While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
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Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]
The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
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Annie Mae & Fred McDowell
I'm Going Over The Hill
The Essential Guide To Gospel
4
Stringbean
Going Over the Hill
Layin' Low
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John Martyn
Over the Hill
Couldn't Love You More
6
Mahalia Jackson
Just Over the Hill
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
7
Buck Owens
Goin' Down To The River
Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
8
Alison Krauss
Down To The River To Pray
Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
9
Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River
Ain't That Fine
10
Suzy Boggus
It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters
Prayin' For Sunshine
11
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Going Down The River
The First Recordings
12
Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
13
Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
14
Down Like Silver
To the River
Light That Match – Single
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Lead Belly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Best Of Leadbelly
16
The Browns
In the Pines
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
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Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
18
Robert Johnson
Crossroads Blues
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
19
Elmore James
Standing At The Crossroads
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
20
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
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Buzz Cason
Hats Off to Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
22
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
23
Hank Williams, Jr.
Tee Tot Song
Almeria Club
24
Dallas Wayne
Crank the Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
25
Pat Johnson
Hank And Tee Tot
Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
26
Washboard Sam
Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]
That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
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Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
Chess Blues Disc 4
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Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
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Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
5
Cat Power
Aretha, Sing One For Me
Jukebox
6
Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
7
Jimmy Reed
Hush-Hush
The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
8
Willie Nelson
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
A Beautiful Time
9
Chris Isaak
Only the Lonely
Baja Sessions
10
J.J. Cale
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Okie
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Pokey LaFarge
Home Home Home
Rhumba Country
12
The Mavericks
That's Not My Name
Suited Up and Ready… – EP
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Esquivel
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
14
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
15
Bob Moore & His Orchestra
Mexico
Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
16
Louis Jordan
Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Number Ones
17
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
18
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Spanish Flea
Definitive Hits
19
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
20
Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson
It's A Lovely Day Today
Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
21
Julie London
Watermelon Man
Wild Cool and Swingin'
22
Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Vol. 3-Blues Roots
23
B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
24
Gale Garnett
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
It’s our annual look back paying respect to some of the greats who we lost this past year. We find ourselves saying goodbye to a number of artists who contributed in their own way to America’s popular culture…in music. I’ll be sharing the names of the many contributors from the halls of country, jazz, pop, rock, and beyond. Time demands a filter which is based on direct lines of roots descent; either by song selection, expression of a genre, or by Americana popular cultural influence. I’m going to try to keep the talk to a minimum so I can catch you up on many of the artists…and I’m also going to be limiting some of the music to 30 second clips because, frankly…this was another year of loss. ….and I’m sure there are more of the obscure that we just couldn’t fit into our roll call. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
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Bill Hayes
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
Your Hit Parade – 1955
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Les McCann
Blues 5
Drivin' Blues
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Mas Que Nada
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
5
Quincy Jones
Soul Bossa Nova
Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness
6
Chita Rivera
All That Jazz
Ultimate Broadway
7
Steve Lawrence
Pretty Blue Eyes
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD3)
8
Mitzi Gaynor
Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (South Pacific)
Golden Memories of Stage & Screen – Disk 2
9
Jack Jones
This Could Be the Start of Something
Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
10
James Darren
Goodbye Cruel World
The Best Of James Darren
11
The Collins Kids
Hot Rod
The Oxford American Southern Music CD No. 6
12
The Shangri-Las
Sophisticated Boom Boom
Myrmidons of Melodrama
13
Chan Romero
The Hippy Hippy Shake
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
14
Duane Eddy
Peter Gunn
Especially for You / Girls! Girls ! Girls!
15
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
A Little Too Much
Book of Love – The Argo Records Story [Disc 1]
16
Cissy Houston
Deep River/Campground
Testify! The Gospel Box
17
Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
Stay
Doo Wop Box Disc 4
18
Marlena Shaw
Go Away Little Boy
Chess Uptown Soul
19
The Four Tops
Reach Out I'll Be There
The Ultimate Collection
20
The Spinners
It's a Shame
One of a Kind Love Affair Disc 1
21
Melanie
Brand New Key
70s Music Explosion – Miracles
22
J.D. Souther
You're Only Lonely
You're Only Lonely
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Martin Mull
Eggs
Martin Mull
24
Moby Grape
8:05
Moby Grape
25
The Grateful Dead
Box of Rain
American Beauty
26
John Mayall
Room to Move
The Turning Point
27
The Allman Brothers Band
Revival
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
28
Dave Loggins
Please Come To Boston
Classic Soft Rock [Disc 2]
29
It's a Beautiful Day
White Bird
Walk on the Moon
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Brewer & Shipley
One Toke Over The Line
70s Music Explosion
31
Eric Carmen
Hungry Eyes
The Ultimate Rock Ballads Collection: The Flame [Disc 2]
32
Greg Kihn
The Breakup Song (Re-Recorded)
True Kihnfessions (Re-Recorded Versions)
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Mojo Nixon
Elvis Is Everywhere
Bo-Day-Shus!!!
