Harlem: Week Of 9/3/07 - NYC R&B Vocal Groups!

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 9/3 @ 1pm over Harlem
Tuesday Night 9/4 @ 9pm over LA & Midnight over Jamaica, Queens
Friday 9/7 @ 6pm over Coney Island
Sunday 9/9 @ 11am over The Bronx

Harlem: Week Of 8/27/07 - R&B Bird Groups!

This week....A RUMBLE IN HARLEM:

Battle Of The BIRD Groups

Feathers are going to fly this week as the rhythm and blues BIRD groups invade for a rumble in the streets of HARLEM on the 50s on 5. You'll hear the Cardinals go beak to beak with The Swallows, The Crows, The Blue Jays and even the Meadowlarks. Don't miss the MAIN EVENT: The RAVENS vs. The ORIOLES!! Matt The Cat will have the story behind the story on the Ravens with R&B historian Billy Vera and Diz Russell of the Orioles tells Matt about the legendary Sonny Til. So board up your windows and cover your heads for the BATTLE OF THE BIRD GROUPS, this week on HARLEM.

Harlem airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 8/27 @ 1pm EST
Tuesday 8/28 @ 9pm over LA & Midnight over NYC
Friday 8/31 @ 6pm EST
Sunday 9/2 @ 11am over Harlem

Vacation 78s

Is a record collector ever really on vacation? The answer is no, of course. So on this, my second day of official vacation from my XM Radio show, I picked up a few great 78s. I was very pleased to find LaVern Baker doing a great version of "Trying", uncredited with the Todd Rhodes Orch backing her up as well as Sam Cooke doing his great rendition of "Summertime" as the original flip of "You Send Me". No Cardinals 78s today though. I still sit at 6 out of 12 Cardinals 78s on Atlantic. Someday....someday. Still, going through stacks of 78s on one's vacation is OK with me. I also finally found a mono copy of Rolling Stones "Now!" on London as well as Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers "The Big Beat" on Blue Note. It was a good day.

Harlem: Week Of 8/20/07 - Motown!

MOTOWN RECORDS
Birth Of A Label: 1959-61

This week, Harlem focuses on the birth of one of the greatest record labels of all time; MOTOWN RECORDS. Berry Gordy Jr. was a young man with a talent for songwriting and a dream to bring danceable rhythm and blues to the masses. Matt The Cat picks out NINE important and influential singles from Motown's first three years and plays both the A and B sides. You'll hear Motown's first instrumental, first national hit and first million seller. Don't miss Harlem, all week long on the 50s on 5.

Harlem Airs on XM-5:
Monday 8/20 @ 1pm in Detroit
Tuesday 8/21 @ 9pm in LA and Midnight in NYC
Friday 8/24 @ 6pm in Philly
Sunday 8/25 @ 11am in Baltimore/DC

Programming Note:

I will be on vacation from 8/18 - 8/26. The Night Prowl Show will go on as scheduled and I will have friends check up on the show, but I will not be present. I have handcrafted the shows while I'm away for maximum enjoyment!

Elvis Week On The 50s On 5

ELVIS WEEK
30th Anniversary 1977-2007

Elvis died 30 years ago this week (August 16, 1977) and The 50s on 5 has a week of programs honoring the legacy of the most popular American Icon in history.

The Ken Smith Show & The Night Prowl Show With Matt The Cat:

Our own resident Memphian, Alex Ward (host of XM’s “Pink & Black Days”) will be all over Memphis all week covering Elvis Week for the 50s on 5. He’ll go from activities on Beale Street to the candle light vigil at Graceland and everywhere in-between. Catch daily reports LIVE FROM MEMPHIS on The Ken Smith Show (Weekdays 3-6pm ET) and on The Night Prowl Show (Weeknights 7-Midnight ET).

Elvis In Harlem

It took a white hep cat singing rhythm and blues to launch rock n’ roll into the mainstream, but Elvis didn’t come out of nowhere. His R&B influences run deep. Matt The Cat brings Elvis’ influences to the surface on “Elvis In Harlem” as we commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the death of the King Of Rock n’ Roll. You’ll hear the original R&B versions of the songs that Elvis made famous as well as rare interview footage of Elvis on his musical influences. Before he was King Of Memphis, Elvis WAS “Harlem”.

Harlem Airs:
Monday 8/13 at 1pm ET
Tuesday 8/14 at 9pm PT – Midnight ET
Friday 8/17 at 6pm ET
Sunday 8/19 at 11am ET

The Pink & Black Days

This week Alex Ward outdoes himself with a show that took him months to put together. Alex has uncovered interview footage with Sam Phillips, the late owner of Sun Records and the guy who single-handedly discovered Elvis Presley. Alex has an exceptional insight into Elvis, being a life-long Memphian and he’s going to share that with you. The Pink & Black Days will also feature rare interviews with some of Elvis’ closest friends.

Pink & Black Days airs:
Wednesday 8/15 at 1pm ET
Thursday 8/16 at 6pm ET
Saturday 8/18 at 6pm ET
Sunday 8/19 at 9pm ET

Harlem: All Day Saturday on XMX - Channel 2!

Harlem

All Day Saturday, August 11, 2007

XMX - Channel 2

Are you sick of only hearing one new Harlem show per week? Well, this Saturday, XM's new channel 2 (XM Exclusive) will be airing 7 Harlem shows back to back. Tune into channel 2 to hear:

The Atlantic Records Story Pt. 1 & 2

Howlin' Wolf

Etta James

The King Records Story Pt. 1 & 2

R&B Love Songs

It's all day in Harlem, this Saturday on XMX, XM Radio Channel 2!

Harlem: Week Of 8/6/07 - King Records Story: Part 2

The

KING RECORDS

Story

Part 2

Matt The Cat finishes his review of The King Records R&B Story with part 2 of 2 on this week's Harlem. We'll dig deep in the vaults and shine the spotlight on the great vocal groups, band leaders and blues shouters that came out of the King label before the rock n' roll "explosion" of the mid-1950s. You'll hear Little Willie John, Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris, Roy Brown, The "5" Royales, The Swallows and many more. Only King Records spin on my turntable this week.

Harlem Airs on XM-5:
Monday, 8/6 @ 1pm EST
Tuesday, 8/7 @ 9pm PST & midnight EST
Friday, 8/10 @ 6pm EST
Sunday, 8/12 @ 11am EST