This week’s show leans into the rougher side of the tradition: the places where bruised pride, bad decisions, and raw truth find their way into song. “The down and dirty blues” isn’t a stylistic claim so much as a shared attitude — the kind shaped by rent coming due, lovers turning cold, and the kind of trouble that sits heavy in the gut. Across the past century, singers and players have used these stories to put plainspoken feeling into motion, building grooves that don’t promise comfort so much as recognition. Across two hours, we’ll move through voices that carried this edge with conviction — men and women from the 1930s onward who weren’t at all shy about calling out mean mistreaters or confessing their own missteps. You’ll hear hard-driving cuts where guitars sting, pianos roll, and vocals land with a certain bruising weight. Tune in for the likes of Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Dirty Red, Little Joe Blue, Howlin’ Wolf and a couple dozen others. The ‘dirty dozen’ doesn’t get much dirtier than this.
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Annisteen Allen
Down By The River
Get Hot Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
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Howlin' Wolf
Down In The Bottom
Moanin' In The Moonlight
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Victoria Spivey
Down Hill Pull
Moaning The Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.65)
5
Memphis Minnie
Dirty Mother For You
Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
6
Dirty Red
Mother Fuyer
Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
7
Little Junior Parker
Dirty Friend Blues
Abc of the Blues, Vol. 36
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Little Joe Blue
Dirty Work Goin' On
Chess Blues Disc 4
9
Little Johnny Jones & The Chicago Hound Dogs
Dirty By The Dozen (Sweet Little Woman)
The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
10
Muddy Waters
Down South Blues
More Real Folk Blues
11
Smokey Hogg
Dirty Mistreater
The Mercury Blues Story (1945-1955) – Southwest Blues, Vol. 2
12
B.B. King
Every Day I Have the Blues
Pure R&B: Vol. 3- Let the Good Times Roll [Disc 1]
13
Amos Milburn
Hard Driving Blues
Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
14
T-Bone Walker
It's a Lowdown Dirty Deal
The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
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Piano Red – Dr. Feelgood
Don't Tell Me No Dirty
The Doctor's in – Disc 4
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J.B. Lenoir
Low Down Dirty Shame
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
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Lonnie Johnson
The Dirty Dozen
Lonnie Johnson: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1930-31)
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Victoria Spivey
From 1 to 12 (Dirty Dozen)
The Victoria Spivey Collection 1926-1937
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Little Milton
I Play Dirty
Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
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Jimmy Reed
Down The Road
You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
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Bobby Bland
Driftin' Blues
The Best Of Bobby Bland
22
Jimmy Witherspoon
Bar Fly Blues
Raw Blues
23
Wynonie Harris
Hard Luck Blues
Battle of the Blues – Volume 2
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John Lee Hooker
Blues Before Sunrise
Don't Look Back
25
The Leap Frogs
Dirty Britches
No Jive: Authentic Southern Country Blues
26
George Harmonica Smith/Long Gone Miles
Low Down Dirty Shame [#]
Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's
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Rory Block
Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House
28
Amina Claudine Myers
Dirty No-Gooder's Blues
Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music CD [Disc 2, "Arkansas Masters"]
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Dinah Washington
Big Long Slidin' Thing
Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
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Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Don't Come Too Soon
Eat to The Beat: The Dirtiest of Them Dirty Blues
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Buddy Guy
First Time I Met the Blues
Chess Blues Disc 4
32
Geeshie Wiley
Last Kind Words Blues
Before The Blues: Early American Black Music Scene (Vol. 2)
Got a harmonica romp through the past one hundred years of America’s Music this coming Friday morning. We’ll be following the harmonica’s journey along and across the American crossroads…one that began in the 19th century, when inexpensive German-made “mouth harps” made their way into the hands of soldiers, travelers, and rural families. Its portability and expressive bends made it a natural fit for early blues and country porch settings. From that country blues porch setting to the juke joints where electric blues, rock, soul, blues, and Americana meet and mingle. We’ll be opening the vaults for some classic tracks from the likes of Little Walter, DeFord Bailey, Mickey Raphael, Sonny Boy Williamson, Charlie Musselwhite, and a couple dozen others as we celebrate the “mouth harp” for its blistering, distorted lead influencing generations of performers of all stripes. Drop in…we’d be glad to have you visit this Friday morning.
