Sugar Sugar

Sugar Sugar
Sugar Sugar

We’ve got a theme show for you tonight: the last century of America’s music with a focus on candy, cake, pie, and cola…all with that magic (deadly?) insidious ingredient that lures us to it’s flavor. A sure example of a muse if there ever was one. Tune for the sounds of Bill Haley, Al Hirt, Duke Ellington, Elvis, and the Collins Kids (among others). It’s folk, blues, R&B, country, pop, and rock…all in good sweet fun on KWTF radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Johnny Temple Yum, Yum, Yum Broke, Black & Blue: Volume Four – Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame Amazon
3Chuck Willis Sugar Sugar I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll Amazon
4Vocaltones Sugar Lump Spotlight Series : Vol. 2-Gee Records Amazon
5The Collins Kids Sugar Plum Hop, Skip And Jump [Disc 2] Amazon
6Peggy Lee Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine) The Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
7Sammy Davis Jr. with The Mike Curb Congregation The Candy Man 70s Music Explosion Escape Amazon
8Bobby Bare Candy Coated Kisses (1964) All American Boy – CD 2 Amazon
9Dodie Stevens Candy Store Blues Ultimate Collection Amazon
10Jo Stafford Little Man With a Candy Cigar For You Amazon
11Julie London Yummy, Yummy, Yummy Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 2 Amazon
12Lola Albright Candy Bombshells Amazon
13Eddie Kirk Candy Kisses The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 17 Amazon
14Little Jimmy Dickens Who Licked The Red Off Your Candy The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens Amazon
15John Fogerty Rhubarb Pie Deja Vu All Over Again Amazon
16Jay & The Techniques Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie 45's on CD, Vol. 4: 1967-1969 Amazon
17Dinah Shore Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy Presenting…The Best of the Blues – Vol. 2 Amazon
18Big Bill Lister RC Cola And Moon Pie Country Boy's Dream Amazon
19Red Foley & Evelyn Knight Tater Pie Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3] Amazon
20Skip & Flip Cherry Pie (1960 #11) Greatest Hit Singles Collection Amazon
21Marvin & Johnny Cherry Pie Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll Amazon
22Jim Kweskin & Meredith Axelrod Candy Man Come On In Amazon
23Skeets McDonald Birthday Cake Boogie Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection Amazon
24Texas Top Hands You Can't Have Your Cake Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 9] Amazon
25Art Neville Little Girl From The Candy Store Brother to Brother (Disc One:Art) Amazon
26Elvis Presley Cotton Candy Land Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in Acapulco Amazon
27The Collins Kids Soda Poppin' Around Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1] Amazon
28Johnny Burnette One Soda, Two Straws (2) The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD 8 Amazon
29Poorhouse Gorgeous Angel Food Cake Poorhouse Gorgeous Amazon
30Bonnie Guitar Candy Apple Red Singles 1 Amazon
31Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Ivie Anderson;Sonny Greer;Ray Nance;Harry Carney Chocolate Shake Wicked Swing Amazon
32Bill Kirchen She's A Yum Yum Raise A Ruckus Amazon
33The Iguanas Sugar Cane Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart Amazon
34Harry McClintock Big Rock Candy Mountain Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
35Muddy Waters Sugar Sweet The Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
36Peter, Paul & Mary Talkin' Candy Bar Blues A Song Will Rise Amazon
37The Harlem Hamfats The Candy Man Harlem Hamfats Vol. 4 1938-1939 Amazon

