Another theme time extravaganza for our listeners on this new Spring morning here in Sonoma County. The theme focuses on bad behavior, poor judgement and legal entanglements that find themselves into the American musical lexicon. Rock, country and blues seem to lean on the theme more than any other with the country stories of cheatin’, stealin’, and petulant pistols being the most common. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, Porter Wagoner, Louis Jordan, Elvis, The Cadillacs, and a number of others, sharing stories of everything from jaywalking to murder. Oh…and let’s not forget the lawyers. No lawyer jokes, though. Just a little bit of David Lindley, Kitty Wells, and Warren Zevon on visiting day behind the bars…which is every Friday morning at 9 on community radio for Sonoma County.
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Willy DeVille
Hey Joe
Backstreets Of Desire
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The Leaves
Hey Joe
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
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The Bobby Fuller Four
I Fought The Law
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4
5
Dick & Dee Dee
Thou Shalt Not Steal
The Singles Collection
6
The Cadillacs
Jay Walker
For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
7
Kitty Wells
Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered)
Thou Shalt Not Steal (Remastered) – Single
8
Ray Batts
Stealin' Sugar
Best of Excello Vol 2: Southern Rhythm & Rock
9
Eilen Jewell
If You Catch Me Stealing
Letters From Sinners & Strangers
10
Hank Snow
The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe
I'm Still Movin' On [Disc 1]
11
Porter Wagoner
The Cold Hard Facts of Life
The Essential Porter Wagoner
12
Jimmy Littlejohn
No Parking Here
The World Is A Monster
13
Johnny Cash
Out Among the Stars
Out Among The Stars
14
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
Original Greatest Hits
15
The Byrds
Pretty Boy Floyd
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
16
Joe Ely
Miss Bonnie and Mister Clyde
Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch
17
Merle Haggard
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
18
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jesse James
Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
19
Bruce Springsteen
Jesse James
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
20
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Glendale Train
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
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Soggy Bottom Boys/Tim Blake Nelson
In the Jailhouse Now
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
22
Rod Morris
Alabama Jailhouse
Country Boy's Dream
23
Dean Taylor
Indiana Wants Me
70s Music Explosion Escape
24
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Private Property (No Tresspassing)
One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions
Deeper Roots goes deeper this Friday morning. We’ll be sharing the songs of tradition and folk blues from an artist who opened up a world to a generation of followers in the 1940s and 1950s. With the witting arm of Alan Lomax as his promoter and benefactor, Huddie Ledbetter’s music would get wings and find its place in America’s traditional music lexicon. This week’s show, like last week’s Bill Monroe special, revisits the music that he was identified with, much of which he is credited with bringing into this world, or at least opening our eyes to. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm, Red Smiley, Odetta, The Weavers, Bob Dylan, and many others on a show that celebrates a giant of America’s songbook. Tune into KOWS radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific for a new episode of a show that’s heading into it’s ninth year here on KOWS Community Radio.
It’s blues time once more. We’re in for a hard winter and before we roll out the Christmas cheer and jingles, it’s time for some deeper reflection. This week’s Deeper Roots show features music from the great blues performers, acoustic and electric, of the past century: Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Slim Harpo, Elmore James, Ray Charles, and a large contingent of the usual suspects. We make our way from Highway 51 to 49, the waterfront to the crossroads, buzzin’, shufflin’, walkin’ blues…all for you this week on KRJF community radio here in Sonoma County. Let your conscience be your guide.
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Slim Harpo
Got Love If You Want It
The Scratch
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Don't Embarrass Me Baby
The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 4]
4
John Lee Hooker
Dimples
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
5
Muddy Waters
Trouble No More
The Definitive Collection
6
Taj Mahal
Statesboro Blues
The Best Of Taj Mahal
7
Lowell Fulson
Do Me Right
Willie Dixon and Friends Vol. 3
8
Albert King
Crosscut Saw
Born Under a Bad Sign [RM 2002]
9
Little Junior Parker
Feelin' Good
Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
10
John Lee Hooker
I Cover The Waterfront
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 2]
11
Jimmy Reed
Baby What You Want Me To Do
The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
12
Lightnin' Hopkins
Mojo Hand
The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
13
Slim Harpo
Buzz Me Babe
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1
14
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Walking Blues
An Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1
15
Elmore James
Whose Muddy Shoes
Chess Blues Disc 2
16
Georgia White
The Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman Cryin' For Her Man
Today’s Deeper Roots show explores the Document label once more but, this time, we’ll be asking Gary and Gillian to tell us more. They’ll share some personal anecdotes about what brought them to their life’s work. So many of us from the baby boomer generation discovered early roots music through covers by bands from our early years that led us to recurring moments of musical revelation. And many of us found ourselves digging, rummaging, exploring, collecting, and listening for those mother lodes of musical treasures that surfaced like bits of gold on that river of time that runs from ‘then’ to the ‘now’. It’s the second part of our interview with this delightful couple from across the pond. Hear their stories of connecting with this music and how it informed their life’s work with Document Records.
