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Backbeat Radio
A radio show featuring Vintage Popular Music
They don't play on the radio

Broadcast on radio stations across Canada and the U.S.A. See below for a list.

Artist - Title - Year - Comments/Links

Beulah Swan

Don't Steal My Heart - 1954   Backed by Sy Oliver Orch.

Little Richard

Keep A Knockin' - 1957  

Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings

Swanee River Boogie - 1946  

Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks

Guitar Jingle Bells - 1957  

Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers

Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - 1954   Original version, covered immediately by Ralph Marterie - Modern 943

Hank Snow

Frosty The Snowman - 1953   From the EP A Country Christmas with Hank Snow

Chris Isaak

Christmas On TV - 2004  

The Stanley Brothers

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem - 1964  

Patty Loveless

Christmas Day At My House - 2002  

Hey, Wow

Mets du rhum dans ton lait d'poule - 2024   Put rum in your egg nog. Ottawa Franco-Ontario group playing new music on ancient instruments. Web site: www.heywow.ca/

The Youngsters

Christmas In Jail - 1956  

The Andrews Sisters, Guy Lombardo

Christmas Island - 1946  

Susie Arioli

Winter Wonderland - 2010  

Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee

Winter Weather - 1941  

The Harmonizing Four

Sweet Little Jesus Boy - 1951  

Marcia Ball

Christmas Fais Do Do - 2001  

The Moonglows

Hey, Santa Claus - 1953   Chance 1150

Brenda Lee

I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus - 1956   Her first record, billed as "Little Brenda Lee (9 years old)" she was actually 11

Louis Jordan

Santa Claus, Santa Claus - 1968   Produced by Paul Gayten

Big Maybelle

Silent Night - 1957  

The Quotations

(Have A) Merry Christmas - 1952  

The Davis Sisters

The Christmas Boogie - 1954   Betty Jack Davis and Mary Frances Pennick (later Skeeter Davis)

Stompin' Tom Conners

Merry Christmas Everybody - 1973  

Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks

Guitar Jingle Bells - 1957  

Sackville All Stars

Go Tell It On the Mountain - 1986  

Al Terry

No Shrimp Today - 1956   Louisiana Cajun singer who mostly sang straight country - Hickory 1049

Boswell Sisters

Heebie Jeebies, #2 - 1932   Requested by James in Vancouver

Bing Crosby & Les Paul

It's Been A Long, Long Time - 1945   Requested by David

Blue Moon Marquee

Shake It and Break It - 2024   Recorded at Bigtone Studio in N.O., live-to-floor on vintage equipment. Web site: : bluemoonmarquee.com/

Memphis Minnie and Kansas City Joe McCoy

Let's Go to Town - 1931   Recorded in Chicago at the begining of the Depression when record sales, especially blues record sales, were plummeting

Big Bill Broonzy

The Glory of Love - 1956   From LP Big Bill Sings Folk Songs

Mahalia Jackson

Didn't It Rain -   Requested by Marshall

The Lambert Bros.

In The Land Beyond The River - 1953  

Brad Strang

Nickel of Wine - 2024   Requested by William in Tokyo - Link to his Drinking Japan web site: drinkingjapan.org/

Amos Milburn

Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - 1952   Requested by Mikey in Mexico

Big Fancy & The Shiddy Cowboys

Me Neither - 2024   From the CD The Legendary Loser Wins Again

Sol Ho'opi'i

Kahala March - 1952  

Mickey Baker

Oh Happy Day - 1952   Requested by Paul in Toronto

Cookie & The Cupcakes

Sea of Love - 1964   Requested by Sarah in Toronto

Orval Prophet

Mademoiselle -   Requested by Clayton in Bonne Bay Nfld.

Big Maybelle

Jim - 1957   Ernie Wilkins Orch.

Charles Lijina

Andreya Twist (Andeleya Twist) - 1963   Requested by Roy Forbes in North Vancouver

Tillman Franks and His Rainbow Boys

Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie - 1951   Vocal by Faron Young, written by Webb Pierce

Wes Dakus & The Rebels

20-75 - 1960  

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Lord Have Mercy - 1965   Specialty

Ruth Brown

I Wanna Do More - 1955  

The Delmore Brothers

Mobile Boogie - 1947  

Sean Poluk

Hitting The Road - 2023  

Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Sam Price Trio

The Natural Facts - 1950  

Red Norvo & Mildred Bailey

A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid - 1936   First recorded by the Alabama Washboard Stompers in 1931

Jesse Rogers & His '49ers

Mind Your Own Business - 1949  

Chuck Berry

Mad Lad - 1960   Chuck on pedal steel guitar

Todd Rhodes Orchestra

Gin, Gin, Gin - 1951  

The Toppers

Let Me Bang Your Box - 1954  

The Prairie Ramblers

Girl At The End Of The Bar - 1946  

Jerry Lee Lewis

Hong Kong Blues - 1963   Written by Hoagy Carmichael - This recording not released until 1973

