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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton had a habit of making large claims, none larger than the prediction of his own death.
Anchors Aweigh
You’re listening to Anchors Aweigh by the United States Naval Academy Band, and… You’re on the Sound Beat. Spelling seldom makes for great radio, ...
The Cruising Crooner
Jack Owens was known as the Cruising Crooner, a name he earned by navigating the crowds…and paying special attention to the ladies
The Cruelest Cut
DISCLAIMER: Sound Beat, its producers and support staff do not, in any way, promote or condone the actions of 19th century Italian doctors or ...
The Kid Auto Races in Venice
Charlie Chaplin would become the world’s biggest star, but the first emergence of the Little Tramp played second fiddle to…go-karts.
You Are My Sunshine
Jimmie Davis is regularly credited as creator of the classic “You Are My Sunshine”, heard here from 1941. But…if that’s true, then how did ...
Elder Charlie Beck
Where did you go in the 1930s when you wanted some of ground-breaking music that would become rock and roll? Sometimes…you just went to ...
Betty And Dupree
We’re going back, before tie-dye was even a thing, to the Grateful Roots: songs that influenced the Grateful Dead.
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