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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

Joe Turner

Midnight Special Train - 1956  

The Cats And The Fiddle

Movin' Out Today - 1939  

Merl Lindsay

Shimmy Shakin' Daddy - 1946   From Oklahoma, became prominent Calif. western swing musician.

Johnny Shines

No Name Blues - 1953   With Walter Horton, Harmonica. Originally Unissued J.O.B. Recording. Shines toured with Robert Johnson in the 1930s, was not commercially successful until he was re-discovered in the blues revival in 1966

The Brown's Ferry Four

Rock Of Ages, Hide Thou Me - 1948   Delmore Bros. Merl Travis, Grandpa Jones

Ester John, Fadhili William, Ben Nicholas, Fundi Konde

Mwanamali wa Maridadi - 1960   Kenyan music pioneers, sung in Taita, a Bantu language

The Traveling Four

Wake Up - 1951   Score 5032

Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers

Sugar - 1938   Leo Raley, vocal

Maston's Music Makers

Slick Chick Boogie - 1951  

Annie Laurie

I'm in the Mood for You - 1954  

Diana Braithwaite With Chris Whiteley

Scrap Metal Blues - 2013  

Hank Snow

That Crazy Mambo Thing - 1954  

Pete Brown's Brooklyn Blues Blowers

Boogie Woogie Hannah - 1946   Featuring Cousin Joe (Pleasant Joseph)

Luke McDaniel

Drive On - 1953   Mississippi-born, based in N.O. much of his career. Opened for Hank Williams in 1950, his songs have been recorded by Buddy Holly, The Byrds, George Jones and Jim Reeves.

Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns

Scald-Dog - 1962   Ace 649

Stuff Smith

Here Comes The Man With The Jive - 1936  

Lil Green, Vocals With The Howard Biggs Orchestra

Every Time - 1951   Atlantic 951

Buddy Holly

Come Back Baby - 1965   Early recording not released originally

Dean Beard With The Crew Cats

Rakin' And Scrapin' - 1957   Rockabilly artist who later became a member of The Champs. Edmoral 1011/ Atlantic 1137

Harpdog Brown

Blue Lights - 2014  

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