Harlem

They Roll!!

They Swing!!!

The Treniers were one of the most important links between the big band sound of the 1940s and the jump blues jive of the 1950s. The Trenier brothers, Clifford and Claude are true “architects” of rock n’ roll, but they never get the credit that they rightfully deserve. This week, Harlem’s Matt The Cat is gonna dig through stacks of Treniers’ wax and pull out their greatest sides for you hep cats and crazy kittens. Don’t miss this week’s HARLEM on the 50s on 5.

Harlem Airs on XM5:
Monday 4/30 @ 1pm over NYC
Tuesday 5/1 @ midnight over Boston
Friday 5/4 @ 6pm over DC
Sunday 5/6 @ 11am over High Point, NC (The furniture capitol of the world)

This week, HARLEM salutes one of the most influential record labels in the development of rock n’ roll…

Lew Chudd formed IMPERIAL RECORDS in 1946 in Los Angeles to better serve the Mexican and ethnic community. By 1949 his sights were set on another musical form that was being ignored by the major labels, New Orleans rhythm & blues. He hired bandleader Dave Bartholomew to be his New Orleans A&R; man and producer and rest is R&B; history. Bartholomew signed Fats Domino, Smiley Lewis and The Spiders and Imperial had a soul bucket full of hit records that would end up becoming Rock n’ Roll staples. Get the story behind the story of IMPERIAL RECORDS with Matt The Cat, this week on HARLEM.

Harlem Airs On The 50s on 5:
Monday afternoon 4/23 @ 1pm over Baltimore, MD
Tuesday evening 4/24 @ 9pm PST and Midnight EST
Friday night 4/27 @ 6pm over Seaside Heights, NJ
Sunday morning 4/29 @ 11am over Philly, PA