34
Kinky Friedman
Rapid City, South Dakota
Kinky Friedman
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The Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
The Best Of Classic Country 80's
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Kris Kristofferson
Me And Bobby McGee
Kristofferson
37
Toby Keith/Willie Nelson
Beer for My Horses
Lost Highway
38
Jo-El Sonnier
Tear-Stained Letter
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
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Happy Traum
Church Street Blues (feat. Byron Isaacs, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams)
Just For the Love Of It
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Rick Nelson
Travelin' Man
The Best of Rick Nelson, Vol. 2
41
Malcolm Holcombe
Bits and Pieces
Bits & Pieces
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Barbara Dane
I Hate the Capitalist System
I Hate the Capitalist System
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John "Spider John" Koerner
Duncan and Brady
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
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MC5
The American Ruse
Jon Savage's 1969-1971: Rock Dreams On 45 [Disc 2]
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Lou Reed
Walk On The Wild Side
Best Of NRJ
46
Monty Norman
James Bond Theme
Dr. No
47
Rachel Sweet
Everlasting Love
Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet
48
Ella Jenkins & Nannie McNeil
How Do You Do Ev'rybody? (Greeting Shout)
The Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology Of Black Music [Disc 1]
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…and it’s tickin’ tickin’ tickin’, too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We’ll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there’s plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n’ roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We’ve chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
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Steve Miller Band
Fly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)
Fly Like An Eagle – 30th Anniversary
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Little Joe Cook
It's Been a Long Time
Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
4
Steve Forbert
It's Been a Long Time
Young Guitar Days
5
Harry James & His Orchestra
Its Been A Long Long Time
The Women of WW2 [V 4]
6
Ella Mae Morse
A Long Time Ago
Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 5]
7
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone
Crosby, Stills & Nash
8
Tom Waits
Time
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
9
Mick Lloyd
A Long Long Time Ago
…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008
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Los Lobos Feat. Dave Alvin
Somewhere In Time
The Ride
11
Charley Crockett
Time of the Cottonwood Trees
The Man from Waco
12
Connie Smith
Plenty of Time
1970-1971 (Warped 7108F)
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Evie Sands
Untill It's Time For You To Go
Any Way That You Want Me
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Junior Brown
Baby Let The Bad Times Be
12 Shades of Brown
15
The Louvin Brothers
Are You Wasting My Time
Long Play Collection
16
Don Williams
Tulsa Time
The Definitive Collection
17
Bobby Bare
One Day at a Time (1965)
All American Boy – CD 4
18
Willie Nelson
Healing Hands of Time
Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2
19
Danny Dill
He's Biding His Time
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
20
Bob Dylan
Time Passes Slowly
Biograph Disc 3
21
Dwight Yoakam
Just Passin' Time
Blame The Vain
22
The Sweetback Sisters
King Of Killing Time
King Of Killing Time
23
Harry Nilsson
As Time Goes By
All-Time Greatest Hits
24
Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter
As Time Goes By
Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]
25
The Platters
Twilight Time
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
On this Friday the 13th, our show takes on the constructs of heaven and hell as its chosen theme. Songs that explore the debatable and sometimes fantastical concepts that, while they vary significantly across cultures and tradition, still remain human constructs rather than universal truths. Or are they? I sure don’t know and I doubt that you do. They have no doubt been formed as symbolic or metaphorical ideas formulated to help humankind find a straight path to that ‘great morning’…or something like that anyway. We’re not here to practice heresy or blasphemy, only to observe…and there’s plenty of music to call this theme one of mixed metaphors. Tune in for some Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Solomon Burke, Bill Neely and a whole crowd of other sinners and saints pounding out the concepts of heaven and hell in song with melodies both fierce and solemn. Tune in for quite the time.
