Juke In The Back #033 - Christmas Leftovers & New Year's Resolutions
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Length: 59:02
Christmas Leftovers & New Year's Resolutions
Matt The Cat has dug up some more R&B Christmas treasures and added a few tunes about New Years for this week’s continuation of the “Juke In The Back” R&B Christmas Special. The holiday juke is jumpin’ with cool tunes by Big John Greer, Champion Jack Dupree, Lowell Fulson, The Moonglows, Marvin & Johnny and many more. The range of topics is wide, from dancing Santas to lonely Christmases to making up with your baby on New Year’s Eve. So get hungry for some Christmas leftovers and plan your New Year’s resolutions this week with Matt The Cat on the “Juke In The Back.”
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Christmas Leftovers & New Year's Resolutions
Matt The Cat has dug up some more R&B Christmas treasures and added a few tunes about New Years for this week’s continuation of the “Juke In The Back” R&B Christmas Special. The holiday juke is jumpin’ with cool tunes by Big John Greer, Champion Jack Dupree, Lowell Fulson, The Moonglows, Marvin & Johnny and many more. The range of topics is wide, from dancing Santas to lonely Christmases to making up with your baby on New Year’s Eve. So get hungry for some Christmas leftovers and plan your New Year’s resolutions this week with Matt The Cat on the “Juke In The Back.”
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Matt The Cat has rounded up even more R&B Christmas clssics and a few New Year's tunes as well for this week's "Juke In The Back."
OUTRO:Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanee River Boogie (1947) | Albert Ammons | Blowing The Fuse: 27 R&B Classics That Rocked The Jukebox 1947. | Bear Family | 2005 | 00:00 |
| Far Away Christmas Blues (1950) | Little Esther With The Johnny Otis Orch. | Savoy Christmas Blues. | Savoy Jazz | 2003 | 00:00 |
| It's Christmas (1958) | Marvin & Johnny | Rockin' Christmas: The 50s. | Rhino | 1984 | 00:00 |
| Santa Claus Blues (1946) | Champion Jack Dupree | 78 RPM Single. | Davis | 1946 | 00:00 |
| Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney (1950) | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald 1950. | Classics | 2002 | 00:00 |
| We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo (1955) | Big John Greer | Hipsters Holiday. | Rhino | 1989 | 00:00 |
| Lonesome Christmas (1950) | Lowell Fulson | 78 RPM Single. | Swingtime | 1950 | 00:00 |
| Just A Lonely Christmas (1953) | The Moonglows | Doo Wop Christmas. | Rhino | 1992 | 00:00 |
| I'll Miss You This Christmas (1955) | Marvin & The Chips | 45 RPM Single. | Virginia | 1955 | 00:00 |
| Be-Bop Santa (1954) | Babs Gonzales | Hipsters Holiday. | Rhino | 1989 | 00:00 |
| Mr. Santa's Boogie (1951) | The Marshall Brothers | Savoy Christmas Blues. | Savoy Jazz | 2003 | 00:00 |
| Wonderful Christmas Night (1948) | Dan Grissom | Savoy Christmas Blues. | Savoy Jazz | 2003 | 00:00 |
| Merry Xmas (1949) | Little Willie Littlefield | 78 RPM Single. | Modern | 1949 | 00:00 |
| Hello, Mr. New Year (1958) | The Coolbreezers | Hipsters Holiday. | Rhino | 1989 | 00:00 |
| Happy New Year Baby (1947) | Johnny Otis Orch. | 78 RPM Single. | Excelsior | 1947 | 00:00 |
| Ringing In A Brand New Year (1953) | Billy Ward & His Dominoes | 1953-1954. | Classics | 2007 | 00:00 |
| What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (1950) | The Orioles | Doo Wop Christmas. | Rhino | 1992 | 00:00 |
| The Christmas Song (1946) | King Cole Trio | Billboard's Greatest Christmas Hits 1935-1954. | Rhino | 1989 | 00:00 |
| White Christmas (1948) | Charlie Parker | Savoy Christmas Blues. | Savoy Jazz | 2003 | 00:00 |
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