Juke In The Back #040
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
From: Matt The Cat
Length: 00:59:04
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Lucky Millinder
The "Juke In The Back" is loaded this week with records by one of R&B's greatest and most underrated bandleaders, Lucky Millinder. He worked with vocalists as varied as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonie Harris, Annisteen Allen, Bull Moose Jackson and Big John Greer, but Lucky Millinder is mostly forgotten by today's audiences. Dizzy Gillespie actually played trumpet in Millinder's Band in the early 1940s for a brief time. Even though Lucky Millinder is not remembered well today, his records certainly helped lay the foundation that would soon become Rock n' Roll. Dig on some of greatest records, this week on the "Juke In The Back" with Matt The Cat.
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Lucky Millinder
The "Juke In The Back" is loaded this week with records by one of R&B's greatest and most underrated bandleaders, Lucky Millinder. He worked with vocalists as varied as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonie Harris, Annisteen Allen, Bull Moose Jackson and Big John Greer, but Lucky Millinder is mostly forgotten by today's audiences. Dizzy Gillespie actually played trumpet in Millinder's Band in the early 1940s for a brief time. Even though Lucky Millinder is not remembered well today, his records certainly helped lay the foundation that would soon become Rock n' Roll. Dig on some of greatest records, this week on the "Juke In The Back" with Matt The Cat.
Broadcast History
Broadcast on 14 radio stations nationally during the week of 2/7/2011.
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 |
| Ease The Pain (1957) | Chuck Willis | Stroll On: The Chuck Willis Collection. | Razor & Tie | 1994 | 00:00 |
| Bicycle Tillie (1953) | The Swallows | Dearest. | Charly | 1991 | 00:00 |
| Shout, Sister, Shout! (1941) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1941-1942. | Classics | 1994 | 00:00 |
| When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) (1942) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1941-1942. | Classics | 1994 | 00:00 |
| Apollo Jump (1943) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1941-1942. | Classics | 1994 | 00:00 |
| Sweet Slumber (1943) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1943-1947. | Classics | 1999 | 00:00 |
| Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well (1945) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | Blowing The Fuse: 1945. | Bear Family | 2005 | 00:00 |
| Shorty's Got To Go (1946) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1943-1947. | Classics | 1999 | 00:00 |
| D' Natural Blues (1949) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1947-1950. | Classics | 2001 | 00:00 |
| Little Girl, Don't Cry (1949) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1947-1950. | Classics | 2001 | 00:00 |
| Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back (1950) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1947-1950. | Classics | 2001 | 00:00 |
| Oh Babe! (1950) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | Bloodshot Eyes: The Best Of Wynonie Harris. | Rhino | 1994 | 00:00 |
| I'll Never Be Free (1951) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1947-1950. | Classics | 2001 | 00:00 |
| I'm Waiting Just For You (1951) | Lucky Millinder & His Orch | 1951-1960. | Classics | 2008 | 00:00 |
| Can't Stand To See You Go (1956) | Jimmy Reed | The Best Of The Vee-Jay Years. | Shout! Factory | 2007 | 00:00 |
| Under A Blanket Of Blue (1954) | The Cardinals | Didn't It Sound Good: The Atlantic Vocal Groups. | Collector's Choice | 1995 | 00:00 |
| After Hours (1946) | Erskine Hawkins | Blowing The Fuse: 27 R&B Classics That Rocked The Jukebox 1946. | Bear Family | 2005 | 00:00 |
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