Category Archives: Early Pop

Free Form – November 2016

Free Form November 2016
Free Form November 2016

While the show this week is free form (something we like to do every few weeks), we’ll be leaning on a number of ‘connections’ including a couple of sets that feature tracks from the 1950 classic country album “Beyond The Sunset” which was released by Luke The Drifter aka Hank Williams, Sr. We’ll hear interpretations and originals that keep the focus on the country gospel solemnities that made this album one of country’s most interesting albums of the time.  We’ll also be rocking with The Prisonaires, Aretha Franklin; riding down the canyon with Gene Autry and Jonathan Edwards; and connecting with boot kicking pieces from Robert Gordon and Elvis. An interesting and fun two hours is in store for you on West County community radio. Join Dave Stroud for selections from the last 100 years.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Randy Newman Big Hat, No Cattle Bad Love Amazon
3Hank Williams Beyond The Sunset (Single Version) Beyond The Sunset Amazon
4Kevin Russell Ramblin Man Trouble In Mind Amazon
5Bill Haley Too Many Parties, Too Many Pals Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1 Amazon
6Hank Williams Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals Beyond The Sunset Amazon
7John Prine Just Waitin' For Better, Or Worse Amazon
8Hank Williams Please Make Up Your Mind Beyond The Sunset Amazon
9Hank Williams Just Waitin' Beyond The Sunset Amazon
10Johnny Cash I Dreamed About Mama Last Night Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute Amazon
11Hank Williams Everything's Okay Beyond The Sunset Amazon
12Marty Stuart Pictures from Life's Other Side (w/ Hank III) Nashville Vol. 1: Tear The Woodpile Down Amazon
13The Staple Singers Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw Freedom Highway Amazon
14Cliff Edwards A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody The Collection Amazon
15Ween Pretty Girl 12 Golden Country Greats Amazon
16Robert Gordon These Boots Are Made for Walking Satisfied Mind Amazon
17Elvis Presley Big Boots G.I. Blues Amazon
18Rosie Flores Rock-A-Bye Boogie Speed of Sound Amazon
19Aretha Franklin Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody The Electrifying Aretha Franklin Amazon
20The Prisonaires Rockin' Horse The Prisonaires – Just Walkin' In The Rain Amazon
21Guy Clark She Loves To Ride Horses The Dark Amazon
22Old Crow Medicine Show Don't Ride That Horse Big Iron World Amazon
23John Hiatt Slow Turning Slow Turning Amazon
24Lew Childre Riding The Elevated Train Train 45: Railroad Songs Of The Early 1900s Amazon
25Gene Autry Ridin' Down The Canyon Columbia Historic Edition Amazon
26Ian Tyson Ridin' Down the Canyon Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry Amazon
27Ian Tyson Cottonwood Canyon Carnero Vaquero Amazon
28Jonathan Edwards Girl From the Canyon Tomorrow's Child Amazon
29Gene Autry The Call Of The Canyon The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946 Amazon
30Eddy Arnold Cattle Call Last Of The Love Song Singers: Then And Now [Disc 1] Amazon
31Buddy Miller Cattle Call The Majestic Silver Strings Disc 1 Amazon
32Gene Autry I Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode Away Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 2] Amazon
33Bruce Springsteen Galveston Bay …Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008 Amazon

Free Form – August 2016

 

Free Form - August 2016
Free Form – August 2016

Country, rock, gospel, tradition, blues, and ragtime…just a sampling of the styles that you’ll hear when you tune into Deeper Roots this week. We’ll feature some contemporary sounds from Luther Dickinson and Bruce Hornsby…classic country from Hank Snow and Webb Pierce…traditional standards from John Prine and Mac Wiseman…rock gems from Bo Diddley and Elvis Presley. And, believe or not…there’s more!

