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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

Jesse Allen

Goodye Blues - 1958   James Booker, Piano, Lee Allen, Tenor Sax & Red Tyler, Baritone Sax - Vin 1002

Artie Shaw Gramercy Five

Dr Livingstone I Persume - 1940  

Annie Laurie

Stop, Don't Go - 1956   With Mickey "Guitar" Baker

Wayne Raney

Catfish Boogie - 1952  

Amos Milburn

Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - 1952  

George Jones

Out Of Control - 1960   Co-written by Jones

The Mills Brothers

What's The Reason - 1935  

The Delmore Brothers

Boogie Woogie Baby - 1947   Alton and Rayborn

Jack London & The Sparrows

If You Don't Want My Love - 1965   Toronto group, London (Dave Marden) was from London . When he left and was replaced by John Kay, they moved to Calif. and changed their name to Steppenwolf

The Tams

You Lied To Your Daddy - 1964   Follow-up to What Kind of Fool - ABC-Paramount 10533

Brad Strang

Nickel of Wine - 2024   From his Special Edition CD, re-makes and re-mixes of older recordings. Wix website: bluemountainrush.wixsite.com/brad-strang

Al Casey Quartet

Death House Blues - 1947   Featuring Cousin Joe on vocals. This is Al Casey the jazz/blues guitarist who worked with Fats Waller and others.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Forgive Me Lord and Try Me One More Time - 1944  

Hank Thompson

Drivin' Nails In My Coffin - 1957   Revival of Jerry Irby hit, also a hit for Floyd Tillman, Ernest Tubb and many others.

Bubber Johnson (With The Admirals)

Ding Dang Doo - 1955  

Jenks "Tex" Carman

Wildwood Flower - 1956   Unusual musician with flashy technique but not much musical skill, now considered "cow-punk" by some.

Ivory Joe Hunter

I Almost Lost My Mind - 1950   #1 R&B hit revived by Pat Boone in 1956

The Harmonizing Four

Lived He Loved Me - 1958   VeeJay recording

Little George Smith

Hey Mr. Porter (Down In New Orleans) - 1956   George "Harmonica" Smith - one of the first blues harpists to amplify his instrument - RPM 478

Fats Domino

La La - 1955   Flip side of Ain't That A Shame, Domino's breakthrough into pop (also covered by Pat Boone). Domino wrote the song to have simple lyrics.

Bonnie Lou

Daddy O - 1955   Co-written by Louie Innis. Later releases were double-tracked. Covered by The Fontaine Sisters.

Billy Brown

Flip Out - 1958  

Wes Dakus & The Rebels

El Ringo - 1960  

Will Bradley and his Orch.

Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) - Part 1 - 1940   Ray McKinley, drums; Freddie Slack, piano

Red Perkins

Hoe Down Boogie - 1949  

Big Bill Broonzy

Baby Please Don't Go - 1955   Originally by Big Joe Williams

Matt Andersen

She Loves it All - 2011   With Mike Stevens, Harmonica Web Site: mikestevensmusic.com/mike

Wade Ray

It's All Your Fault - 1953   Noel Boggs, steel guitar. Written by Cindy Walker

Helen Humes

I Ain't In The Mood - 1951   Previously Unissued Alternate Take Of Modern 851

Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks

Banjo Buster - 1952  

The Holmes Sisters

Gonna Ride That Train - 1963   Annie and Julia Holmes. Recorded by Nashboro

The Blues Busters

Behold! - 1962  

The Sapphires

Who Do You Love? - 1964   Featuring Carol Jackson, Lead Vocals. Early production by Kenny Gamble - Swan 4162

Dinah Washington

Careless Love - 1958   With Eddie Chamblee Orch.

Arthur Lee Maye And The Crowns

Oochie Pachie - 1955   Maye was a professional baseball player for the Milwaukee Braves. Group includes Richard Berry.

Hank Garland

Guitar Shuffle - 1950   Garland grew up listening to Arthur Smith. Played on Elvis's classic sessions, played country, R&R and jazz.

Eddie Taylor

Ride 'Em On Down - 1955   With Jimmy Reed, Harmonica - Vee-Jay 185

Fontella Bass

The Soul Of A Man - 1965   Flip of Rescue Me - Checker 1120

The Dixie Hummingbirds

I'm Not Uneasy - 1953   Ira Tucker learned the song from his mother, one of his favourites.

