THE POST WW1 MIGRATION FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH BROUGHT WITH IT MANY GREAT BLUES AND JAZZ SINGERS. IN THE 1920S CHICAGO BECAME A MECCA OF RECORDING ACTIVITY WHERE YOUNG LOUIS ARMSTRONG ( WITH KING OLIVER), EARL HINES AND MANY OTHERS GOT THEIR START - ON THIS EPISODE HEAR SOME GREAT JAZZ, BLUES AND GOSPEL RECORDINGS ALL WAXED IN THE WINDY CITY CIRCA 1923-34.
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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...