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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

T-99 - 1951   Cover of current Jimmy Nelson hit

Freeny's Harmonizers

Podunk Toddle - 1935   From Allen Lowe's Turn Me Loose White Man compilations and books. Group was a paring down of Feeney's Barn dance band from central Mississippi allenloweturnmeloose.bandcamp.com/music

The Trumpeteers

Blind Barnabas - 1948   Group had a popular CBS radio show

Louis Armstrong

Black And Blue - 1929   Written by Fats Waller (who never recorded it) and Andy Razaf for the show Connie's Hot Chocolates.

Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France

Three Little Words - 1938   Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grapelly

Patsy Montana with the Prarie Ramblers

Rodeo Sweetheart - 1938   Written by Red Foley

The Staple Singers

Ain't That Good News -  

Bo Diddley

I'm Looking For A Woman - 1955   Revival of Jimmy McCracklin song. With Jody Williams: Guitar - Checker 832

One String Sam

My Babe - 1956   Recorded by J-V-B records in Detroit. Sam played a diddley Bow, a one-stringed, home made instrument, probably African in origin. Allen Lowe Bandcamp page: allenloweturnmeloose.bandcamp.com/music

Buck Owens

You're Fer Me - 1955   Re-recorded in 1962 as You're For Me

Slim Gaillard

8, 9 and 10 - 1938  

Big Mike Gordon

(Ho Ho Ho) You Don't Want Me No More - 1956   NYC based musician

T. Texas Tyler

Guitar Boogie Woogie - 1946   Jimmy Pruett, guitar, was a blind LA musician, taught himself guitar & piano. A regular on TV show Town Hall Party

The Stars of Faith

I Shall Wear A Crown - 1958   All former members of the Ward Gospel Singers. Henrietta Waddy, lead

The Six Teens

A Casual Look - 1956   Featuring Trudy Williams, group of six teenagers from LA - Flip 315

Big Maybelle

Pitiful - 1959  

Werley Fairburn

All The Time - 1956   With The Delta Boys. From Fulsom, Louisiana, blended country, blues & N.O. R&B

Bill Haley & His Comets

Caldonia - 1959   Milt Gabler, producer, known as a Louis Jordan song, first recorded by Woody Herman

Prez Prado

Adios Mi Chaparrita - 1957  

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