The Motel Swing Happy Hour on Radio KSUE Sue Palmer
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The Motel Swing Happy Hour is a collection of music based on the experiences and recordings of Sue Palmer, her various bands over the years, and her musician friends.
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Movin' Along
This podcast features the latest EP recording of Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra, "Movin' Along,", with discussion on songs, other artists, and cultural happenings that influenced the album process.
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Handful of Keys
This podcast consists of just a few of the many piano players who have inspired me over the years: Katie Webster, Sweet Emma Barrett, Marcia Ball, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Rockhouse Annie, Tresse Turner, and more.
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50s Manhattan Jazz
Bebop, beatniks, wayout voices, sidestreet clubs as well as Carnegie Hall prevailed; Fifty Second Street was filled with hipsters having drinks and listening to jazz; Midtown, Greenwich Village, and Harlem were filled with musicians like Bud Powell, Thelonius Monk, Marian McPartland, Mary Lou Williams, Blossom Dearie, King Pleasure, Bobby Short, and many more.
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Country KSUE
Country KSUE explores Sue's introduction to Country and Western music, featuring Deford Bailey, Ray Charles, Hazel&Alice, Mrs. Etta Baker, The Quebe Sisters, The Pointer Sisters, Buck Owens, Jo Miller, and many more.
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VINYL: 30's Jazz & Blues
As I continue to explore my VINYL collection, this podcast explores the 30's transitional period between Ragtime Jazz and Bebop and Rhythm & Blues: the 30s Swing Era. Artists featured include Fletcher Henderson, John Kirby, Harlem Hamfats, Muggsy Spanier, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden,Lil Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Lucille Hegemin, Hannah Sylvester, Buddy Tate, Tiny Grimes, Cats and the Fiddle, Preston Coleman, Candye Kane, and more.
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VINYL: The 2nd Shelf
"VINYL: The 2nd Shelf," continues to explore the artists I discovered in my 20s, when cultural changes were happening in many areas: Cannonball Adderley, Archie Shepp, Meg Christian, Gwen Avery, Teresa Trull, The Pointer Sisters, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Charles Lloyd, Joanne Brackeen, and many more.