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juke in the back matt the cat presents the soul that came before rock nâ roll 1950s rhythm and blues each week this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old rockola jukebox in the back skip to content juke in the back matt the cat presents the soul that came before rock nâ roll 1950s rhythm and blues each week this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old rockola jukebox in the back about the show become an affiliate donate episodes make a request matt the cat on radio the web underwriting log in categories uncategorized episode 836 imperial records pt 9 1956 pt 2 air week may 11 17 2026 imperial records pt 9 1956 pt 2 imperial records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s started in los angeles in 1946 by lew chudd a canadian raised in harlem imperial began filling the ethnic and cultural voids left by the majors at the time chudd knew there was a large market for latino music in america so he headed to mexico city and recorded some mexican jump bands that sold very well he then included square dance records which also racked up sales as now square dances could be held without callers he began recording rhythm blues in 1947 and by 49 he had hired dave bartholomew to scout talent in fertile new orleans the braun brother had beat him to the crescent city by recording paul gayten and annie laurie first but with bartholomew s help chudd was able to sign fats domino smiley lewis archibald and jewel king dominating the new orleans r b scene this week we continue our imperial series with part nine focusing on imperial s r b releases from the second half of 1956 fats domino has the biggest hit of his entire career with blueberry hill a tune that dave bartholomew did not think he should record it sold millions and millions and topped the r b charts and landing at a whopping 2 on the pop chart matt the cat presents the story behind that monumental release as well as spinning some great and seldom heard vocal group records from the barons the victorials the dukes and the honey bees a female group we ll also dig on some solid r b releases from johnny fuller ernie freeman and gloria jean pitts as we keeps those records spinning on part nine of the imperial records story on this week s juke in the back listen below http www mattthecat com jitb836 mp3 podcast play in new window download posted in uncategorized tagged with 1950s blues doo wop instrumental jump blues los angeles new orleans r b record labels rhythm blues vocal group rev post 2147 no comments by matt the cat may 10 2026 episode 835 imperial records pt 8 1956 pt 1 air week may 4 10 2026 imperial records pt 8 1956 pt 1 imperial records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s started in los angeles in 1946 by lew chudd a canadian raised in harlem imperial began filling the ethnic and cultural voids left by the majors at the time chudd knew there was a large market for latino music in america so he headed to mexico city and recorded some mexican jump bands that sold very well he then included square dance records which also racked up sales as now square dances could be held without callers he began recording rhythm blues in 1947 and by 49 he had hired dave bartholomew to scout talent in fertile new orleans the braun brother had beat him to the crescent city by recording paul gayten and annie laurie first but with bartholomew s help chudd was able to sign fats domino smiley lewis archibald and jewel king dominating the new orleans r b scene this week we continue our imperial series with part eight focusing on imperial s r b releases from the first half of 1956 fats domino keeps the momentum going after breaking through to the pop charts in 1955 with ain t it a shame in early 56 he scores with bo weevil my blue heaven and i m in love again and will have the biggest hit of his entire career later in the year bobby mitchell leaves to the toppers to become a solo star and scores the only charting record of his entire career this year with try rock and roll dave bartholomew is behind mitchell s breakout record as well as 2 charting singles for smiley lewis the year and more great releases from the spiders who are now being billed at chuck carbo the spiders out in la imperial is still making some great vocal group records with the jewels and the barons and matt the cat keeps those records spinning as he features part eight of the imperial records story on this week s juke in the back listen below http www mattthecat com jitb835 mp3 podcast play in new window download posted in uncategorized tagged with 1950s blues doo wop instrumentals jump blues los angeles new orleans r b record labels rhythm blues vocal group rev post 2143 no comments by matt the cat may 3 2026 episode 834 imperial records pt 7 1955 pt 2 air week april 27 may 3 2026 imperial records pt 7 1955 pt 2 imperial records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s started in los angels in 1946 by lew chudd a canadian raised in harlem imperial began filling the ethnic and cultural voids left by the majors at the time chudd knew there was a large market for latino music in america so he headed to mexico city and recorded some mexican jump bands that sold very well he then included square dance records which also racked up sales as now square dances could be held without callers he began recording rhythm blues in 1947 and by 49 he had hired dave bartholomew to scout talent in fertile new orleans the braun brother had beat him to the crescent city by recording paul gayten and annie laurie first but with bartholomew s help chudd was able to sign fats domino smiley lewis archibald and jewel king dominating the new orleans r b scene this week we continue our imperial series with part seven focusing on imperial s r b releases from the second half of 1955 last week in the first part of 1955 matt the cat alluded to fats domino s big crossover breakthrough and in june