Leon Russell Tribute

Leon Russell Tribute
Leon Russell Tribute

To quote one blogger: “[Leon Russell] was one of the most adept and prolific session men of the 1960s rock scene, playing on more records and [alongside] more artists than many people could name, and his abilities and multi-instrumental proficiency would make him an unstoppable force when he debuted as an artist in his own right in the early seventies.” Summed up perfectly. And Deeper Roots will pay tribute to Leon with a look at his music, his songwriting prowess, the arc of his career, and the performances that made him that ‘unstoppable force’. We’ll hear from Joe Cocker, The Carpenters, George Benson, and (of course) Leon himself in a hastily gathered, but oh so sublime, show that honors an artist who we lost this past weekend. Tune into (and support) Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Leon Russell She Smiles Like A River Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
3Gary Lewis & The Playboys Everybody Loves A Clown The Legendary Masters Series Amazon
4Gary Lewis & The Playboys She's Just My Style The Legendary Masters Series Amazon
5Glen Campbell Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell 20 Greatest Hits Amazon
6Joe Cocker Delta Lady Ultimate Collection Amazon
7Richie Havens Tightrope Collection Amazon
8Freddie King Palace Of The King Ultimate Collection Amazon
9Freddie King Big Legged Woman Ultimate Collection Amazon
10Leon Russell Out in the Woods Retrospective Amazon
11Leon Russell Back to the Island Retrospective Amazon
12Amy Winehouse A Song for You Lioness: Hidden Treasures Amazon
13The Carpenters Superstar Singles 1969-1981 Amazon
14George Benson This Masquerade (single edit) Breezin' Amazon
15Leon Russell Watching The River Flow Tangled Up In Blues Amazon
16Leon Russell Dixie Lullaby Leon Russell [Bonus Track] Amazon
17Leon Russell Roll Away the Stone Retrospective Amazon
18Leon Russell Goodnight Irene Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
19Leon Russell Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Best Of Hank Wilson Amazon
20George Jones The Window Up Above With Leon Russell Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets Amazon
21Leon Russell Slow Train A Mighty Flood Amazon
22Elton John & Leon Russell If It Wasn't For Bad The Union [+digital booklet] Amazon
23Leon Russell Angel In Disguise Angel In Disguise Amazon
24Leon Russell Come On In My Kitchen Life Journey Amazon
25Leon Russell I See The Light Snapshot Amazon
26Leon Russell Im Afraid the Masquerade Is Over Life Journey Amazon
27Leon Russell A Song for You Retrospective Amazon

Buck Owens Time!

Buck Owens Time!
Buck Owens Time!

Join us in a celebration of the the music of Buck Owens, a producer, songwriter, and musician who introduced many of us to the Bakersfield sound, that very distinctive blend of country, honky-tonk, and hillbilly music from the fifties and sixties. We’ll hear a few from Buck and the Buckaroos but will take the lion’s share of the show highlighting the music of artists covering some of the great (and obscure) songs of Buck Owens. We’ll bring you the music of Ray Charles, Bobby Bare, Dwight Yoakam, John Fogerty, Patsy Cline, and many others.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Buck Owens Made In Japan (Live in Japan) Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
3Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens Streets Of Bakersfield The Best Of Classic Country 80's Amazon
4Buck Owens Down on the Corner of Love You're For Me Amazon
5Bobby Bare Down On the Corner of Love All American Boy – CD 1 Amazon
6George Morgan There Goes My Love Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection Amazon
7Buck Owens and Bettye Swann Today I Started Loving You Again Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
8Ray Charles Together Again Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
9Raul Malo Crying Time After Hours Amazon
10Buck Owens/George Jones Love's Gonna Live Here Friends in High Places Amazon
11Patsy Cline Foolin' Around Patsy Cline Story Amazon
12The Buckaroos Foolin' Around (Instrumental) Open Up Your Heart: The Buck Owens & The Buckaroos Recordings 1965-1968 Amazon
13Osborne Brothers Where Does the Good Times Go 1968-1974 Disc 2 Amazon
14John Fogerty I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me) The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again Amazon
15Red Simpson Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer Amazon
16Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Take Me Back Again Running Wild Amazon
17Buck Owens Take Me Back Again Buck Owens Amazon
18The Mavericks Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) From Hell to Paradise Amazon
19Rose Maddox Falling for You $35 and a Dream Amazon
20Merle Haggard Falling For You The Complete '60s Captiol Singles Amazon
21The Secret Sisters My Heart Skips A Beat The Secret Sisters Amazon
22Buck Owens and Buddy Alan Let The World Keep On A Turnin Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975) Amazon
23Buck Owens & Ringo Star Act Naturally Great Original Country Hits Of The 80's 2/3 Amazon
24Dwight Yoakam The Sad Side of Town Tomorrow's Sounds Today Amazon
25Dwight Yoakam Alright, I'm Wrong – Buck Owens Reprise Please Baby (The Warner Bros. Years) [UK] Disc 3 Amazon
26Dwight Yoakam Down on the Corner of Love Dwight Sings Buck Amazon
27Buck Owens Waitin' In Your Welfare Line The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1 Amazon
28Jessi Colter/Waylon Jennings Under Your Spell Again Wanted! The Outlaws [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
29Buck Owens The Girl On Sugar Pie Lane Buck 'Em: The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967) Amazon
30Buck Owens Hello Trouble The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1] Amazon
31Buck Owens Under the Influence of Love Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) Amazon
32Ray Charles I've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Swingova) Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2] Amazon
33Buck Owens I've Got A Tiger By The Tail The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1 Amazon
34Buck Owens I Was There Act Naturally Amazon
35Bobby "Blue" Bland Today I Started Loving You Again [Album Version] Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings Amazon
36Don Rich Chicken Pickin' Country Pickin': The Don Rich Anthology Amazon

