AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

About AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

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)

Publisher

Joe Lauro

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jun 2021

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

295 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   TRICKS AIN'T WALKIN' NO MORE

   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 subject!

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   I BELONG TO THE BAND

   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 usual assortmant of other great pre-war jazz, blues and country 78s!

3. 

   20 Sept 2026

   RAREST OF THE RARE O-P-Q!

   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 Oliver, Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra and more!

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

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