We’re gathering under the Americana tent this morning; well, I guess, technically, we do each Friday morning. But this week we’ll spend some time with the classics. I’ll be sharing mid-century highlights from east, west, north and south in a show that pays tribute to some of the classic performers and performances that codified what’s become known as Americana: not a genre, but more of something in the air that makes you comfortable as a well worn blanket but also is the cold breeze that comes in through the cracks. I’ve got the celebratory sounds of The Blasters, Arlo Guthrie, and the NGDB; the painful reminders of days past from The Band, Chris Hillman, and Guy Clark; the harsh reminders of what got us here from Steve Earle, James McMurtry, and Bruce Springsteen. So much more to share in only two hours on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dark as a Dungeon
Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1
3
The Byrds
You Ain't Going Nowhere
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
4
Michael Nesmith
Joanne
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West Coast
5
Bobby Bare
The Streets of Baltimore
Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969
6
Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
Girl From The North Country
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
7
Arlo Guthrie
The City Of New Orleans
Hobo's Lullaby
8
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen
The Lost Highway
Bakersfield Bound
9
Neil Young
Harvest
Decade Disc 2
10
The Band
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Best of the Band
11
John Fogerty
Lodi
The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty – Creedence Collection
12
Emmylou Harris
Red Dirt Girl
Artist's Choice: Sheryl Crow
13
John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
German Afternoons
14
Joe Ely
Boxcars
Honky Tonk Masquerade
15
The Blasters
Border Radio
Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)