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September 21, 2021

Swear to Tell the Truth, September 21, 2021 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

We had a show in production but couldn’t complete it in time. This week’s program is a repeat of BRS 304, including technical glitches.

All post-war music this week. Vocal Group R&B from King Records, Chicago Blues from Delmark and Alligator, obacure gospel recordings from the 1960s. Something from each of the recent Jordan Officer and Kennedy, Milteau, Segal albums.

“I’m gonna move in a house with no windows” — Hank Ballard

“Everything I do, I do it off the cuff, y’all” — Freddy Robinson

On the Show:

Jordan Officer – Johnny Sellers – Aretha Franklin – Clifford Blivens – Five Royales – Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Colin James – Tommy Kizziah – Jody Williams – Mighty Joe Young – Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials – Staple Singers – Sensational Saints of Ohio – Pearly Gates – and others.

Listen to the program each week at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until for eight weeks until November 16th as a podcast. Just go the website, scroll through 40 shows to Tuesday 10:00 am bring up the right playlist and stream or download the show.

Contact Us:

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com. You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

Next Week:

TBA

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January 19, 2021

Blues and Rhythm Show 304 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, January 19 2021 (10:00 to 12:00 noon)

All post-war music this week. Vocal Group R&B from King Records, Chicago Blues from Delmark and Alligator, obacure gospel recordings from the 1960s. Something from each of the recent Jordan Officer and Kennedy, Milteau, Segal albums.

“”Everything I do, I do it off the cuff, y’all” — Freddy Robinson

On the Show:

Jordan Officer – Johnny Sellers – Aretha Franklin – Clifford Blivens – Five Royales – Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Colin James – Tommy Kizziah – Jody Williams – Mighty Joe Young – Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials – Staple Singers – Sensational Saints of Ohio – Pearly Gates – and others.

Listen to the program each week at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.ca. The program will be available to stream or download until for eight weeks until March 16th as a podcast. Just go the website, scroll through 40 shows to Tuesday 10:00 am bring up the right playlist and stream or download the show.

Contact Us:

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com. You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

Next Week:

TBA

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November 25, 2014

Blues and Rhythm Show 157 on 93.3 CFMU (Hamilton, Ontario)

Swear to Tell the Truth for Tuesday, November 25th, (1:00-2:30 pm)

We’re doing a few things on this program. We go back to a figure we neglected until last week, Little Mack Simmons, track from a new Electro-Fi CD from Harrison Kennedy, field recordings from Florida and from upstate New York! We’ll also feature some rare, reissued tracks in blues and in R&B, including the only singles by a couple of female singers and a pair of honking saxophone players.

On the Show:

Bill Doggett – Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials – Little Mack Simmons – Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers – Ginger St. James & the Grinders – Richard Williams – Elroy Hart – Cliff Bivins – La Melle Prince – Sax Kari – Lee “Shot” Williams

Listen to the program at FM 93.3 in Hamilton or on CFMU online at cfmu.mcmaster.ca. The program will be available to stream or as a podcast until December 24th.

Contact Us

To reach us with comments or queries, write us at sweartotellthetruth@gmail.com.

You can also follow the program at sweartotellthetruth@nosignifying on Twitter.

Next week (December 2nd)

We may put together a feature on classic singers of the 1920s before Christmas but it may not be next week.

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