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OTRS 136 “VOCAL POTPOURRI SHOW”.

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “VOCAL POTPOURRI SHOW” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK. Listen to great old 78 records featuring top vocal performances from the collections of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenaders co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. OH MONAH! – Maple City Four
  2. THE BOOK ON ETIQUETTE – Mona Motor Oil Twins
  3. CUBA – Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
  4. WHAT’S THE MATTER NOW – Norfolk Jazz Jubilee Quartet
  5. CLANKA A LANKA – Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham
  6. TURN AWAY Lubbock Texas Quartet
  7. LOOKIN’ GOOD BUT FEELIN’ BAD – Fats Waller and His Buddies
  8. DOG-GONE! – The Nifty Three
  9. THE STATION WILL BE CHANGED – Jubilee Gospel Team
  10. LILIUE – Kalama’s Quartette
  11. NEW ORLEANS STOP TIME Bumble Bee Slim & Memphis Minnie
  12. BRING IT ON HOME TO GRANDMA – Mississippi Mud Mashers
  13. SAM THE OLD ACCORDION MAN – Williams Sisters
  14. READY FOR THE RIVER – The Rounders
  15. WHEN SUMMER IS GONE – Kalama’s Quartette
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Kalama Quartet
Kalama Quartet
Kalama's Quartet
Kalama’s Quartet
FATS WALLER
Memphis Minnie & Joe McCoy
Bumble Bee Slim by R. Crumb
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
The Maple City Four
Norfolk Jazz Quartette

Robert Armstrong

OTRS 135 “Great Grey Gulls” Wacky Grey Gull bands and their subsidiary labels.

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “Great Grey Gulls” w/ ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “SQUEEZEBOX HEROES OF DAYS GONE BY”. Listen to great old 78 records featuring top Grey Gull house bands and more from the collections of Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenaders co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely

  1. Just You Honey – Louisville Master Players (Mike Mosiello)
  2. Lone Western Blues – Unknown Grey Gull House Band
  3. The Terror – Cliff Jackson & his Krazy Kats
  4. There’s A Czecho Slovak Waiting For Me – Arthur Fields & Fred Hall
  5. Dixie Favorites – John Cali
  6. Arkansas Hoedown – Home Folk Fiddlers
  7. Just Blues – Memphis Jazzers (Mike Mosiello)
  8. Cryin’ For The Carolines – Atlanta Syncopators (Mike Mosiello/ Andy Sanella)
  9. “Taint No Sin – Kansas City Blue Boys (Fred Hall)
  10. Moana March – Kalua Players (Andy Sanella)
  11. Blue Waters – University Syncopators (Mike Mosiello/ Andy Sanella)
  12. Mindanao March – Honolulu Players (Benny Nawahi/ Harry Volpe/ James Ferraro)
  13. Scotchie – Casino Jazzers
  14. ‘Leven Cent Cotton And Forty Cent Meat – Bill Barnes & Joey Lane (Bob Miller)
  15. Ja Da Blues – Joy Dispensers (Mike Mosiello)
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Cliff Jackson & his Krazy Kats
Cliff Jackson & his Krazy Kats
Mike Mosiello
andy sanella
andy sanella
john cali
John Cali
Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong interviews King Bennie Nawahi 1980
Benny Nawahi

OTRS 134 “Gonna Catch That M & O” Old-Time Railroad & Rail Riding Songs of the 20’s & 30’s.

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “Shine Your Light On Me” Old-Time Railroad & Rail Riding Songs of the 20’s & 30’s”. FANTASTIC OLD BLUES RECORDS ABOUT TRAINS AND HOBOIN’ FROM HENEGHAN’S 78 RPM COLLECTION. With special guest, that ex-train hopper EDEN BROWER!!!

  1. Black Train Blues – Bukka White
  2. C. C. & O. Blues – Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
  3. MIdnight Special – State Street Boys
  4. K. C. Railroad Blues – Andrew & Jim Baxter
  5. I Hate That Train They Call The M and O – Lucille Bogan
  6. M & O Blues – Willie Brown
  7. New B & O Blues – Bumble Bee Slim
  8. Big Railroad Blues – Cannon’s Jug Stompers
  9. Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues) – Sleepy John Estes
  10. Texas And Pacific Blues – Frenchy’s String Band
  11. Royal Palm Blues – Bobby Leecan & Robert Cooksey
  12. Katy Fly – Elijah Jones
  13. Broke Down Engine – Blind Willie McTell
  14. Freight Train Blues – Clara Smith and Her Jazz Trio
  15. The Gone Dead Train – King Solomon Hill
  16. John Henry – Henry Thomas
M & O Train

Blind Willie McTell
Andrew & Jim Baxter
Big Bill Broonzy
The Katy Flyer
M & O Depot
Royal Palm Special
Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Bukka White
Pink Anderson
Lucille Bogan
Bumble Bee Slim by R. Crumb
Clara Smith
Sleepy John Estes
clara smith
leecan cooksey
bessie jackson bogan
frenchy's string band
sleepy john estes
cannon's jug stompers
bukka white
state street boys broonzy
andrew jim baxter

OTRS 133 LESSER KNOWN COUNTRY BLUES RECORDS OF THE 1920’s & 30’s Part 2

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “LESSER KNOWN COUNTRY BLUES RECORDS OF THE 1920’s & 30’s Part 2”. FANTASTIC OLD BLUES RECORDS THE AVERAGE COLLECTOR MAY BE UNAWARE OF. FROM HENEGHAN’S 78 RPM COLLECTION.