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Glenn Yarbrough Baby The Rain Must Fall Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1 Amazon
3Randy Newman Louisiana 1927 Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 Amazon
4Randy Newman Every Man a King Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 Amazon
5Bonnie Raitt Guilty Bonnie Raitt Collection Amazon
6Bo Diddley Say Man 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley Amazon
7Elvis Presley Burning Love Elvis 30 #1 Hits Amazon
8Marty Stuart/The Staple Singers Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True) The Marty Party Hit Pack Amazon
9Luther Dickinson Ain't No Grave (feat. Mavis Staples) Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook) Volumes I & II [amazon asin=Rodney Crowell – Don't Get Me Started [Album Version] – 00:00&title=Buy From Amazon &thumb=http://deeperrootsradio.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/buy_small.gif]
10Mavis Staples Hard Times Come Again No More Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster Amazon
11The Staple Singers Jacob's Ladder Freedom Highway Amazon
12Bruce Hornsby & The Noise Makers Celestial Railroad Rehab Reunion Amazon
13The Staple Singers Going Away Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version) Amazon
14Webb Pierce/Willie Nelson You're Not Mine Anymore In the Jailhouse Now/Brand on My Heart Amazon
15Hank Snow Rhumba Boogie Hillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4] Amazon
16Roy Hogsed Cocaine Blues Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
17Roy Rogers I'm Gonna Gallop Gallop To Gallup New Mexico Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
18Spade Cooley Yodelling Polka Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
19Jimmy Walker Detour Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies Amazon
20Cyndi Lauper Detour (Featuring Emmylou Harris) Detour Amazon
21John Prine Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out (Featuring Iris Dement) For Better or Worse Amazon
22John Prine & Mac Wiseman Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
23John Prine & Mac Wiseman Old Rugged Cross Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
24Bob Dylan Lone Pilgrim World Gone Wrong Amazon
25Ricky Skaggs A Voice from on High Soldier of the Cross Amazon
26Jorma Kaukonen Blues Stay Away From Me Blue Country Heart Amazon
27Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson I Am The Light Of This World Quah [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
28Reverend Gary Davis I Am The Light Of This World Slippin' 'til My Gal Comes In Partner: Columbia University 1958-59 Amazon
29R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders Georgia Camp Meeting (Radio Broadcast) R. Crumb's Music Sampler Amazon
30R. Crumb And His Keep-on-Truckin' Orchestra River Blues R. Crumb's Music Sampler Amazon
31The Boswell Sisters Down Among The Sheltering Palms The Boswell Sisters Volume 2 Amazon
32Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders Sunnyside Up Paper Moon Amazon
33Cab Calloway Everybody Eats When They Come To My House Are You Hep To The Jive? Amazon
34Jimmie Revard & The Oklahoma Playboys Lose Your Blues and Laugh At Life The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2] Amazon

Deeper Fats Waller

Deeper Fats Waller
Deeper Fats Waller

In his brief life of 39 years, Tom Waller (better known as ‘Fats’) took what he learned from the church organ and broke the bonds of sacred for the swinging sounds that he would learn from Willie “The Lion” Smith, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake. While the organ (or, as he liked to call it “The God Box”) was his first love, it was his songwriting and ebullient personality that would infuse his melodies that set him apart. The American Songbook chapter called “Joy” is full of his music and the tragedy of losing him too soon to his demons likely prevented us being further enriched. Tune in for two hours of music that inspired Fats as well as the music he gave us.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Duke Ellington That Rhythm Man The Okeh Ellington [Disc 2] Amazon
3James P. Johnson What's The Use Of Being Alone A Piano Anthology Amazon
4James P. Johnson The Harlem Strut (BS 2026, P-151-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
5James P. Johnson Carolina Shout Jazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot Lips Amazon
6Fats Waller Carolina Shout The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
7Willie The Lion Smith & His Cubs More Than That Harlem Jazz (The 30's) Amazon
8Willie "The Lion" Smith Morning Air A Piano Anthology Amazon
9Clarence Williams' Blue Five Feat. Eva Taylor Cake Walkin' Babies From Home The Complete Clarence Williams Sessions, Vol. 2 – 1923-1925 Amazon
10Fats Waller The Joint Is Jumpin' The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
11Fats Waller I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 2] Amazon
12Fats Waller I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
13Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards I'm Goin' Huntin' The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
14Fats Waller With Morris' Hot Babies Fats Waller Stomp The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2] Amazon
15Fats Waller & His Rhythm Mamacita 100 Ans De Jazz Amazon
16Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon Living In A Great Big Way Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1] Amazon
17Fats Waller I Wish I Were Twins The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon
18Ethel Waters What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue? Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman) Amazon
19Fats Waller Ain't Misbehavin' Music By Fats Waller Amazon
20Fats Waller I'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter Music By Fats Waller Amazon
21Fats Waller (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
22Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big Fats Waller Greatest Hits Amazon
23Fats Waller & His Rhythm It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
24Fats Waller Honeysuckle Rose Nippers 30's-Vol.1 Amazon
25Nat King Cole Trio Honeysuckle Rose A Piano Anthology Amazon
26Fats Waller & His Rhythm Big Chief De Sota Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
27Fats Waller Let's Pretend There's A Moon The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon
28Fats Waller & His Rhythm You're The Picture Complete Recorded Works Vol.3 Amazon
29Fats Waller Sweet Savannah Sue The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1] Amazon
30Fats Waller St. Louis Blues The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2] Amazon
31Fats Waller You're Not The Only Oyster I Saw The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon

