This week on Deeper Roots, the records come with instructions. From dance crazes and rhythm commands to songs about not knowing what comes next, we’re asking — and answering — ‘Let’s Do It!.’ Two hours of blues, rock ’n’ roll, soul, and jukebox rhythm from the past century, all with a demand that we get our booties moving or our bodies boogie’n. From Howlin’ Wolf and B.B. King to The Dovells, Chubby Checker and Rosco Gordon, we’re digging deep with some classic blues and rare soul. But we’ve also got some rockin’, stompin’, rompin’, swingin’ to do with dances like the swim, the twist, the slop, and the boomerang…and we’ve even got Bobby Dunn pleading that we “Do The Bobby Dunn”. Nothing’s off limits and it’s nothing but fun on this week’s show as we explore something thematic that we’re excited to share with you. Whether it’s a party you’re hosting or you’re just out there in the yard prepping for the coming summer, turn it up. That’s right…do it!
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
2
The Four Blazes
Do The Do
Mary Jo
1954
00:00
3
Howlin' Wolf
Do The Do
Muddy & The Wolf
1969
05:13
4
Mabel Franklin
Let's Do The Wiggle
Stompin' 2
1965
07:22
5
Lightnin' Hopkins
Do The Boogie
Lightnin' Sam Hopkins
1962
09:37
6
B.B. King
Let's Do the Boogie
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
1994
14:00
7
Rufus Thomas
Can Your Monkey Do the Dog
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9)
1964
16:23
8
Rufus Thomas
(Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1)
Stax Number Ones
2010
18:44
9
Junior Walker & The All Stars
Do The Boomerang
The Ultimate Collection
1965
27:55
10
Sugar Pie DeSanto
Do The Whoopie
Brunswick Lost Soul – Volume 1
1967
30:13
11
Sugar Sweet
Do the Dive
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 12]
1963
32:36
12
Dee Dee Sharp
Do The Bird
Girls Of Rock & Roll
0
34:56
13
Bobby Dunn
Do The Bobby Dunn
Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
2015
37:08
14
The Olympics
Baby Do The Philly Dog
Northern Soul Originals
1999
40:15
15
Jackie Lee
Do The Temptation Walk
All Nighter Hits
0
47:19
16
Dave Baby Cortez
Do the Slop
Happy Organs Wild Guitars
1994
49:46
17
Little Joe Cook
Let's Do the Slop
Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
1956
52:58
18
March Wind
Do The Sweetback
Stax 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 3]
1994
55:21
19
The Matta Baby
Do the Pearl Girl (Part 2)
All Night Long: Northern Soul Floor Fillers
2016
58:34
20
The 5 Royales
Do the Cha Cha Cherry
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
1958
1:05:58
21
The Hilltoppers
Do The Bop
Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
1955
1:08:10
22
Isaac Clark
Do The Dog Funk
Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 4]
2015
1:10:16
23
Rosco Gordon
Do The Chicken (Dance With You)
Rockin' Memphis [Disc 1]
1956
1:13:14
24
The Isley Brothers
Do The Twist [Remastered 1991]
Complete United Artists Sessions
1963
1:15:45
25
The Staple Singers
Do The Cissy [Stingers]
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles Vol. 2: 1968-1971 [Disc 2]
Roll down the windows and put that pedal to the metal because we’ve got two hours of wild rhythms and deep cuts this coming Friday. We’ll be digging into those slap-back echo, train-beat rhythms and wild-eyed energy of rockabilly music — that explosive blend of country, blues, boogie and early rock ’n’ roll that rattled America in the 1950s and helped redraw the cultural map for a generation of teenagers looking for something loud, fast and a little dangerous. Now sure, everybody knows the giants — Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis — but tonight’s show leans into the side roads and back highways of rockabilly history. Alongside a few familiar names, we’ll spend two hours with the obscure cats, regional stars, one-hit wonders and forgotten firebrands producing some of the wildest sounds ever pressed onto vinyl. From Sonny Fisher and Ronnie Self to Roy Duke, Sonny Burgess, Johnny Garner and Laura Lee Perkins, this is the sound of American youth culture before it was polished, corporate or safe.
