5 Podcast Episodes
Let It Roll: Rhythm and Blues Exploded Out of 1940s Los Angeles Led by Nat "King" Cole & Big Jay McNeely
Let It Roll: Rhythm and Blues Exploded Out of 1940s Los Angeles Led by Nat "King" Cole & Big Jay McNeely
Host Nate Wilcox is joined by R.J. Smith to talk about his book "The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Last Afr... Read more
8 Jun 2021
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52mins
Rhythm and Blues Exploded Out of 1940s Los Angeles Led by Nat "King" Cole & Big Jay McNeely
Rhythm and Blues Exploded Out of 1940s Los Angeles Led by Nat "King" Cole & Big Jay McNeely
Host Nate Wilcox is joined by R.J. Smith to talk about his book "The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Last Afr... Read more
7 Jun 2021
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53mins
Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely
Rhythm and Blues hero, Big Jay McNeely, was famous for whipping audiences into a frenzy. Known as the King of the Honkin... Read more
11 Mar 2019
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51mins
Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely
Cecil James McNeely, better known as Big Jay McNeely, was an American rhythm and blues saxophonist. TJ takes the mic to ... Read more
23 Feb 2019
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1hr 16mins
Big Jay McNeely still has sax appeal at 90, and Maestro Kahane says, 'I'm not retiring!'
Big Jay McNeely still has sax appeal at 90, and Maestro Kahane says, 'I'm not retiring!'
In the 1950s, saxophonist Big Jay McNeely (left) - now 90 - got teens so excited city officials banned him from LA for a... Read more
13 May 2017
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48mins