Free Form – May 2016

Free Form - May 2016
Free Form

Country sounds from Johnny Cash, Wynn Stewart, and Ferlin Husky kick things off and we’ll run the blues and R&B gamut with B. B. King, John Jackson, and Duke Robillard…who will also complement the sounds of Dr. John. A free form extravaganza continues with early pop and big band sounds, including Helen Forrest vocals, The Boswells, and Harry James.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson The Only Man Wilder Than Me Django and Jimmie Amazon
3Wynn Stewart Donna On My Mind California Country Amazon
4Ferlin Husky Puxico Polka 1949-1950 (Warped 498F) Amazon
5Johnny Cash Tennessee Flat Top Box The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1 Amazon
6Patsy Cline That's My Desire The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
7Mac Wiseman Old Camp Meeting Time Grassroots To Bluegrass Amazon
8Leon Russell Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Retrospective Amazon
9Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Friend of the Devil Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Amazon
10C.W. Stoneking Good Luck Charm Gon' Boogaloo Amazon
11Bob Dylan Talkin' Devil It Could Even Be A Myth Amazon
12John Jackson The Devil He Wore A Hickory Shoe Front Porch Blues Amazon
13Prophet G. Lusk The Devil's Trying to Steal My Joy This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982 Amazon
14Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound My Friend The Devil Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound Amazon
15Duke Robillard I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (To Take The Place Of You) The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard Amazon
16Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
17Dr. John Old Settlers Live at Magfest 2014 Amazon
18B.B. King & Dr. John There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Deuces Wild Amazon
19Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington It Don't Mean A Thing The Great Summit [Disc 1] Amazon
20Dj Frogg I Don't Mean a Mash Mashups Amazon
21Eugiene Baird & The Duke's Boys Everything But You American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington Amazon
22Helen Forrest and Les Paul Trio Everybody Knew But Me Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1] Amazon
23Harry James & His Orchestra I've Heard That Song Before 43 Your Hit Parade Amazon
24The Boswell Sisters Heebie Jeebies The Object Of My Affection Amazon
25New Friends Of Rhythm Shoot The Schubert To me Hubert 1939-1947 Performances Amazon
26Fats Waller How Can You Face Me? Honeysuckle Rose Amazon
27Leon Redbone Bittersweet Waltz Up A Lazy River Amazon
28John Jorgenson F. A. Swing Franco-American Swing Amazon
29Nappy Brown The Hole I'm In Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
30The Five Royales Tears Of Joy Dedicated To You Amazon
31Howlin' Wolf Baby How Long Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 Amazon
32Nappy Brown Little By Little Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
33Nappy Brown Piddily Patter Patter Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1] Amazon

Pop Music of the 1920s

Pop Music of the 1920s
Pop Music of the 1920s

We’ll revisit the third decade of the 20th century where the social and cultural watershed events following the first World War were more than one could have anticipated. The Jazz Age; Prohibition; Radio and the Victrola meant entertainment could be had in the front room, replacing the family and neighborhood parlor entertainment. While the Great Depression loomed on the horizon, the music that found the middle was hopeful and full of man-meets-girl songs were all the rage…even if signs of hard times to come were easily spotted. Listen in for a chronological selection that includes the sounds of Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Annette Hanshaw, Ethel Waters, and the peerless pop icons Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor.

