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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

Little Walter

Hate To See You Go - 1955   With Bo Diddley, guitar. Extended version, Orig. On Chess CHD2-9357, Blues With A Feeling, edited Version Was Checker 825

Benny Ingram

Jello Sal - 1958   Bandera 1302

The Avalons

Love Me - 1956   L.A. group, probably not related to the New York group of the same name

Mabel Scott & Maxwell Davis and His Orchestra

Wailin' Daddy - 1952   Written by Leiber & Stoller, with Maxwell Davis

Big Bob Dougherty & Orchestra

Big Bob's Boogie - 1951   Decca 48276

Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers

Touch The Hem Of His Garment - 1956  

Jay McShann

Hard Working Man Blues - 1951   Jimmy Witherspoon, vocal

Johnny Horton

In My Home In Shelby County - 1954   Mercury recording, re-issued on Dot

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Birmingham Bounce - 1950   Vocal by Charlie Shavers - one of 12 cover versions of the Hardrock Gunter song released in 1950

Jean Shepard

You'd Better Go - 1959   Written by Harlan Howard & Wynn Stewart

The Dominoes

Handwriting on the Wall - 1954   Although Jackie Wilson was still in the group, lead vocal was by Cliff Givens who was formerly a member of the Golden Gate Quartet, later sang with Ry Cooder

Bill Doggett

Honky Tonk (Vocal) - 1956   Vocal By Tommy Brown, formerly of The Griffin Bros., who later had a solo career

Spike Jones

Minka - 1949   George Rock, trumpet. Parody of Clyde McCoy

Smiley Lewis

No No - 1956   With Ernest McLean, Guitar, Salvador Doucette, Piano & Lee Allen, Tenor Sax - Imperial 5418

Roger Miller

Where Have All The Average People Gone - 1969  

The Colts

Adorable - 1955   Group from Bakersfield, CA. Song written by Buck Ram, covered by The Drifters and The Fontaine Sisters

Mustard & Gravy

Be Bop Boogie - 1950   Frank Rice & Ernest Stokes - Gotham 403

Austin Pitre

Flumes D'enfer - 1959   Recorded for Swallow Records

Johnny Otis

Harlem Nocturne - 1945   Sax solo by Rene Block who later played in many Latin bands including Perez Prado, second recording of this classic

Gloria Jones

Tainted Love - 1964   Glen Campbell, guitar, song became a Northern Soul favourite in England, later recorded by Soft Cell

Angelic Gospel Singers and The Dixie Hummingbirds

One Day - 1952   Margaret Allison, Ira Tucker leads

The Browns

Just As Long As You Love Me - 1957  

Moon Mullican

Don't Ever Take My Picture Down - 1950   King 893

Howlin' Wolf

I Have A Little Girl - 1955   With Hubert Sumlin & Jody Williams, Guitars & Henry Gray, Piano - Chess 1593

Don Woody

Bird Dog - 1956   Later made his mark as a comedian - Decca 30277

Bill Doggett (Instrumental)

Honky Tonk (Part 1) - 1956  

Louis Jordan

Texas And Pacific - 1947   #1 Billboard R&B, #20 pop

Papa Lightfoot

The Saints - 1954   New Orleans musician who only made a few records. Song dates back to 1890s

Swanee River Quartet

Brother Noah - 1951   SanFrancisco group, actually had 6 members. Curtis Scott, lead, Luddie Wallace, bass

DeZurik Sisters

Go to Sleep My Darling - 1938  

Coleman & Harper

Old Hen Cackle - 1931   Joe Evans and Arthur McClainAKA Two Po' Boys

Little Junior Parker

I Wanna Ramble - 1954   With Pat Hare, Guitar - Duke 137

The Platters

He's Mine - 1957   Zola Taylor, lead. Flip side of I'm Sorry but also charted on its own

'Poison' Gardner And His All Stars

Lenox Avenue Boogie - 1947   L.A. musician, the first to record for Imperial's R&B series. Recorded about 27 sides in all, most have the words "boogie" or "blues" in the title.

The Mills Brothers

Basin Street - 1939   They re-recorded this song in 1959 for Dot recrords

Betty Garret & Friend

Humphrey Bogart Rhumba - 1949  

Jake Vaadeland

Be Good Stewards - 2022   Web site: www.jakevaadeland.com/

Bennie Leaders

Hey Miss Fannie - 1953  

Ella Fitzgerald

I Can't Go on Without You - 1948  

The Osborne Brothers

Ruby Are You Mad at Your Man - 1956  

The Clovers

Nip Sip - 1955   Atlantic 1073

The Robins

All Night Baby - 1953   With Bobby Nunn before Carl Gardner joined.

Webb Pierce

Teenage Boogie - 1956  

Arthur Smith and Don Reno

12th Street Rag - 1979  

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