It’s a 1950 heatwave of rhythm and blues sounds this morning on Deeper Roots. We’ll move away from anything that might be polite or polished and turn our attention to the sweat-soaked, neon-lit world of rhythm and blues, a sound that was the early morning thunder and lightning just ahead of the dawn of rock ‘n roll. We’re focusing on the year 1950 where jump blues started to grow teeth — where the saxophones were honking, the backbeats hitting harder, and indie labels from Memphis to LA were capturing lightning in a bottle. From the smoky corners of the Delta to the high voltage clubs of the North, we’re digging deep into the crates for the some pounding rhythms from Dave Bartholomew, Julia Lee, Bull Moose Jackson, Jimmy McCracklin as well as Buddy and Ella Johnson…oh, and some Tiny Bradshaw’s Breaking Up The House. As Chuck Berry pointed out: “…it’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it, any old time you use it”.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Year
Start At
2
Sister Wynona Carr
Don't Miss That Train
Dragnet For Jesus
1950
00:00
3
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Walk the Chalk Line
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 7]
1950
05:22
4
Ella Johnson
No More Love
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
1950
07:56
5
Jimmy McCracklin
Rockin? All Day (a/k/a Rockin? and Reelin?)
Electric Blues?Part 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
1950
10:56
6
Bull Moose Jackson
Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
1950
13:34
7
Cleo Brown
Roll It Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
15:54
8
Eunice Davis
Rock Little Daddy
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
25:17
9
Austin McCoy
Happy Pay Day Part 1
More Mellow Cats & Kittens
1950
27:46
10
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra w/Myra Johnson
Silent George
Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B
1950
30:56
11
Jewel King
3×7=21
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
1950
33:32
12
Jewel King
I Broke My Mother's Rule
Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]
1950
36:04
13
Julia Lee
Can't Get Enough Of That Stuff
Kansas City Star [Disc 5]
1950
38:17
14
Violet Hall
He's An Ivory Beating Baby (On The Baby Grand)
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
1950
41:16
15
Johnnie Brown
I'm Gonna Stop (Foolin' Around)
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
1950
48:49
16
Tiny Bradshaw
Breaking Up the House
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
1950
51:12
17
Tiny Bradshaw
Well Oh Well
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
1950
53:51
18
Wynonie Harris
I Want To Love You Baby
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
1950
56:29
19
Dave Bartholomew
Ain't Gonna Do It (Rest Of My Life)
Gettin' Funky [Disc 2]
1950
59:21
20
Connie Jordan
I'm Gonna Rock (Till My Rocker Breaks Down)
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
1950
1:07:07
21
Ruth Brown
I'll Wait For You
Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 1
1950
1:09:52
22
Ivory Joe Hunter
We're Going to Boogie
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
1950
1:12:25
23
King Perry
Everything's Gonna Be Alright Tonight
Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1]
1950
1:15:25
24
Gene Phillips
Women Women Women
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
1950
1:17:46
25
Erline Harris
Jump And Shout
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
1950
1:20:35
26
Percy Mayfield
Strange Things Happening
Poet of the Blues
1950
1:25:26
27
The Robins
If It's So
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1950
1:28:12
28
The Dominoes
Chicken Blues
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
1950
1:31:14
29
H-Bomb Ferguson
Rock H-Bomb Rock
Stompin' 14
1950
1:34:02
30
Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men
Love Don't Love Nobody
Original Blues/Greatest Hits
1950
1:36:10
31
Little Esther & Mel Walker w; Johnny Otis Orchestra
Cupid's Boogie
Roots of Rock 'n' Roll – Rough and Rowdy Vol. 3
1950
1:38:51
32
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
1950
1:41:24
33
The Three Riffs
Cherry In My Lemon And Lime
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
This week’s episode finds the heart of rock ‘n roll; that recipe of a rhythm and blues with just the right pinch of just about everything else. Chuck Berry’s legacy stands as one of the most important stories in rock ‘n roll’s 75 or so years. His music, particularly in those early years, was covered ad nauseum but it was always done best in an artist’s own voice. Why? Because the music speaks for itself. We’ll share music from Sleepy Labeef to Nina Simone, Linda Ronstadt to Peter Gammons (!), and Conway Twitty to the late, great John Hammond. Covers include You Never Can Tell, Sweet Little Sixteen, Nadine, and No Money down with another dozen, all honoring the King (or is it the Prime Minister) of Rock ‘n Roll whose 100th birthday will be celebrated later this year.