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DeFord Bailey
Fox Chase
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
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DeFord Bailey
Davidson County Blues
When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll
4
Sonny Boy Williamson
Your Funeral And My Trial
His Best: Sonny Boy Williamson – The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
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Slim Harpo
Buzzin' [Single Version]
The Best Of Slim Harpo
6
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Shake Your Money Maker
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
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Junior Wells
Messin' With The Kid
Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
8
Jimmy Reed
Big Boss Man
MOJO: Rock! Rock! Rock!
9
Little Walter
My Babe
His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
10
James Cotton, Junior Wells, Carey Bell, Billy Branch
Who
Let's Dance: The Best Of Ballroom: Swing, Lindy, Jitterbug and Jive
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James Cotton Feat. Joe Bonamassa
Cotton Mouth Man
Cotton Mouth Man
12
Taj Mahal
Leaving Trunk
The Best Of Taj Mahal
13
Charlie Musselwhite
Christo Redemptor
Stand Back!
14
Slim Harpo
Baby Scratch My Back
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
15
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Fox Chase – Mouth Organ
The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music [Disc 3]
16
Bill "Jazz" Gillum
Don't You Scandalize My Name
Jazz Gillum: Complete Recorded Works Vol.1 1936-49
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Howlin' Wolf
Moanin' At Midnight
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis
18
Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin'
Blowing The Fuse: 1956
19
Woody Guthrie
Pastures Of Plenty
American Roots- A History Of American Folk Music: [Disc 4]
20
Jesse Fuller
San Francisco Bay Blues
Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 2]
21
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Roll On Buddy
The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott
22
Bob Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind
Sing America
23
Charlie McCoy
Orange Blossom Special
The Real McCoy
24
Norton Buffalo
Eighteen Wheels
Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
25
Willie Nelson
On the Road Again
Revolutions of Time: The Journey 1975-1993 Disc 1
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Bruce Channel
Hey Baby (Delbert McClinton Harp)
Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
The sounds of New Orleans carry a mood that’s both jubilant and deeply human; it dances and mourns in the same breath. It’s the sound of the street parade meeting the juke joint: syncopated, earthy, and alive with horns, piano rolls, and that unmistakable backbeat shuffle. Unlike the more urban polish of Chicago blues or the rural cry of the Delta, New Orleans R&B has always felt like a conversation between the sacred and the profane, where gospel chords meet barroom swagger. Just beyond the Crescent City’s lights, where the waters of the bayou take form, we’ve got the accordians and fiddles of the swamp, where there’s humor, head and heartbreak woven into the DNA of the deep South. It is joyous and haunted, elegant and raw, as well as endlessly resilient. The music of New Orleans inspired an ethos — that music could be communal, unrestrained, and celebratory no matter the hardship. It taught America how to dance through its troubles, to find rhythm in resilience, and to turn sorrow into sound that still shakes the rafters and demands a communal dance to this day. This week’s show raises the flag of the Crescent City and her environs with a rhythm and bayou romp!
