Episode 280

Episode 280 – Nov 26, 2020

We are giving thanks today. It’s 2020’s version of Thanksgiving, virtually and carefully we tread. No pearl clutching here, though. We’re bound and determined that democracy and our way of life not be soiled by the screaming minority who follow a cult led by liars. On the other hand, we celebrate our democracy, our voices, and our freedoms. And what better way to do that than by listening to Americana’s soul on free speech community radio…without the bull. This week we revel in that very soul with new sounds unearthed from the late Sharon Jones, a powerful resurrection of a Broadway classic Brittany Howard, and blues for the day from Shemekia Copeland. All of this seasoned with soul sounds from the sixties and seventies as we invite performances from Etta James, Bessie Banks, Garnet Mimms, and Betty Harris on the show today. Put down the pearls and grab a cuppa and join Dave Stroud for another morning of Americana sounds.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2William Bell Any Other Way The Very Best Of William Bell Amazon
3Shemekia Copeland Walk Until I Ride Uncivil War Amazon
4Brittany Howard You'll Never Walk Alone You'll Never Walk Alone (Single) Amazon
5Bessie Banks Go Now Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 Amazon
6Blitzen Trapper Don't Let Me Run Holy Smokes Future Jokes Amazon
7Jeff Tweedy A Robin or A Wren Love Is The King Amazon
8Sierra Ferrell Jeremiah Jeremiah (Single) Amazon
9The Bellfuries Up To Your Old Tricks Again Just Plain Lonesome Amazon
10MIchael Meeking Lonesome (Good Times Will Come Again) November '72 Amazon
11Nick Lowe A Quiet Place A Quiet Place (Single) Amazon
12Garnet Mimms A Quiet Place The Best of Garnet Mimms: Cry Amazon
13Stephanie Lambring Fine Autonomy Amazon
14Tony Allen & The Champs Night Owl (Birds) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
15Sturgill Simpson Life Aint Fair and the World Is Mean Cuttin' Grass – Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) Amazon
16Tanya Tucker I'm On Fire / Ring Of Fire – Medley / Live From The Troubadour Live From The Troubadour Amazon
17Matt Ward & Bonnie Montgomery Old Ground Old Ground (Single) Amazon
18Aaron Lee Tasjan Up All Night Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! Amazon
19Betty Harris Cry to Me Soul from the South Amazon
20Mel & Tim Starting All Over Again The Muscle Shoals Sound Amazon
21Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Rescue Me Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In) Amazon
22Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Is In) Amazon
23Tri Burt Under The Devil's Knee (feat. Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell & Sunny War) Under the Devil's Knee (Single) Amazon
24Paul Thorn It's Never Too Late To Call Never Too Late To Call (Single) Amazon
25Tyler Ramsey Back On The Chain Gang Found a Picture of You Amazon
26Warren Zevon Mohammed's Radio A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon Amazon
27Jean Plum Look at the Boy Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3 Amazon
28Etta James Pushover Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
29Bruce Springsteen Burnin' Train Letter To You Amazon
30Becky Warren 03 Favorite Bad Penny The Sick Season Amazon

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