Episode #099 - Lucky Millinder
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Length: 59:03
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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
"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
Juke In The Back #099 - Playlist
1. Swanee River Boogie – Albert Ammons – Mercury 1947
2. Ease The Pain – Chuck Willis – Atlantic 1957
3. Bicycle Tillie – The Swallows – King 1953
4. Shout, Sister, Shout – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – Decca 1941
5. When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – Decca 1942
6. Apollo Jump – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – Decca 1943
7. Sweet Slumber – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – Decca 1943
8. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – Decca 1945
9. Shorty’s Got To Go – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – Decca 1946
10. D’ Natural Blues – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – RCA Victor 1949
11. Little Girl, Don’t Cry – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – RCA Victor 1949
12. Oh Babe! – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – King 1950
13. GREAT 78 – Who Said Shorty Wasn’t Coming Back – Lucky Millinder & His Orch – King 1950
14. I’ll Neve...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:This week, the "Juke In The Back" focuses on one of the most accomplished bandleaders in rhythm & blues, Lucky Millinder. Some of the great R&B singers passed through his band, catch them this week on "Juke."
OUTRO:For more information on the music you heard on this week's show, visit www.jukeintheback.org.
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