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Roomful Of Blues
New Orleans
Best of Roomful of Blues The Alligator Records Years
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Rusty & Doug Kershaw
Louisiana Man
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
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Jimmy Newman
A Fallen Star
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
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Alvin Robinson
Down Home Girl
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
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Joe Barry
I'm a Fool to Care
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
7
Rod Bernard
Pardon Mr. Gordon
Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
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Barbara George
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
9
Irma Thomas & Marcia Ball
I Just Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind
Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2]
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The Hawketts
Your Time's Up
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
11
Sugar Boy Crawford
No More Heartaches
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
12
Clifton Chenier
The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
13
Clifton Chenier
Calinda
Destination New Orleans
14
Bobby Mitchell
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 2]
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Fats Domino
The Big Beat
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
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Dr. John
Blue Monday
Goin' Back To New Orleans
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Fats Domino
What's Wrong
Fats Domino Out of New Orleans
18
Theryl De Clouet
I Get Lifted
A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
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Sammy Naquin
New Orleans Waltz
Best of Cajun Instrumentals
20
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Canaille
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
La Crhve De Faim (Starvation 2-Step)
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
New Orleans Beat
La Toussaint
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Lil' Queenie & The Percolators
My Darlin' New Orleans
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots
Bunny Bread
Destination New Orleans
25
Johnny Adams
Release Me
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Jimmy Clanton
Another Sleepless Night
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
27
Jewel King
3X7=21
New Orleans R&B Outbreak
28
Charles "Hungry" Williams
So Glad You're Mine
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
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Archibald
Stack O Lee
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
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Great Day of New Orleans Singers
You've Got To Be Modernistic
Black American Choirs 1926-31
31
Great Day of New Orleans Singers
Shout On
Black American Choirs 1926-31
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The Red Stick Ramblers
Main Street Blues
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
33
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit MusiCares Hurrincane Relief 2005
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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Bobbie Jean
Cheaters Never Win
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Jack Clement
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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Bobbie & the Boys
To Tell the Truth
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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The Prisonaires
There Is Love in You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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The Prisonaires
Just Walking in the Rain
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Miller Sisters
Finders Keepers
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Miller Sisters
It Only Hurts for a Little While
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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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
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Slim Rhodes
Do What I Do
The Sun Country Box CD1 Memphis Bounce
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Ken Cook
I Was a Fool
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Ray Smith
Sail Away
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Charlie Feathers
So Ashamed
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
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Jimmy Williams
That Depends On You
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Sonny Burgess
Sweet Misery
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Carl Mann
I'm Bluer Than Anyone Can Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
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Tommy Blake
Ballad of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
There’s an echo in the well of Americana and it reverberates from tradition and some of the early songsmiths and blues masters who delivered the blues proper through the depths of the past century of America’s music. We’ll be pulling some of the classic blues covers of songs composed by just a small collection of the great blues masters: Charley Patton, Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Blake and beyond in this week’s episode. There is seldom enough time to make a dent in only two hours but we’ll do our best with covers from some of the inheritors like BB King, Carl Perkins, Bob Dylan, Jorma Kaukonen and a couple dozen others. We’re excavating some deeper roots this week and then tilling the airwaves with freshly turned songs of the earth; a landscape of blues cutting a deep swath across the musical landscape of the past 100 years. Celebrating blues and those who brought it home this week on KOWS Community Radio.
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Graham Parker
Poor Me
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
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Rising Sons
By And By (Poor Me) [Album Version]
Rising Sons
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Charlie Musselwhite
Pea Vine Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
5
Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson
Police Dog Blues
Quah [Bonus Tracks]
6
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Black Snake Moan
Braver Newer World
7
Bo Diddley
Diddy Wah Diddy
Bo Knows Bo
8
Bob Dylan
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Bob Dylan
9
Andy Fairweather Low
Matchbox
The Invisible Bluesman
10
Carl Perkins
Matchbox
Dixie Fried
11
Sam Price and his Texas Blusic
Match Box Blues
1929-1941
12
B.B. King
Tomorrow Night
Reflections
13
Lonnie Johnson, John Hughes, Roy Coulter
Tomorrow Night
Tomorrow Night
14
John Sebastian
I Found A Dream – (Live At Winterland)
Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 3]
15
Lonnie Johnson
I Found A Dream
Blues & Ballads (With Elmer Snowden) (Reissued 1990)
16
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Rambler's Blues
A Stranger Here
17
Elmore James
Call It Stormy Monday
Greatest Blues Legends
18
Roomful of Blues
I Know Your Wig Is Gone
That's Right
19
Boz Scaggs
T-Bone Shuffle
Come On Home
20
Peter Wolf
Rollin' & Tumblin'
A Tribute To Muddy Waters – King Of The Blues
21
Shannon McNally
The Stuff You Gotta Watch
Black Irish
22
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Cross My Heart
Chess Blues Guitar / Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
23
Johnny Winter
Help Me
The Progressive Blues Experiment
24
Dr. John/John Hammond, Jr./Michael Bloomfield
Last Night
Triumvirate
25
Tommy Castro And The Painkillers
Bad Luck
Method To My Madness
26
Dinah Washington
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Verve Unmixed
27
Louis Jordan
Caldonia
Number Ones
28
B.B. King
Jack, You're Dead!
