Bedste Joe Lauro-podcasts (2024)

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 54:53

7d ago54:53

54:53

Tributes songs to falling politicians, movie stars and gangsters were common back in the 1900s-30s We will pay a surprising array of country and blues tributes to the likes of people like band leader Walter Barnes to President William McKinley

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THE YIDDISH THEATER 54:54

14d ago54:54

54:54

From the 1880's through the 1930s the Yiddish Theater flourished on New York's lower east side. By 1910 over a million new Jewish immigrants had settling on the lower east side with 1000s still arriving annually. From the Bowery and Houston Street all along 2nd Avenue to 14th Street many theaters exclusively presented new Yiddish plays; original mu…

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MIXED BAG #2 54:55

21d ago54:55

54:55

Each week American Grooves taps into a collection of 20,000 vintage 78 rpm recordings to select the 15 or so Joe chooses to present- this episode is the first of a series of "MIXED BAG" episodes- new things, old favorites and brave shellac experiments! - tune in for some pre-1940 Country, Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Ethnic and Pop musical surprises !…

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MY GAL SAL 55:01

28d ago55:01

55:01

From Fletcher Henderson to Jelly Roll Morton, this lovely, sentimental ballad written by Paul Dreiser in 1905 was recorded by a scad of artists across the genres - from Charles Harrisons straight head 1905 version to Perry Bechtela swinging version in 1935 - this episode show how some great songs last and last!…

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THE TALKIES 54:01

29d ago54:01

54:01

When sound was added to movies in the late 1920s Hollywood clamored for virtually ANYTHING that could sing! - 1928-29 was a mecca of "All Talking" musicals and some amazing songs came out of them - this episode explores some of the best!

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HOT PIANOS 54:34

29d ago54:34

54:34

Masters of the ivories - Blues and Jazz piano recorded in the 20s and early 30s are explored in this episode

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NEW ORLEANS 52:31

29d ago52:31

52:31

Okeh, Columbia and Victor were the first major record companies to explore the rices of recording local music in New Orleans - PARENTI's LIBERTY SYNCOPATORS , SAM MORGAN, MISSISSIPPI SHIEKS, JOE FALCON andf many others were recorded during theise early "field trips" This episode just scratches the surface…

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HURRICANE! 54:27

29d ago54:27

54:27

From unissued hot jazz sides to songs of wind and rain! Best to experience the HURRICANE from your radios' speaker!

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CHICAGO 54:17

29d ago54:17

54:17

From 1923 on many bands and blues singers were recorded in and near the Windy City - Chicago up until the late mid-1920s was he mecca Roaring 20s Nite Life and jazz- We offer an hour of great performances from CHICAGO!

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Double Entendre 54:51

1M ago54:51

54:51

Clever ways of singing sbout taboo subjects were commonplace in Blues recordings and even pop tunes! We will play a fun selection of the naughty blues and more here!

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THE MELTING POT part 2 54:14

1M ago54:14

54:14

During the 1880s-1930's Immigrants from all over Europe flocked to the New Land - most with nothing more than the shirts on their backs and what ever they could salvage of the cultures they left behind..music being a cartable, free commodity and New York City was the center of most of the "Ethnic" recordings made in the new land Italian, Greek, Iri…

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HOT CLARINETS 54:43

1M ago54:43

54:43

Sadly, the clarinet has fallen by the wayside in modern jazz- but it's place in early jazz and swing cannot be denied. This episode will focus on some of the leading and most influential of the pre-war clarinetists - Johnny Dodds and Benny Goodman included!

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JELLY ROLL Part 2 54:53

1M ago54:53

54:53

Jelly Roll Morton was one of the most colorful characters of early jazz- story teller, band leader, piano man, innovator. American Grooves presents a two parter dedicated to his genius and stories - some of them in his own words!

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THE BIG BROADCAST # 2 54:03

1M ago54:03

54:03

The late Rich Conaty was the voice behind the Big Broadcast radio program for near thirty years. An old friend and inspiration - we will present a series of episodes dedicated to Rich and focused on the sort of thing he played on his BIG BROADCAST - Boswells, Mills Bros, Cab, Whitemans, Hendersons, Armstrongs, Aaronsons and plenty of BING!…

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THE BIG BROADCAST # 3 54:38

1M ago54:38

54:38

The late Rich Contay was the voice behind the Big Broadcast radio program for near thirty years. An old friend and inspiration - we will present a series of episodes dedicated to Rich and focused on the sort of thing he played on his BIG BROADCAST - Boswells, Mills Bros, Cab, Whiteman's, Hendersons, Armstrongs, Aaronsons and plenty of BING!…

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FORGOTTEN CROONERS 54:48

1M ago54:48

54:48

Chick Bullock, Charlie Palloy, Russ Columbo and so many others followed in the path of Bing - Once the microphone was incorporated into recording a softer more intimate style of singing became the rage - lets' here some of these fellows!

