Smoky lounges, familiar places, and torch songs to patronize those forlorn lovers alone at the bar. You get the drift. Sentimentality abounds this morning on Deeper Roots as we dig into a subset of virtually any genre out there. It’s as old as time itself, of course: songs and stories of unrequited or lost love, either where one is oblivious to the feelings of another or has moved on from a relationship, all told in teary notes by the performer. Let me just say that there was no shortage of fodder for this show whether it was country, jazz, soul, or pop. We’ll hear from Julie London, Ray Charles, Dusty Springfield, Aretha, Roy Orbison, and on and on. No rest for the pain of unrequited love. Tune in for a crazy moon, crying time, and the end of the world on KOWS Community Radio.
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1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Julie London
Cry Me A River
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Po
3
Eva Taylor
Moanin' Low
The First Torch Singers, the Twenties
4
Gertrude Niesen
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
My Best Wishes
5
Bing Crosby
I'll Be Seeing You
44 Your Hit Parade
6
Judy Garland
That Man That Got Away
Your Hit Parade – 1954
7
Julie London
In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Torch Songs
8
Peggy Lee
Oh You Crazy Moon
Torch Songs
9
Lena Horne
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Lena Horne: A Musical Anthology
10
Dusty Springfield
Anyone Who Had A Heart
A Girl Called Dusty
11
Dusty Springfield
Someone To Watch Over Me
Simply & Dusty [Disc 4]
12
Sarah Vaughan
Someone To Watch Over Me
The Best Of Sarah Vaughan 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection)
13
Lenny Welch
Since I Fell For You
Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1]
14
Skeeter Davis
The End Of The World
The Essential Skeeter Davis
15
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Hurt So Bad
The Best Of Little Anthony And The I Mperials
16
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Ooo Baby Baby
Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing [Disc 1]
17
Ray Charles
Crying Time
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
18
Bettye LaVette
Let Me Down Easy
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
19
Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]
20
The Skyliners
Since I Don't Have You
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
21
Kay Starr
I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
Torch Songs
22
Nat King Cole
The Very Thought Of You
Nat King Cole [Disc 3]
23
Roy Orbison
Love Hurts
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]
24
The Beach Boys
Caroline No
Pet Sounds
25
Aretha Franklin
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
26
Crystal Gayle
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Classic Country 1975 – 1979
27
Elvis Presley
Suspicious Minds
The Classic Sixties: '60s Flashback
28
Willie Nelson
Someone to Watch over Me
Stardust [Bonus Tracks]
29
Dakota Staton
Misty
Torch Songs
30
Dionne Warwick
Always Something There To Remind Me
Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits