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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

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  

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