Juke In The Back
Oldies Music
At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock n’ Roll. So how come, 75 years later, this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many? Matt The Cat is going to change that with the radio program, “Juke In The Back.” These were the records that you couldn’t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment. To hear all this great 1950s rhythm & blues, you had to go to “Juke In The Back.”
Location:
Washington , DC
Description:
At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock n’ Roll. So how come, 75 years later, this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many? Matt The Cat is going to change that with the radio program, “Juke In The Back.” These were the records that you couldn’t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment. To hear all this great 1950s rhythm & blues, you had to go to “Juke In The Back.”
Twitter:
@soulcatradio
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.jukeintheback.org/
Episodes
Episode #763 – Juke Christmas Party!
12/15/2024
Air Week: December 16-22, 2024 Juke Christmas Party! Christmas, like you’ve never heard it before. This year, the “Juke In The Back” cordially invites you to join us at Rosie’s Juke Joint for an intimate Christmas Celebration. Miss Rosie, Bobby The Bobcat and of course, Matt The Cat will be there to make your yuletide […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #762 – Joe Liggins
12/8/2024
Air Week: December 9-15, 2024 Joe Liggins There were so many important figures in post WWII Rhythm & Blues that helped build what would become Rock n’ Roll. Today’s popular culture has left so many musical pioneers behind and this week the “Juke In The Back” features Joe Liggins, one such pioneer who’s been largely […]
Duration:00:59:01
Episode #761 – Jimmy Liggins
12/1/2024
Air Week: December 2-8, 2024 Jimmy Liggins Jimmy Liggins didn’t have the chart success or popularity of his older brother Joe Liggins, but he did have a killer band, a raw sound and quite possibly the “first rock n’ roll record.” Both brothers traveled to California from their native Oklahoma in order to make it […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #760 – Buddy & Ella Johnson
11/24/2024
Air Week: November 25-December 1, 2024 Buddy & Ella Johnson Bandleader, pianist, composer and sometimes vocalist Buddy Johnson and his chanteuse sister Ella are in the spotlight on this week’s “Juke In The Back.” Johnson was a superstar and one of the hottest live acts of the 1940s in the Black Community, but he barely […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #759 – Bo Diddley, Pt. 2 – 1956-59
11/17/2024
Air Week: November 18-24, 2024 Bo Diddley, Pt. 2 – 1956-59 Last week, the “Juke In The Back” featured every recording made by the innovative BO DIDDLEY during the year 1955. This week, the Juke picks it up in early 1956 and showcases BO DIDDLEY’s influential and diverse releases through 1959. He remained mostly off […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #758 – Bo Diddley, Pt. 1 – 1955
11/10/2024
Air Week: November 11-17, 2024 Bo Diddley, Pt. 1 – 1955 This week’s “Juke In The Back” takes a look at the breakthrough year of one of rock n’ roll’s true architects and innovators, Bo Diddley. His first recording session was held at Chess Records in Chicago on March 2nd and 3rd, 1955, where he […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #757 – The Checkers
11/3/2024
Air Week: November 4-10, 2024 The Checkers The “Juke In The Back” features another highly underrated R&B vocal group from the 1950s: The Checkers. They never scored a national hit, but they’re one of the finest examples of polished 1950s R&B and their story deserves to be shared. The Checkers were formed after tenor Charlie […]
Duration:00:58:59
Episode #756 – Halloween Rhythm & Blues
10/27/2024
Air Week: October 28-November 3, 2024 Halloween Rhythm & Blues This week, the ol’ Rockola Jukebox is haunted by a strange spirit of rhythm & ghouls. Where is Matt The Cat? We don’t know, but the spirit tells us he will return next week. In his absence, the “Juke In The Back” still fulfills the […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #755 – King Records, Pt. 10 – Federal Records, Pt. 2
10/20/2024
Air Week: October 21-27, 2024 King Records, Pt. 10 – Federal Records, Pt. 2 This week, it’s part 10 of a 10 part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #754 – King Records, Pt. 9 – Federal Records, Pt. 1
10/13/2024
Air Week: October 14-20, 2024 King Records, Pt. 9 – Federal Records, Pt. 1 This week, it’s part 9 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #753 – King Records, Pt. 8 – 1954-56
10/6/2024
Air Week: October 7-13, 2024 King Records, Pt. 8 – 1954-56 This week, it’s part 8 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the sales potential in […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #752 – King Records, Pt. 7 – 1953
9/29/2024
Air Week: September 30-October 6, 2024 King Records, Pt. 7 – 1953 This week, it’s part 7 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the sales potential […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #751 – King Records, Pt. 6 – 1952
9/22/2024
Air Week: September 23-29, 2024 King Records, Pt. 6 – 1952 This week, it’s part 6 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the sales potential in […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #750 – King Records, Pt. 5 – 1951
9/15/2024
Air Week: September 16-22, 2024 King Records, Pt. 5 – 1951 This week, it’s part 5 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After seeing the sales potential in […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #749 – King Records, Pt. 4 – 1949-50
9/8/2024
Air Week: September 9-15, 2024 King Records, Pt. 4 – 1949-50 This week, it’s part 4 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After a rough start, he relaunched […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #748 – King Records, Pt. 3 – 1948-49
9/1/2024
Air Week: September 2-8, 2024 King Records, Pt. 3 – 1948-49 This week, it’s part 3 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After a rough start, he relaunched […]
Duration:00:58:59
Episode #747 – King Records, Pt. 2 – 1947-48
8/25/2024
Air Week: August 26-September 1, 2024 King Records, Pt. 2 – 1947-48 This week, it’s part 2 of a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After a rough start, he […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #746 – King Records, Pt. 1 – Queen Records
8/18/2024
Air Week; August 19-25, 2024 King Records, Pt. 1 – Queen Records This week, we begin a 10-part series on the great King Record Label, out of Cincinnati. Syd Nathan, who began putting out records under the King logo in 1943, developed King as a hillbilly music label. After a rough start, he relaunched King […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #745 – The Dominoes, Pt. 3 – 1954-57
8/11/2024
Air Week: August 12-18, 2024 The Dominoes, Pt. 3 – 1954-57 Billy Ward and his business partner Rose Ann Marks put together The Dominoes in mid-1950 and helped fuel the R&B vocal group scene that would eventually become one of the major building blocks for Rock n’ Roll. Ward, who was born Robert Lloyd Williams, […]
Duration:00:59:00
Episode #744 – The Dominoes, Pt. 2 – 1952-54
8/4/2024
Air Week: August 5-11, 2024 The Dominoes, Pt. 2 – 1952-54 Billy Ward and his business partner Rose Ann Marks put together The Dominoes in mid-1950 and helped fuel the R&B vocal group scene that would eventually become one of the major building blocks for Rock n’ Roll. Ward, who was born Robert Lloyd Williams, […]
Duration:00:59:00