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David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
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John Lee Hooker & Ben Harper
Burnin' Hell
The Best Of Friends
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Dr. John
Party Hellfire
Anutha Zone
5
Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra
The Night Before Judgement Day
Blues Women
6
Eric Clapton
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Sessions For Robert J
7
The Louvin Brothers
The Great Judgement Morning
Close Harmony [Disc 8]
8
Johnny Cash
Redemption
American Recordings
9
Joe Strummer/Mescaleros
Redemption Song
Streetcore
10
Vera Hall
Death, Have Mercy
Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
11
Jimmy Reed
Going By The River (Pt. 1)
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 37
12
Hank Williams
The Angel Of Death
Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
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Dave Van Ronk
St. James Infirmary
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
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Ralph Stanley
The Death Of John Henry [Album Version]
Ralph Stanley
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David Johansen & The Harry Smiths
Oh Death
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
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Solomon Burke
The Judgement
Don't Give Up on Me
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
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The Zion Harmonizers
Old Time Religion
Ultimate Gospel Fest
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Camille Howard
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Brown Gal
20
The Cats & The Fiddle
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
The Very Best Of
21
John Prine & Mac Wiseman
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
Standard Songs for Average People
22
Red Foley
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
Tennessee Saturday Night
23
Bill Neely
Satan's Burning Hell
The Essential Guide To Gospel
24
Sheryl Crow
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Home For Christmas
25
Iris DeMent
I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)
Lifeline
26
Patsy Cline
Life's Railway To Heaven
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
27
Grandpa Jones
Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me
An American Original
28
Carl Story
When the Pearly Gates Swing Open
1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
29
The Golden Gate Quartet
No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven) (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
30
Flatt & Scruggs
The Drunkard's Hell
The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
31
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room)
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1]
32
Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
Soul music’s roots come from the urbanization and commercialization of rhythm and blues in the late fifties and early sixties. Young black musicians, often nurtured in black churches, enjoyed and listened to R&B sounds and began a fusion of R&B, blues and gospel that would later take on the moniker “soul music”. The term “soul” had been used in African American culture, particularly among musicians, to emphasize the feelings of power, spirit and creativity found in its culture. Regional acts and labels took this genre into different directions that included, among other things, vocal interplay, gospel rhythms and themes that were translated from the sacred to the secular, all with mix heavy on standard rock or brass rhythm sections. The blend and variety brought out the contrasting tones of grit and pop-infused sounds. From Sam Cooke to James Brown and Etta James to Brenda Holloway…we’ll take a journey through the rise of soul music.
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The Southern Tones
It Must Be Jesus
Southern Gospel
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Ray Charles
I Got a Woman
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
4
Etta James
Tears Of Joy
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
5
Clyde McPhatter
Seven Days
London American Label Year By Year 1956
6
Ray Charles
Lonely Avenue
Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell
7
James Brown
Please, Please, Please
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
8
Sam Cooke
You Send Me
Greatest Hits
9
Sam Cooke
I'll Come Running Back To You
Birth Of Soul: 1
10
Etta James
Come What May
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
11
The Chantels
Maybe
Pure R&B: Vol. 4- What'd I Say
12
Clyde McPhatter
Lover's Question
The Atlantic Story [UK]
13
Ray Charles
(Night Time Is) The Right Time
Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2]
14
Eugene Church
Pretty Girls Everywhere
Solid Gold Soul 1959
15
Jackie Wilson
That's Why ( I Love You So )
Lonely Teardrops
16
Jackie Wilson
Lonely Teardrops
Solid Gold Soul 1959
17
The Fiestas
So Fine
Solid Gold Soul 1959
18
James Brown
Try Me
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of James Brown
19
The Drifters
There Goes My Baby
All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
20
The Impressions
Shorty's Got To Go
Birth Of Soul: 3
21
Jerry Butler
He Will Break Your Heart
Birth Of Soul: 1
22
Marie Knight
Come Tomorrow
Birth Of Soul: 2
23
Gloria Lynne
You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength
Birth Of Soul: 1
24
The Impressions
Gypsy Woman
Birth Of Soul: 1
25
The Mar-Keys
Last Night
Last Night!/Do the Pop-Eye
26
Brenda Holloway
I'll Give My Life
Birth Of Soul: 2
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Jan Bradley
Mama Didn't Lie
Birth Of Soul: 1
28
Claudine Clark
The Telephone Game
Birth Of Soul: 1
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William Bell
Any Other Way
Birth Of Soul: 1
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Jimmy Hughes
I'm Qualified
Birth Of Soul: 1
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Barbara Lynn
You'll Lose A Good Thing
Birth Of Soul: 1
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Joe Henderson
Snap Your Fingers
Birth Of Soul: 1
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The Falcons
I Found A Love
Birth Of Soul: 2
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Solomon Burke
Down In The Valley
Birth Of Soul: 2
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Etta James
Something's Got A Hold On Me
Birth Of Soul: 1
36
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
Cry Baby
Birth Of Soul: 1
37
Barbara Lewis
Snap Your Fingers
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.
