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Deep Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Harlem
As it is known today, Harlem opened its doors to jazz long before the music became popular. Not to say it was far ahead of the rest of the world; o...

Bought by KAAD-LP and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Waller Legacy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fats Waller
Fats Waller's playful, exuberant jazz performances created the moniker of the "clown prince" of jazz. He relished crowds with his playful stage ant...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Oliver's Journey
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: King Oliver
Pioneering trumpet artist of New Orleans jazz, mentor to Louis Armstrong, inspiration for the Harmon trumpet mute still used today, bandleader and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Swinging Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Nightclubs of Chicago
Chicago became the hotbed of jazz in the early 1920s By the early 1930s, several major big bands took up residence in the popular clubs like the Gr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
C-Melody Man
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frankie Trumbauer
Frank Trumbauer is described as one of the most influential and important jazz saxophonists of the 1920s and '30s, including influencing the Lester...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
EP200 The Chris Duarte Group
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Chris Duarte hails from Texas and has a great defining sound all his own in the Blues Rock genre.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Gentleman of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bud Freeman
His nickname was ‘Bud’, but pianist Marian McPartland tagged him “The Gentleman of Jazz”. Tenor saxophonist Lawrence ‘Bud’ Freeman.

Bought by WNMU-FM and KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
EP199 The 1991 Chicago Blues Fest P2
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Part 2 of the opening night of the 8th Annual Chicago Blues Fest held on Friday, June 14th, 1991.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
EP198 The 1991 Chicago Blues Fest P1
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A trip back in time to 1991 and the 8th Annual Chicago Blues Fest.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 1
Mr. Trombone
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jack Teagarden
He was a recognized master of his instrument. Weldon Leo 'Jack' Teagarden moved to New York City in 1927, and at the age of 25, began a quest that ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Louie & Sid
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong & Sidney Bechet, Credit: Amica record label
These recordings have be come known as the “Armstrong/Bechet” sessions between 1923 and 1925. In reality composer and pianist Clarence Williams put...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
EP194 Hurricane Ruth
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Hurricane Ruth's LIVE album from 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville, Tennesee.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Joined at the Boot - Italy that is.
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Joe and Eddie
Giuseppe Venuti and Salvatore Massaro, best known as Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang in jazz circles, started a trend that had a large impact on the 1920...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
EP193 Fathers And Sons
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Fathers And Sons was a classic recording from 1969 from the Chess Records label

  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:00
On the Trail of Bunny
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bunny Berigan
With his talent, he could have written his own ticket. Instead, Roland “Bunny” Berigan had a very wayward life full of bad decisions and numerous m...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
220416 This Music, The Heart of Radio.
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Roddy Jackson Then
Defining the first rock and roll song has been passionately argued because to find "the first rock and roll song" requires ignoring tons of music t...

Bought by KPRG, KCHU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, KPRG and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:28
  • Purchases: 8
Songbirds
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ma Rainey
Featuring those pioneering women of the 1920s who put voice to jazz, from Ma Rainey to Mae West.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Louisiana Piano
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Clarence Williams
Two very different styles, but both learned their craft in New Orleans. Clarence Williams preferred the jug and washboard style, while Luis Russell...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Hawk or Bean
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
"The man for whom Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone." That is how Coleman Hawkins was introduced at the 1963 Newport Jazz Festival. This program i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
220320 The Dating Game for Dogs and Oil Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Azzurri the Bachelorette
Hi, I'm Jim Lange and this is the Dating Game for dogs. In the post-WWII world, this music that was later called "Rock and Roll" was simply popula...

Bought by WQCS, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:45
  • Purchases: 6
Steve Post-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Steve P{ost
Interview with film maker Rosemarie Reed about Free Form Radio Pioneer, Stevie Post on her documentary "Playing In The FM Band-The Steve Post Story...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:04
220316 The First Rock and Roll Song
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Eddie Seacrest and the Rollin Rockets
There's a half dozen popular myths defining the first rock and roll record but every week we feature 85 songs you've never heard any and all of the...

Bought by KCHU, KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public, WQCS and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 7
Muggsy, Wingy & Red
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Muggsy Spanier
With those names around Chicago in the 1920s, you'd think you were goinmg to hear from members of the mob. This program, features three of the best...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Head Arrangement
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders
The Head Arrangement. Music that isn’t formally arranged is often referred to as a head arrangement. Usually the leader of the group informally ass...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Bandleader
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Henry 'Red' Allen, Credit: Spotify
In the earliest days of full orchestra jazz, there was no cookie cutter template Each bandleader used their creative juices to set apart their band...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1

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