Roots of Doo Wop

Roots of Doo Wop
Roots of Doo Wop

The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Turbans When You Dance Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2] Amazon
3Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Golden Gate Gospel Train Vol. 1-(1937-38) Amazon
4Heavenly Gospel Singers The Prodigal Son Halleluja Gospel & Prayers Amazon
5The Heavenly Gospel Singers When Was Jesus Born? Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4] Amazon
6The Deep River Boys Melody of Love The Dark Ages: Our Music From The Beginning Amazon
7The Charioteers All God's Chillun Got Shoes The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1 Amazon
8The Mills Brothers Paper Doll Best of the Decca Years Amazon
9The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra Diga, Diga, Do The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2 Amazon
10Lewis Bronzville Five Low Down Gal Blues Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3 Amazon
11The Ink Spots We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) 40 Your Hit Parade Amazon
12The Ink Spots My Prayer Greatest Hits Amazon
13The Cats & The Fiddle I Miss You So The Very Best Of Amazon
14The Cats & The Fiddle We Cats Will Swing For You The Very Best Of Amazon
15The Cats & The Fiddle Killin' Jive The Very Best Of Amazon
16The Delta Rhythm Boys I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
17The Delta Rhythm Boys Do You Care I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
18Slim & Slam The Flat Foot Floogie Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1) Amazon
19Five Red Caps Mama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take) Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947) Amazon
20The Cap-Tans I'm So Crazy For Love Vocal Group Harmony Vol 8 Amazon
21The Ravens Count Every Star Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
22The Ravens My Baby's Gone OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
23The Ravens Write Me A Letter Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
24The Moonglows Sincerely Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
25The Toppers If Money Grew on Trees Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947 Amazon
26The Five Keys The Glory of Love The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
27The Orioles It's Too Soon to Know Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
28The Orioles You Belong to Me Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
29The Cardinals Wheel Of Fortune Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Crows Gee Feelin Fine Amazon
31The Flamingos Would I Be Crying Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3 Amazon
32The Flamingos Golden Teardrops Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
33The Five Satins In The Still Of The Night Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
34The Penguins Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon
35The Cadillacs Speedo (Cadillac) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
36The Jewels Hearts of Stone Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon

No Parking Here – KOWS October 10, 2015

No Parking Here
No Parking Here

Saturday mornings are root-bound…in the very best sense of the phrase. Tune into KOWS for an eclectic blend of gospel from Jimmy Murphy and The Loyal Five, early century pop from Cliff Edwards and Emmett  Miler, R&B from Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland and Dr. John, country from Red Foley and Jimmy Littlejohn, and more of the sounds that matters from the past century of American music.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Gene Autry Rhythm Of The Range Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 3] Amazon
3Cliff Edwards Hang on to Me The Collection Amazon
4Emmett Miller (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way Minstrel Man From Georgia Amazon
5Sons of the Pioneers Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown Songs of the Prairie – CD3 Amazon
6Arthur Smith Follow Me Boogie (Instrumental) The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands Amazon
7Johnny Cash Calilou (The Rambler) Come Along And Ride This Train [Disc 4] Amazon
8Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
9Bobby "Blue" Bland I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings Amazon
10Piano Red Ain't Goin To Be Your Low Down Dog No Blues, Blues, Blues Amazon
11Pee Wee King Dog House Blues Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2) Amazon
12Neko Case John Saw That Number Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Amazon
13The Loyal Five John The Revelator Heaven Bound Train Amazon
14Jimmy Murphy John the Baptist [Live] Electricity Amazon
15Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Get Up John Bill Monroe: Anthology Amazon
16Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Private Property (No Tresspassing) One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions Amazon
17Jimmy Littlejohn No Parking Here The World Is A Monster Amazon
18Woody Guthrie Riding in My Car (Car Song) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection Amazon
19Billy Murray The Little Old Ford Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
20Vince Gill Love Bug Bradley Barn Sessions Amazon
21Little Jimmy Dickens When That Love Bug Bites You Country Boy [Disc 2] Amazon
22Jimmy Edwards Love Bug Crawl Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5 Amazon
23Red Foley & Minnie Pearl Love Bug Itch Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3] Amazon
24The Mills Brothers The Love Bug Will Bite You Mills Brothers – Goldent Greats Amazon
25Vera Lynn The Love Bug Will Bite You A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow Amazon
26Doc & Merle Watson Corrina, Corrina Then And Now/Two Days In November Amazon
27Spade Cooley Crazy' Cause I Love You Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley Amazon
28The Weavers Meet the Johnson Boys The Weavers at Home Amazon
29Clifton Chenier Ride 'Em Cowboy Bogalusa Boogie Amazon
30Huey "Piano" Smith We I'll Be John Brown ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40 Amazon
31Junior Brown & Red Simpson Nitro Express Rig Rock Deluxe Amazon
32Red Simpson Truck Drivin' Man The Best of Red Simpson: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer Amazon
33Tex Ritter Dear John Have I Stayed Away Too Long Amazon
34Ray Charles You Don't Know Me Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
35Dr. John The Night Tripper Mama Roux The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon

