910 over a million new Jewish immigrants had settling on the lower east side with 1000s still arriving annually. From the Bowery and Houston Street all along 2nd Avenue to 14th Street many theaters exclusively presented new Yiddish plays; original mu…
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Each week American Grooves taps into a collection of 20,000 vintage 78 rpm recordings to select the 15 or so Joe chooses to present- this episode is the first of a series of "MIXED BAG" episodes- new things, old favorites and brave shellac experiments! - tune in for some pre-1940 Country, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Ethnic and Pop musical surprises !…
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From Fletcher Henderson to Jelly Roll Morton, this lovely, sentimental ballad written by Paul Dreiser in 1905 was recorded by a scad of artists across the genres - from Charles Harrisons straight head 1905 version to Perry Bechtela swinging version in 1935 - this episode show how some great songs last and last!…
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When sound was added to movies in the late 1920s Hollywood clamored for virtually ANYTHING that could sing! - 1928-29 was a mecca of "All Talking" musicals and some amazing songs came out of them - this episode explores some of the best!
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Masters of the ivories - Blues and Jazz piano recorded in the 20s and early 30s are explored in this episode
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Okeh, Columbia and Victor were the first major record companies to explore the rices of recording local music in New Orleans - PARENTI's LIBERTY SYNCOPATORS , SAM MORGAN, MISSISSIPPI SHIEKS, JOE FALCON andf many others were recorded during theise early "field trips" This episode just scratches the surface…
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From unissued hot jazz sides to songs of wind and rain! Best to experience the HURRICANE from your radios' speaker!
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From 1923 on many bands and blues singers were recorded in and near the Windy City - Chicago up until the late mid-1920s was he mecca Roaring 20s Nite Life and jazz- We offer an hour of great performances from CHICAGO!
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Clever ways of singing sbout taboo subjects were commonplace in Blues recordings and even pop tunes! We will play a fun selection of the naughty blues and more here!
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During the 1880s-1930's Immigrants from all over Europe flocked to the New Land - most with nothing more than the shirts on their backs and what ever they could salvage of the cultures they left behind..music being a cartable, free commodity and New York City was the center of most of the "Ethnic" recordings made in the new land Italian, Greek, Iri…
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Sadly, the clarinet has fallen by the wayside in modern jazz- but it's place in early jazz and swing cannot be denied. This episode will focus on some of the leading and most influential of the pre-war clarinetists - Johnny Dodds and Benny Goodman included!
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Jelly Roll Morton was one of the most colorful characters of early jazz- story teller, band leader, piano man, innovator. American Grooves presents a two parter dedicated to his genius and stories - some of them in his own words!
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The late Rich Conaty was the voice behind the Big Broadcast radio program for near thirty years. An old friend and inspiration - we will present a series of episodes dedicated to Rich and focused on the sort of thing he played on his BIG BROADCAST - Boswells, Mills Bros, Cab, Whitemans, Hendersons, Armstrongs, Aaronsons and plenty of BING!…
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The late Rich Contay was the voice behind the Big Broadcast radio program for near thirty years. An old friend and inspiration - we will present a series of episodes dedicated to Rich and focused on the sort of thing he played on his BIG BROADCAST - Boswells, Mills Bros, Cab, Whiteman's, Hendersons, Armstrongs, Aaronsons and plenty of BING!…
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Chick Bullock, Charlie Palloy, Russ Columbo and so many others followed in the path of Bing - Once the microphone was incorporated into recording a softer more intimate style of singing became the rage - lets' here some of these fellows!
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Back before spotify and MTV music was played in the living rooms of America - what could be more convienient then starting a band with your folks! - this broadcast presents an amazing array of family bands from Nat King Cole's to thre Boswell Sisters!
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The late Rich Contay was the voice behind the Big Broadcast radio program for near thirty years. An old friend and inspiration - we will present a series of episodes dedicated to Rich and focused on the sort of thing he played on his BIG BROADCAST - Boswells, Mills Bros, Cab, Whitemans, Hendersons, Armstrongs, Aaronsons and plenty of BING!…
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Spooky songs by Blues, Jazz & Hillbilly performers Blue Ghosts and Mysterious Moses!
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Mr. Porters early works as recorded in the 1920s-30s classics such as LET's DO IT, LET'S MISBEHAVE and some obscure surprises! - we will even hear Cole himself ! - Irving Aaronson & His Orch and the fabulous and mysterious BANJO BUDDY
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This episode focuses on five great pre-war trumpet men - Jabbo Smith, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge among them
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Jelly Roll Morton was one of the most colorful characters of early jazz- story teller, band leader, piano man, innovator. American Grooves presents a two parter dedicated to his genius and stories - some of them in his own words!
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Joe's choice of " new acquisition" pre-war 78s - New shellac by Uncle Dave Macon, Robert Johnson, Cazey Collins and more!
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Immigrants from all over Europe flocked to the New Land - most with nothing more than the shirts on their backs and what ever they could salvage of the cultures they left behind..music being a cartable, free commodity and New York City was the center of most of the "Ethnic" recordings made in the new land - this episode explores the patchwork of mu…
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Rare and amazing Delta Blues, Gospel and more!
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All things GEORGIA! songs about and musicians from and recorded there! Luke Hignight Ozark Strutters, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie and more!
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The great crash of 29' brought on a slew of tunes related to the Stock Market- from jazz to some hysterical comedy and topical recordings - we will play a bunch of them here!
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From his first traveling gig wi the territory band THE BUFFALODIANS to his earliest Harlem and Hollywood years - at the cotton Club and MGM! The songs and singing of HAROLD ARLEN
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From Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith to the Mississippi Sheiks - a journey through the early records of jazz via fiddle!
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Originally broadcast as a Bix Birthday Bash -we will just call this episode a celebration of the short life of one of Jazz's true early legends
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Salvadore Massaro was born in Philadelphia in 1902 -picking up the banjo in the early 1920s by the early 1930s' he became the most sought after recording guitarist - both for jazz and offering accompaniments to a slew of pop and blues singers alike - it all ended to fast- by 1933 he was gone, the victim of a botched tonsillectomy! But he left behin…
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Many American Jazz musicians travelled across the ocean to Europe and beyond from the earliest years of recording into through the 1930s ( the era we cover here on American Grooves) This episode explores some fine Jazz recorded on the continent!
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Victor labels budget BLUEBIRD imprint recorded quite extensively in Charlotte North Carolina in the mid-1930s - Iconic "firsts" happened there ( Bill Monroe for one!) and 100s of Hillbilly and some dance and jazz sides by local bands were preserved. We will re-discover some of Charlotte's finest!
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time for the kids to head back to school - time to take a deep dive listening to some of the remarkably HOT recorded College bands of the 1920s - Yale Collegians, Texas Troubadours, Princeton Triangle Club babd and more!
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Beat the heat with some cool pre-war blues, jazz, country and vaudeville from the 1920s-30s -
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