Episode #789 – Julia Lee
Air Week: June 16-22, 2025
Build your own 4DOF robotic arm on a budget
RAS2025-06-13T00:54:23+00:00Arduino Team — June 13th, 2025 Robot arms are very cool and can be quite useful, but they also tend to be expensive. That isn’t just markup either, because the components themselves are pricey. However, you can save a lot of money if you make some sacrifices and build everything yourself. In that case, you can follow Ruben Sanchez’s tutorial to create your own four degrees of freedom robot arm from scratch. This design...
Episode #788 – Johnny Otis
RAS2025-06-08T18:26:50+00:00Air Week: June 9-15, 2025
Johnny Otis
This week, the Juke In The Back is proud to honor the late, great Johnny Otis. He was a true renaissance man. Otis was a singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader, talent scout, record label owner and radio / TV show host and that’s not everything he did. He was the son of Greek immigrants, growing up in a mostly Black section of Vallejo, CA during the 1920s and 30s. He not...June 8, 2025RASUncategorized1940s, 1950s, blues, Doo Wop, Little Esther, Mel Walker, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Savoy Records, The Robins, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
Episode #787 – Boogie Woogie Rhythm & Blues
RAS2025-06-01T18:30:27+00:00Air Week: June 2-8, 2025
Boogie Woogie Rhythm & Blues
Boogie Woogie has the natural ability to make you wanna tap your toes, shake your hips and just all around feel good! The blues style of Boogie Woogie piano features a strong left hand, playing repeated bass lines, leaving the right hand free to improvise around the keys. This produces an uptempo, rollicking feel with a solid groove that makes you want to get up and dance....June 1, 2025RASUncategorized1940s, 1950s, blues, Boogie Woogie, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #786 – The Larks, Pt. 2 – 1952-55
RAS2025-05-25T16:42:48+00:00Air Week: May 26-June 1, 2025
The Larks, Pt. 2 – 1952-55
The Larks are one of the most influential and best sounding vocal groups of the early 1950s and yet, they are never remembered quite as well as many of their contemporaries. Last week in part 1 of our 2 part series, we showcased The Larks’ early recordings from 1950-52, including their only 2 charting singles, “Eyesight To The Blind” and “Little Side Car.” This week,...Episode #785 – The Larks, Pt. 1 – 1950-52
RAS2025-05-18T16:44:47+00:00Air Week: May 19-25, 2025
The Larks, Pt. 1 – 1950-52
The Larks are one of the most influential and best sounding vocal groups of the early 1950s and yet, they are never remembered quite as well as many of their contemporaries. That might be because they only had 2 charting singles and neither record sold well after its initial release. But don’t let the numbers fool you, the Larks were a top-notch group with outstanding leads...May 18, 2025RASUncategorized1950s, Doo Wop, Eugene Mumford, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 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 Promo
RAS2020-07-28T01:03:29+00:001940s & ’50s Rhythm & Blues 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, 70 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,...
