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Episode #590 - Sun Records and R&B, Pt. 2 - 1954-55
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
On Part 2 of the "Juke In The Back"'s tribute to Sun Records' early R&B releases, Matt The Cat features Elvis' first, historic professional recordi...

Bought by KCSM, Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Wordless and Riveting, “felt / not said” by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri Comes From the Body
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mankwe Ndosi, Credit: Sally Nixon
The album "felt / not said" by Mankwe Ndosi and Body MemOri features cello, contrabasso, percussion, wildly versatile vocals by Ndosi, but the albu...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #589 - Sun Records and R&B, Pt. 1 - 1952-53
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
This week's "Juke In The Back" spotlights the most influential and important record label of all-time, Sun Records. In part 1 of this 2 part series...

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


  • Added: Aug 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
StoryCorps Griot: Jo Vill and Chad Vill
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jo and Chad Vill in Brooklyn, N.Y., Credit: Nathan West
Chad Vill talks to his dad, Jo Vill, about following in his footsteps as a DJ, and starting a dance party on their block in the midst of the COVID-...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot and Military Voices Initiative: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell at their StoryCorps Interview in Norfolk, Virginia on July 14th, 2021.
Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. talks with his sister, Yvonne Powell, about being the oldest enlisted soldier in the Army, and the role Yvonne played i...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WHRV, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
Episode #588 - Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns
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
Arthur Lee Maye did something that few had ever done. He concurrently had a career as a R&B singer, leading the LA-based group Arthur Lee Maye & Th...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Ebony Classics - A Wonderful Day!
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Kathleen Battle
This program features composers and musicians of African Descent in various fields of Classical Music.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:03:38
Juke In The Back #587 - R.I.P. Willie Winfield of The Harptones
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
On July 27 th, we lost the amazing, soaring tenor of The Harptones’ Willie Winfield. The Harptones never had a national hit record, yet they are ar...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WYAP and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Ebony Classics - The Color Rainbow
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Blind Tom Wiggins, Credit: www.bookforum.com
"Ebony Classics - The Color Rainbow" continues displaying the music of people of color in the Classical music industry.

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:40
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #586 - The (original R&B) Diamonds
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 look at one of New York's greatest, but almost unheard of R&B vocal groups: The Diamonds. Matt The Cat also features...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Ebony Classics - A Bright Day
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Robert Nathaniel Dett, Credit: Wikipedia
This program features composers and musicians of African Descent in various fields of Classical Music.

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 53:21
  • Purchases: 1
Ebony Classics - A Beautiful Flower
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Leontyne Price
This is a Classical music program featuring women of color. They are all notable Women in various fields of Classical Music; including Composers, ...

Bought by KVCR, WXXI Rochester, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 3
Prince - The Story of Welcome 2 America
From: True Tone Media Group
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For the first time, a complete unreleased album is being issued from Prince’s vault. Over the next hour, we’re going to go deep on “The Story of We...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFCF FM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
WoodSongs 991: Jug Band Celebration
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon celebrates Jug Bands with the legendary Jim Kweskin, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton and...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, Yellowstone Public Radio, KTRL, KEDT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 49
Episode #585 - Chuck Berry, Pt. 3 - 1958
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 the final part of a 3 part feature on Chuck Berry's early career. This week, Matt The Cat focuses on Berry's record...

Bought by WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #584 - Chuck Berry, Pt. 2 - 1956-57
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" presents part 2 of 3 as we examine the early recordings of Chuck Berry, the "Father Of Rock n' Roll." In part 2, ...

Bought by WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
WoodSongs 999: Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers and Gumbo, Grits & Gravy
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Gumbo, Grits & Gravy on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the International Bluegrass Music Awards Entertainer of the Year Award wi...

Bought by KTRL, KEDT, WETS, KRZA, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 46
Episode #583 - Chuck Berry, Pt. 1 - 1955-56
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 looks at Chuck Berry's very first year of recording, featuring everything he recorded between May, 1955 and April, 1956. Yo...

Bought by WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KMXT, WOUB, and Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Orleans
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Congo Square
Although the origin of the blues cannot be precisely known, it’s generally understood to have evolved in the Mississippi delta, just north of New O...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #582 - Summertime R&B: 4th of July, Food & Baseball
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 jumps into summer by spotlighting THE summertime holiday, the 4th of July. We're diggin' the 4th in song, ranging from songs a...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WOUB, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #581 - The Swallows
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
Eddie Rich, the original lead tenor of The Swallows, one of the greatest and most underrated R&B vocal groups of the 1950s joins Matt The Cat for a...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WHRV, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Rhythm Atlas 191 Black Music Month / Juneteenth Special
From: Denis McGilvray
Series: The Rhythm Atlas
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On this special EVERGREEN edition of The Rhythm Atlas, we celebrate African American Music Appreciation Month and Juneteenth. African American Musi...

Bought by WVIA, KUCB, New Hampshire Public Radio, RADIOLEX, KAMU and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
Episode #580 - The Story Of Deacon Jones & Fanny 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
This week, we take a look at two of the most famous "characters" from 1940s and '50s R&B: Deacon Jones and Fanny Brown. Sometimes these two were re...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Episode #579 - R&B Car Songs
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 is jumpin' with records focusing on classic R&B songs about cars. Musicologists Billy Vera and Steve Propes drop by the "Juke In The Back"...

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


  • Added: Jun 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode #578 - Little Willie John
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" features one of the great big talents of early R&B, Little Willie John. From interviews with people who knew Will...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8