Episode #089 - Hadda Brooks
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
From: Matt The Cat
Length: 00:59:00
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Hadda Brooks
Hadda Brooks is one of the most talented boogie woogie musicians of all-time, yet her name doesn't come up nearly as often as Pete Johnson, Champion Jack Dupree or Professor Longhair. That's a shame! This week, the "Juke In The Back" sets the record straight with a heavy dose of the "Queen Of The Boogie." All three of her R&B hits will be played as well as some of her tunes with Pete Johnson and Smokey Hogg. So grab a nickel, a glass of bourbon and your dancin' shoes, as the "Juke In The Back" spotlights Hadda Brooks.
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Hadda Brooks
Hadda Brooks is one of the most talented boogie woogie musicians of all-time, yet her name doesn't come up nearly as often as Pete Johnson, Champion Jack Dupree or Professor Longhair. That's a shame! This week, the "Juke In The Back" sets the record straight with a heavy dose of the "Queen Of The Boogie." All three of her R&B hits will be played as well as some of her tunes with Pete Johnson and Smokey Hogg. So grab a nickel, a glass of bourbon and your dancin' shoes, as the "Juke In The Back" spotlights Hadda Brooks.
Broadcast History
"Juke In The Back" airs on over 20 radio stations each week in the US and is now carried worldwide over Voice Of America's Music Mix Network.
Transcript
1. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1947
2. You Better Believe It – Paul Gayten – Checker 1956
3. Bluesy Me – Dave Collins & The Scrubs – Imperial 1954
4. Swingin’ The Boogie – Hadda Brooks – Modern 1945
5. That’s My Desire – Hadda Brooks – Modern 1947 - #4
6. Out Of The Blue – Hadda Brooks – Modern 1948 - #9
7. Variety Boogie – Hadda Brooks & Pete Johnson – Modern 1948
8. What Have I Done? – Hadda Brooks – Modern 1948 - #3
9. Long Tall Mama – Smokey Hogg – Modern 1948 - #9
10. Little School Girl – Smokey Hogg – Modern 1950 - #5
11. Jump Back Honey – Hadda Brooks – Okeh 1952
12. All Night Long – Hadda Brooks – Okeh 1952
13. The Great 78 – Humoresque Boogie – Hadda Brooks – Modern 1947
14. Brooks Boogie – Hadda Brooks – Okeh 1953
15. Stinkin’ Drunk – Gene Phillips – Modern 1947
16. Such A Night – Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters – Atlantic 1954
17. Cuttin’ Out – Annie Laurie...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:This week, The "Juke In The Back" features one of the greatest and most underrated boogie woogie female pianists of the 1940s and '50s, Hadda Brooks. Hear her story, up next on "Juke."
OUTRO:For more information on the music that you heard today on the "Juke In The Back" visit www.jukeintheback.org.
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