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AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

by Joe Lauro

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  • FREEZE AND MELT

    October 20, 2026 · 55 min

    Joe features Duke Ellington's amazing FREEZE AND MELT with one of the earliest recorded bass solos ( Wellman Braud!) as well as a killer selection of pre-1935 jazz, blues, country and more

  • TRICKS AIN'T WALKIN' NO MORE

    October 11, 2026 · 55 min

    The theme of street walking appears in numerous blues, country and jazz tunes from the pre-war, GREAT DEPRESSION era - we will focus on just a few :Clara Smith , Lucille Bogan, Aileen Stanley and Memphis Minnie had a lot to say on gthe…

  • I BELONG TO THE BAND

    October 4, 2026 · 55 min

    Many Gospel tunes share a multocultural life. Reverend Gary Davis' amazing I BELONG TO THE BAND is just one example - we will hear Gary's killer version and, for contrast, the same tune performed by Allison's Sacred Harp Singers...and the…

  • RAREST OF THE RARE O-P-Q!

    September 20, 2026 · 55 min

    In keeping with our monthly series of THE RAREST OF THE RARE Blues, Jazz, Country, Piano, Skiffle and Sanctified pre-war 78s we are at letters O-P-Q! The Qinlan Brothers, Washington Phillips, Jenny Pope, Memphis Five, Charley Patton, King…

  • Cotton Mill Colic

    September 13, 2026 · 55 min

    Sizzling Summer with Duke's Cotton Club Band, Bascom Lamar Lunceford, Ernest Phipps' Holiness Singers, California Ramblers, Fats Waller, Johnny Green's Orchestra, Dixon Brothers, and some songs from the North Carolina Mills! and more!

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  • If You Can't Get The Stopper Out Break Off The Neck!

    September 6, 2026 · 56 min

    Mystery man Bayless Rose, Don Redman & His Orchestra , a few Civil War era tunes by Fiddlin' John Carson and Chubby Parker and much more!!

  • A Century Of Progress

    August 30, 2026 · 56 min

    Fats Waller with Benny Goodman in 1931, Wheeler & Wolsey, tunes from the 1933 "CENTURY OF PROGRESS" ( Chicago World's Fair), Uncle Dave Macon, Monroe Brothers, Isham Jones Orchestra, Cliff Jackson's Krazy Kats, Willie Bryant Orchestra and…

  • Good Old Summertime

    August 16, 2026 · 55 min

    Bascom Lamar Lunceford, Ernest Phipps Holiness Singers, Carter Family, Kay Thompson, Fats Waller & His Rhythm , McKinney's Cotton Pickers and more!

  • Singin' In The Bathtub

    August 9, 2026 · 55 min

    Joe presents his guest, 13 year old "Talkies" expert Jack Murphy . Jack's amazing knowledge of early talking film musicals is on display as well as some favorite tracks including Iva Taylor on MOANIN' LOW and AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'!

  • YANKEE DOODLE BOY

    July 19, 2026 · 55 min

    George M. Cohan was the toast of Broadway from 1904 until his death in 1943. He was the man portrayed by James Cagney in the classic Academy Award winning Warner Brothers musical YANKEE DOODLE DANDY - in this episode we will spend some…

  • BEND DOWN SISTER!

    July 12, 2026 · 55 min

    More gems form Joe's 78 archive - Visiting us this week will be PACKIE DOLAN & HIS BOYS, THE EMERALD TRIO, DAVEY MILLER, SISTER ROSETTA THARPE, SOPHIE TUCKER, BEN SELVIN's BAND and a little fun set of tunes about weight loss from the…

  • IMPOSTERS!

    June 28, 2026 · 55 min

    For every Bing Crosby. Al Jolson, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington there were performers and bands trying to jump on their band wagon..IMPOSTERS if you will - this fun episode explores some of these soundalikes -long forgot performers…

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About the show

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 podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support)