Join Dave Stroud for a look at a fascinating, if somewhat cringey, slice of music history, where white cover versions of black R&B nuggets were whitewashed across the pop charts in the 1950s. While the ‘cover version’ was a standard industry practice, so were the ‘sanitized’ versions of R&B hits by black artists that made them more ‘palatable’ for white radio audiences, spotlighting white artists while the original creators stayed in the shadows. It’s certainly something that could be the topic of numerous Deeper Roots episodes but we’ll limit our scope to a two hour exploration, measuring the original against the cover. On one side of the house we’ll hear from Fats Domino (a popular source for the practic), Big Joe Turner, The Moonglows and a handful of others. The other side of the house has the names of Pat Boone, Art Mooney, The Fontane Sisters and others among the dubious roster ‘favorites’. Radio and media helped to democratize the landscape but today’s parallels with the frothing ‘look over thereness’ of right wing hate is unmistakable and hard to ignore. It was George Santayana who observed that “those who do not learn from history, are bound to repeat it.“
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Fontane Sisters
Hearts Of Stone
Vintage Music " Vols 3 & 4
3
The Jewels
Hearts of Stone
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
4
The Fontane Sisters
Rock Love
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
5
Lula Reed
Rock Love
Rhythm & Western Volume 4 – I Hang My Head and Cry
6
Eileen Barton
Fujiyama Mama
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
7
Annisteen Allen
Fujiyama Mama
From the Ghetto
8
The Crew Cuts
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
9
The Chords
Sh-Boom
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
10
The McGuire Sisters
Sincerely
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
11
The Moonglows
Sincerely
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 2]
12
The Crew Cuts
Don't Be Angry
High School Favorites
13
Nappy Brown
Don't Be Angry [1955 Version]
Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
14
The Fontane Sisters
Please Don't Leave Me
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.3
15
Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Rock And Rollin
16
Pat Boone
The Fat Man
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
17
Fats Domino
The Fat Man
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
18
Pat Boone
Long Tall Sally
The London American Story Disc 1
19
Little Richard
Long Tall Sally
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
20
Art Mooney
Tutti Frutti
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
21
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
22
Johnnie Ray
Flip Flop And Fly
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
23
Big Joe Turner
Flip Flop And Fly
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
24
Bill Haley & His Comets
Shake, Rattle and Roll
From The Original Master Tapes
25
Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
26
Teresa Brewer
Tweedle Dee
The Best Of Teresa Brewer
27
LaVern Baker
Tweedlee Dee
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 2]
28
Gale Storm
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
The London American Story Disc 1
29
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
30
Georgia Gibbs
Dance With Me Henry
Georgia Gibbs Greatest Hits
31
Etta James
The Wallflower
The Best of Etta James [EMI-Capitol Special Markets]
32
Jean Dinning
Bo Diddley
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
33
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
34
The Hilltoppers
Teardrops From My Eyes
They Tried To Rock – The Popsters Vol.4
35
Ruth Brown
Teardrops From My Eyes
Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 1]]
Spring’s just around the corner but we’re all holding out with rain, wind and more California sunshine in our forecast until then. Don’t you think that this might call for a party? Well, some of us do and we’re going to mix up the country with the blues, the rock with the rockabilly, and the brassy with the sass as we prepare for the holiday known as President’s Day. I suppose the toddler in the basement wants that named after him, too. Can someone explain the rules of common decency and sense to President McFuddlepants? Please. I beg of you. We’ll leave him out of the party today, though, as we hang in there with a delicious spread of the very best music from the past century, including Mitty Collier, Dr. John, Marty Stuart, Merle Haggard, John Fogerty and Elvin Bishop. We’ll also hear from a local favorite, Doug Blumer and The Bohemian Highway, with a reminder that “The Party’s At Our House”.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Sad House Big Party
Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
3
Roque Baños
Party at the Restaurant
Sexy Beast
4
Dr. John
Party Hellfire
The Best Of The Parlophone Years
5
Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
6
Amos Milburn
Let's Have A Party
ABC Of The Blues Vol 30
7
Hugo and Luigi
Rockabilly Party
The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD1)
8
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Party at My House
Mean Case of the Blues
9
Jesse Allen
Let's Party
Stompin' 34
10
Sam Cooke
Having A Party
100 Northern Soul Classics
11
Mink DeVille
Party Girls
Cabretta
12
Helena Ferguson
Where Is The Party
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 5
13
Claudine Clark
Party Lights
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
14
Tammi Terrell
Two Can Have A Party
Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
15
Mitty Collier
My Party
Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968
16
Lesley Gore
It's My Party
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lesley Gore
17
Charlie Wilson & His Hayloft Gang
The Beer Party (1933)
Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard: Hard Time, Good Time, And End Time Music, 1923-1936
