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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

Beulah Swan

Don't Steal My Heart - 1954   Backed by Sy Oliver Orch.

Little Richard

Keep A Knockin' - 1957  

Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings

Swanee River Boogie - 1946  

Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks

Guitar Jingle Bells - 1957  

Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers

Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - 1954   Original version, covered immediately by Ralph Marterie - Modern 943

Hank Snow

Frosty The Snowman - 1953   From the EP A Country Christmas with Hank Snow

Chris Isaak

Christmas On TV - 2004  

The Stanley Brothers

Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem - 1964  

Patty Loveless

Christmas Day At My House - 2002  

Hey, Wow

Mets du rhum dans ton lait d'poule - 2024   Put rum in your egg nog. Ottawa Franco-Ontario group playing new music on ancient instruments. Web site: www.heywow.ca/

The Youngsters

Christmas In Jail - 1956  

The Andrews Sisters, Guy Lombardo

Christmas Island - 1946  

Susie Arioli

Winter Wonderland - 2010  

Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee

Winter Weather - 1941  

The Harmonizing Four

Sweet Little Jesus Boy - 1951  

Marcia Ball

Christmas Fais Do Do - 2001  

The Moonglows

Hey, Santa Claus - 1953   Chance 1150

Brenda Lee

I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus - 1956   Her first record, billed as "Little Brenda Lee (9 years old)" she was actually 11

Louis Jordan

Santa Claus, Santa Claus - 1968   Produced by Paul Gayten

Big Maybelle

Silent Night - 1957  

The Quotations

(Have A) Merry Christmas - 1952  

The Davis Sisters

The Christmas Boogie - 1954   Betty Jack Davis and Mary Frances Pennick (later Skeeter Davis)

Stompin' Tom Conners

Merry Christmas Everybody - 1973  

Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks

Guitar Jingle Bells - 1957  

Sackville All Stars

Go Tell It On the Mountain - 1986  

Al Terry

No Shrimp Today - 1956   Louisiana Cajun singer who mostly sang straight country - Hickory 1049

Boswell Sisters

Heebie Jeebies, #2 - 1932   Requested by James in Vancouver

Bing Crosby & Les Paul

It's Been A Long, Long Time - 1945   Requested by David

Blue Moon Marquee

Shake It and Break It - 2024   Recorded at Bigtone Studio in N.O., live-to-floor on vintage equipment. Web site: : bluemoonmarquee.com/

Memphis Minnie and Kansas City Joe McCoy

Let's Go to Town - 1931   Recorded in Chicago at the begining of the Depression when record sales, especially blues record sales, were plummeting

Big Bill Broonzy

The Glory of Love - 1956   From LP Big Bill Sings Folk Songs

Mahalia Jackson

Didn't It Rain -   Requested by Marshall

The Lambert Bros.

In The Land Beyond The River - 1953  

Brad Strang

Nickel of Wine - 2024   Requested by William in Tokyo - Link to his Drinking Japan web site: drinkingjapan.org/

Amos Milburn

Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - 1952   Requested by Mikey in Mexico

Big Fancy & The Shiddy Cowboys

Me Neither - 2024   From the CD The Legendary Loser Wins Again

Sol Ho'opi'i

Kahala March - 1952  

Mickey Baker

Oh Happy Day - 1952   Requested by Paul in Toronto

Cookie & The Cupcakes

Sea of Love - 1964   Requested by Sarah in Toronto

Orval Prophet

Mademoiselle -   Requested by Clayton in Bonne Bay Nfld.

Big Maybelle

Jim - 1957   Ernie Wilkins Orch.