Chuck Willis

You'll Be My Love - 1958  

The Four Blues, Ann Dupont, Clarinet

Oh Daddy, Please Bring That Suitcase In - 1945  

Ray Charles

Get On The Right Track - 1958  

Fats Domino

Wait And See - 1957   Imperial 5467

The Elegants

Getting Dizzy - 1958   Apt 25005

JT Brown, Elmore James

Saxony Boogie - 1954   Brown was a Chicago session player who played on many records, including Fleetwood Mac in Chicago

Buddy Johnson

Get On Down the Road - 1959  

Ken Cook

Don't Be Runnin' Wild (Problem Child) - 1958   Roy Orbison, Billy Riley Guitars, Charlie Rich, piano

Bill Doggett

Big Dog Blues - 1952  

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Get With It - 1935   Tommy Duncan, vocal, Leon McAuliffe electric guitar, possibly first electric guitar solo recorded

Valaida Snow

Minnie the Moocher - 1939   Recorded in Stockholm as U.S. companies resisted recording a female trumpet player

Wayne Raney

Adam Come and Get Your Rib - 1953   First recorded by Wynonnie Harris, this version to cover the country market. Louis Innis, bass; Boyd Bennett, drums; Jethro Burns, guitar;Henry Glover, piano;

Harold Boggs

Have Faith In God - 1962   Blind pianist, recorded for Nashboro (716)

Lee Dorsey

Get Out Of My Life Woman - 1966   Also recorded by Paul Butterfield on LP East-West the same year

Joe Turner

The Sun Is Shining - 1951   Recorded in New Orleans, Fats Domino on piano

Buck Griffin

It Don't Make No Never Mind - 1954   Popular Texas performer who never scored a hit record

Arthur Alexander

Go Home Girl - 1962   Also recorded by Ry Cooder

The Hawks

Give It Up - 1954   Recorded in New Orleans with Dave Bartholomew

African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia

Hamuchati Mandiwona - 1951   AKA The Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band lead by August Musarurgwa

Silas Hogan

Go On Pretty Baby - 1995   1960s Excello recording Unissued until 1995

Benny Spellman

Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) - 1962   Spellman sang the backing vocal on Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law - Minit 644

The Sensational Nightingales

Hard Fighting Soldier - 1961   Julius Cheeks, lead

The Louvin Brothers

Lorene - 1958  

The Big Bopper

Walking Through My Dreams - 1959   Mercury 71416

Stick McGhee

Blue Barrelhouse - 1950  

Betty Harris

His Kiss - 1963  

Lloyd Price

Georgianna - 1957   Recorded for his own label, KRC, in 1957, just as ABC Records re-released his first song for that label, setting him up for stardom

Wynonie Harris

Bite Again, Bite Again - 1948  

Young Jessie

Hit, Git And Split - 1956   With Mickey "Guitar" Baker, Guitar - Modern 1002

Earl Bostic

Earl's Rumboogie - 1947  

Ella Mae Morse

Early In The Morning - 1948   Originally by Louis Jordan, recorded at least 64 times since

Swanee River Boys

Gloryland Boogie - 1953  

Lonnie Johnson

Working Man's Blues - 1948  

Fats Waller and His Buddies

Harlem Fuss - 1929   Includes Eddie Condon, banjo

Milton Brown & the Musical Brownies

Stay on the Right Side Sister - 1936  

The Bright Lights

I Just Rose To Tell You - 1948   Apollo 188

Percy Mayfield

Leary Blues - 1949   Originally recorded for Supreme - With Maxwell Davis

Blue Moon Marquee

Lowlands - 2022   Jassmine (Badass Jass) Collette, vocal. Web site: bluemoonmarquee.com/

Junior Gordon

Blow Wind Blow - 1956   With Huey P. Smith Orch, Lee Allen, sax

Rusty & Doug Kershaw

Hey Mae - 1958  

George Jones & Margie Singleton

Did I Ever Tell You - 1961   Margie was married to Shelby Singleton

Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra

Shorty's Got To Go - 1946   Although he could not read or write music, play an instrument and rarely sang, Millinder's band was one of the most important of the era, vocalists and members included Dizzy Gillespie, Rosetta Tharpe, Wynonnie Harris, Bullmoose Jackson and Eddie Lockjaw

David Vest

Shake What You Got - 2012   With Teddy Leonard, guitar. Song dates back to the 1920s. Note: I misspoke on the show, David has been playing since the 1950s and resides in Victoria, B.C. Web site: davidvest.ca/

The Swan Silvertones

Traveling On - 1956   Recorded for VeeJay, Paul Owens, lead

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