Free Form – October 2016

Free Form Oct 2016
Free Form Oct 2016

We reflect on Columbus Day…that day of the year that something and nothing are both celebrated. While it may be another one of those “Flag Days”, it’s a day that we’ll set aside a set for in the most appropriate way. We’ll hear the “Ballad of Ira Hayes”, music from Robbie Robertson, and Maxine Sullivan in the set which is one of free form this week on Deeper Roots. A set about sin, a set about the glorious two-day event known as the weekend, ballads, bop, and and opening sweat bomb by Joyce Harris and the Daylighters. Sonoma County community radio it is…

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Joyce Harris & The Daylighters I Got My Mojo Working Ace Records 40th Anniversary Amazon
3Patrick Sky The Ballad of Ira Hayes Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3] Amazon
4Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble Coyote Dance Music For The Native Americans Amazon
5Joe Ely Wounded Knee Silver City Amazon
6The Flatlanders Homeland Refugee Hills and Valleys Amazon
7Maxine Sullivan & Her Jazz All-Stars Christopher Columbus Memories of You: A Tribute To Andy Razaf Amazon
8Hoagy Carmichael Sh'h The Old Man's Sleeping Old Music Master Amazon
9Mike Seeger Ballad Of Hollis Brown (with Bob) Third Annual Farewell Reunion Amazon
10Robert Mitchum Ballad of Thunder Road That Man, Robert Mitchum, Sings Amazon
11Johnny Western The Ballad Of Paladin Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
12Joe Barry It's A Sin To Tell A Lie I'm A Fool To Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977 Amazon
13Fats Domino It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Fats Amazon
14George Morgan It's a Sin Morgan, By George Amazon
15Wanda Jackson Sinful Heart Four Classic Albums Plus Amazon
16The Delmore Brothers They Say It Is Sinful To Flirt Charlotte, NC 1937-38, Rocky Hill, SC 1938-39 Amazon
17Del McCoury Eli Renfro Celebrating 50 Years of del McCoury Amazon
18Hi Neighbor Boys Zeke Terney's Stomp (Instrumental) Okeh Western Swing Amazon
19Margo Price Weekender Midwest Farmer's Daughter Amazon
20Tom Petty Big Weekend Highway Companion Amazon
21Steve Forbert The Weekend Young Guitar Days Amazon
22Charlie Rich Lonely Weekends Lonely Weekends: Best of the Sun Years [AVI] Amazon
23Bob Delevante Blitzkrieg Bop Columbus and the Colossal Mistake: A Collection of Songs and Photographs Amazon
24Buddy Holly Not Fade Away From the Original Master Tapes Amazon
25Geraint Watkins At Last In a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded Edition Amazon
26Etta James Tell Mama Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3] Amazon
27The Howlin Brothers Mama Don't You Tell Me Howl Amazon
28Polk Miller's Old South Quartette Jerusalem Mournin' Music Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette Amazon
29David Lindley and Wally Ingram Oh Death Twango Bango II Amazon
30Bill Kirchen Somebody's Going Home Transatlanticana Amazon
31The Tractors The Tractors-Up Jumped the Boogie Trade Union Amazon
32Geraint Watkins Easy to Say 'Bon Temps Rouler' In a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded Edition Amazon

