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Harlem – Week Of 8/18/08 – King Records Story – Pt. 1

14th August
2008
written by Matt The Cat
The

KING RECORDS STORY

Part 1

Syd Nathan launched KING RECORDS in 1944 as a country & western label in his native Cincinnati. He controlled every aspect of the business from recording, record pressing, album jacket printing and even distribution. He got into the R&B; market in 1947 with the signing of Bull Moose Jackson. For the next 2 weeks, Matt The Cat digs deep into the satellite vaults to feature the hit, misses and influence of this “king of all labels”. There will be vocal group sounds from The Midnighters, The Swallows, The Dominoes and the “5” Royales as well as down-home R&B; from Bull Moose, James Brown, Little Willie John and Freddy King. This is part 1 of a 2 part special on The King Records Story.

Harlem Airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 8/18 @ 1pm EST
Tuesday 8/19 @ 9pm PST and midnight EST
Friday 8/22 @ 6pm EST
Sunday 8/24 @ 11am EST

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Harlem – Week Of 8/4/08 – NYC R&B Vocal Groups!

31st July
2008
written by Matt The Cat

Harlem Takes It To The Streets…

New York City R&B; Vocal Groups

Matt The Cat features some of the most important Doo Wop groups to come out of the New York City scene during the 1950s. Hear what The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and of course HARLEM have to offer, including great records by The Cadillacs, The Crests, The Dubs, The Chantels and so much more. New York City Doo Wop, all this week on HARLEM; The Soul That Came Before Rock n’ Roll.

HARLEM airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 8/4 @ 1pm over Harlem
Tuesday Night 8/5 @ 9pm over LA & Midnight over Jamaica, Queens
Friday 8/8 @ 6pm over Coney Island
Sunday 8/10 @ 11am over The Bronx
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Harlem – Week Of 7/28/08 – T-Bone Walker!

27th July
2008
written by Matt The Cat

The Father Of Modern Blues Guitar…

T-Bone Walker

He is probably the most influential post WWII guitarist, having effected the styles of everyone from B. B. King and Chuck Berry to Jimi Hendrix, who mimicked his antics on-stage. This week’s HARLEM will look at T-Bone’s beginnings with Capitol Records and move into his heyday with the Black & White and Imperial labels during the late 1940s into the early 1950s. Rock n’ Roll guitar work owes a lot to this often overlooked legend. Matt The Cat uncovers the essential T-Bone Walker, this week on HARLEM.

Harlem Airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 7/28 @ 1pm ET
Tuesday 7/29 @ 9pm PT – Midnight ET
Friday 8/1 @ 6pm ET
Sunday 8/3 @ 11am ET

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