Juke In The Back

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Episode #859 – Louis Jordan, Pt. 6 – 1950-56

Air Week: October 19-25, 2026 Louis Jordan, Pt. 6 – 1950-56 The “Juke In The Back” presents Part 6, the final part of our mammoth, 6 part series, on the most important

Oct 18
59 min

Episode #858 – Louis Jordan, Pt. 5 – 1948-50

Air Week: October 12-18, 2026 Louis Jordan, Pt. 5 – 1948-50 The “Juke In The Back” presents Part 5 of our mammoth, 6 part series, featuring the most important musical f

Oct 11
59 min

Episode #857 – Louis Jordan, Pt. 4 – 1947-48

Air Week: October 5-11, 2026 Louis Jordan, Pt. 4 – 1947-48 The “Juke In The Back” presents Part 4 of our mammoth, 6 part series, featuring the most important musical fi

Oct 4
59 min

Episode #856 – Louis Jordan, Pt. 3 – 1946

Air Week: September 28-October 4, 2026 Louis Jordan, Pt. 3 – 1946 The “Juke In The Back” presents Part 3 of a mammoth, six-part series, featuring the most important mus

Sep 27
59 min

Episode #855 – Louis Jordan, Pt. 2 – 1942-45

Air Week: September 21-27, 2026 Louis Jordan, Pt. 2 – 1942-45 The “Juke In The Back” presents Part 2 of a mammoth, six-part series, featuring the most important musical

Sep 20
59 min

Episode #854 – Louis Jordan, Pt. 1 – 1938-41

Air Week: September 14-20, 2026 Louis Jordan, Pt. 1 – 1938-41 The “Juke In The Back” begins a mammoth, multi-part series, featuring the most important musical figure of

Sep 13
59 min

Episode #853 – Ike Turner

Air Week: September 7-13, 2026 Ike Turner One of Rhythm & Blues’ greatest innovators was also one of its most notorious personalities. Ike Turner was born in the same p

Sep 6
59 min

Episode #852 – Sun Records R&B, Pt. 2 – 1954-55

Air Week: August 31-September 6, 2026 Sun Records R&B, Pt. 2 – 1954-55 On Part 2 of “Juke In The Back”‘s 2 part series on Sun Records’ early R&B releases, Matt The Cat

Aug 30
59 min

Episode #851 – Sun Records R&B, Pt. 1 – 1952-53

Air Week: August 24-30, 2026 Sun Records R&B, Pt. 1 – 1952-53 This week, the “Juke In The Back” salutes the most influential and important record label of all-time, Sun

Aug 23
59 min

Episode #850 – Elvis’ R&B Influences

Air Week: August 17-23, 2026 Elvis’ R&B Influences 49 years ago this week, we lost the “King Of Rock n’ Roll. Much has been written about Elvis’ enormous impact and pop

Aug 16
59 min

Juke In The Back Promo

1940s & â€50s Rhythm & Blues At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Be

Jul 28 2020
1 min

Juke In The Back: Demo The Show

Click below to hear a demo episode of “Juke In The Back.”

May 17 2010
59 min

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What listeners say

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I've been listening to Matt the Cat since he was on XM. Then XM became money hungry and merged with Sirius and poor Matt got the undeserved axe :'( With that being said, if you want to learn about 40's & 50's R&B, Matt is the Man to teach you! It's mind blowing how much history is stored in his furry brain, haha! He's amazing and the music he puts together makes you want to jump up and dance! I HIGHLY recommend his show if you're a true fan of this music ;-) Lot's of luck to you Matt to hopefully gain more fans and more air time. I'm still hoping to hear you on the radio here in Los Angeles :-) And I also cancelled XM/Sirius when they got rid of Matt, and will NEVER go back because of that injustice!

55KustomFord · Feb 2012

I was so bummed out when Matt left XM. It was like losing a good friend. With Juke in the Back, Matt is back, better than ever. Having his show available as a podcast makes it very convenient to get the latest installments. By the way I "save" my Juke in the Back episodes for trips to the gym. The time goes by in a flash.

Soulman DC · Dec 2011

I just discovered this podcast and .. Man Oh Man it is awesome to say the least! Excellent music and I love the background history of the artists as well . Takes me back to the time when music was real and pure. Keep Rockin that Rhythm and Blues!!

Grayfox 61 · Dec 2020

Matt The Cat is a virtual treasure trove of old school rhythm and blues history! XM radio was foolish to cut his program . It was one of the few programs I regularly listened to. Thanks iTunes! This podcast is a winner! God bless Matt the cat!

grmpa grump · Dec 2011

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