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Lil' Son Jackson
Rockin' And Rollin'
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
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Big Bill Broonzy
Key to the Highway
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
4
Deeper Roots
Intro and Early Document w Johnny Part
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
5
Peetie Wheatstraw
Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
6
Big Bill Broonzy
Good Boy
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
7
Deeper Roots
Discovery of the Folk and Blues
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
8
The Rolling Stones
Confessin' The Blues
12 X 5
9
Deeper Roots
Buys Document
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
10
Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather
Kid Man Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
11
Deeper Roots
Impact of American Music
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
12
Josh White
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
In Chronological Order, Volume 6 (1944-45)
13
Deeper Roots
Hunting Swap Meets for Blues (With Music)
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
14
Gitfiddle Jim (Kokomo Arnold)
Paddlin' Blues
Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937
15
Deeper Roots
Growing Up with Music to the Beatles
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
16
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Please Don't Tease
Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
17
The Beatles
Anna (Go to Him)
Please Please Me
18
Deeper Roots
Closing Snippet 1
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
19
Deeper Roots
Document Projects
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
20
Walter 'Cowboy' Washington
Ice Pick Mama
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
21
Blind Willie McTell
Stole Rider Blues
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order – Volume 1 – 18 October 1927 to 23 October 1931
This week’s episode of Deeper Roots focuses on gospel, blues, and tradition with a theme being the “travelin’ blues”. Whether that’s a long ride to perdition or salvation on the King’s highway or a ready roll down the road apiece…our journey will avoid the toll roads, whether they be the sacred or the profane. Performances this morning feature Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, and The Golden Gate Quartet. The show is a ‘first installment’ of traveling songs…songs about the highways…told in the key of blues with the followup in coming months being one that focuses on the country and bluegrass sound. But not today. Today’s about the blues and the gospel. Drop by.
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Maria Muldaur
Travelin' Shoes
Waitress In a Donut Shop
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Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell)
Travelin' Blues
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
4
Taj Mahal
Farther On Down The Road
The Best Of Taj Mahal
5
Roland Stone
Down The Road
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
6
Freddie Slack
Down The Road
Boogie Woogie [Disc 10]
7
Eric Clapton
Further On Down the Road
Old Sock
8
Chris Smither
Look Down the Road
I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On
9
Mattie Delaney
Down The Big Road Blues
Mississippi Masters
10
Unidentified Quartet
I Look Down The Road And Wonder
Powerhouse Gospel
11
The Golden Gate Quartet
I Looked Down The Road And Wondered
Travelin' Shoes
12
Vera Ward Hall
Travelin' Shoes
Crossroads: Southern Roots
13
Rory Block
If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road
Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James
14
Paul Butterfield's Better Days
Highway 28
'Better Days' + 'Better Days – It All Comes Back'
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Highway 60
Space Guitar
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Lowell Fulson
Highway 99
Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
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Gatemouth Moore
Highway 61 Blues
Hey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King Recordings
18
Honeyboy Edwards
Strollin' Down Highway 61
Roamin and Ramblin
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Snooks Eaglin
Traveling Mood
Complete Imperial Recordings
20
Doc Pomus
Traveling Dog
Singer & Songwriter
21
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson
Get On Down The Road
Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
22
Ernie Andrews With Maxwell Davis Orchestra
Travelin' Baby
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
23
Slim Gaillard & His Boogiereeners
Travelin' Blues
Laughing in Rhythm: Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) [Disc 3]
24
T-Bone Walker
Travelin' Blues
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
25
Smiley Lewis
Lonesome Highway
ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
26
Howling Wolf
Driving This Highway
Sings The Blues
27
Freddie King
Key To The Highway
Ultimate Collection
28
Freddie King
Living On The Highway
The Best Of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years
From the rail yard to back alleys of the urban south to St. James Infirmary, we explore that short life of trouble blending populist, folk, blues, and songs of the west. And we’ll hear contrasting sounds of new and old; stories of Gypsy Davie, Black Jack David, and hard gospel truths from the likes of Josh White, The Meat Purveyors, The Carters, Merrill Moore and Blind Willie Johnson. Deeper Roots’ first show of 2020 will inject the clarity of folk blues with traditional songs performed by contemporary artists alongside early century classics. Tune in every Friday morning at 9 on KOWS Community Radio for Deeper Roots. Streaming at kowsfm.com/listen.
