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OTRS 114 “THE LOST BENNIE NAWAHI INTERVIEW BY ROBERT ARMSTRONG Pt. 1”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE LOST BENNIE NAWAHI INTERVIEW BY ROBERT ARMSTRONG”. Recently unearthed interview with the King of the Hawaiian guitar & Ukulele Bennie Nawahi from 1980 by Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong. Also present are Bennie’s wife Betty and his stepson Norman Peterson as well as Robert Crumb, who is also an interviewee and Spencer Quinn. This episode starts with an interview with Robert Armstrong from the present, remembering the day he met Bennie and then the interview he recorded with Bennie is played in it’s entirety, unedited. Mark Pollock is also present at the Armstrong interview and many thanks to him for helping record Armstrong remotely in this new age of Covid. This is a two part interview of Bennie which will be followed by an episode where Armstrong spins some very fine Hawaiian discs from his collection.

  1. Honlulu Bound – Hawaiian Beach Combers (1930)
  2. Robert Armstrong interview (2021)
  3. Mauna Kea (White Mountain) – King Nawahi’s Hawaiians (1930)
  4. Robert Armstrong interviews King Bennie Nawahi (1980)
  5. Ukulele Benny – The Georgia Jumpers (1931)
  6. Robert Armstrong interviews King Bennie Nawahi (1980) cont.
  7. Hawaiian Melody – Hawaiian Beach Combers (1930)
  8. Robert Armstrong interviews King Bennie Nawahi (1980) cont.
  9. Black Boy Blues – QRS Boys (1929)

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Robert Armstrong interviews the “King” Bennie Nawahi 1980
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OTRS 112 “THE MUSIC OF BIG BILL BROONZY

