FROM THE DOUBLE ENTENDRE TO THE DOWNRIGHT FILTHY THIS EPISODE PRESENTS SOME THE "SEXIEST" BLUES RECORDINGS OF THE 1920S-30S. YOU WILL HEAR THE JAUNTY "GET OFF WITH ME" BY BLACK VAUDEVILLE STARS GRANT & WILSON, BESSIE SMITH'S "I NEED A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL" AND THE SOPHISTICATED CAFE SOCIETY STAR FRANCIS MADDUX'S "SYN-TAX" AMONG OTHERS.
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American Grooves Radio Hour, hosted by filmmaker and collector Joe Lauro, takes you on a deep dive into the music of pre-World War II America. It focuses on the Jazz, pioneering Blues, early Country, Gospel, Vaudeville and World Music which was being performed on the streets and in the taverns and nightclubs of pre-1935 America. ONLY original 78 rpm records from Joe’s world-renowned archive and the libraries of other notable collectors will be played. There will also be stories from the first generation of record collecting as well as backgrounds and information on the records and the artists. Support this po...