The bouffant and the beehive…hairstyles with a tease and some backcombing, were all the rage in the sixties. Like pop music, it had a short life before the British wave. Unlike pop music, whose sound endured, the fashion was washed away at the salon in favor of the next big thing. Girl groups set the tone for the harmonious sounds of the time, and our nostalgia cruise will be tooling the AM radio sounds of the very best of the beehive and flip hairstyles of groups like The Shangri-Las, The Paris Sisters, The Angels, Lesley Gore and a couple dozen others in this week’s show. Join Dave for the hits, the misses, and the near misses along with some of the unheard in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. He’ll also share a number of tracks from an excellent 2018 release from Chicago’s Numero Group featuring some of ‘the others’. Girl groups emerged as a dominant force in the music industry, characterized by harmonious vocals, catchy melodies, and often choreographed performances.
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1 | Artist |
Title |
Album |
Buy |
2 | The Shangri-Las |
Sophisticated Boom Boom |
Myrmidons of Melodrama |
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3 | Reparata And The Delrons |
Whenever A Teenager Cries |
Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3] |
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4 | The Angels |
Cry Baby Cry |
Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 5] |
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5 | The Angels |
The Guy With The Black Eye |
Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More! |
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6 | Shirley Ellis |
I See It, I Like It, I Want It |
The Clapping Song… And More |
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7 | Shirley Ellis |
The Clapping Song |
We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites |
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8 | Dee Dee Sharp |
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman |
It's Mashed Potato Time |
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9 | The Blossoms |
Hard To Get |
Love Charms: California Girls And Groups |
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10 | The Ribbons |
Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya |
Love Charms: California Girls And Groups |
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11 | The Dreamers |
Do Not Forget |
Love Charms: California Girls And Groups |
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12 | Nancy Sinatra |
Like I Do |
Love Charms: California Girls And Groups |
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13 | Lesley Gore |
Look Of Love |
The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore |
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14 | Lesley Gore |
Maybe I Know |
The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore |
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15 | The Shangri-Las |
He Cried |
Myrmidons of Melodrama |
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16 | The Ronettes |
Do I Love You? |
The Best of the Ronettes |
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17 | The Ronettes |
Everything Under the Sun |
The Best of the Ronettes |
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18 | The Jelly Beans |
I Wanna Love Him So Bad |
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1 |
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19 | The Cookies |
I Never Dreamed |
Birth Of Soul: 2 |
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20 | The Murmaids |
Popsicles And Icicles |
Early Girls: 1 |
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21 | The Petites |
Lonely Girl |
Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground |
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22 | The Monzas |
Ain't It the Truth |
Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground |
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23 | The Vandelettes |
He's All Mine |
Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground |
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24 | The Contessas |
Gimme Gimme |
Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground |
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25 | Paris Sisters |
Be My Boy |
Early Girls – vol 5 |
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26 | The Chantels |
Look In My Eyes |
Four By Four – Girl Groups |
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27 | The Chiffons |
Stop, Look And Listen |
One Fine Day And Other Favorites |
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28 | The Chiffons |
A Love So Fine |
One Fine Day And Other Favorites |
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29 | The Dixie Cups |
Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright (Mono Single) |
The Complete Red Bird Recordings |
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30 | The Dixie Cups |
Another Boy Like Mine |
The Complete Red Bird Recordings |
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31 | The Shirelles |
Baby, It's You |
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1) |
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32 | The Shangri-Las |
Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) |
Myrmidons of Melodrama |
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33 | Peggy March |
Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love |
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2 |
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34 | Vickie & The Van Dykes |
Baby I'm Crying |
Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground |
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Where else but the heart of Saturday night? We’ve got an eclectic collection of performances that take you ‘there and back’ this Friday morning on Deeper Roots. No theme. No tribute. No genre sweep. Just a collection of some great sounds from the past (and present). Little themes that reach deep and a few awesome covers that you may not be familiar with. We’re making our way to the outskirts of the bayou with Cookie & The Cupcakes and Jo-el Sonnier, then into some gritty blues from Muddy Waters and RL Burnside, and we’ll also have some rollicking country and soul from Big Maybelle, Buck Owens, Mickey Baker, and The Ink Spots. Add a dose of Billie Holiday, LaVern Baker, and Tow Waits…and there you have it. Some surprises and some favorites all rolled up on this Friday morning blue plate special.
No. |
1 | Artist |
Title |
Album |
Buy |
2 | Tom Waits |
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night |
Used Songs 1973-1980 |
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3 | The Ink Spots |
The Gypsy |
Your Hit Parade 1946 |
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4 | The Impressions |
Gypsy Woman |
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961 |
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5 | Joe Ely |
The Gypsy Lady |
Flatland Lullaby |
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6 | Jo-el Sonnier |
Say You Love Me |
The Complete Mercury Sessions |
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7 | Cookie & the Cupcakes |
Mathilda |
Swamp Gold, Volume 1 |
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8 | Bill Hayes |
Poor White Trash |
Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5 |
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9 | George Jones |
Just One More |
The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 |
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10 | Patsy Cline |
A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold) |
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline |
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11 | Buck Owens |
Hot Dog (with Danny Dedmon) |
The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' |
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12 | Big Maybelle |
Don't Leave Poor Me |
Roll Your Moneymaker |
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13 | Eilen Jewell |
Don't Leave Poor Me |
Down Hearted Blues |
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14 | Jessie Mae Hamphill |
Lord Help The Poor And Needy |
Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2 |
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15 | Shemekia Copeland |
Lord Help the Poor and Needy |
Outskirts of Love |
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16 | Robert Belfour |
Old Black Mattie |
Goin' Down South Blues Sampler Vol. 2 |
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17 | Samantha Fish |
Poor Black Mattie |
Belle of the West |
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18 | Leon Russell |
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry |
Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks] |
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19 | Bob Dylan |
Down Along The Cove |
John Wesley Harding |
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20 | Bob Dylan |
Alberta #1 |
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 Deluxe-Edition 4 (Self Portrait. Original Edition; Rem. 2013) |
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21 | The Cactus Blossoms |
If Not For You |
If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1) |
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22 | Sarah Jarosz |
Ring Them Bells |
Follow Me Down |
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23 | Jubilaires |
Casey Jones |
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1 |
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24 | Mickey Baker |
Gloomy Sunday |
The Wildest Guitar |
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25 | Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
Gloomy Sunday |
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 10] |
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26 | LaVern Baker |
Soul on Fire (Japan 2012 Remaster) |
Atlantic Rock & Roll |
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27 | The Browns |
Shenandoah |
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062) |
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28 | Elvis Presley |
I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine |
Date with Elvis |
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29 | Elvis Presley |
Poor Boy |
For LP Fans Only |
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30 | Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels |
Jenny Take a Ride! |
Let There Be Drums Vol 2: The 60's |
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31 | Little Richard |
Jenny Jenny |
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection |
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32 | Muddy Waters |
Young Fashioned Ways |
The Anthology [Disc 1] |
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33 | Shakey Jake |
Roll Your Moneymaker |
Roll Your Moneymaker |
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