18
Dale Watson
Pity Party
The Best of the HighTone Years
19
Don Gibson
Give Myself A Party
The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
20
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
The Party's At Our House
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
21
Charline Arthur
I'm Having A Party All By Myself
Welcome To The Club
22
Wanda Jackson
There's A Party Going On
There's A Party Goin' On
23
Elvin Bishop
Party Till The Cows Come Home
Tulsa Shuffle
24
Whitney Rose
The Last Party
Heartbreaker of the Year
25
Merle Haggard
Goin' Away Party
Unforgettable
26
Rosanne Cash
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Hits: 1979-1989
27
Porter Wagoner
The Party & Dolly Parton
1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
28
John Fogerty
Garden Party (With Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmidt)
Another free form musical delight is ready and waiting for your ears this coming Friday morning. We dig into some mid-century nuggets from the country genre with Red Foley and Ernest Tubb as well as Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel and Joe Ely. That, of course, hardly covers the two hours. There’s also some hot rhythms from NRBQ, Daddy Cleanhead, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino and the sweet and brassy sounds from Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, and Babs Gonzales. Our new year won’t make promises but our hopes are all we’ve got, remembering that hate will never win if you don’t let it. There’s been wars fought for much less.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Jarmels
A Little Bit of Soap
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
3
Freddy Cannon
Abigail Beecher
His Latest And Greatest
4
NRBQ
A Little Bit Of Bad
Message For The Mess Age
5
NRBQ
Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie
Kick Me Hard
6
Bo Diddley
Don't Let It Go (Hold On To What You Got)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
7
Slim Harpo
Shake Your Hips
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
8
Wanda Jackson
Dona'a Wan'a
Rockin' With Wanda [US Bonus Tracks]
9
Fats Domino
I Can't Go On Rosalie
The Fabulous Mr D
10
The 5 Royales
I Got to Know
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
11
Irma Thomas
Look Up (AKA Whenever)
Soul Queen of New Orleans
12
The Marigolds
Rollin' Stone
The Best Of Excello Records
13
Dave Bartholemew
The Monkey (Speaks His Mind)
Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
14
Daddy Cleanhead
Something's Goin' On In My Room
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
15
Babs Gonzales
Professor Bop
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
16
Louis Jordan
If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
Jivin' With Jordan
17
The Mills Brothers
Across The Alley From The Alamo
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
18
Asleep At The Wheel
Across The Alley From The Alamo
Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
19
Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
Hobo Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
20
Bill Kirchen
Down to Seeds and Stems Again
Seeds and Stems
21
Iris DeMent
Big City
Tulare Dust: Tribute to Merle Haggard
22
Merle Haggard
Silver Wings
The Complete '60s Capitol Singles
23
Joe Ely
Dallas
The Best Of Joe Ely 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
24
Joe Ely
Dam Of My Heart
Time For Travelin' – The Best Of Joe Ely
25
Jorma Kaukonen
Red River Blues
Blue Country Heart
26
Arlo Guthrie
The City Of New Orleans
Hobo's Lullaby
27
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
Havana Moon
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
28
Chuck Berry
Havana Moon
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
29
Bonnie Raitt/Was (Not Was)
Baby Mine
Stay Awake: Interpretations of Vintage Disney Films
30
Marlene Dietrich
No Love, No Nothin'
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
31
Johnny Mercer
Jamoboree Jones
Songsmith From Savannah
32
Billie Holiday
Trav'lin' Light
Johnny Mercer (1909 – 1976)
33
Frank Sinatra
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]
Friday mornings feature a two-hour journey through sound, soul, and even a dash of storytelling from the past century of America’s music. Tune in as Dave Stroud weaves an eclectic blend of genres that don’t always share a shelf, but definitely share a spirit. From the aching twang of country ballads to the velvet grooves of soul, as well as the thumping rhythms of rock…we’ve got it all. We’ll also be adding a touch of gospel to uplift and some shimmering pop in the show today. Legends and unsung heroes side by side—think John Fogerty easing into a track from BR5-49, or some classic Charlie Musselwhite introducing the soulful sounds of Solomon Burke. This isn’t a greatest hits show—it’s a feeling. It’s about the moments when music surprises you, connects you, and makes you feel more you. So whether you’re tuning in from the road, the living room, or somewhere in between, turn it up and let the music take you somewhere new..
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Mel Blanc
Money
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
3
Louis Armstrong
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Pottery Barn Dinner At Eight Just Desserts
4
Frank Sinatra
(Love Is) The Tender Trap
The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 2]
5
Elvis Presley
Can't Help Falling In Love
Elvis 30 #1 Hits
6
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
Never Ending
From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
7
Robert Gordon
Fire
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
8
The Supremes
Nothing But Heartache
Gold Disc 1
9
Marvin Gaye
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
10
Candi Staton
In The Ghetto
Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 2]
11
Charlie Musselwhite
Siboney
Continental Drifter
12
Solomon Burke
What Good Am I?
Make Do With What You Got
13
Little Willie John
Leave My Kitten Alone
ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
14
Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
15
Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16
Charles Senns
Dig Me A Crazy Record
One More Record Please
17
Johnny Burnette
The Train Kept A Rollin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
18
Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Grea
19
Marshall Crenshaw
Donna the Prima Donna (Bonus Track)
Jaggedland
20
Leon Russell
Dixie Lullaby
Leon Russell [Bonus Track]
21
The Bobby Fuller Four
Love's Made A Fool Of You
The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
22
John Fogerty
Almost Saturday Night (with Keith Urban)
Wrote a Song for Everyone
23
BR5-49/Kay Adams
Mama Was A Rock (Daddy Was A Rolling Stone)
Rig Rock Deluxe
24
Southern Culture on the Skids
Too Much Pork for Just One Fork
Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2
25
The Doobie Brothers
Listen To The Music
Toulouse Street
26
Buffalo Springfield
On The Way Home
Retrospective – The Best of Buffalo Springfield
27
Elvin Bishop
Fooled Around and Fell In Love
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection The Best of Elvin Bishop
28
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
My Journey To The Sky
Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
29
Professor Johnson & His Gospel Singers
Where Shall I Be
1950s Gospel Classics
30
Mahalia Jackson
I'm On My Way
The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
31
Stephen Stills
Do for the Others
Stephen Stills
32
Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)
Pocket Full Of Rain
The Low Highway [+digital booklet]
33
Emmylou Harris
Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight (Remastered LP Version)
Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we’re spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We’ll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We’ll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don’t miss a wailin’, rockin’ morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Big Joe Turner
Roll 'em Pete
Malcolm X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3
Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
Junker's Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.59)
4
Joe Liggins
The Honeydripper Part 1
The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
5
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
6
Charles Brown
Driftin' Blues
Ray Charles – Music that Matters to Him
7
Hadda Brooks
Swingin' The Boogie
I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
8
The Ravens
Write Me A Letter
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
9
T-Bone Walker
Call It Stormy Monday
Raw Blues
10
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Snatch It And Grab It
Kuties And Krooners
11
Roy Brown
Good Rockin' Tonight
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
12
John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen
The Definitive Collection
13
Amos Milburn
Chicken Shack Boogie
Devil in a Blue Dress
14
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Rock Awhile
Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
15
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
My Baby Left Me [Remastered 2002]
That's All Right (When the Sun Goes Down series)
16
Percy Mayfield
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
17
Tiny Bradshaw
The Train Kept a-Rollin'
Breaking Up the House [Disc 2]
18
Sticks McGhee
Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-o-Dee
The Atlantic Story [UK]
19
Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
20
Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
21
Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy
Drunk
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
22
Muddy Waters
Got My Mojo Workin
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
23
Little Walter
My Babe
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
24
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Don't Start Me Talkin'
Blues Masters, Vol. 2: Postwar Chicago Blues
25
Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin'
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 7]
26
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
27
John Lee Hooker
Dimples
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
28
Slim Harpo
I Got Love If You Want It
Roll Your Moneymaker
29
Lazy Lester
I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
30
Ray Charles
Night Time Is the Right Time
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
31
Bo Diddley
Say Man
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
In the long view, rock ‘n roll’s rise was no surprise as it’s sound had been peeking through the tall grass since the 1930s with some risque (and risky) rhythm and blues, gospel celebrations and fast-paced swinging country sounds. When Sam Phillips’ small operation in Memphis kicked off, who would have guessed that the fusion of all these sounds would somehow resonate with it’s blend of hillbilly, blues, rhythm and gospel influences. But it did. And here we are. Tune into Deeper Roots as we go a bit deeper into the sounds of Sun Records, beyond the Elvis, Roy, Johnny, Carl and Jerry Lees. We’ll turn our attention to others from the early years including The Miller Sisters, Slim Rhodes, Barbara Pittman and The Prisonaires. The music we’ve got is sometimes raw, sometimes wild and always headed in the same direction. Don’t miss this one!
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
3
Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
4
Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
5
The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
6
The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
7
Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
8
Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
9
Roy Orbison
Trying to Get to You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
10
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
11
Slim Rhodes Band (Vocal: Sandy Brooks)
Take and Give
Sun Ballads 1953-62
12
Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
13
Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
14
Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
15
Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
16
Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
17
Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
18
Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
19
Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