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
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
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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
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Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
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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
21
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)
With its ever-changing course, its flowing waters and historical significance, the Mississippi River serves as a powerful metaphor for the American story. The river is a lifeblood nourishing the land while also serving as a path to freedom itself, symbolizing the pursuit of freedom and progress from the North to the Gulf of Mexico. Additional to all of this are its routes of trade and commerce that highlight both the American spirit and prosperity. This week’s Deeper Roots show celebrates the river that got its name after the northern Minnesota people, the Ojibway, and their name for ‘big river’ as well as songs of the namesake state and delta as well. Performances include mid-century recordings from country favorites the Delmore Brothers and Jimmie Skinner, blues from Charlie Musselwhite and the Rufus Thomas, as well as classic recordings of Bob Dylan, Charley Pride, Pops Staples and the Boswell Sisters. Tune into West County radio each Friday morning at 9 Pacific.
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Kay Starr
Mississippi
Capitol Collectors Series
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Allen Toussaint
Bright Mississippi
The Bright Mississippi
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J.J. Cale
Mississippi River
Grasshopper
5
Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys
Mississippi Mud
Whoopee Hey Hey!
6
Pops Staples
Down In Mississippi
Peace To The Neighborhood
7
Charley Pride
Roll On Mississippi
Anthology
8
Danielia Cotton
Roll On Mississippi
Roll On Mississippi – Single
9
Bruce Cockburn
Sunrise on the Mississippi
Dart to the Heart
10
Bob Dylan
Mississippi
Love and Theft
11
Hank Penny
Mississippi Muddle
King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1]
12
Jimmie Skinner
I Miss the Mississippi and You
1960-1962 (Warped 6188)
13
Delmore Brothers
Mississippi Shore
1946-1947 (Warped 4679)
14
The Browns
Mister and Mississippi
Classics 1963-1964 (Warped 6384)
15
Boswell Sisters
Roll On Mississippi
Boswell Sisters
16
Sammy Price & the Blues Singers
Mississippi Moan
Sammy Price and the Blues Singers Vol. 1 1938 – 1941
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Roy Book Binder
Mississippi John
The Hillbilly Blues Cats
18
Charlie Musselwhite
Blues Up The River
Mississippi Son
19
Rufus Thomas
Funky Mississippi
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1]
20
Mountain
Mississippi Queen
Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 1
21
The New Christy Minstrels
Mighty Mississippi
Ramblin'
22
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Mr. And Mississippi
The History Of Country & Western Music (Disc 19)
23
Cheryl Wheeler
Lighting Up The Mighty Mississippi
Sylvia Hotel
24
George Jones & Melba Montgomery
I'd Jump The Mississippi
Vintage Collections
25
Bobbie Gentry
Mississippi Delta
Ode To Billy Joe
26
SNCC Freedom Singers; Jones, Marshall
In The Mississippi River
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
27
Mavis Staples
Down In Mississippi (Cd)
We'll Never Turn Back
28
Merle Haggard
Miss the Mississippi and You
The Peer Sessions
29
Jesse Winchester
Mississippi, You're On My Mind
The Best Of Jesse Winchester
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Marty Stuart
Mississippi Railroad Blues [Instrumental][Instrumental]
Swamp pop. What is it and where does Tex Mex begin and country blues end? Well, just listen for that Louisiana backbeat, a taste of torch song and rocking rhythm. We’ll take on the music of Tex Mex next week but this week we’ll be sampling some of the greats of that splinter genre referred to as ‘swamp pop’; music that was grafted from a number of different root source sounds. Swamp pop remains an important cultural expression of the Acadiana region, celebrated for its heartfelt and nostalgic qualities. While it never achieved the widespread commercial success of other genres, swamp pop has maintained a dedicated following and continues to be performed by contemporary musicians. We’ll share the sounds of some of the genre’s most popular: Warren Storm, Tommy McLain, Rod Bernard, Clint West and so many others. Drop on by.