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Rosemary Clooney
Hey There
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
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Peggy Lee
Bali Ha'i
American Beauty
4
Doris Day
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
5
Sarah Vaughan
Lover Man
Great American Songbook
6
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
7
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
Pop Memories of the '60s
8
The Champs
Tequila
Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
9
Duane Eddy
Rebel Rouser
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
10
Santo & Johnny
Sleepwalk
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
11
Hank Williams
Hey, Good Lookin'
24 Greatest
12
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Original Greatest Hits
13
Porter Wagoner
A Satisfied Mind
A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
14
Dion
I Wonder Why
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
15
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
16
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
17
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly To Me
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
18
The Platters
Only You (And You Alone)
All-Time Greatest Hits
19
The Platters
The Great Pretender
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
20
Fats Domino
Blueberry Hill
This Is Fats Domino
21
Frankie Avalon
Venus
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
22
Ricky Nelson
Lonesome Town
Destination Lonely Street
23
Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
24
Paul Anka
Diana
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
25
Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
26
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Blowing The Fuse: 1956
27
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
28
Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
29
Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around The Clock
Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
30
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
31
Danny & the Juniors
At the Hop
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
32
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
The past century’s puritanical interlopers, better known as the ‘thought police’, have had their way with music. And we’re not talking about just the lyrics (which will no doubt be the source of most of the songs in the show today)…whether that be the sound of the saxophone or Link Wray’s sinister fuzz and feedback…telling us how to think or suggesting that your children would be swayed to the dark side due a mention of Susie getting home past curfew. It’s an age old problem. It’s really stinkin’ thinkin’ if you’d have asked Frank Zappa. And someone did and summarized his opinions thusly: “Bad facts make bad law, and people who write bad laws are, in my opinion, more dangerous than songwriters who celebrate their sexuality.” All the songs this week suffered from some form of censorship, whether corporate or governmental. And we’re going to play them…damned be the fools.
There’s hope in music. And if we need something to carry us forward over the coming years it’s hope. So we’ll take all we can get with all the music we can get. This week’s Deeper Roots show takes us through a blend of genres, making a free form journey across the landscape of America’s music from the past century. We’ll bring you Cannonball Adderley right alongside Hank Thompson and The Neville Brothers, The Doors, Patsy Cline and Mink Deville to start. Dave Stroud’s done some scouring through those dusty digital archives for well- (and little-) known gems with stories and ballads. He’ll be taking you to where country meets soul, jazz meets boogie woogie and where there’s an unlikely fusion of reggae, folk, and zydeco. Topics include wedding days, jiggers of gin, honeydrippers, and the topic of Texas and some big blue diamonds. Tune in this week. Take your mind off the grifters and haters that have polluted the pond.
