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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

Ivory Joe Hunter And His Band

Are You Hep - 1948   Vocal By Aurelia and the band

Jack McVea & His All Stars

Frisco Blues - 1945   McVea on tenor sax, Rabon Tarrant, vocals & drums, Black & White 751

The Maddox Brothers & Rose

No Help Wanted - 1953   Originally by The Carlisles, one of 10 covers to come out within a year. Revived by The Canadian Sweetheartsmin 1961

Joe H Henry

Bad Dude - 2025   Metis singer song-writer from Red River, now based in Nova Scotia. Web site: joehhenry.com/home

Five Gospel Stirrers

Don't Wonder About Him - 1948   Actually The Soul Stirrers, R.H. Harris, lead

The Miller Sisters

I Know I Can't Forget You (But I'll Try) - 1955   Recorded in 1955 at Sun im Memphis but unreleased at the time. Researchers Colin Escott & Hank Davis discovered their recordings in 1986.

The Milo Twins

Baby Buggy Boogie - 1948   Edward and Edwin Miolen were identical twins

Joe Venuti's Blue Four

Beatin' The Dog - 1927   Eddie Lang, guitar. Flip sde was called Kickin' The Cat

Dee Hernandez

Used - 2026   Cuban born singer now based in Nova Scotia.

Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You - 1950   Written by Sam Theard, Louis Armstrong on vocal

Irma Thomas

Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) - 1964   Co-writers include Randy Newman and Jeannie Seely, issued as flip of Time Is On My Side. Has been included in many TV soundtracks including Black Mirror.

Chris Kenner

That's My Girl - 1962   Issued as flip of Land Of A 1,000 Dances - Instant 3252

Dana Gillespie

Lovin' Machine - 1984   English actor & singer who has recorded more than 70 albums in her career

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

Take Me In A Lifeboat - 1951   First recorded by J.E. Manier in 1935 though song is much older.

Robert Lee McCoy

Prowling Night Hawk - 1937   McCoy changed hs name to Robert Nighthawk after this recording. Joe Williams, guitar & John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson (1), hca - Bluebird B-6995

The Checkers (Instrumental Group)

Stormin' - 1961   Lethbridge, Alberta group included Rick Bell later of 5 Man Eelctrical Band

The Whiteley Brothers

Reap What You Sow - 1996   Chris & Ken Whiteley

The Drifters

Fools Fall In Love - 1957  

Freddie Slack

Strange Cargo - 2009  

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