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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

Professor Longhair

Walk Your Blues Away - 1950  

Smokey Rogers

John's Boogie - 1953  

Homesick James Williamson

My Baby's Sweet - 1962   With Lafayette Leake, Piano. Was a member of Elmore James' band - USA 746

Todd Rhodes Orchestra

Lost Child - 1953   Vocal By LaVern Baker

The Trumpeteers

John de Revelator - 1949  

Frankie Miller

Black Land Farmer - 1959  

The Louvin Brothers

Knoxville Girl - 1956   Derived from an old English folk song about a real murder committed in 1683

Robert Petway

Catfish Blues - 1941   First recording of the song, used by Muddy Waters in Rolling Stone. Petway was a little-known but very influential blues musician.

Jimmy Murphy

Big Mama Blues - 1951   Anita Carter on bass.

The Ink Spots

When The Sun Goes Down - 1938   One of their last recordings before Bill Kenney developed their "top & bottom" ballad formula

Trevor Tchir

Drumheller - 2026   Web site: trevortchirmusic.com/home-contact

Howard Thomas & his Orchestra

Business In F - 1936   Territorial band featuring Frank Teschemacher

Earl King

Come On Part 1 - 1960   One of several recordings King made of this (or a similar) song. Jimi Hendrix recorded it in 1968

The Gospel Harmonettes

One Morning Soon - 1957  

The Opals

My Heart's Desire - 1954   Harlem group featuring Earl Wade, who later joined The Caddillacs (Mr. Earl)

The Honey Bees

Let's See What's Happening - 1956  

Hank Ballard

House On The Hill - 1955  

Albert Ammons

Twos And Fews - 1939  

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