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Johnny Cash
Rock Island Line
His Sun Years: Down South
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Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Rock Island Line
A Long Way from Home
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Merrill Moore
Rock Island Line
Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 2]
5
Richard Rabbitt Brown
James Alley Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3A: Songs
6
Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
James Alley Blues (Featuring Aoife O'Donovan)
The Hazel and Alice Sessions
7
Bob Dylan
Black Jack Davey
Good As I Been To You
8
Ray Rhodes
Black Jack Davy (Child 200)
Art of Field Recording: Volume II – Disc 4: Unaccompanied Songs and Ballads
9
The Carter Family
Black Jack David
Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 5)
10
Woody Guthrie
Gypsy Davy
Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
11
Arlo Guthrie
Gypsy Davy
Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)
12
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
A Short Life of Trouble
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
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Buell Kazee
A Short Life Of Trouble
The Rose Grew Round The Briar
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Clarence Ashley
Little Sadie
A Portrait of Dylan
15
Bob Dylan
Little Sadie
Self Portrait
16
The Meat Purveyors
John Hardy
The Executioners Last Songs, Volume 3
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The Carter Family
John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
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Blind Joe Taggart
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Vol. 2-(1929-34)
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Robert Plant
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Band Of Joy
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Paul Thorn
Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed
Don't Let The Devil Ride
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Blind Willie Johnson
Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)
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Blind Willie Johnson
John The Revelator
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 2B: Social Music
This week’s show dedicates two hours to the incredible blues women of the past century. We’ll be going deep, featuring tracks from the great early century trailblazers: Mamie Smith, Trixie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, and others. Plus, we’ll hear from Ruthie Foster, Big Mama Thornton, Dinah Washington, and Varetta Dillard; all of this being the background to to last Saturday evening’s Blues is a Woman performance at the Raven Theater in downtown Healdsburg. Our special guest on the show will be Pamela Rose, performer, author, and vocalist, who has toured nationally with her critically acclaimed show Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era. Pamela is part of the San Francisco ensemble Blues is a Woman along with Pat Wilder, Ruth Davies, Kristen Strom, Shani Johnson, Jennifer Jolly, and music director/pianist/vocalist Tammy Hall. Dave Stroud will be talking the ‘pearls’ of the blues with Pamela in a prerecorded interview. Join us.
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Ma Rainey
Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Ma Rainey with Tampa Red & Georgia Tom
Black Eye Blues
Southern Country Blues: Down In Boogie Alley [Disc 2]
4
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A'Knockin'
Oxford American Southern Music Texas
5
Big Mama Thornton/Muddy Waters Blues Band
Looking the World Over
With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966
6
Memphis Minnie
Looking The World Over [Album Version]
Queen Of The Blues
7
Ida Cox with Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Oxford American Music Issue – Visions of the Blues
8
Ida Cox
One Hour Mama
I Can't Quit My Man
9
Bonnie Raitt
Love Me Like A Man
Bonnie Raitt: Opus Collection
10
Aretha Franklin
Evil Gal Blues
Aretha Sings The Blues
11
Albinia Jones
Evil Gal Blues
Vocal Blues & Jazz Vol. 4 (1938)
12
Sippie Wallace
Up the Country Blues
Sippie Wallace Vol. 1 (1923-1925)
13
Victoria Spivey
Murder In The First Degree
Black Snake Blues – The Best Of
14
Alberta Hunter
Remember My Name
Remember My Name (Original Soundtrack Recording)
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Big Mama Thornton
Ball And Chain
Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
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Varetta Dillard
See See Rider Blues
Got You On My Mind
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Didn't It Rain
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
18
Trixie Smith
Freight Train Blues
Blues Was Her Business
19
Clementine Smith
Nobody Knows What A Red Head Mama Can Do
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14
20
Mamie Smith
Crazy Blues
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
21
Bessie Smith
Lock And Key
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
22
Pamela Rose
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning (feat. Daria Johnson)
Blues Is a Woman (Original Cast Recording)
23
Etta James
Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
The Essential Etta James [Disc 2]
24
Ruth Brown
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
Well, it’s about time. For being one of the premier blues women of the 20th century, we’ve been remiss in our coverage here on Deeper Roots. You can, however, check out our blog post Memphis Minnie on the Ice Box to prepare you for the music we’ve got for you this coming Friday. Not only will we share some classic tunes from Minnie and Kansas City Joe McCoy but we’ll be pairing much of them with contemporary covers including some special ones: the Alabama Shakes, Maria Muldaur, Precious Bryant, and Eilen Jewell (just to name a few). The article mentioned above is a well worn first hand observation of a Memphis Minnie performance published in the Chicago Defender in 1942, written by Langston Hughes. We’ve got enough to fill the room…and the airwaves, this coming Friday morning so here’s hoping you can drop in.
