All Pieces for Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri

 
Episode #659 - Rhythm & Blues 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
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 Ba...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #658 - Rhythm & Blues Christmas Pt. 1
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
It's the Holiday Season, so why not grab a glass of 'nog, sit back and relax and dig on some great vintage Rhythm & Blues Christmas tunes. It’s the...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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
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...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #656 - B.B. King
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
The "Juke In The Back" pays its respects to a true musical icon, B.B. King. Matt The Cat focuses on B.B.'s first records for Nashville's Bullet Rec...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #655 - Pookie Hudson (The Spaniels)
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Pookie Hudson spent his entire life close to the music he loved. In high school, he began to develop his own style using his falsetto with just a t...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 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
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...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #653 - Cobra Records
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Cobra Records left quite a bite, even thought this little West Side Chicago label was only in existence for three short years. They hit gold right ...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #652 -Big Maybelle
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
The "Juke In The Back" highlights the often ignored early career of Big Maybelle, one of the great female blues shouters. Matt The Cat highlights h...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #651 - Halloween Rhythm & Blues
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
This week, the ol' Rockola Jukebox is haunted by a strange spirit of rhythm & ghouls. Dig on some of your old favorites by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, L...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #650 - Pee Wee Crayton
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
The "Juke In The Back" honors one of the greatest, yet more underrated originators of electric blues guitar: Pee Wee Crayton. Matt The Cat presents...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #649 - Little Miss Cornshucks
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Little Miss Cornshucks was an influential figure in post WWII Rhythm & Blues. Lavern Baker copied Cornshucks' country girl stage act down to the na...

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #648 - The Ravens
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
The "Juke In The Back" features The Ravens, an R&B vocal group that set the stage for all the groups that would follow. With Jimmy Ricks' bass lead...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #647 - Excello Records
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Drop a nickel in the ol' Rockola Juke as Matt The Cat dedicates the entire hour to the great little Nashville R&B label, Excello Records. From The ...

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #646 - The Vocalese Musical Phenomenon
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Vocalese is a musical sub-genre of Jazz and R&B that burst on the scene in 1952 and was practically gone by 1954. Before it departed, King Pleasure...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #645 - Motown Artists BEFORE Motown
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
The entire "Juke In The Back" this week features Motown's biggest acts, BEFORE there even was a Motown Records and before those acts were household...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #644 - Richard Barrett (The Valentines)
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
This week, the "Juke In The Back" honors one of the silent architects of Rock n' Roll, Richard Barrett. On the surface, he's known today to fans of...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #643 - Wynonie Harris, Pt. 2 - 1948-54
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
It's part 2 of our 2 part series on Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris, one of the greatest blues shouters of all time. Matt The Cat focuses on Harris' hit...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #642 - Wynonie Harris, Pt. 1 - 1944-48
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
The "Juke In The Back" is overflowin' with records by one of R&B's greatest blues shouters and entertainers: Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris. Part 1 of ...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #641 - Elvis' Rhythm & Blues Influences
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Elvis Presley's early music was a blend of Hillbilly, Country, Gospel and R&B. This week's "Juke In The Back" explored the enormous debt Elvis owed...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #640 - Jimmy Preston
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat
Jimmy Preston made a major contribution to early Rock n' Roll by ushering in the era of the screamin' sax. He is mostly remembered today for his or...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11

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