EPISODE · Sep 26, 2022 · 54 MIN
FAMILY BANDS
from AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO · host Joe Lauro
In the pre-television and internet world people were more accustomed to entertaining each other live and in person than they are these days - in rural areas MUSIC reigned supreme handed down from neighbor to family member - there were countless little bands made up of family members...FAMILY BANDS if you will and quite a few were recorded for regional release by record companies scouring the wilds for anything musical that could possibly sell a few 100 dicks or more! - This episode will present some of the more obscure and fascinating of those countless bands - The Corley Family, Carter Brothers & Son, Floyd Ming's Pep Steppers - even NAT KING COLE's family jazz band! ( EDDIE COLE's SWINGERS) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support
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In the pre-television and internet world people were more accustomed to entertaining each other live and in person than they are these days - in rural areas MUSIC reigned supreme handed down from neighbor to family member - there were countless little bands made up of family members...FAMILY BANDS if you will and quite a few were recorded for regional release by record companies scouring the wilds for anything musical that could possibly sell a few 100 dicks or more! - This episode will present some of the more obscure and fascinating of those countless bands - The Corley Family, Carter Brothers & Son, Floyd Ming's Pep Steppers - even NAT KING COLE's family jazz band! ( EDDIE COLE's SWINGERS) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support
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