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE MUSIC OF BIG BILL BROONZY”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring Hokum, Blues & Stomps from the great songster vocalist & guitarist William Broonzy from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. GUITAR RAG
  2. C C RIDER
  3. GOOD LIQUOR GONNA CARRY ME DOWN
  4. CRAZY ABOUT YOU
  5. HOKUM STOMP
  6. SATURDAY NIGHT RUB
  7. NANCY JANE
  8. PAPA’S GETTING HOT
  9. HOW YOU WANT IT DONE?
  10. MY OLD LIZZIE
  11. DO YOU CATCH ON
  12. SWEET TO MAMA
  13. COME ON MAMA
  14. RUCKUS JUICE SHUFFLE
  15. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
  16. EAGLE RIDING PAPA
  17. BLACK CAT RAG
  18. YOU CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THAT STUFF
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OTRS 111 “THE MUSIC OF RILEY PUCKETT”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE MUSIC OF RILEY PUCKETT”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring Country & Tin Pan Alley tunes from the great songster vocalist & guitarist Riley Puckett from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. RAILROAD BILL
  2. HEN HOUSE (WHO STOLE DE LOCK)
  3. I TOLD THEM ALL BOUT YOU
  4. LIZA JANE
  5. WAITING FOR THE EVENING MAIL
  6. MAMA WON’T ALLOW NO EASY RIDERS
  7. EVERYBODY WORKS BUT FATHER
  8. MARGIE
  9. OH, JOHNNY OH
  10. CAROLINE SUNSHINE GIRL
  11. SOUTH OF THE BORDER
  12. O! SUSANNA
  13. BLUE YODEL
  14. WHISTLE AND BLOW YOUR BLUES AWAY
  15. WHERE THE SHY VIOLETS GROW
  16. THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL
  17. MA (HE’S MAKING EYES AT ME)
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OTRS 110 “THE MUSIC OF MEMPHIS MINNIE”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE MUSIC OF MEMPHIS MINNIE”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring music by the great Country Blues guitar great Memphis Minnie from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. I’M SELLING MY PORKCHOPS
  2. DOCTOR DOCTOR BLUES
  3. CAN I DO IT FOR YOU?
  4. YOU WRECKED MY HAPPY HOME
  5. DRUNKEN BARREL HOUSE BLUES
  6. KEEP IT TO YOURSELF
  7. BUMBLE BEE (WITH MEMPHIS JUG BAND)
  8. MA RAINEY
  9. FINGER PRINT BLUES
  10. DIRTY MOTHER FOR YOU
  11. SYLVESTER AND HIS MULE
  12. SQUAT IT
  13. I’M TALKING ABOUT YOU
  14. STINGING SNAKE BLUES
  15. JOE LOUIS STRUT
  16. I’M A BAD LUCK WOMAN
  17. YOU CAN’T GIVE IT AWAY
  18. WHEN YOU’RE ASLEEP
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OTRS 109 “THE MUSIC OF WALTER ‘KID’ SMITH”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE MUSIC OF WALTER ‘KID’ SMITH”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring music by the great Congolese guitarist Jean Bosco Mwenda from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. OTTO WOOD THE BANDIT
  2. BROKEN HEARTED LOVER
  3. ONE MORE KISS BEFORE I GO
  4. LITTLE BESSIE
  5. IT WON’T BE LONG TILL MY GRAVE IS MADE
  6. IT’S SAD TO LEAVE YOU SWEETHEART
  7. MAMA YOU’RE A MESS
  8. MISSISSIPPI FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES
  9. HOMESTEAD IN THE WILDWOOD
  10. TEN I SERVED AND TEN TO SERVE
  11. OLD JOHNNY BUCKER WON’T DO
  12. I’M NOT ANGRY WITH YOU DARLING
  13. MY SWEETHEART IS A SLY LITTLE MISS
  14. THE STORY THAT THE CROW TOLD ME
  15. IT’S HARD TO LEAVE YOU SWEET LOVE
  16. WE’LL TALK ABOUT ONE ANOTHER
  17. MOTHER KISS YOUR DARLING
  18. WORK DON’T BOTHER ME
  19. WHEN HE DIED HE GOT A HOME IN HELL
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OTRS 108 “THE GUITAR OF JEAN BOSCO MWENDA”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE GUITAR OF JEAN BOSCO MWENDA”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring music by the great Congolese guitarist Jean Bosco Mwenda from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. MASANGA
  2. KUFAWAYA FWAYA
  3. KUMAPAMPA
  4. TURDI NYUMBANI
  5. KUMOWA PASIPO KUMWAZA
  6. KUBUNDONGO
  7. KIJANA MOJA
  8. BASANGA BONSO
  9. KWALEZA
  10. BIEB
  11. BAYEKE
  12. TURUDI NYUMBANI
  13. KULIA STEPHANIE
  14. SUSANAH
  15. MWAMI
  16. FURI YA KATANGA
  17. BABEWATA
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OTRS 107 “THE MUSIC OF EL CIEGO MELQUIADES RODRIQUEZ – THE BLIND FIDDLER”

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OTRS 107

John’s Old Time Radio Show “THE MUSIC OF EL CIEGO MELQUIADES – THE BLIND FIDDLER”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring music by the great Mexican fiddler El Ciego Melquiades Rodriquez from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. THE SLIM GIRL
  2. MAGGIE
  3. THE DUST STORM
  4. MARY
  5. PAULINE
  6. JANE
  7. DIAS FELICES
  8. LA GRIPA
  9. TODOS ELLOS
  10. ROSA DE MEXICALI
  11. NO ME OLVIDES
  12. IMPOSSIBLE
  13. EL CRISTAL
  14. VIVA LAREDO
  15. LA VIRGENCITA
  16. LAS BICICLETAS
  17. NO TE LLENES DE ORGULLO MUJER – HERMANOS CHAVARRIA
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OTRS 105 “ROOTS OF HIGHLIFE, GREAT EARLY GUITAR MUSIC OF GHANA”

