Jewish Blues

Joe and friends take live phone calls on the air between midnight and 5:00 am. They discuss aggressive women, and a repeat caller assumes various guises. In another segment, Joe interviews an old Jewish blues singer who explains the origin of the Jewish blues, tries to get singing jobs at different clubs and coffee houses, visits his only son who announces his conversion to Christianity; and is finally confronted by cynical drunk Christians.

• Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

• Show Type: Comedy

• Cast: Arthur Miller, Eric Sears, Tim Jerome, Joe Frank

• Air Date: 1977

• Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

This show was originally produced for Joe’s series at WBAI that he called “In the Dark.” Airing from midnight to 5:00 am, Joe frequently took phone calls from listeners.