American Novelties

American Novelties
American Novelties

It’s popular in just about every form…well, not so with gospel…but it’s tradition goes back to minstrelsy: the song that has a humorous hook or a running joke to share or maybe a bandleader who takes us into new a ridiculous territories. We’ve got a lot of novelty tunes of this nature to bring you this week on Deeper Roots… a bit of a departure from our normal fare but it’s all for the fun. We’ll hear country sounds from Johnny Cash and Roger Miller, tearjerkers and rock therapy from Mabel Scott, The Chips, and Tiny Hill, and some classic novelty sounds from Danny Kaye, Spike Jones (of course), and Fats Waller.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Cab Calloway The Scat Song Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
3Slim & Slam Groove Juice Special Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3) Amazon
4Slim & Slam Sploghm Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2) Amazon
5The Ink Spots Mama Don't Allow Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
6Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Dad Gum Ya Hide Boy The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
7Ella Mae Morse Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet The Morse Code [Disc 1] Amazon
8Danny Kaye Tchaikowsky (And Other Russians) Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
9Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy Bed Strings Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
10Jimmy Durante Inka Dinka Doo Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
11The Chips Rubber Biscuit The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
12Lonnie Johnson Wipe It Off Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollypops Amazon
13Tiny Hill and His Orchestra (Vocal Tiny Hill) Hot Rod Race (1951) Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life] Amazon
14Ross & Sargent Nellie the Nudist Queen Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
15Spike Jones Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai (Hawaiian War Chant) Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
16Spike Jones Der Fuhrer's Face Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
17Loudon Wainwright III Dead Skunk Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2 Amazon
18John Prine With Melba Montgomery We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
19John Prine/Iris Dement In Spite of Ourselves In Spite of Ourselves Amazon
20Roger Miller Chug A Lug 20 Hits Amazon
21Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue At Madison Square Garden Amazon
22Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle) Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947) Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life] Amazon
23Roy Newman I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants) Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp) Amazon
24Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep) Amazon
25Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
26Leon Redbone Your Feets Too Big Any Time Amazon
27Mabel Scott Catch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em Nothing Blues Women Amazon
28Hank Penny Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, And Tell 'Em Nothin' Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Amazon
29Hank Penny The Freckle Song Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
30The Light Crust Doughboys Pussy Pussy Pussy Western Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 1] Amazon
31Eddie Cantor Hungry Women grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
32Arthur Godfrey\The Too Fat Trio Too Fat Polka Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
33Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees When Yuba Plays The Rhumba on The Tuba gimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
34Cliff Edwards I'm No Fool The Collection Amazon
35Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 20 Greatest Hits Amazon

 

Deeper Blind Willie Johnson

Deeper Blind Willie Johnson
Deeper Blind Willie Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson’s music seems to resurface through discovery with each generation and understandably so. Because tied to the meager catalog of thirty songs that he recorded over some four sessions between December, 1927 and April, 1930, is a dark and foreboding voice in the night. Its glow is that of a solitary candle in a room of shadows in a house whose bones have fallen to derelict and decay. Willie is telling us to take notice.

The story of Blind Willie Johnson was best transcribed in Sam Charters’ introduction and liner notes for Columbia’s Roots & Blues Series’ “The Complete Works of Blind Willie Johnson”. We’ll go a bit deeper, dedicating our two hours to Blind Willie Johnson featuring tracks from the new tribute album “God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson”, some classic recordings of Blind Willie, as well as covers of every stripe and style.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Reverend Lewis Jackson & Charlotte Rucell Dark Was The Night Classic Sounds of New Orleans Amazon
3Blind Willie Johnson Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics Amazon
4Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
5Hot Tuna Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning [Live] Live In Japan Amazon
6Bruce Cockburn Soul of a Man Nothing But a Burning Light Amazon
7Ry Cooder Dark Was The Night Paris, Texas Amazon
8Maria Muldaur Oh, the Rain Any Woman's Blues Amazon
9Sinead O'Connor Trouble Will Soon Be Over God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
10Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams, and Richard Williams Motherless Children Drop On Down in Florida [Disc 2] Amazon
11John Hammond, Jr. Motherless Willie Johnson Country Blues Amazon
12Odetta Motherless Children 7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks Amazon
13The Dixie Hummingbirds Nobody's Fault Diamond Jubilation: 75th Anniversary Amazon
14Arizona Dranes Bye & Bye We're Going To See The King He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes Amazon
15Blind Willie Johnson Trouble Will Soon Be Over The Complete Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
16Blind Willie Johnson Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version] The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
17Rev. Pearly Brown God Don't Never Change You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion Amazon
18The Staple Singers Samson And Delilah Freedom Highway Amazon
19Lee Roy Parnell/The Fairfield Four John the Revelator Peace in the Valley [Arista] Amazon
20The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse Choir Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version] The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture Amazon
21Blind Willie Johnson Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day The Complete Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
22The Levon Helm Band God Don't Never Change The Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol 3 Amazon
23David Bromberg Band Nobody's Fault But Mine Only Slightly Mad Amazon
24The Blasters Samson and Delilah Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2) Amazon
25Blind Willie Johnson If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down ABC Of The Blues Vol 20 Amazon
26Johnny Shines It Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine Traditional Delta Blues Amazon
27Irma Thomas Soul of a Man After the Rain Amazon
28Tom Waits The Soul Of A Man God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
29Taj Mahal You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond The Real Thing Amazon
30Rev. Gary Davis Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning Gospel, Blues, and Street Songs Amazon