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Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
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Joe Barry
I'm A Fool To Care
Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
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Joe Barry
Teardrops in My Heart
I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
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Joe Barry
Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre
I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
6
Rockin' Sidney
Shirley Jean
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
7
John Fred
Shirley
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
8
Rod Bernard
This Should Go On Forever
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9
Rod Bernard
Diggy Liggy Lo
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
10
Rod Bernard
Colinda
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
11
Warren Storm
Prisoner's Song
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
12
Warren Storm
Hey Ma Ma
Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
13
Lil' Band Of Gold/Warren Storm
Please Mr. Sandman
Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana
14
Little Bob & The Lollipops
Nobody But You
Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009
15
Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
I Got Loaded
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16
Johnnie Allan
Lonely Days & Lonely Nights
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
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Jivin' Gene
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
18
Dale & Grace
I'm Leaving It All Up to You
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
19
Clint West
Our Love
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
20
Clint West
Big Blue Diamonds
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
21
Cookie & His Cupcakes
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
22
Cookie And The Cupcakes
Until Then
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
23
Cookie & The Cupcakes
Got You on My Mind
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
24
Shelton Dunaway & The Cupcakes
Mary Lou Doing The Popeye
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
25
Tommy McLain
Sweet Dreams
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
26
Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
The Essential Collection
27
Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
I Ran Down Every Dream
28
Tommy McLain
Somebody (Radio Edit)
I Ran Down Every Dream
29
The Uniques
All These Things
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
30
Randy & the Rockets
Lets Do the Cajun Twist
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
31
Joe Barry
Just Because
Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
32
Cookie & The Cupcakes
I Cried
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
When J.J. Cale’s first album came on the scene in 1972, it exuded something different…some kind of “timeless cool” with it’s imposing John Bunyan raccoon album cover and understated country sound setting it apart from everything else out there. Not psychedelia, not rock exactly, and certainly not the LA sound that was hip at the time. It was, as it has since been coined, the “Tulsa sound”. Many have covered John Weldon Cale’s music and many have become rock standards while others languish only to be rediscovered year after year by new listeners who hear that “timeless cool” and those breezy treasures he left us. We’ll feature a number of covers today, as well as his own originals in a show that will take you down a river whose currents are slow but determined.
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J.J. Cale
Call The Doctor
Naturally
3
Eric Clapton
Call Me the Breeze
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
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Case Garrett
Call Me The Breeze
Aurora
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Marc Cohn
After Midnight
Listening Booth: 1970
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Waylon Jennings
Clyde
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 2
There was some devastating new this past week…nothing new; and certainly, it seems, not in Mississippi. The Mississippi John Hurt Museum, a small sanctuary of tribute located on the Mississippi Blues Trail, burned down last week. While authorities in Carroll County try to determine the cause, we mourn the loss of John Hurt’s home, a small house that had just been given landmark status on the national historical registry just hours before. Join Dave Stroud this week on Deeper Roots as he combines notes from a 2018 tribute to Mississippi John Hurt with some of the news of the day and keep with the sounds of his contemporaries (of which there are few), Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Chris Smither and Rory Block. All paying tribute with songs of Avalon, Creole Belle, Spike Driver Blues, and Mermaids. Tune in on Radio Rethink radio or KOWSFM.COM.