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OTRS 105

John’s Old Time Radio Show “ROOTS OF HIGHLIFE, GREAT EARLY GUITAR MUSIC OF GHANA”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring early guitar records from Ghana, West Africa, from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. OSIGYA MEYEDEN – KWESI PEPERA
  2. MIDI MIHU M’AKA MPA – MIREKU
  3. ME SU ME FRE NA – S. K. NYAMAA’S BAND
  4. TORSI YA WU NSOR – GHANA STRUNGS BAND
  5. AWAWADC – KWAA MENSAH’S BAND
  6. GYAE MEMU MA SO – KOBINA KYEM’S BAND
  7. OWUO AYE BONE – KWASI DAPPAH’S BAND
  8. ME YEE DEN YA MANFUO KYIRI ME – OSEI BONSU AND HIS BAND
  9. MAFA WO BA NA RISU – KOBINA AMOAH’S BAND
  10. EDUMAFU – KAMKAM BAND
  11. KOU WO NUM – KWASI GATSE’S BAND
  12. YEHOWA ENYE HYE KPLOLA – KWAKU DEH & HIS BAND
  13. KONKONSANI – KWAMI BOAKYE AND HIS BAND
  14. ME NENAM NANI ANI – OSEI BONSU AND HIS BAND
  15. OMAN NNYE WU MAN BI A – KWAA MENSAH
  16. KROM AYE DINN – KWESI PEPPERA
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OTRS 104 “CORONA-CRAZY – EARLY AMERICAN SONGS ABOUT EPIDEMICS AND HEALTH CRISES”

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OTRS 104

John’s Old Time Radio Show “CORONA-CRAZY – EARLY AMERICAN SONGS ABOUT EPIDEMICS AND HEALTH CRISES”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring songs written about health scares and pandemics of the late 19th/ early 20th century from John Heneghan’s record collection. Featuring Eden Brower.

  1. DOCTOR JAZZ – JELLY ROLL MORTON’S RED HOT PEPPERS
  2. WHEN THE WORLD’S FIRE – ALABAMA FOUR
  3. MENINGITIS – MEMPHIS JUG BAND FEATURING MEMPHIS MINNIE
  4. DIRTY T. B. BLUES – VICTORIA SPIVEY
  5. SOME LITTLE BUG IS GOIN’ TO GET YOU SOMEDAY – BRADLEY KINCAID
  6. HIGH FEVER BLUES – BUKKA WHITE
  7. T. B. BLUES – VICTORIA SPIVEY
  8. WHIPPIN’ THAT OLD T. B. – JIMMIE RODGERS
  9. MEMPHIS FLU – ELDER CURRY
  10. OUR FAMILY DOCTOR – PIGMETE PETE & CATJUICE CHARLIE
  11. WHEN YOU’RE SICK WITH THE BLUES – MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
  12. UNDERTAKER BLUES – BUDDY MOSS
  13. THERE’S A MAN GOING ROUND TAKING NAMES – UNKNOWN
  14. T. B. KILLED MY DADDY – JULIAN JOHNSON & LEON HYATT
  15. THE CAT’S GOT THE MEASELS AND THE DOG’S GOT THE WHOOPING COUGH – KID SMITH
  16. POOR ME – CHARLIE PATTON
  17. COLD IRON BED – JACK KELLY AND THE SOUTH MEMPHIS JUG BAND
  18. LOST LOVER BLUES – LOTTIE KIMBROUGH
  19. WHEN THE WORLD’S ON FIRE – CARTER FAMILY
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OTRS 103 “GUITARISTS OF SOUTH AFRICA”

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OTRS 103

John’s Old Time Radio Show “GUITARISTS OF SOUTH AFRICA”. Fantastic old 78 rpm records featuring guitarists and guitar groups from South Africa from John Heneghan’s record collection.

  1. HAMBA TEMBE – THE PLAY SINGER
  2. INGALILE – JULIUS PINDE
  3. WASHIKIZA INGOMA – BHENGU & LUMA
  4. UHAMBO IWAMI – SABELO WITH GUITAR
  5. VUKA KUSITE – DAVID SHABANGU
  6. MAMHLONGO – ORBERT NENTANBO ZAKHE
  7. INGANE ENCANE – SHESHISHA
  8. JAZI LAMI – ELLIOT GUMEDE
  9. MUVANYA – ZOUTPANSBERG MERRYMAKERS
  10. AUBUTI NKIKHO – MOTSIELOA AND MONARE
  11. U JOSEPHINE – THE GUITAR TWINS (PHINEAS MAPHUMULO)
  12. BUBA MZIMBA – NONGOMO TRIO
  13. WABOOMA JOHN BHENGU
  14. UYAZAZISA – NONGOMAZA MBANJWA
  15. PICKUP – SOLOMON SITOLE
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