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Elvis Presley
Burning Love
Nippers 70's-Vol.1
3
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Long Lost And Worried
Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
4
Mink Deville
A Train Lady
The Mink De Ville Collection
5
Major Lance
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
The Very Best of Major Lance
6
Linda Lyndell
What A Man
Soul Sides: Volume One
7
Little Johnny Taylor
Big Blue Diamonds
Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
8
Tex Ritter
Big Blue Diamonds
Famous Country Music Makers
9
Waylon Jennings
Drinkin' and Dreamin'
The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 2
10
The Doors
The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary Mixes [Bonus Tracks]
11
Tex Williams
I Got Texas In My Soul
The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 10
12
Willie Nelson
Texas In My Soul
One Hell Of A Ride
13
Patsy Cline
Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul
Volume 3
14
Pokey LaFarge
End of My Rope
Rock Bottom Rhapsody
15
O. C. Smith
The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
16
The Eternals
Babalu's Wedding Day
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
17
Snooks Eaglin
My Head Is Spinning
Complete Imperial Recordings
18
Arthur Alexander
I Hang My Head And Cry
Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
19
Jimmy Lee
You Ain't No Good For Me
Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
20
Andre Williams
Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill)
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
21
Big Daddy Wilson
I Got Plenty
Deep in My Soul
22
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
23
Dr. John
Honey Dripper
Definitive Pop Collection
24
Varetta Dillard
Mercy, Mr. Percy
The Lovin' Bird
25
Mink DeVille
Mazurka
Le Chat Bleu
26
BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
Zydeco Gris Gris
Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1]
27
Rockin' Dopsie
Zydeco Around The World
Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1]
28
The Neville Brothers
Sitting in Limbo
Fiyo on the Bayou
29
Hank Thompson
Scotch And Soda
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
30
Cannonball Adderley
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
31
Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers
My Sugar Is So Refined
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53
This week it’s a rock-a-beatin’ boogie extravaganza. Vintage tracks from the rocking archives of the fifties and sixties, all meant to make you feel good. Hand-picked sizzlers and twenty flight scorchers set alongside some of the more familiar sounds of the Everlys, The Dixie Cups and Shirley & Lee. First, second and third helpings of some of the very best of the day including tributes to Kansas City, Caldonia, Peggu Sue, Jim Dandy and a host of others, all brought to you from the sock hop to the rent party. Tune in for some LaVern Baker, Elvis, Nappy Brown, Wynona Carr and Big Joe Turner. They’ve all got a place in this week’s show here on Sonoma County Community Radio in yet another Deeper Roots barn burner. Hope you can join us and spend two hours leading off with Boston’s favorite son, Freddy Cannon. All of this coming your way from the outskirts of the Cherry Street Historic District of downtown Santa Rosa. Will there be reason to celebrate? We’re countin’ on it.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
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Freddy Cannon
Buzz Buzz A-Diddle It
The Forgotten 45's 1960-1962
3
Bo Diddley
Bring It To Jerome
Bo Diddley
4
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
5
Jerry Lee Lewis
Down The Line
A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
6
Jerry Lee Lewis
Night Train To Memphis
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
7
Chuck Berry
Almost Grown
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
8
Big Joe Turner
Oke: She: Moke: She: Pop
Big Joe Rocks
9
Jimmy Edwards
Love Bug Crawl
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
10
Shirley & Lee
Feel So Good
Shirley & Lee Rock
11
The Blue Angels
I Wonder
Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6
12
Dixie Cups
Chapel Of Love
Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6
13
Wynona Carr
Ding Dong Daddy
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
14
Margie Day
Dumplin' Dumplin'
Rock 'n' Roll Mamas Vol 3
15
Ike & Tina Turner
Mamma Tell Him
Don't Play Me Cheap
16
Ike & Tina Turner
Wake Up
Don't Play Me Cheap
17
Richard Berry & The Pharoahs
Louie, Louie
Coffee And Cigarettes
18
Nappy Brown
Don't Be Angry
The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 5
19
Little Willie Littlefield
K. C. Loving
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
20
Smiley Lewis
Shame, Shame, Shame
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
21
Chuck Willis
Caldonia
Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy, Vol. 3
22
Elvis Presley
Make Me Know It
Elvis Is Back!
23
Elvis Presley
Like a Baby
Elvis Is Back!
24
Ricky Nelson
My Babe
James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
25
Buddy Holly & The Fireballs
Peggy Sue Got Married
Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More!
26
The Everly Brothers
Bye Bye Love
Heartaches & Harmonies [Disc 1]
27
The Everly Brothers
Take a Message to Mary
A Portrait of Dylan
28
LaVern Baker
Jim Dandy
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
29
LaVern Baker
Whipper Snapper
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
30
Bobby "Mr Blues" Merrell
I Ain't Mad At You
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 2]
31
Ann Cole
I Got My Mojo Working
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 4]
32
Wynonie Harris
Bloodshot Eyes
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
33
Smiley Lewis
She's Got Me Hook, Line And Sinker
The Rough And Rowdy Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 8
