AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

Broadway in the 1930's Part 2

The Gershwins, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern were BUSY offering new musical shows to the Great White Way. Tune in for our part TWO of Broadway in the 1930s - all of of the rare original 78 rpm discs!

Broadway In The 1930s pt 1

Themes related to the Great Depression were front and center in many of the top Broadway shows in the 1931-36 seasons. From Irving Berlin's AS THOUSANDS CHEER to the Gershwins LET'EM EAT CAKE this episode explores some of the remarkable music that came from some of those shows

RAREST OF THE RARE Je to K

Continuing our series of "the rarest of the rare" pre-war Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel recordings, this following Pete Whelan's legendary "78 QUARTERLY" magazine brings us to the likes of Kansas City Frank Melrose, Gene Kardos Orch, Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Jolly Jivers, Freddy Keppard and more!

Black Broadway 1904-1933

Beginning in 1904 with Williams & Walkers groundbreaking musical play IN DAHOMEY and peaking in 1928 with BLACKBIRDS OF 1928 Broadway has been no stranger to vibrant and popular "all-black cast" productions. This episode scratches the surface - you will hear BERT WILLIAMS, EDITH WILSON, ETHEL WATERS and other luminaries of BLACK BROADWAY

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO!

This episode dedicated to records made in 1926- From Jelly Roll Morton, Peg Leg Howell, Dixieland Jug Blowers, Frank Hutchison to Irving Kaufman!! Bobbed hair and bootleg liquor !