  1. Wild About My Loving – Lonnie Coleman
  2. Whole Soul Blues – Papa Egg Shell (Lawrence Casey)
  3. Dough Roller – Sonny Jones
  4. Lazy Black Snake Blues – Joshua White
  5. Death Cell Blues – Mary Johnson
  6. Our Family Doctor – Pigmeat Pete & Catjuice Charlie
  7. Corn-Bread Blues – Texas Alexander & Lonnie Johnson
  8. Happy Home Blues – Mississippi Matilda, Sonny Boy Nelson & William Harris
  9. Little Rock Blues – Pearl Dickson
  10. All Night Long – “Brownsville” Son Bonds & Hammie Nixon
  11. Who Stole the Lock On The Hen House Door? – Georgia Browns
  12. You Better Not Go To 35th and State No More – Irene & Arnold Wiley
  13. Jesse James Blues – Washboard Sam/ Big Bill Broonzy/ Louis Lasky
  14. Dice Blues – Walter Roland
  15. Mama Let Me Lay It On You – Walter Coleman
  16. Now I’m Talking About You – Bull City Red
  17. Coast Line Blues – Tallahassee Tight
Josh White
Lonnie Johnson
Hammie Nixon
Texas Alexander

OTRS 132 “LESSER KNOWN COUNTRY BLUES RECORDS OF THE 1920’s & 30’s”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “LESSER KNOWN COUNTRY BLUES RECORDS OF THE 1920’s & 30’s”. FANTASTIC OLD BLUES RECORDS THE AVERAGE COLLECTOR MAY BE UNAWARE OF. FROM HENEGHAN’S 78 RPM COLLECTION.

  1. Red River Blues – Virgil Childers
  2. Down The Highway – Charlie Pickett
  3. Lookin’ For My Baby – The Devil’s Daddy-In-Law
  4. Cotton Field Blues – Charlie “Dad” Nelson and his Guitar
  5. Black Ants Blues – Harry Chatmon
  6. All Alone Blues – Peetie Wheatsraw The Devil’s Son-In-Law
  7. In The Mornin’ – Johnson, Nelson & Porkchop
  8. I Won’t Be Dogged Around – Bull City Red
  9. Let’s Go To Dinner – Mississippi Mud Mashers
  10. Southern Casey Jones – Jesse James
  11. Blues Before Daylight – Bumble Bee Slim, Ted Bogan & Carl Martin
  12. It May Be My Last Night – Carl Davis & The Dallas Jamboree Band
  13. I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop – Bogus Ben Covington
  14. House Raid Blues – Andy Boy
Peetie Wheatstraw
Bumble Bee Slim by R. Crumb
Ted Bogan, Carl Martin, Howard Armstrong (l-r)
Carl Martin, Ted Bogan (center), Louie Bluie

OTRS 131 “HENEGHAN’S RECENT ACQUISITIONS”

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John’s Old Time Radio Show – “HENEGHAN’S RECENT ACQUISITIONS”. JOHN PICKS RANDOM 78 RPM RECORDS FROM HIS SHELF. NEW ADDITIONS, UPGRADEDS, IT’S FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!!

  1. That’s What I Call Keen” – Eddie South and His Alabamians
  2. Skirts – Slatz Randall and His Orchestra
  3. She’s A Great Great Girl – Hal Kemp and His Orchestra of N. Carolina
  4. Waikiki Blues – Hawaiian Beach Combers
  5. Happy Days Are Here Again – Hawaiian Beach Combers
  6. Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed – Joshua White
  7. Homoine – Brito Tshivela
  8. iselesele – Mchunu & Mtsomi
  9. Medene Wasala – Issa Solo
  10. Meko Hyia Ayeforo – E. K.’s Band
  11. All Alone Blues – Peetie Wheatstraw
  12. Old Jim Canan’s – Robert Wilkins
  13. Smiles – Jimmy Yates’ Bo Weevils
  14. Babe – East Texas Serenaders
  15. Rising Sun Blues – Ashley & Foster
  16. Everything’s Made For Love – Art Fowler & his Ukulele

Eddie South
Eddie South & His Alabamians
Joshua White
Slatz Randall
Ashley, Walsh & Foster
East Texas Serenaders
Peetie Wheatstraw
Hal Kemp
Robert Wilkins

