Harlem

“Clyde McPhatter’s high tenor takes off like a guided missile. It soars higher and higher until it hits its target…dead center and explodes…blowin’ you mind”
-Matt The Cat

CLYDE McPHATTER

Clyde McPhatter should be remembered as one of the most influential of the early ’50s R&B; singers. His sweet, angelic tenor was first put to gospel singing, but in 1950, it turned to secular music when Clyde joined Billy Ward & The Dominoes. After scoring numerous hits with The Dominoes, McPhatter left to form his OWN group, The Drifters. Depression, alcoholism and the changing sound of R&B; would eventually ruin his career and his life, but this week HARLEM remembers one of the true great, CLYDE McPHATTER.

HARLEM airs on the 50s on 5:
Monday 1/8 @ 1pm over NYC
Tuesday 1/9 @ 9pm PST – midnight EST
Friday 2/12 @ 6pm EST
Sunday 2/14 @ 11am over Boston

Elvis was busy being influenced by RHYTHM & BLUES!

This week HARLEM prowls around the back alleys of Memphis searching for the original R&B; versions of songs that ELVIS made immortally popular. January 8th marks what would have been Elvis’ 71st birthday. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to hear three different versions of the classic “Good Rockin’ Tonight” as it progressed from Roy Brown to Wynonie “Mr. Blues” Harris to ELVIS himself. There’s good rockin’ this week on the 50s on 5’s HARLEM with Matt The Cat.

Harlem will groove you on the 50s on 5 all week:
Tuesday Night 1/2 @ 9pm over LA & midnight over NYC
Friday 1/5 @ 6pm over Portland, ME
Sunday Morning 1/7 (The day before what would have been Elvis’ 72nd birthday) @ 11am EST and 10am Memphis time

Happy New Year and thanks for supporting Harlem and The Night Prowl Show.

-MTC

Christmas
in
Harlem

Spike the egg nog, because even Santa gets the blues. This week’s HARLEM is a solid hour of nothing but soulful Christmas rhythm and blues classics from the 50s. Spread the love, the joy and pass the whiskey.

CHRISTMAS IN HARLEM AIRS:
Monday Afternoon 12/18 @ 1pm East
Tuesday Night 12/19 @ 9pm West & Midnight East
Friday 12/22 @ 6pm over NYC
Sunday Morning 12/24 @ 11am East for Christmas Eve
AND ON CHRISTMAS DAY @ 1pm EST

Have yourself a merry little Christmas and always remember that nutmeg brings out the flavor of your egg nog….rum certainly doesn’t hurt either.

Have a cool yule and a groovy New Year.