Archive for April, 2006

This week, HARLEM is co-hosted by BILLY VERA!!

Los Angeles Rhythm & Blues

Billy Vera joins Matt The Cat as HARLEM takes a satellite ride out to Central Avenue in Los Angeles. Jump n’ jive at the Dunbar Hotel, The Last Word and Ivie’s Chicken Shack as HARLEM features an hour of the best of Los Angeles rhythm & blues from the doo wop harmony of The Medallions and Jesse Belvin to the down-home R&B; of Floyd Dixon and Richard Berry. Billy Vera shares some memorable stories while Matt The Cat screams a lot, this week on HARLEM.

HARLEM airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday Afternoon @ 10am over Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in Long Beach
Tuesday Night @ 9pm over LOS ANGELES
Friday Afternoon @ 3pm over Watts
Sunday morning @ 8am over Hollywood

Monday Night:
Rockabilly hero Carl Perkins was born on April 9, 1932 in Tiptonville, TN. He had the voice, guitar ability and songwriting nohow to make him a rock n’ roll star, but why wasn’t Uncle Carl bigger then Elvis? It was not in the stars. What is in the stars, however, is a nice tribute to Carl Perkins, Monday Night on the Night Prowl show.

Brook Benton died on April 9, 1988, so we’ll honor him too.

Chuck Willis, the king of the stroll died on April 10, 1958 and Little Eva died on April 10, 2003, so we’ll honor them as well.

Bluesday Tuesday Night:
Bluesday Tuesday, we salute one of rock n’ roll’s most underrated artists, Richard Berry. He was born on this day, April 11, 1935 in Extension, LA. His family moved to LA during his childhood and he became an integrated part of the Los Angeles R&B; scene, having sung with his group The Flairs, with The Robins and Etta James by the time he was 20. Join us, as we pay respects to the guy who did a whole lot more then just write the original “Louie Louie” on the Tuesday Night Prowl Show.

The 50s on 5

Wednesday, April 12 at 4pm EST, Friday, April 14 at 2pm EST & Saturday, April 15 at 5pm EST.

Part two of The Complete Roy Orbison focuses on Roy’s early to mid-60s career, when he just couldn’t stop having hit after incredible hit. We’ll find out the story behind “Crying”, “Running Scared” and “In Dreams” through rare interview footage with Roy himself. We’ll have a clip from Roy’s only starring role in a motion picture, 1967’s “Fastest Guitar Alive’ as well as a rare appearance on the BBC’s “Top Of The Pops”. Join Matt The Cat for part 2 of this 3 part series on the Great Roy Orbison.