Early Blues Women

Early Blues Women
Early Blues Women

We’ll take you to the early century when jazz was bubbling up in every urban quarter…Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Kansas City, and beyond. Our focus will be on the fringes where blues women would establish themselves with stories of cheating, stealing, and mean mistreating. The economy of the early twenties generated the disposable income for Victrolas, radios, and shellac recordings and the Great Migration from the south brought with it a culture that would affect the American music landscape forever. The ladies of the blues are featured on our show this week, including Lucille Bogan, Bessie Smith, Victoria Spivey, Gertrude Saunders, and an opening piece about a razor-totin’ mama from Perline Ellison.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Perline Ellison Razor Totin' Mama Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949) Amazon
3Mamie Smith Mean Daddy Blues Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 Amazon
4Ida Cox How Long Daddy, How Long (Pm 12325, 2287-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
5Unknown Artist Mama Likes To Do It Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14 Amazon
6Ma Rainey Black Eye Blues Black Swan Sampler Amazon
7Ethel Waters My Handy Man Copulation Blues 1926 – 1940 H Amazon
8Dorothy Everetts Fat Mouth Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6 Amazon
9Josephine Byrd Mosquito Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 3 Amazon
10Christina Gray The Reverend Is My Man Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 7 Amazon
11Gertrude Saunders You Can't Have It Unless I Give It To You Female Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931) Amazon
12Lucille Bogan Coffee Grindin' Blues Vol. 1-1923-30 Amazon
13Sippie Wallace A Man For Every Day In The Week Complete Recorded Works Amazon
14Mamie Smith Goin' Crazy With The Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1] Amazon
15Victoria Spivey Murder In The First Degree Black Snake Blues – The Best Of Amazon
16Betty Gray Mean Old Bed Bug Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6 Amazon
17Bessie Smith Mean Old Bed Bug Blues Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928) Amazon
18Bessie Smith Jail House Blues ABC Of The Blues Vol 39 Amazon
19Sara Martin Death Sting Me Blues The Blues: Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers [Disc 1] Amazon
20Lucille Bogan Sloppy Drunk Blues Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
21Billie Young When They Get Lovin' They's Gone Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14 Amazon
22Lucille Bogan Tired As I Can Be [Album Version] Shave 'Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille Bogan Amazon
23Billie Holiday My Last Affair Billie Holiday: The Legacy Box 1933-1958 Disc 2 Amazon
24Memphis Minnie Dirty Mother For You Memphis Minnie – Queen Of Country Blues, 1932 – 1935 [Disc 3] Amazon
25Memphis Minnie He's In The Ring (Doing The Same Old Thing) Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four Amazon
26Alberta Hunter You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark Flashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940 Amazon
27Wea Bea Booze These Young Men Blues Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949) Amazon
28Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings w/ Sippie Wallace Bedroom Blues The Boogie Woogie Man Amazon
29Blu Lu Barker Buy Me Some Juice (Alternate Take) Don't You Feel My Leg Amazon
30Dinah Washington Jailhouse Blues The Bessie Smith Songbook Amazon
31LaVern Baker Pig Latin Blues Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
32Bonnie Raitt w/ Sippie Wallace Women Be Wise Bonnie Raitt Collection Amazon
33Ida Cox & Her Allstar Band Four Day Creep Blues From The Vocalion Vaults Amazon