OTRS 130 “BEAUTIFUL OLD MUSIC OF SOUTH AMERICA” w/ ZAC SALEM, ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ZAC SALEM ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “BEAUTIFUL OLD MUSIC OF SOUTH AMERICA”. Wonderful early Southern American string band & ensemble records from the collections of Arhoolie Records Collaborator Zac Salem and yours truly with OTRS regulars, Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. El Copey – Belasco Orchestra
  2. Noche De Orgia – Felipe V. Rivera
  3. No Me Pagues Mal – Hermanas Herrera
  4. Adios Pueblo De Ayacucho – Estanislao Medina
  5. Los Cazadores – Gamarra Y Catter
  6. Guashca de Corales- Hermanas Fierro
  7. Canto De Mi Alama – Duo Villavicencio-Paez con el Conjunto Alma Nativa
  8. Camino de Bogota – Jorge Áñez
  9. Margarita – Valente, Carceres and Frances
  10. Ruth – Hermanos Hernandez
  11. Dominio – Mercedes Simone
  12. No Se Si Te Conoci – Spina & Baudino
Mark Pollack, Zac Salem & Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
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Robert Armstrong & Mark Pollock
Estanislao Tany Medina

OTRS 129 “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF OLD-TIME MEXICO” w/ ZAC SALEM, ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK

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John’s Old Time Radio Show ZAC SALEM ROBERT ARMSTRONG & MARK POLLOCK – “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF OLD-TIME MEXICO”. Wonderful early Mexican string band & ensemble records from the collections of Zac Salem and yours truly with OTRS regulars, Hawaiian steel great & Cheap Suit Serenader co-founder Robert Armstrong, fellow record collector Mark Pollock and yours truly. Thanks to Mark for helping record this show remotely.

  1. Los Bootleggers – El Trio Alegre
  2. Duda – Arturo Vasquez
  3. Sigue Adelante – Lidya Mendoza
  4. Danzas Tipicas – Ignacio Orozco
  5. El Manoso – Orquesta Tipica Fronteriza
  6. Andale, Vamos, Platicando – Medina River Boys
  7. Mariquita Esta Durmiendo – Hermanos Pizano
  8. No Te Llenes De Orgullo Mujer – Hermanos Chavarria
  9. Pasion – Guty Cardenas
  10. El Taconaso – Narciso Martinez
  11. La Balbinita – Los Madrugadores
  12. La Rosa – Nicandro Castilo con sus Huastecos
Mark Pollock, Zac Salem & Robert Armstrong
Los Hermanos Chavarria
Guty Cardenas
Los Madrugadores
Lidya Mendoza
Narciso Martinez
Nicandro Castillo
Trio Garnica

OTRS 128 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 57 “OLD SOVIET / CENTRAL ASIAN MUSIC”

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OTRS 128

John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 57 “OLD SOVIET / CENTRAL ASIAN MUSIC”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb, Eden Brower, Guillaume Veillet & Valeria Bucci play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.

  1. Bulgarian Women’s Chorus – L. Barakova & St Lalova
  2. Bosanka – Yugoslavian String Band Radio Sarajava
  3. Valjevsko – Vlastimira Povlovica
  4. Vladimir Zakharov – vocal & accodeon
  5. Jakow Skomorowski Jazz Ensemble
  6. Accordion Duet – Solowjewa & Brujewa
  7. Habachka Podvaga – Gajdash Jutza Mijatovich
  8. Along The Hiliock, Along The Bank – Russian Folk Choir
  9. Smuklej Vainikelis – Uozas Olsauskas
  10. K. Zakirov w/ National Instrumental Ensemble
  11. Al-Lyah Lyotfee Khanoum Sarimsokova
  12. Bonus Track “Rowina” – The saddest record in R Crumb’s record room

OTRS 127 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 56 “CRUMB IS FOND OF GRANDE DERRIERES!”

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I don’t want to shock anyone but R. Crumb is drawn to ladies with large derrieres and he’s got the records to prove it! John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Eden Brower play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France.





  1. My Fat Girl – Chris Bouchillon
  2. Minnie The Mermaid – Bernie Cummins and his Hotel New Yorker Orchestra
  3. Big Fat Mama Blues – Charlie Spand
  4. I Don’t Want To Get Thin – Sophie Tucker
  5. She Shakes A Mean Ash Can – Pigmeat Pete & Catjuice Charley
  6. The Duck Yas Yas – Oliver Cobb & his Rhythm Kings
  7. Fat Fanny Stomp – Jim Clarke
  8. What’s It? – Jimmie Rodgers
  9. Big Fat Gal – Lester Pete Bivins
  10. I’ll Rise When The Rooster Crows – Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers















Aline Kominsky-Crumb, the original “Devil-Girl”!















Eden Brower & R. Crumb





Eden Brower & R. Crumb





Eden Brower & R. Crumb





R Crumb















John Heneghan & R. Crumb






































































r crumb & eden brower




















R. Crumb & Eden Brower





Eden Brower & R. Crumb