The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings

Not too long go, I stumbled across an eBay seller with the handle “onemintjulip10,” who had some interesting blues and country (and other) 78s from the 1920s and 1930s for sale.

Well, when you click on the seller’s information, it turn out that he’s named Joe Lauro and that he hosts an AMAZING weekly radio show on a Long Island NPR station! The American Grooves Radio Hour airs once a week and features all sorts of great and rare treats from the 20s and 30s.

See here: https://www.wliw.org/radio/programs/american-grooves/

Maybe you’ve all heard of him or his show, but it was a very cool new discovery for me.

As for the eBay shop, I’ve bid on a few items but haven’t won any. (None of them were things I was willing to break the bank to buy, though I’ll note that the winning bids that I’ve seen have been pretty reasonable. We’re not talking Joe Bussard auction prices here.)

Thanks, I didn't know that - great find!

I've bought a few records from him in the past and been very pleased.

Joe's been around for many years- since the 70s on mail order if memory serves.
He's also involved in documentary films and was responsible for bringing the "lost" footage of the 1969 Harlem Music Fest aka the "Black Woodstock" to light. You should check it out- it's amazing.
Have dealt with Joe for decades- he's a good egg.

That’s pretty amazing: excellent and rare 78s AND the Black Woodstock footage!

I bought my first QRS record from him.

Also there is Paul Solarski as well.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=pa ... 570.l50838