Deeper Hoagy Carmichael

Deeper Hoagy Carmichael
Deeper Hoagy Carmichael

Our show explores the music of the great Hoagy Carmichael, the American songwriter who would pair up with some of the great lyricists of the early century to produce a body of work that, while it generally is written about another time in the south, endures for it’s soft-spoken charm, inventiveness, and sophistication.  He worked his way through law school by performing in his own three-piece band but a couple of his early songs, “Riverboat Shuffle” and “Stardust” made it clear that songwriting was the inevitable vocation for this would-be lawyer. Although the Great Depression almost put him back with the bar, it was the song “Stardust” that would convince him that he could make a go of it. And he did. He was a font of music, teaming with Johnny Mercer and numerous other great lyricists to pen songs that maintain a fresh face to this day…and Deeper Roots will have the vintage sounds of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and The Mills Brothers alongside the contemporary interpretations of Carmichael’s standards including Linda Ronstadt, Norah Jones, and Junior Brown. Join Dave Stroud as he queues up the timeless work of Hoagy Carmichael.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Willie Nelson Ole Buttermilk Sky Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 3 Amazon
3Nat King Cole Stardust 30 Greatest Hits Disc 1 Amazon
4Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
5Glenn Miller, Ray Eberle Blue Orchids Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957 Amazon
6Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] Amazon
7Kate Smith Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] Amazon
8Mildred Bailey Rockin' Chair Rockin' Chair Amazon
9Louis Armstrong Rockin' Chair Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] Amazon
10Ethel Waters Old Man Harlem Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1] Amazon
11Ethel Waters Georgia On My Mind Smithsonian Songbook Series: Hoagy Carmichael Amazon
12Django Reinhardt Georgia On My Mind The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 4] Amazon
13The Mills Brothers Lazybones Sweeter Than Sugar Amazon
14Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Moon Country (Is Home To Me) Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
15Dinning Sisters The Old Music Master Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2] Amazon
16Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra The Old Music Master Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43 Amazon
17Linda Ronstadt Skylark Round Midnight With Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Disc 1] Amazon
18Norah Jones The Nearness of You Come Away With Me Amazon
19Jo Stafford Ivy Candy Amazon
20Willie Nelson Stardust Stardust [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
21Ray Charles Georgia On My Mind Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection Amazon
22Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra Ev'ntide Heart Full Of Rhythm / Volume 2 (1936-38) Amazon
23Bing Crosby Moonburn [Single Version] Bing Crosby And Some Jazz Friends Amazon
24Dinning Sisters I Get Along Without You Very Well Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 2] Amazon
25Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Sing It Way Down Low Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
26Hoagy Carmichael A Tune For Humming Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957 Amazon
27Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra Come Easy, Go Easy Love Stardust & Much More Amazon
28Hoagy Carmichael Huggin & Chalkin 47 Your Hit Parade Amazon
29Johnny Mercer Memphis In June Smithsonian Songbook Series: Hoagy Carmichael Amazon
30The Mills Brothers Lazy River Best of the Decca Years Amazon
31Louis Prima Lazy River Capitol Collectors Series Amazon
32Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra Small Fry Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1] Amazon
33Junior Brown Hong Kong Blues Semi-Crazy Amazon
34Hoagy Carmichael Hong Kong Blues Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 2] Amazon
35The Boswell Sisters Charlie Two Step The Boswell Sisters Volume 2 Amazon