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Memphis Minnie
Pig Meat On The Line [Album Version]
Queen Of The Blues
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Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
4
Memphis Minnie
Killer Diller Blues [Album Version]
Queen Of The Blues
5
Maria Muldaur, Del Rey, Steve James
Crazy Cryin' Blues
….First Came Memphis Minnie
6
Memphis Minnie
Crazy Cryin' Blues
Queen Of Country Blues
7
Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton
When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1
Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin
8
Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie
When the Levee Breaks
People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature
9
Rory Block
When You Love Me
….First Came Memphis Minnie
10
Eilen Jewell
Nothing In Rambling
Down Hearted Blues
11
Precious Bryant
Black Rat Swing
Fool Me Good
12
Precious Bryant
My Chauffeur
The Truth
13
Maria Muldaur, Del Rey
Lookin' The World Over
….First Came Memphis Minnie
14
Clifton Chenier
Me And My Chauffeur
King Of The Bayous
15
Maria Muldaur, Roy Rogers, Roly Salley
Me And My Chauffeur Blues
….First Came Memphis Minnie
16
Memphis Minnie
What's The Matter With The Mill
Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
17
Ben Winship
What's The Matter With the Well
Toolshed
18
Phoebe Snow, David Bromberg
In My Girlish Days
….First Came Memphis Minnie
19
Doug Quattlebaum
You Is One Black Rat
The Bluesville Years Volume 10: Country Roads, Country Days
20
Lucinda Williams
Nothing In Rambling [Live]
Passionate Kisses [EP]
21
Memphis Minnie with Little Joe & His Band
Me and My Chauffeur Blues
Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
22
Johnny Shines
Bumble Bee Blues
Traditional Delta Blues
23
Whispering Smith
Looking the World Over
Swamp Blues
24
Memphis Minnie
Dirty Mother For You
Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
25
Memphis Minnie
New Dirty Dozen
Queen Of Country Blues
26
Memphis Minnie
If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home)
Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
27
Memphis Minnie
Ice Man (Come On Up)
Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
28
Maria Muldaur
I'm Goin' Back Home
Richland Woman Blues
29
Big Mama Thornton/Muddy Waters Blues Band
Looking the World Over
With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966
30
Tampa Red
Bumble Bee Blues
Guitar Wizards (1926-1935)
31
Ruthie Foster, Steve Freund, Tanya Richardson, Samantha Banks
We revisit the blues with some pairings of old and new. Join Dave Stroud for a selection of classic delta, Chicago, and folk blues from the likes of Robert Wilkins, Elmore James, Magic Slim, and Bukka White. The original classics pair up with updated versions from contemporaries like Sonny Landreth, Jeff Beck, The Allman Brothers, and Rory Block. Blues is the big muddy and the the tributaries flow through vast expanses of cleansing and clarifying. But, unlike those wide rivers like the Mississippi, the tributaries explode into new, deeper channels in the heart of the American landscape.