Free Form – March 2016

Free Form March 2016
Free Form March 2016

We return to a free form collection of American music, featuring blues from Markus James, Blind Willie Johnson, and Dinah Washington; country from Porter Wagoner, Kitty Wells, and Leroy Van Dyke; pop memories from Frank Sinatra, Cliff Edwards, and Rusty Draper. The show will feature an expanded eclectic blend of bluegrass, gospel, rockabilly, and gospel and, in addition to Markus James, we’ll also feature a other local musical luminaries to ensure we’re reminded that our Sonoma County musical talent is a rich aquifer.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding Drivin' Wheel Too Fast to live… Too Young to Die Amazon
3Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks One More Cowboy (w/Willie Nelson) Selected Shorts Amazon
4Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris Donkey Town All The Roadrunning Amazon
5Joe Maphis & Rose Lee Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2] Amazon
6Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards Somebody Loves Me With My Little Ukulele in My Hand (Disc 2) Amazon
7Sophie Tucker He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday Flashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940 Amazon
8BR5-49 The Devil In Me Dog Days Amazon
9Laurie London The Gospel Train Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando Amazon
10Rusty Draper The Train With The Rhumba Beat Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando Amazon
11Leon Redbone Ain't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly Roll Any Time Amazon
12Mississippi John Hurt The Chicken Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]] Amazon
13Elizabeth Cotten And Brenda Evans Shake Sugaree Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1] Amazon
14Kitty Wells The Other Cheek I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3] Amazon
15Leroy Van Dyke Walk On By Golden Age of Country Volume 1: Waltz Across Texas [Disc 1] Amazon
16Porter Wagoner The Cold Hard Facts Of Life Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]] Amazon
17Slim Gaillard How High The Moon Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2] Amazon
18Ray Noble and the New Mayfair Orchestra Repeal The Blues Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944 Amazon
19Erwin Lehn Sentimental Journey Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando Amazon
20Frank Sinatra Day In – Day Out Come Dance with Me! Amazon
21Jimmy Elledge Funny How Time Slips Away Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2 Amazon
22The Rhythm Rangers I've Got a New Road Under My Wheels Not Out of the Woods Yet Amazon
23Kevin Russell Solid Wrong Plain Dirt Fashion Amazon
24Wendy DeWitt 29 Ways Getaway Amazon
25Markus James Head For The Hills Head For The Hills Amazon
26Markus James On a Mississippi Porch Head For The Hills Amazon
27Tom Waits The Soul Of A Man God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
28Blind Willie Johnson Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics Amazon
29Lucinda Williams God Don't Never Change God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson Amazon
30Ralph Stanley John The Revelator A Mother's Prayer Amazon

Songs of Cindy Walker

Songs of Cindy Walker
Songs of Cindy Walker

Enduring and prolific…country and pop songwriter Cindy Walker’s name is not as familiar to many but her music certainly is. She wrote early western-flavored pop and country swing pieces for performers like Bing Crosby and Bob Wills, composing hits for Hank Snow, Gene Autry, Al Dexter, Eddy Arnold, and others…almost owning the country charts in the 1940s. Her music endured well into the sixties and seventies, covered by Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, and dozens more. Her custom was to rise early and write songs, typing her lyrics on a pink-trimmed manual Royal typewriter while her mother, Oree Walker, would work out the melodies to her daughter’s words. They would station themselves in Nashville five months out of the year to help market the music, returning home to Mexia, Texas where Cindy would live out her life. Join us on a special run of Americana: the songs of Cindy Walker.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Asleep at the Wheel/Leon Rausch Sugar Moon It's A Good Day Amazon
3Willie Nelson Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
4Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Dusty Skies Take Me Back to Tulsa [Disc 2] (Cherokee Maiden) Amazon
5Bob Wills Cherokee Maiden Columbia Historic Edition Amazon
6Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Blue Bonnet Lane Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
7Eddy Arnold Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me The Essential Eddy Arnold Amazon
8George Morgan In the Misty Moonlight Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection Amazon
9Dean Martin In The Misty Moonlight The Great Dean Martin Amazon
10Tennessee Ernie Ford Blue Canadian Rockies Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
11Jim Reeves Distant Drums Essential Jim Reeves Amazon
12Ray Charles You Don't Know Me Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 Amazon
13Gene Autry Silver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs) Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1] Amazon
14Gene Autry I Was Just Walking Out the Door Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3] Amazon
15Ernest Tubb Two Glasses Joe Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection Amazon
16The Del McCoury Band The Bluegrass Country Del And The Boys Amazon
17The Byrds Blue Canadian Rockies Sweetheart of the Rodeo Amazon
18Merle Haggard Goin' Away Party Unforgettable Amazon
19Ricky Skaggs I Don't Care The Essential Ricky Skaggs Amazon
20Roy Orbison Shahdaroba The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
21Roy Orbison Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
22Willie Nelson Not That I Care You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
23k.d. lang Sugar Moon Shadowland Amazon
24Les Paul Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (Remastered) 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) Amazon
25Bob Wills Miss Molly For the Last Time Amazon
26Asleep at the Wheel It's All Your Fault (with Katie Shore) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
27Solitaire Miles I Hear You Talkin' Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Amazon
28Solitaire Miles Me & the Man In the Moon Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas Amazon
29Hank Thompson Triflin' Gal Seven Decades Amazon
30Willie Nelson Dusty Skies You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Amazon
31Merle Haggard Cherokee Maiden Capitol Collector's Series Amazon