Special Show

Show with a special theme

1953

Mon, 04/05/10
Authored by Tom Morgan
This week we will be exploring 1953 on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show. For the first time, I have no Louis Armstrong recordings to share but plenty from Louis Prima, Sam Butera, Smiley Lewis and the first recordings of Ernie KDoe. That's Tuesday April 6th from 11 am unt... Read more

Easter Parade

Mon, 03/29/10
Authored by Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan's Wednesday Jazz Roots Show will feature a set of songs with the theme of Easter. Join us Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. for eggs, bunnys and of course the Easter Parade. Read more

1952 on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show

Mon, 03/29/10
Authored by Tom Morgan
In our continuing chronological look at the music of New Orleans and Louisiana, Tom Morgan and his Tuesday New Orleans Music Show presents the music of 1952. From Louis Armstrong's recordings in Scandanavia, Sidney Bechet's in Paris and Louis Prima's in New York to Sharkey ... Read more

Friends

Sat, 03/27/10
Authored by Jamie Dell'Apa
    I had a show of friendship songs pretty well planned before tonight.  Then Martha Craven called and told me her husband and my close friend Frank Martorana only had a couple more days to live.   I hope Frank will like this tribute to friendship.    Read more

LIVE Performance "At the Crossroad" on Wednesday

Tue, 03/23/10
Authored by Big D
Mattanja Joy Bradley, the lead singer, and "Jimmy the Lounge", the lead guitarist, of Bradley's Circus will join us at the crossroad on Wed to show how they are doing the blues in Holland. Their website is bradleyscircus.com. Listen for them in the 3 o'clock hour on Wednesd... Read more

1951 and more on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show

Mon, 03/22/10
Authored by Tom Morgan
We'll be spending much of the show playing music from New Orleans and Louisiana artists in 1951. Also Matt Perrine is going to stop by around 11:30 to share two songs from his upcoming Threadhead Records release, Bayou Road Suite,, due out on April 8th. Saxophonist Jimmy Ca... Read more

RIP LX!

Fri, 03/19/10
Alex Chilton died in New Orleans a few days ago. He was from Memphis, which spreads all the way down to New Orleans for musicians. And we all know that New Orleans is a jealous mistress. So New Orleans it was for LX. He would have been playing at South by Southwest in Austi... Read more

1950 on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show

Mon, 03/15/10
Authored by Tom Morgan
The Tuesday New Orleans Music Show hosted by Tom Morgan gets back to its year by year exploration of New Orleans music. This week it is 1950 with recordings by Papa Celestin, Professor Longhair, Archibald, Paul Gayten, Fats Domino, Harry Choates, Kid Ory, Dave Bartholomew, ... Read more

Jungle Boogie

Thu, 03/11/10
Authored by Jamie Dell'Apa
Welcome to the Jungle Why are there so many songs about the "jungle?"  Hundreds of songs from country and western to disco and every style in between. Jungle songs?   Imagine oooga boogas, oongowas, monkey and elephant noises and way too many Tarzan yells all put to music. ... Read more

Thank you

Wed, 03/10/10
Authored by Big D
What a wonderful show today. It was fortunate that I had the studio set when Tab Benoit came in late on George's show so we could bring him to you in best form. I really enjoyed engineering that set and can't wait to listen to the recording. Crossroad got about a 15 minute ... Read more

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