Episode #797 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 4 – 1952
Air Week: August 11-17, 2025
Episode #796 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 3 – 1951
RAS2025-08-03T15:47:26+00:00Air Week: August 4-10, 2025
Atlantic Records, Pt. 3 – 1951
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the Rock n’...August 3, 2025RASUncategorized1950s, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, blues, instrumentals, Jump Blues, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #795 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 2 – 1949-50
RAS2025-07-27T16:32:26+00:00Air Week: July 28-August 3, 2025
Atlantic Records, Pt. 2 – 1949-50
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the Rock...July 27, 2025RASUncategorized1940s, 1950s, Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records, blues, instrumentals, Jump Blues, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #793 – Varetta Dillard
RAS2025-07-13T16:43:04+00:00Air Week: July 14-20, 2025
Varetta Dillard
Varetta Dillard might be a footnote in R&B and Rock n’ Roll history, having only scored 3 R&B charting records, but her body of recorded work speaks for itself. She was more than just a Ruth Brown impersonator, though she could sound a lot like her idol. Dillard was also part of pop culture, having waxed a tribute record to the recently deceased Johnny Ace (“Johnny Has Gone” in 1955)...July 13, 2025RASUncategorized1950s, Henry Glover, Jump Blues, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Savoy Records, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #792 – Tiny Bradshaw
RAS2025-07-06T15:51:20+00:00Air Week: July 7-13, 2025
Tiny Bradshaw
Tiny Bradshaw put in his time, spending 16 years of making music with various big bands, including his own, without ever scoring a national hit. But when things turned around for the drummer, pianist, composer and bandleader, his star began to rise. He scored a #2 R&B smash with “Well Of Well” in 1950, just as he was beginning his 9 year association with Cincinnati’s King Records. This would be...July 6, 2025RASUncategorized1950s, instrumentals, Jump Blues, King Records, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #784 – Amos Milburn, Pt. 2 – 1950-56
RAS2025-05-11T16:19:37+00:00Air Week: May 12-18, 2025
Amos Milburn, Pt. 2 – 1950-56
Amos Milburn was the complete package. He could play boogie woogie piano with the best of ’em, having been influenced by the great Pete Johnson. He sang the smoky R&B ballad almost as well as his buddy Charles Brown and he could shout the blues alongside Roy Brown and Wynonie Harris. Milburn’s delivery was indeed a hit with the public as his Aladdin Records releases spawned...Episode #783 – Amos Milburn, Pt. 1 – 1946-49
RAS2025-05-04T17:42:40+00:00Air Week: May 5-11, 2025
Amos Milburn, Pt. 1 – 1946-49
Amos Milburn was the complete package. He could play boogie woogie piano with the best of ’em, having been influenced by the great Pete Johnson. He sang the smoky R&B ballad almost as well as his buddy Charles Brown and he could shout the blues alongside Roy Brown and Wynonie Harris. Milburn’s delivery was indeed a hit with the public as his Aladdin Records releases spawned...Episode #780 – 15th Anniversary Special!
RAS2025-04-13T16:17:15+00:00Air Week: April 14-20, 2025
15th Anniversary Special!
Let’s get together, throw some nickels in the ol’ Rockola Jukebox and celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the “Juke In The Back.” It’s hard to believe that Matt The Cat’s been droppin’ down the plattahs and makin’ ’em splattah like pancake battah for 15 years. He couldn’t have done it without the listenership and support of all you hep cats and crazy kittens. This week, we open up the...April 13, 2025RASUncategorizedblues, Doo Wop, Jump Blues, Listener Requests, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
Juke In The Back: Demo The Show
RAS2010-05-17T00:58:44+00:00
Click below to hear a demo episode of “Juke In The Back.”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMay 17, 2010RASUncategorized1950s, Jump Blues, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Show Demo, Uncategorized0 Comments
