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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

Tiny Bradshaw

Long Time Baby - 1951  

Wayne Raney

Lost John Boogie - 1947   Based on 1925 recording Lost John by Henry Witter

Lucky Millinder Orchestra

Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back - 1950   Vocal By Henry Glover

Duke Groner

Oppin for Later - 1956   Released before Suzie Q was recorded

Doug & Rusty Kershaw

Mister Love - 1956   With Wiley Barkdull

Blind Willie Johnson

God Moves On the Water - 1929   About the sinking of the Titanic, most recently recorded by Larkin Poe

The Spirit Of Memphis

Since Jesus Came Into My Heart - 1955   Earl Malone, lead

Slim Gaillard

Vout Oreenee - 1952   Name of a language he created, and wrote a dictionary about. Based on jive, many terms became part of "hippie talk" in the 1960s & '70s. Link to download dictionary: www.backbeatradio.com/download/Slim Gaillard's Vout-O-Reenee Dictionary.pdf

The Boswell Sisters

Down Among The Sheltering Palms - 1932   1914 song popularized by Al Jolson on stage. This recording with the Dorsy Bros. Orch.

Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians)

St. Louis Blues - 1934   Jim Holstein, guitar; Bob Pauole, steel guitar

Jake Vaadeland

Be a Farmer or a Preacher - 2022   Web site: www.jakevaadeland.com/

Grandpa Jones

Don't Bring Your Banjo Home - 1959   Take-off of the Johnny Cash song Don't Bring Your Guns To Town

Arthur Crudup

After Hours - 1946   Flip of That's Alright Mama

The Skylarks

Let's Work For Him - 1962   Splinter group of the Fairfield Four - Nashboro 729

Sinead X Sanders

Let Me Go the Right Way - 2025   Web site: sineadxsanders.com

The Browns

Would You Care - 1958   Maxine, Bonnie & Jim Edward Brown.

Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks

Sexy Ways - 1964   Hank Ballard song from 1954, Hawkins was the first to revive it. From Roulette LP SR 25255

Roy Lanham

A Smooth One - 1961  

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