Juke Joint

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Saturdays at 1:00 pm
1940's and 50's Rhythm and Blues

The Juke Joint features the finest in 1940's and 50's Rhythm and Blues.

You'll hear:

  • The jump blues of Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown
  • The doo wop of the Platters, The Penguins, The Spaniels and the Clovers.
  • The crooners like Johnny Ace, Percy Mayfield and Nat 'King' Cole. Boogie woogie from Piano Red and Camille Howard.
  • The honking, wailing, screaming saxophones of Big Jay McNeely, Red Prysock, Willis 'Gator' Jackson and Lee Allen.
  • The New Orleans R&B of Smiley Lewis, Professor Longhair and Lloyd Price.
  • The guitar slingers like T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton and Guitar Slim.
  • The unsung heroes like Johnny Otis, the Treniers and the Five Royales.
  • The big ones: Big Maybelle, Big John Greer, Big Mama Thornton.
  • The little ones: Little Esther, Little Willie John, Little Wille Littlefield.


All that and more on The Juke Joint Saturdays at 1:00 PM following Frettin' Fingers.

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