The Jive House

05/08/2025

Y’all, it IS funk night! Get ya Jive on at 9 PM CDT!

11/12/2021

Tonight, on The Jive House we get music from Parliament (pictured), Lee Dorsey, Billy Preston, and Herbie Mann welcomes Cissy Housten to the show as well. We roll tonight and every Thursday night at 9:00 CST on www.wkms.org.

11/05/2021

Tonight on The Jive House we have two tracks from the late "Screaming Eagle of Soul”, Charles Bradley. We also hear from OV Wright, Ike & Tina, Anne Peebles, and Rick James! We roll at 9:00 PM CDT at www.wkmw.org!

10/29/2021

A nice article Blue Note about the late Dr. Lonnie Smith.

Blue Note Records is saddened to announce the passing of Hammond B3 organ legend and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith. Smith died today of at his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was 79 years old. His death was confirmed by his manager Holly Case. The cause was pulmonary fibrosis. A celebration o...

10/29/2021

Tonight on The Jive House we have Ike & Tina Turner, Junior Parker and Syl Johnson as well. Maxayn (pictured) covers The Stones and The Temptations add one of their best. We roll tonight at 9:00 CST on www.wkms.org.

09/30/2021

Tonight, on The Jive House, we have music from a Sam, a Ruby, two Bobby's, and a Billy. Koko Taylor (pictured) sits you down and tells you "I Got What It Takes" and The Grits know "It Ain't Easy Being Greasy"! More sense will be made at 9:00 PM CST tonight on www.wkms.org.

09/29/2021

We're deeply saddened to announce that the great Hammond B3 organ legend Dr. Lonnie Smith passed away today. He was 79 years old. One of the funkiest & most inventive organists to ever walk the earth, Doc made his name on Blue Note in the late-1960s & returned home to the label in 2016 still at the peak of his powers. We were proud to bring this remarkable man's joyous music to fans all over the world. RIP, Doc...

09/24/2021

Tonight, on The Jive House we have music from Ann Peebles, Martha High, Shelley Fisher, and Bobby Allen & The Exceptions. We also hear Esther Phillips (pictured) belt out an amazing cover of Charlie Rich's "No Headstone On My Grave." There's plenty more tonight at 9:00 PM CST on www.wkms.org.

09/10/2021

Tonight, on The Jive House, we offer up Joe Tex, Galactic, Patti Drew, Al Green, and the original recording of “Piece of My Heart" from Erma Franklin, sister of Aretha. The Jive House opens at 9:00 PM CST on www.wkms.org.

08/20/2021

Tonight on the Jive House we have Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Parliament, in addition to pacific northwest instrumentalists Delvon Lamar Organ Trio. We roll at 9:00 PM CST at www.wkms.org.

04/24/2021

04/03/2020

Rest In Peace Bill Withers.