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Episode #721 - Lucky Millinder
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
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 v...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, Delmarva Public Media, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #720 - The Ray-O-Vacs
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
It's staggering, the number of R&B groups that have been left out of the history books and off radio station playlists just because they don't fit ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KCSM, WOUB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #718 - R&B Influences: Lionel Hampton
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Lionel Hampton's big band was a training ground for so many of the all-time great musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Joe Mo...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KCSM, WHRV, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #716 - R&B Influences: Delta Rhythm Boys
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" takes a deep look at The Delta Rhythm Boys, one of R&B's early influences. They never scored the hits like the Mills Brothe...

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #712 - Mabel Scott
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Mabel Scott was an incredibly versatile artist. She was a pianist, pop vocalist, R&B chanteuse and could shout the blues with the best of 'em. Howe...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, WUTC, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #711 - Cool Yule: R&B Christmas, Pt. 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" presents part 2 of our 2 part vintage Christmas Rhythm & Blues extravaganza that Matt The Cat is calling "Cool Yule." Dig on...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #706 - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the "Juke In The Back" honors one of the greatest blues shouters of all-time, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. Matt The Cat covers Vinson's ear...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
AG 23-45: The Versatile Jo Stafford, 11/6/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Jo Stafford was one of the finest, most versatile singers from 1940s and 50, a chameleon who was at ease singing jazz, pop, country, folk, and even...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Episode #700 - Open The Door, Richard!
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, for the 700th episode of "Juke In The Back," Matt The Cat digs deep into the racks n' stacks o' shellac to bring you a solid hour on tha...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #691 - The Orioles
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" features the most important and influential vocal group of the post World War II era, The Orioles. Baltimore's finest singin...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB, WUTC and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #682 - Rhythm & Booze: Wine! Wine! Wine!
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Raise you glasses as we toast Rhythm & Booze: Wine, Wine, Wine on this week's "Juke In The Back." The entire program features the greatest wine R&B...

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  • Added: May 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #681 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to salute Sister Rosetta Tharpe, one of the most important and influential musical figures of the 20th Century. Mat...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #680 - Story of the Signifying Monkey
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, Matt The Cat loads the "Juke In The Back" with a musical history of the old African folktale about The Signifying Monkey. We'll trace th...

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  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #674 - The Clovers, Pt. 1 - 1950-53
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Clovers were the most successful rhythm & blues vocal group from 1951 to 1955, racking up 16 top 10 R&B singles during that time-frame. This we...

Bought by KSRQ, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #673 - DooTone Records
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Matt The Cat takes a look at another Black-owned, independent, LA-based record label that contributed greatly to the birth of Rock n' Roll and the ...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #672 - The Lutchers: Nellie & Joe
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to focus an entire show on the separate careers of bother and sister, Nellie and Joe Lutcher. Both scored numerous ...

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  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #670 - Camille Howard "Boogie Woogie Chanteuse"
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The pre-Rock n' Roll era is full of unsung performers who's style directly impacted those who came after. This week's "Juke In The Back" spotlight ...

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #669 - Roy Milton "The Solid Sender"
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is proud to shine the spotlight on one of the granddads of Rock n' Roll, Roy Milton. His group, The Solid Senders, was compo...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #668 - Billy Wright
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Billy Wright was flamboyant, over-the-top and often called the "Prince of the Blues," but Billy Wright was also an incredible, influential vocalist...

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #667 - The Treniers
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
There were so many influential Rhythm & Blues artists who had a great impact on the development of Rock n' Roll, but were never able to profit from...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #666 - Hadda Brooks
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" is jumpin' this week with one of the most underrated boogie woogie piano ladies of all-time, Hadda Brooks. You'll hear a lot...

Bought by KMUW, KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Episode #661 - Charles Brown
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Charles Brown was the "King of Smoky Blues" for over 50 years. A move to Los Angeles in 1943, hooked him up with Johnny Moore, who hired him to sin...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, KJZX-Austin, WHRV and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Episode #660 - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week's "Juke In The Back" is dedicated to one of the true unsung heroes of 1940s and '50s rhythm & blues, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. The gr...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, KJZX-Austin, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Episode #657 - Down Beat Records
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, "Juke In The Back" focuses on Down Beat Records, another of the early, small, independent R&B record labels. Afro-American businessman J...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, KSRQ, WHRV and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #654 - Cab Calloway
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
If you're "hep to the jive" and can "dig the scene," then you're in for a treat on this week's "Juke In The Back." Matt The Cat presents Cab Callow...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin, WHRV and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10