Big Jay McNeely blows crazy at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 6, 1951. (courtesy Bob Willoughby)

Listen to Mike Vinyl play classic jump blues and R&B on ROUTE 66 live Monday nights from 9:00-10:30 pm on community radio WMNF, 88.5 in Tampa, FL. It's history you can dance to!

"I think back to the days when the guys would jam a microphone into the horns and blow wild. I can see Big Jay McNeely playng on his knees, hear the bashing drums and three blasting tenors, and feel the floor bouncing up and down. He'd play "Dirty Boogie" and the kids would be unzipping their flies."
-Chris Strachwitz, Arhoolie Records