Juke Joint - Sat 1pm
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 Saturday at 1:00 PM following Frettin Fingers. Email me at backtracklives@gmail.com.
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