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)
AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO
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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)
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Recent Episodes
May 31, 2026
Black Broadway 1904-1933
<p><strong>Beginning in 1904 with Williams & Walkers groundbreaking musical play IN DAHOMEY and peaking in 1928 with BLACKBIRDS OF 1928 Broadway has been no stranger to vibrant and popular "all-black cast" productions. This episode scratches the surface - you will hear BERT WILLIAMS, EDITH WILSON, ETHEL WATERS and other luminaries of BLACK BROADWAY </strong></p>
May 24, 2026
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO!
<p><strong>This episode dedicated to records made in 1926- From Jelly Roll Morton, Peg Leg Howell, Dixieland Jug Blowers, Frank Hutchison to Irving Kaufman!! Bobbed hair and bootleg liquor ! </strong></p><p><br></p>
May 10, 2026
HOBO YOU CAN'T RIDE THIS TRAIN
<p><strong>from the late 1920s-mid 1930s country and blues singers often sang about riding the rails - Hoboing if you will</strong></p><p><strong>From Jimmie Rodgers to Louis Armstrong we will play some of the songs of the open road!</strong></p>
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