Harlem

This week, HARLEM is co-hosted by BILLY VERA!!

Billy Vera joins Matt The Cat as HARLEM takes a satellite ride out to Central Avenue in Los Angeles. Jump n’ jive at the Dunbar Hotel, The Last Word and Ivie’s Chicken Shack as HARLEM features an hour of the best of Los Angeles rhythm & blues from the doo wop harmony of The Medallions and Jesse Belvin to the down-home R&B; of Floyd Dixon and Richard Berry. Billy Vera shares some memorable stories while Matt The Cat screams a lot, this week on HARLEM.

HARLEM airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 2/5 @ 10am over Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in Long Beach
Tuesday Night 2/6 @ 9pm over LOS ANGELES
Friday Afternoon 2/9 @ 3pm over Watts
Sunday morning 2/11 @ 8am over Hollywood

This week Harlem heads to the “cradle of rhythm and blues”…CHICAGO!
South Michigan Avenue, home of
CHESS and Vee Jay Records and some of the greatest R&B; and Blues of all time. Matt The Cat digs up some groovy sides by the likes of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Bo Diddley and The Moonglows. Don’t miss CHICAGO RHYTHM & BLUES, this week on HARLEM!!

HARLEM Airs on the 50 on 5:
Monday 1/29 @ 1pm EST
Tuesday Night 1/30 @ 9pm PST and 11pm in Chicago
Friday Night 2/2 @ 6pm EST
Sunday Morning 2/4 @ 11am EST and 10am in The Windy City

HARLEM

This week HARLEM features sequel songs and answer records from the early days of rhythm and blues. You’ll hear the complete “Annie” trilogy from Hank Ballard and The Midnighters as well as the answer records to Jackie Brenston’s “Rocket 88” and Big Mama Thorton’s “Hound Dog”. Matt The Cat digs through racks and stacks of hot wax trax in order to bring you a full show of nothing but answer records and sequel songs, this week on HARLEM.

Harlem Airs on XM5:
Monday Afternoon 1/22 @ 1pm over NYC
Tuesday Night 1/23 @ 9pm PST and Midnight EST
Friday Evening 1/26 @ 6pm over Jersey City
Sunday Morning 1/28 @ 11am over Boston