Sonny Boy Williamson (ll)

All My Love In Vain - 1955  

Art Adams and The Rhythm Knights

Dancing Doll - 1960  

Earl Bostic

Wrap It Up - 1956  

Ruth Brown

Too Many Men - 1956  

Washboard Sam

Red River Dam Blues - 1942   Big Bill Broonzy, Guitar & Memphis Slim, Piano

The Pilgrim Travelers

Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There - 1947   Originally by the Homeland Harmony Quartet, This is the second recording by a black artist (Rosetta Tharpe was the first)

The Maddox Brothers & Rose

I Wonder If I Can Lose the Blues - 1954   Recorded at Castle Studio (WSM) in Nashville. Chet Atkins, guitar

Johnny Young

Money Takin' Woman - 1947   With Otis Spann, Piano. Ora Nelle owned a record store on Maxwell St. in Chicago

Blue Moon Marquee

Trickster Coyote - 2024   From New Orleans Sessions album. Web site: bluemoonmarquee.com/

W. Lee O'Daniel's Hillbilly Boys

Don't Let the Deal Go Down - 1936   O'Daniels became governor of Texas then a senator

Charles Lijina

Andreya Twist - 1963  

Kenny Roberts

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - 1950   Roberts was a member of the Down Homers with Bill Haley, who also recorded this song.

The Lloyd Lambert Band

Heavy Sugar - 1955   Seminal New Orleans R&B band, Guitar Slim on guitar, Originally had Huey P. Smith on piano - Specialty 553

Professor Longhair

Misery - 1958  

Charlie Rich

There's Another Place I Can't Go - 1962  

Lulu Belle and Scotty

Get Along Home Cindy - 1940  

Mahalia Jackson

Keep Your Hand On The Plow - 1955   Mildred Falls, piano; Milt Hinton, bass. One of her first recordings for Columbia. Lyrics allude to slavery, also recorded by Bob Dylan

Memphis Slim

Treat Me Like I Treat You - 1955   Money 212

Zeb Turner

Boogie Woogie Lou - 1950   He and and his brother Zeke were influentrial country boogie/rockabilly performers.

The Drifters

Honey Love - 1954  

Anita Tucker

Hop, Skip And Jump - 1956   with Big Dave & His Music - Capitol 3452

Johnny Cash

Folsom Prison Blues - 1955   His first version of the iconic song

Hank Jacobs

So Far Away - 1963   Sue 795

Eddie Crosby

Blues Stay Away from Me - 1949   Released just weeks after the Delmore Bros. original came out.

The Staple Singers

Why (Am I Treated So Bad) - 1967   Written as a reaction to protests in the wake of the Little Rock 9

Little Anthony & The Duponts

You - 1956   Anthony Gourdine, later became lead of Little Anthony and the Imperials

Big Bertha

Little Daddy - 1956   Bertha Henderson, recorded in New Orleans, not to be confused with the pre-war blues singer of the same name

Cousin Emmy and her Kinfolks

Freight Train Blues - 1939  

Stuff Smith

I Don't Want To Make History (I Just Want To Make Love) - 1936  

The Famous Ward Singers

That's Enough For Me - 1957   Marion Williams lead

Smiley Lewis

One Night (Of Sin) - 1956   Recorded in 1952 - With Ernest McLean, Guitar, Edward Frank, Piano, Lee Allen & Clarence Hall, Tenor Saxes - Imperial 5380

Nations Brothers

Bankhead Blues - 1936   Sheldon Nations, fiddle; Marshal Nations, guitar

Ella Fitzgerald (w; Louis Armstrong)

The Frim Fram Sauce - 1946  

Redd Stewart & His Kentucky Colonels

Brother, Drop Dead (Boogie) - 1950   Former lead singer of Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys

Jean Shepard

Jeopardy - 1959  

The "5" Royales

Crazy, Crazy, Crazy - 1953   With Charlie "Little Jazz" Ferguson Orch. - Apollo 446

Rollee McGill

Rhythm Rockin' Blues - 1955   With Chuck Norris, Guitar , Ernie Freeman, Piano & Richard Brown, Tenor Saxophone

Lord Tanamo

Come Down - 1963   Joseph Johnson, recorded in Jamaica

Rockin' Sidney

No Future - 1977   Sidney Simien began recording in the 1950s, made over 50 sides for Goldband without scoring a hit. My Toot-Toon hit in 1985

Little Richard

Early One Morning - 1957   Based on Joe Turner's Wee Baby Blues, also recorded by Ike & Tina Turner

The Sensational Nightingales

I'm Going On With Jesus - 1954   Ernest James, lead. Peacock 1728

Carole King

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - 1963   From Dimension LP 6001

"Little" Jimmy Dickens

(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket - 1958   Grady Martin & Harold Bradley, guitars; Tommy Jackson, fiddle - Columbia 4-41173

Art Baxter & His Rock 'N' Roll Sinners

Bax To The Wall - 1956   From The Phillips 10'' LP BBR 8107 "Rock You Sinners" 1956

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