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FAMILY BANDS 54:15

1M ago54:15

54:15

Back before spotify and MTV music was played in the living rooms of America - what could be more convienient then starting a band with your folks! - this broadcast presents an amazing array of family bands from Nat King Cole's to thre Boswell Sisters!

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THE BIG BROADCAST #4 54:40

1M ago54:40

54:40

The late Rich Contay was the voice behind the Big Broadcast radio program for near thirty years. An old friend and inspiration - we will present a series of episodes dedicated to Rich and focused on the sort of thing he played on his BIG BROADCAST - Boswells, Mills Bros, Cab, Whitemans, Hendersons, Armstrongs, Aaronsons and plenty of BING!…

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DEVIL'S, GHOSTs & GRAVEYARDS! 54:40

1M ago54:40

54:40

Spooky songs by Blues, Jazz & Hillbilly performers Blue Ghosts and Mysterious Moses!

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COLE PORTER 54:43

1M ago54:43

54:43

Mr. Porters early works as recorded in the 1920s-30s classics such as LET's DO IT, LET'S MISBEHAVE and some obscure surprises! - we will even hear Cole himself ! - Irving Aaronson & His Orch and the fabulous and mysterious BANJO BUDDY

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SHINING TRUMPETS 54:17

1M ago54:17

54:17

This episode focuses on five great pre-war trumpet men - Jabbo Smith, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge among them

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JELLY ROLL Pt 1 54:36

1M ago54:36

54:36

Jelly Roll Morton was one of the most colorful characters of early jazz- story teller, band leader, piano man, innovator. American Grooves presents a two parter dedicated to his genius and stories - some of them in his own words!

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MIXED BAG vol 1 9-7-24 55:26

1M ago55:26

55:26

Joe's choice of " new acquisition" pre-war 78s - New shellac by Uncle Dave Macon, Robert Johnson, Cazey Collins and more!

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THE MELTING POT 54:40

1M ago54:40

54:40

Immigrants from all over Europe flocked to the New Land - most with nothing more than the shirts on their backs and what ever they could salvage of the cultures they left behind..music being a cartable, free commodity and New York City was the center of most of the "Ethnic" recordings made in the new land - this episode explores the patchwork of mu…

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DOWN ON THE DELTA 54:47

1M ago54:47

54:47

Rare and amazing Delta Blues, Gospel and more!

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Georgia On my Mind 54:40

1M ago54:40

54:40

All things GEORGIA! songs about and musicians from and recorded there! Luke Hignight Ozark Strutters, Barbecue Bob, Blind Willie and more!

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WALL STREET WAIL! 55:00

2M ago55:00

55:00

The great crash of 29' brought on a slew of tunes related to the Stock Market- from jazz to some hysterical comedy and topical recordings - we will play a bunch of them here!

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HAROLD ARLEN: From Buffalo to Harlem 54:45

2M ago54:45

54:45

From his first traveling gig wi the territory band THE BUFFALODIANS to his earliest Harlem and Hollywood years - at the cotton Club and MGM! The songs and singing of HAROLD ARLEN

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THE JAZZ FIDDLERS 54:25

2M ago54:25

54:25

From Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith to the Mississippi Sheiks - a journey through the early records of jazz via fiddle!

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CELEBRATE BIX 54:49

2M ago54:49

54:49

Originally broadcast as a Bix Birthday Bash -we will just call this episode a celebration of the short life of one of Jazz's true early legends

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EDDIE LANG: JAZZ GUITAR PIONEER 54:55

2M ago54:55

54:55

Salvadore Massaro was born in Philadelphia in 1902 -picking up the banjo in the early 1920s by the early 1930s' he became the most sought after recording guitarist - both for jazz and offering accompaniments to a slew of pop and blues singers alike - it all ended to fast- by 1933 he was gone, the victim of a botched tonsillectomy! But he left behin…

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JAZZ ACROSS THE POND 54:49

2M ago54:49

54:49

Many American Jazz musicians travelled across the ocean to Europe and beyond from the earliest years of recording into through the 1930s ( the era we cover here on American Grooves) This episode explores some fine Jazz recorded on the continent!

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THE TRAIN TO CHARLOTTE 54:37

2M ago54:37

54:37

Victor labels budget BLUEBIRD imprint recorded quite extensively in Charlotte North Carolina in the mid-1930s - Iconic "firsts" happened there ( Bill Monroe for one!) and 100s of Hillbilly and some dance and jazz sides by local bands were preserved. We will re-discover some of Charlotte's finest!

