AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

This episode focuses on drug songs of the 1920s-30s  - From Louis Armstrong's  "MUGGLES",  Luke Jordan's 1927 COCAINE BLUES, Benny Moten's GOOFY DUST,  to Victoria Spivey's DOPE HEAD BLUES tune in and indulge..and you will learn  for sure that  smoking reefer wasn't invented in the 1960's! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-groo...

DON HO STEP ASIDE!- HERE IS SOME OF THE HOTTEST, FOLKIEST AND BEAUTIFUL HAWAIIAN MUSIC OF ALL TIME - RECORDED IN THE 1920s - 1930s BY SUCH ARTISTS AS BENNY NAWAHI, MIKE HANAPI, HOOT GIBSON and SOL HOOPI -  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Recordings by some of the earliest of the vocal groups are played- from the pioneering  Dinwiddle Colored Quartet ( 1902) to the first recordings by THE INK SPOTS ( 1933)  Also early sides by the "human jazz band" THE MILLS BROTHERS, Taskiana Four, Roland Smith's Rascals and many more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Songs about hurricanes, floods and twisters - all recorded in the 1920s-30s by such legends as Charlie Patton, Memphis Minnie, Red Foley and more!  There's nothing new under the sun when it comes to weather catastrophes  - hear what they were singing about 90 years ago  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

some of the hottest recorded trumpet players from the 1920s-ealry 30s will be featured - from FREDDIE KEPPARD and PUNCH MILLER to JABBO SMITH AND ROY ELDRIDGE WITH A LITTLE TASTE OF BIX AND LOUIS! ALL PLAYED OFF OF THE ORIGINAL SHELLAC 78 RPM DISCS!  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Songs of WORK, LABOR and the LACK of work from the 1900s-30s.  Turn of the century Minstrel Men such as LEW DOCKSTADER singing his music hall theme song EVERYBODY WORKS BUT FATHER to Bristol Sessions discovery ALFRED KARNES singing "To The Work"  Even Louis Armstrong HUSTLING AND BUSTLING FOR BABY in 1931! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves...

Host Joe Lauro spins rare  pre-1940 Delta Blues 78s   from Robert Johnson to Charlie Patton  and some little known surprises such as Delta Big Four and Willie Brown --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

From the East Village to the Bronx a slew of songs recorded between 1904-1930 celebrating good old New York town! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Born on August 4 1901, American Grooves celebrates the life and earliest music of the fabulous Louis Armstrong. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Songs of events, tragedies, politics and fads - all recorded while the events were unfolding 1929 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

With the use of the microphone in recording in 1925, the string bass was finally able to be recorded properly. This episode presents some of the finest bassists of the 1920s-early 30s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Known as the "Big Bang" of Country Music the recording sessions that took place in July of 1927 in Bristol, Tennessee brought the world the likes of The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Alfred Karnes, the Baxter Brothers and many others.  A selection of these iconic recordings will be played and discussed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/s...

There was no regular recording studio in New Orleans until after WWII but the major record labels periodically sent engineers, talent scouts and portable recording equipment to capture the songs of the local performers.  This episode will present some of the great New Orleans based Jazz bands, Blues singers, string bands and Cajun bands as well as other regional artists from as far away as Te...

From songs of great despair to songs of hope, the years of the great depression (1929-1937) were rich with topical, blues and tin pan alley songs reflecting the nations worries and optimism.  Some forgotten gems from this era will be played and discussed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

From Sara Carter to Ruth Etting, some of the great female voices of the mid 20's to early 30's era will be played and discussed in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

Episode 1 will present a retrospective of things to come on the American Grooves radio Hour.  Some of Joe's favorite recordings are played as well as anecdotes about the performers and some collector "war stories". --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support