it happened when ain t it a shame topped the r b chart and crossed over to a whopping 10 on the pop chart it became the biggest selling r b record of 1955 and along with chuck berry s maybellene helped to usher in rock n roll though 1955 was a strong year for fats dave bartholomew the spiders and imperial s new orleans roster the los angeles vocal groups were also making a dent with the barons and the jewels having a few solid releases blues legend roosevelt sykes stops by imperial for a quick few singles while guitarist jimmy nolen gives us a glimpse of his future greatness matt the cat keeps those records spinning as he features part seven of the imperial records story on this week s juke in the back listen below http www mattthecat com jitb834 mp3 podcast play in new window download posted in uncategorized tagged with 1950s blues doo wop instrumental jump blues los angeles new orleans r b record labels rhythm blues vocal group rev post 2140 no comments by matt the cat april 26 2026 episode 833 imperial records pt 6 1955 pt 1 air week april 20 26 2026 imperial records pt 6 1955 pt 1 imperial records was a major player among the indie labels of the late 1940s and the entirety of the 1950s started in los angels in 1946 by lew chudd a canadian raised in harlem imperial began filling the ethnic and cultural voids left by the majors at the time chudd knew there was a large market for latino music in america so he headed to mexico city and recorded some mexican jump bands that sold very well he then included square dance records which also racked up sales as now square dances could be held without callers he began recording rhythm blues in 1947 and by 49 he had hired dave bartholomew to scout talent in fertile new orleans the braun brother had beat him to the crescent city by recording paul gayten and annie laurie first but with bartholomew s help chudd was able to sign fats domino smiley lewis archibald and jewel king dominating the new orleans r b scene this week we continue our imperial series with part six focusing on imperial s r b releases from the first half of 1955 we re splitting 1955 up into 2 parts to really focus on this pivotal year for imperial and the world of music in general rhythm blues was really hitting the mainstream in 55 and beginning to get its new name rock n roll before fats domino crossed over later in the year he enjoyed a few million sellers in early 55 with thinking of your and don t you know he d soon score one of the first true rock n roll hits a few months later with ain t it a shame dave bartholomew kept busy producing fats records as well as putting out great singles from relatively unknowns like joan scott the hawks and billy tate the spiders continued to score hits in 55 and pee wee crayton was releasing some solid sides that unfortunately missed the national r b charts matt the cat keeps those records spinning as he features part six of the imperial records story on this week s juke in the back listen below http www mattthecat com jitb833 mp3 podcast play in new window download posted in uncategorized tagged with 1950s blues doo wop instrumentals jump blues los angeles new orleans r b record labels rhythm blues vocal group rev post 2135 no comments by matt the cat april 19 2026 episode 827 live 1951 midnight matinee air week march 9 15 2026 live 1951 midnight matinee this week the juke in the back presents a unique program designed to put the listener in a front row seat for a live rhythm review performance so often we wonder what a live program would have been like before the dawn of rock n roll well thanks to the preservation of this 2 week program in los angeles from late september and early october of 1951 we can catch a glimpse promoter bill lester intended to hold weekly midnight concerts at the olympic auditorium in downtown la but after 2 weeks the late night shows were scraped due to the fact that they were losing money lester hired la disc jockey hunter hancock who was a trailblazer in playing r b on the radio to emcee the shows some of the biggest names in west coast r b performed big jay mcneely floyd dixon maxwell davis and peppermint harris what s spectacular is the lesser known talent madelyn perkins ernie andrews smilin smokey lynn and the gospel group the golden keys radio station kmpc agreed to air the first half hour of these 2 hour concerts which should have led to greater promotion of the event but alas after 2 weeks it was done we are so fortunate that bill lester recorded portions of these shows so that 75 years later we can still experience the excitement and joy of the music sit back as matt the cat takes you to the olympic auditorium in los angeles for the midnight matinee an exciting jaunt into the world of the live r b review show listen below http www mattthecat com jitb827 mp3 podcast play in new window download posted in uncategorized tagged with 1950s blues gospel jump blues live r b rhythm blues vocal group rev post 2114 no comments by matt the cat march 8 2026 juke in the back promo 1940s â 50s rhythm blues at the end of the second world war economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus the jump blues combo was born between 1946 1954 rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become rock nâ roll so how come 70 years later this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many matt the cat is going to change that with the radio program â œjuke in the back â these were the records that you couldnâ t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment to hear all this great 1950s rhythm blues you had to go to juke in the back http www mattthecat com jukeinthebackpromospotifypromo mp3 podcast play in new window download posted in uncategorized rev post 1215 no comments by matt the cat july 28 2020 juke in the back demo the show click below to hear a demo episode of juke in the back http www mattthecat com jitb794 mp3 podcast play 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