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The Roots of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Stompers, Boppers, rockers call em what you will but the emphasis is most certainly on the rhythms of american roots music. Boot stompin, harp blowing, rhythm pumping, swamp boogies to set your soul on fire. They say the Devil has all the best music, Saints leave the room coz in these cases they could be right!

I’m the Reverend’s mini me. Call me Half-Pint Hep, although you’ll never see the real Reverend Hep with a half pint. You’ll find me on future adverising and merchandise.

From Jazz, to DoWop, to Jump Jive, R&B and Swing you’ll find it all here within the next hour

A veritable Roller Coaster of a ride through the hits and near misses of The Rockin Era

A selection of great Blues Shouters, and Swing Sisters, amongst a stupendous mix of mighty mighty music to lift your soul to the heavens

21 rip roaring, ragtag Rockin, and Swinging recordings I have for your listening pleasure

This weeks show is driven strictly by Temperature. Hot, Cold, Fire, Ice and everything inbetween, all brought to you by Reverend Hep’s Rhythm n Roots.
Brothers and Sisters, If you don’t like this weeks show then you better just wait a minute coz I have 24 golden tracks that fell from the Heavens and hit every genre on the way down
Rhythm n Blues, Rock n Roll, Western Swing, Jump Blues, Hillbilly, Jazz and a light sprinkling of Je ne sais quois, If you don’t like one then the next or the next should compensate
All by the likes of H-Bomb Ferguson, Cab Calloway, Pee Wee King, Slim Gaillard and many many more

Another grab bag of mixed up melodies taken from my collection here in Hep Towers. From Ruth Brown to Barbara Green and everything around and inbetween

Brothers & Sisters here’s another eclectic mix of music chosen by this enigmatic eclesiast to drive you to the heavens in musical ecstasy

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins sings Rosetta Tharpe and Big Joe Turner to the Clovers. It don’t get any better than this!