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LET's GO COLLEGIATE 54:40

2M ago54:40

54:40

time for the kids to head back to school - time to take a deep dive listening to some of the remarkably HOT recorded College bands of the 1920s - Yale Collegians, Texas Troubadours, Princeton Triangle Club babd and more!

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GOOD OLE' SUMMER TIME 55:26

2M ago55:26

55:26

Beat the heat with some cool pre-war blues, jazz, country and vaudeville from the 1920s-30s -

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BETTY AND POPEYE 54:32

2M ago54:32

54:32

From 1930 into the ealry 1940s MAX FLEISCHER and brother DAVE produced a series of ground breaking animated cartoons that have endured for near a century - popular icons in their day the artists who provided the voices for Betty Boop and Popeye had recording careers on their own and themes from the cartoons were recorded by dance bands of the era -…

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The Victor "Race Records" part 2 54:50

2M ago54:50

54:50

From 1928 to 1932 RCA Victor records had specific series desiganted to the African American recird buying public- The Blues of Tommy Johnson & Frank Stokes, The Jug Band recordings of Gus Cannon and Memphis Jug Band, the sanctified and gospel recordin=gs of Pace JUbilee Singer snd Reverend Gate and the Jazz of the likes of Jelly Roll Morton, Duke E…

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THE VICTOR "RACE" RECORDS Part 1 54:44

2M ago54:44

54:44

From 1928 to 1932 RCA Victor records had specific series desiganted to the African American recird buying public- The Blues of Tommy Johnson & Frank Stokes, The Jug Band recordings of Gus Cannon and Memphis Jug Band, the sanctified and gospel recordin=gs of Pace JUbilee Singer snd Reverend Gate and the Jazz of the likes of Jelly Roll Morton, Duke E…

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Louis Armstrong Part 2 54:56

2M ago54:56

54:56

We celebrate Louis' first years on record 1923-35 as a sideman, band member and rising jazz star

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG pt 1 54:45

2M ago54:45

54:45

We celebrate Louis' first years on record 1923-35 as a sideman, band member and rising jazz star

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PLAY THAT RAG 55:04

2M ago55:04

55:04

How RAGTIME was a continuing influence in 1920s-30s Blues, Jazz and Country recordings - From Blind Blake to Hoosier Hot Shots!

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DEMON ALCOHOL 54:34

2M ago54:34

54:34

Let's get drunk and TRUCK! - Songs about drinking in blues, jazz and country!

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GENNETT JAZZ 54:26

2M ago54:26

54:26

The stuff that dreams are madeof...JAZZ on Richmond Indiana's GENNETT records - From King Oliver to King Mutt- we take a deep dive into some hot Gennett rarities!

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BLUE BLOWERS 54:52

2M ago54:52

54:52

Blue Blowing- the art of playing jazz on a kazoo or comb was all the rage in Skiffle Bands, Jug Bands and even some Jazz Bands - we will hear some fine and hot examples!

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THANK YOUR FATHER 54:44

2M ago54:44

54:44

For Fathers' Day 2023 - all tunes about Papas and Dad's! From Jimmie Rodgers to Helen Kane!

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SOME OF THESE DAYS 54:52

2M ago54:52

54:52

This Sheldon Brooks pen tune became the theme song for SOPHIE TUCKER back in the teens and never left the playing field as a jazz standard covered by most every hot band in the land - several versions are played on this episode

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ASHEVILLE BASH! 54:58

2M ago54:58

54:58

Brody Hunt's shellac extravaganza held bi-yearly in the lovely Asheville NC brings a multitude of like minded shellac collectors young and old - here's some of the goodies I scored at the awesome event! ( 2023)

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AFTER YOU'VE GONE 54:44

2M ago54:44

54:44

Besides the usual assortment of pre-war goodies, Joe features severa versions of the pre-war perennial AFTER YOU'VE GONE - From Sophie, Bessie and Miff om!

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ROOTS OF THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 54:41

2M ago54:41

54:41

Ralph Rinzler, Alan Lomax, John Cohen and Mike Seeger were just a few of the talent scouts that searched the rural south for forgotten pre-war Bles and Country artists to revive at the ealry Newport Folk Festivals - DOCK BOGGS, MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT, ROBERT WILKINS to name a few were given new, late era careers...no to mention SKIP JAMES and SON HO…

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HOLD THAT TIGER 54:54

2M ago54:54

54:54

One of those tunes that most every jazz band played...sort of the Johnny B. Goode of it's day - in this episode we play all kinds of cool pre-1935 versions of.....TIGER RAG!

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