Episode #831 – Imperial Records, Pt. 4 – 1953
Air Week: April 6-12, 2026
Episode #830 – Imperial Records, Pt. 3 – 1951-52
RAS2026-03-29T16:58:20+00:00Air Week: March 30-April 5, 2026
Imperial Records, Pt. 3 – 1951-52
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...March 29, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, blues, Doo Wop, instrumentals, Jump Blues, Los Angeles, New Orleans, R&B, Record Labels, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Groups0 Comments
Episode #829 – Imperial Records, Pt. 2 – 1950-51
RAS2026-03-22T17:19:33+00:00Air Week: March 23-29, 2026
Imperial Records, Pt. 2 – 1950-51
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...March 22, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, blues, instrumentals, Jump Blues, Los Angeles, New Orleans, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Building a controller for tiny Z scale model trains
RAS2026-03-16T17:56:19+00:00Arduino Team — March 16th, 2026 Electric model trains are brilliant in their simplicity. The locomotives have little electric motors and the rails on the tracks act as wires to get power to those motors. But as is always the case with electric motors, there are varying levels of sophistication when it comes to speed control. To upgrade his ancient Z scale model train set, Clem Mayer from element14 Presents built this high-quality controller. Model...
March 16, 2026RASUncategorizedArduino, Model Train Controller, Model Trains, Uncategorized, Uno R40 Comments
Episode #828 – Imperial Records, Pt. 1 – 1947-50
RAS2026-03-15T17:00:29+00:00Air Week: March 16-22, 2026
Imperial Records, Pt. 1 – 1947-50
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...March 15, 2026RASUncategorized1940s, 1950s, Bartholomew, blues, Instrumental, Jump Blues, R&B, Record Label, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #827 – Live 1951: Midnight Matinee
RAS2026-03-08T17:53:06+00:00Air 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...March 8, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, blues, Gospel, Jump Blues, live, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
Episode #826 – The Moonglows, Pt. 2 – 1956-61
RAS2026-03-01T18:01:16+00:00Air Week: March 2-8, 2026
The Moonglows, Pt. 2 – 1956-61
Much has been written about the great R&B vocal groups of the 1950s. Many of the classic groups were either great musicians and vocalists and never had the recognition or record sales to back it up or these groups were thrown together, they couldn’t sing very well and scored one, solid hit that still spins in the eternal jukebox of public consciousness. The Moonglows were one...March 1, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, Bobby Lester, Chess Records, Doo Wop, Harvey Fuqua, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
Episode #825 – The Moonglows, Pt. 1 – 1953-55
RAS2026-02-22T12:33:11+00:00Air Week: February 23-March 1, 2026
The Moonglows, Pt. 1 – 1953-55
Much has been written about the great R&B vocal groups of the 1950s. Many of the classic groups were either great musicians and vocalists and never had the recognition or record sales to back it up or these groups were thrown together, they couldn’t sing very well and scored one, solid hit that still spins in the eternal jukebox of public consciousness. The Moonglows were...February 22, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, Alan Freed, Bobby Lester, Chance Records, Chess Records, Doo Wop, Harvey Fuqua, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
Episode #824 – Annie Laurie
RAS2026-02-15T20:21:45+00:00Air Week: February 16-22, 2026
Annie Laurie
We celebrate one of the heroines of Rhythm & Blues and early Rock n’ Roll as Annie Laurie takes the spotlight on this week’s “Juke In The Back.” Not much is known about her early years except that she was born in Atlanta in 1924. Her first recording was “St. Louis Blues” with bassist and bandleader Dallas Barley and from there she toured with Snookum Russell before Paul Gayten asked...February 15, 2026RASUncategorized1940s, 1950s, blues, DeLuxe Records, Jump Blues, New Orleans R&B, Okeh Records, Paul Gayten, R&B, Regal Records, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized0 Comments
Episode #823 – 1956: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
RAS2026-02-08T17:48:09+00:00Air Week: February 9-15, 2026
1956: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
This week, we journey back 70 years as the “Juke In The Back” puts the ol’ Rockola Jukebox front and center and we present part 2 of a 2 part feature on the biggest jukebox jivers from 1956. It was the first full year of Rock n’ Roll Music crossing over from its Rhythm & Blues roots into mainstream Pop Culture. This was the year that...February 8, 2026RASUncategorized1950s, 1956, blues, Doo Wop, instrumentals, Jukebox Hits, Jump Blues, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