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Turtle Island String Quartet
Crossroads
A Little on the CD Side
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Muddy Waters
Trouble No More
Trouble No More: Singles (1955-1959)
4
The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars
Trouble No More (featuring Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
Blues Blues Blues
5
Black Cats And The Kitten
Step It Up And Go [Album Version]
Roots 'N' Blues/The Retrospective 1925-1950
6
Warner Williams With Jay Summerour
Step It Up And Go
Blues Highway
7
Robert Wilkins
That's No Way to Get Along
Roots of Rock
8
The Rolling Stones
Prodigal Son
Beggars Banquet
9
Elmore James
One Way Out
The Complete Fire And Enjoy Recordings [Disc 1]
10
John Hiatt
One Way Out
All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman
11
Howlin' Wolf
I Ain't Superstitious
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
12
Jeff Beck
I Ain't Superstitious
Truth
13
Big Joe Williams
Baby Please Don't Go
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
14
Tom Rush
Baby Please Don't Go
Town and Country Blues
15
Elmore James
Dust My Broom
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
16
Sonny Landreth
Dust My Broom
Bound by the Blues
17
Howlin' Wolf
Back Door Man
Blues Masters Vol. 6 – Blues Originals
18
John Hammond
Backdoor Man
The Best Of
19
Koko Taylor
Wang Dang Doodle
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
20
Dr. John
Wang Dang Doodle
The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
21
Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie
When the Levee Breaks
People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature
22
Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton
When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1
Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin
23
Bukka White
Parchman Farm Blues
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 [Disc 1]
24
Rory Block
Parchman Farm Blues
Keepin' Outta Trouble: A Tribute to Bukka White
25
Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues
RCA Record Label: The 1st Note In Black Music [Disc 1]
“The only thing that interests me is history – reviewing the past and making something out of it”. A man after our own heart here at Deeper Roots, shining bright like that old harvest moon. We lost Leon this past week and his family lovingly announced his passing with the following prose deserving of the mysterious Mr. Redbone: “It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, May 30th 2019, Leon Redbone crossed the delta for that beautiful shore at the age of 127. He departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover, and a simple tip of his hat. He’s interested to see what Blind Blake, Emmett, and Jelly Roll have been up to in his absence.” We’ll take some time to honor the music that so inspired this delightful entertainer who elevated the blues, early century pop, and country into a form that extracted the joy of life and bottled like fine wine over the past 40 years. We’ll even reach into the Redbone bins for a handful of delightful covers. A simple tip of our hat to Leon as he crosses to the other shore…
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Leon Redbone
If We Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven
Double Time
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Merle Travis
If We Never Meet Again
Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
4
Emmett Miller
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll
Minstrel Man From Georgia
5
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies
The Sheik Of Araby
Saints Ramble & Sensation
6
Laurel and Hardy
Shine on Harvest Moon
The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999
7
Nat King Cole
Sweet Lorraine
The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]
8
Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
Sugar
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 05]
9
Hoagy Carmichael
Lazybones
Sometimes I Wonder….
10
Hoagy Carmichael
Lazy River
Sometimes I Wonder….
11
Lonnie Johnson
He's A Jelly-Roll Baker
Tomorrow Night
12
Peetie Wheatstraw
Shake That Thing
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 48
13
Dave Van Ronk
Shake That Thing
Dave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug Stompers
14
Elvis Presley
You're A Heartbreaker
Elvis – The King Of Rock 'N' Roll – The Complete 50's Masters (CD1)
15
Julia Lee
Breeze
Kansas City Star [Disc 3]
16
Cowboy Copas
Breeze
1954-1958
17
Leon Redbone
Breeze
Sugar
18
Rex Griffin
Sweet Mama Hurry Home
1935-1936 (Warped 3520)
19
Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy
Bouquet Of Roses
Hillbilly Fever – Vol. 3: Legends Of Nashville
20
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 2 : Brownie Special
21
Emmett Miller
Lovesick Blues
American Yodeling
22
Blind Blake
Diddie Wa Diddie (Pm 12888, 15459-A)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
23
Leon Redbone
Diddy Wa Diddie
Double Time
24
Shirley Temple
Polly Wolly Doodle
America's Sweetheart
25
Boswell Sisters
When I Take My Sugar to Tea
Boswell Sisters
26
Paul Specht
Sweet Lorraine
Static Strut: Hot Dance Rarities 1922-1930
27
Ruth Etting
Shine on, Harvest Moon
Art Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and Screen
28
Joe Keawe
My Little Grass Shack
Hapa-Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics – Vintage Hawaiian Treasures: Vol. I
