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The Mavericks

Pioneers of R&B

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on 6 MusicLatest broadcast: on 6 Music

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Another chance to hear Mark Radcliffe celebrate the extraordinary and influential pioneers of rhythm and blues in the 1940s and 1950s, such as Charles Brown, Johnny Otis, Johnny "Guitar" Watson and Ruth Brown, who paved the way for the likes of Bill Haley, Elvis, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Show less

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