San Antone – KOWS August 10, 2015

Deeper Roots on KOWS
Deeper Roots on KOWS

We’re filling in once more for Mark Hogan and his Bluegrass and Old Time Hour. This week, we’ve put together another two hours of music that spans close to a full century…including Cliff Edwards from 1933, Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Lunceford, and Dave Van Ronk (just to name a few). There will be some themes and schemes built into our sets this evening including the story of Caldonia, the Texas town of San Antone, and heading down a dusty road of a century of America’s music.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Charlie Gracie Just A Closer Walk With Thee Angel on My Shoulder Amazon
3Doug Sahm Chicken and the Bop Best of Sir Douglas 68-75 Amazon
4Charley Pride Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone Superstars Of Country: Good Ol' Songs [Disc 1] Amazon
5Buddy Emmons/Ray Pennington/Swing Shift Band Mama Was the Rose of San Antone Swingin' by Request Amazon
6Tommy Duncan Stars Over San Antone Beneath a Neon Star in a Honky Tonk Amazon
7Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen San Antone Running Wild Amazon
8Les Paul I Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way (feat. Bing Crosby) [Remastered] 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) Amazon
9Bobby Bare Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning Darker Than Light Amazon
10Woody Guthrie Going Down the Road (Feeling Bad) Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection Amazon
11Ralph Stanley & Jimmy Martin I'm Going Down the Road First Time Together Amazon
12Doug Jayne Running Lightly Down The Road It Looks Like She's Going on a Trip Amazon
13Leon Redbone Ain't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly Roll Any Time Amazon
14The Mills Brothers Old-Fashioned Love The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3 Amazon
15Cliff Edwards It's Only A Paper Moon Columbia Records 25th Amazon
16Frank Auburn Orchestra w/Benny Goodman I Found a Million Dollar Baby Vintage Music: Original Classics from the 1920s and 1930s Amazon
17Jimmie Lunceford Cement Mixer Strictly Lunceford Blues In The Night Amazon
18Frank Sinatra I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon
19Ella Mae Morse Forty Cups Of Coffee The Morse Code [Disc 2] Amazon
20Smiley Lewis Cadonia's Party Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series Amazon
21Louis Jordan Caldonia Number Ones Amazon
22B.B. King Caldonia Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan Amazon
23Dave Van Ronk Your Feet's Too Big Sweet & Lowdown Amazon
24Nat King Cole Trio Honeysuckle Rose The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 1] Amazon
25Fats Waller & His Rhythm It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
26Ivory Joe Hunter It's A Sin Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951) Amazon
27The Blasters Trouble Bound Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2) Amazon
28The Staple Singers This Train Freedom Highway Amazon
29The Fairfield Four Hallelujah Revival Amazon
30Sam Cooke Trouble Blues The Rhythm And The Blues Amazon
31Maria Muldaur I Belong To That Band Richland Woman Blues Amazon
32Mother McCollum Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Guitar Evangelists (1928-1951) Amazon
33Emmylou Harris When Halley Came To Jackson Mark Twain: Words & Music [Disc 1] Amazon
34Arthur Alexander Every Day I Have to Cry Some Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter Amazon

Songs of the Century

Songs of the Century
Songs of the Century

The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) produced a list a few years back that they called the “Songs of The Century”. It was concocted based on a questionable set of sampling and was to represent and “promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage.” The voting pool was a strange mixture elected officials, school students and teachers, as well as industry professionals. The respondent pool was about 200. The list is woefully inadequate but certainly worth discussing. Deeper Roots will spend this week exploring the top 30 (of 365) and follow up with its own list in a second episode next week. Listen in as we stretch the imagination.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2John Lennon Imagine Imagine Amazon
3Gladys Knight & The Pips Midnight Train To Georgia Singers And Songwriters: 1973- Amazon
4The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand [Stereo] The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 Disc 1 Amazon
5Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings Amazon
6Lena Horne Stormy Weather (From "Stormy Weather") The Essential Lena Horne – The RCA Years Amazon
7Ben E. King Stand By Me Malt Shop Memories Save the Last Dance for Me Amazon
8The Beach Boys Good Vibrations Endless Summer Amazon
9Tony Bennett I Left My Heart in San Francisco The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1 Amazon
10Otis Redding (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. 1 Amazon
11Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2 Amazon
12John Philip Sousa Stars And Stripes Forever The March King: John Philip Sousa Conducts His Own Marches and Other Favorites (An Historical Recording) Amazon
13Kate Smith With Orchestra God Bless America Nippers 30's-Vol.1 Amazon
14Fats Domino Blueberry Hill Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 4 Amazon
15Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Take The "A" Train Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3] Amazon
16The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Singles Collection: The London Years Disc 1 Amazon
17Bobby Darin Mack The Knife Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) Amazon
18Jimmie Davis You Are My Sunshine Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
19Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra When The Saints Go Marching In Pete Fountain Presents The Best Of Dixieland: Louis Armstrong Amazon
20Bill Haley & His Comets (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (Single Version) Rock Around The Clock Amazon
21Glenn Miller & His Orchestra In the Mood The Centennial Collection Disc 1 Amazon
22Scott Joplin The Entertainer compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
23The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2) Amazon
24Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet Take Me Out To The Ball Game www.allaoijr.com Amazon
25Leonard Bernstein West Side Story Overture West Side Story Amazon
26The Andrews Sisters Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection – The Best Of The Andrews Sisters Amazon
27Don McLean American Pie American Pie [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
28Aretha Franklin Respect 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
29Woody Guthrie This Land Is Your Land This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 Amazon
30Bing Crosby White Christmas Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits Amazon
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32George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 20's Amazon