Charles Lijina

Andreya Twist (Andeleya Twist) - 1963   Requested by Roy Forbes in North Vancouver

Tillman Franks and His Rainbow Boys

Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie - 1951   Vocal by Faron Young, written by Webb Pierce

Wes Dakus & The Rebels

20-75 - 1960  

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Lord Have Mercy - 1965   Specialty

Ruth Brown

I Wanna Do More - 1955  

The Delmore Brothers

Mobile Boogie - 1947  

Sean Poluk

Hitting The Road - 2023  

Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Sam Price Trio

The Natural Facts - 1950  

Red Norvo & Mildred Bailey

A Porter's Love Song To A Chambermaid - 1936   First recorded by the Alabama Washboard Stompers in 1931

Jesse Rogers & His '49ers

Mind Your Own Business - 1949  

Chuck Berry

Mad Lad - 1960   Chuck on pedal steel guitar

Todd Rhodes Orchestra

Gin, Gin, Gin - 1951  

The Toppers

Let Me Bang Your Box - 1954  

The Prairie Ramblers

Girl At The End Of The Bar - 1946  

Jerry Lee Lewis

Hong Kong Blues - 1963   Written by Hoagy Carmichael - This recording not released until 1973

Chuck Willis

You'll Be My Love - 1958  

The Four Blues, Ann Dupont, Clarinet

Oh Daddy, Please Bring That Suitcase In - 1945  

Ray Charles

Get On The Right Track - 1958  

Fats Domino

Wait And See - 1957   Imperial 5467

The Elegants

Getting Dizzy - 1958   Apt 25005

JT Brown, Elmore James

Saxony Boogie - 1954   Brown was a Chicago session player who played on many records, including Fleetwood Mac in Chicago

Buddy Johnson

Get On Down the Road - 1959  

Ken Cook

Don't Be Runnin' Wild (Problem Child) - 1958   Roy Orbison, Billy Riley Guitars, Charlie Rich, piano

Bill Doggett

Big Dog Blues - 1952  

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Get With It - 1935   Tommy Duncan, vocal, Leon McAuliffe electric guitar, possibly first electric guitar solo recorded

Valaida Snow

Minnie the Moocher - 1939   Recorded in Stockholm as U.S. companies resisted recording a female trumpet player

Wayne Raney

Adam Come and Get Your Rib - 1953   First recorded by Wynonnie Harris, this version to cover the country market. Louis Innis, bass; Boyd Bennett, drums; Jethro Burns, guitar;Henry Glover, piano;

Harold Boggs

Have Faith In God - 1962   Blind pianist, recorded for Nashboro (716)

Lee Dorsey

Get Out Of My Life Woman - 1966   Also recorded by Paul Butterfield on LP East-West the same year

Joe Turner

The Sun Is Shining - 1951   Recorded in New Orleans, Fats Domino on piano

Buck Griffin

It Don't Make No Never Mind - 1954   Popular Texas performer who never scored a hit record

Arthur Alexander

Go Home Girl - 1962   Also recorded by Ry Cooder

The Hawks

Give It Up - 1954   Recorded in New Orleans with Dave Bartholomew

African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia

Hamuchati Mandiwona - 1951   AKA The Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band lead by August Musarurgwa

Silas Hogan

Go On Pretty Baby - 1995   1960s Excello recording Unissued until 1995

Benny Spellman

Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) - 1962   Spellman sang the backing vocal on Ernie K-Doe's Mother-In-Law - Minit 644

The Sensational Nightingales

Hard Fighting Soldier - 1961   Julius Cheeks, lead

The Louvin Brothers

Lorene - 1958  

The Big Bopper

Walking Through My Dreams - 1959   Mercury 71416

Stick McGhee

Blue Barrelhouse - 1950  

Betty Harris

His Kiss - 1963  

Lloyd Price

Georgianna - 1957   Recorded for his own label, KRC, in 1957, just as ABC Records re-released his first song for that label, setting him up for stardom

Wynonie Harris

Bite Again, Bite Again - 1948  

Young Jessie

Hit, Git And Split - 1956   With Mickey "Guitar" Baker, Guitar - Modern 1002

Earl Bostic

Earl's Rumboogie - 1947  

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