Category Archives: Blues

Christmas Joy

December 26, 2020 Dave

Happy Holidays! Proving that there is no war on Christmas and looking forward to the coming year, join Dave Stroud as he shares some of the great holiday chestnuts from years past. He’ll be sharing celebratory sounds from every decade, moving the needle from the 40s to the 10s in a new Deeper Roots Christmas shindig. Tune in for everyone from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Frank Sinatra to Ella, The Andrews Sisters, Los Straitjackets and Otis Redding’s Merry Christmas Baby. As we barrel out of 2020 as fast as we can, we remind ourselves of the fortunes of the few and the need of the many in this season of desperation. So get out that Georgia vote, folks, and stand steadfast against the anarchy of this dying administration’s push towards fascist principles for power. We have the power to do this. We do.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Los Lobos	Donde Esta Santa Claus?	Llegs Navidad
3	Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers	Dig That Crazy Santa Claus	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
4	Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford	Christmas Roses	Christmas On the Country Side
5	The Tractors	Swingin' Home for Christmas	Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas
6	Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash	That Christmasy Feeling	The Classic Christmas Album
7	Ella Fitzgerald with The Frank Devol Orchestra	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?	Sleigh Full of Songs
8	Eileen Barton	The Night Before Christmas Song	Coral single 9-60880
9	Frank Sinatra	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	The Christmas Collection
10	Dean Martin	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
11	Frank Sinatra	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	Mistletoe and Merriment
12	Commercial	29. Viceroy Christmas Commercial 1964	Unknown
13	Elvis Presley	Santa Claus Is Back In Town	Elvis' Christmas Album
14	The Roomates	Jingle Bell Rock	It's Christmas Time Again
15	The Dragwood Chords	Santa's Got a Lead Sled	It's Christmas Time Again
16	Darlene Love	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
17	The Beach Boys	Little Saint Nick (Single Version)	Ultimate Christmas
18	Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets	Winter Wonderland	Winter Wonderland (Single)
19	Los Straitjackets	Holiday Twist	Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics from Yep Roc
20	The Jambalaya Cajun Band	Jingle Bell Rock	Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas
21	Otis Redding	Merry Christmas Baby	Christmas In Soulsville
22	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	Santa's On His Way	Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1)
23	The Cats & The Fiddle	Hep Cat's Holiday	Blues, Blues Christmas (1925-1955)
24	Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" Boys	Santa's Helper	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
25	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	When They Ring The Golden Bell	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
26	Bing Crosby	Winter Wonderland	The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002
27	The Andrews Sisters	Christmas Island	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
28	Charles Brown	Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package	Please Come Home For Christmas
29	Elvis Presley	Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)	Christmas Album
30	The Ravens	Silent Night	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
31	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Silent Night, Holy Night	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
32	Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets	Let It Snow	Winter Wonderland (Single)
33	Hank Snow	Blue Christmas	Christmas On the Country Side
34	Gayla Peevey	I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas	Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time
35	Kathy and Jimmy Zee	Santa Claus Rock and Roll	Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2
36	Loudon Wainwright III	Christmas Morning (Album Version)	Social Studies
37	The Beach Boys	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The
38	Fats Waller	Swingin' Them Jingle Bells	Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958)
39	Amos Milburn	Christmas (Comes Once A Year)	Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962
40	Nick Lowe	I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day	Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
41	The Mavericks	Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again)	Hey! Merry Christmas!
42	Burl Ives	A Holly Jolly Christmas	Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
43	Tennessee Ernie Ford	A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus	Christmas On the Country Side

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Got Blues If You Want It

December 12, 2020 Dave

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.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Slim Harpo	Got Love If You Want It	The Scratch
3	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	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
17	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
18	Howlin' Wolf	Rockin' Daddy	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
19	Howlin' Wolf	Howlin' For My Darling (Or Baby)	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
20	Otis Spann	Must Have Been The Devil	The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
21	Roosevelt Sykes	44 Blues	ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 41
22	Magic Sam	I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)	West Side Soul
23	Little Walter	Hate To See You Go	His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)
24	Howlin' Wolf	300 Pounds Of Joy	The Chess Box
25	Willie Mabon	Got to Have It	Chess Blues Disc 2
26	Howlin' Wolf	Highway 49	The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions [Disc 1]
27	Elmore James	Dust My Broom	The Complete Fire And Enjoy Recordings [Disc 1]
28	Muddy Waters	The Same Thing	Electric Mud
29	Sonny Boy Williamson [II]	Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide	The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson [MCA/Chess] Disc 1
30	B.B. King	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	One Kind Favor
31	Koko Taylor	What Kind of Man Is That?	Chess Blues Disc 4
32	Otis Rush	Homework	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]

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The Songs of Dan Penn

December 5, 2020 Dave

With a new album just released, Dan Penn reminds everyone that there are few songwriters, and only one living, that have influenced (if not defined) the Memphis soul sound as he has. At 78, Dan Penn’s legacy is already sealed with songs that are enduring: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, “Dark End of the Street”, “Cry Like a Baby”, and so many more. Our show this Friday had to carefully curate tracks from Irma Thomas, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a couple dozen more to pay proper tribute. As a musician and songwriter, this Muscle Shoals legend deserves a spot in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and, while never considered a performer, his catalog includes three solo studio albums, one from 1973, another from 1994, and this year’s Living On Mercy. You’ll hear tracks from these and so much more in this morning’s episode of Deeper Roots.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dan Penn	Living On Mercy	Living On Mercy
3	Otis Redding	You Left The Water Running	The Muscle Shoals Sound
4	Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band	A Woman Left Lonely	Pearl
5	Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
6	James Carr	The Dark End of the Street	The Essential James Carr
7	Jimmy Hughes	Slippin' Around With You	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters
8	The Sweet Inspirations	Sweet Inspiration	Something's Got A Hold On Me
9	Solomon Burke	Take Me (Just As I Am)	King Solomon / I Wish I Knew
10	Arthur Alexander	Rainbow Road (Album Version)	Rainbow Road
11	Marshall Crenshaw	I'd Do It All over Again	Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander
12	James & Bobby Purify	I'm Your Puppet	The Best Of
13	Arthur Conley	Take Me (Just As I Am)	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
14	Dan Penn	Strangest Feeling	The Fame Recordings
15	Irma Thomas	I Count the Teardrops	If You Want It, Come and Get It
16	Irma Thomas	Blue in the Heart	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
17	Irma Thomas	The Joke Is on You	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
18	Dan Penn	Let Them Talk	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
19	The Box Tops	Cry Like A Baby	The Classic Sixties Collection: 1968 – The Hits That Rocked A Whole Generation
20	The Box Tops	People Gonna Talk	The Ultimate Box Tops
21	Percy Sledge	It Tears Me Up	The Atlantic Recordings – Disc 1
22	Percy Sledge	Out Of Left Field	It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge
23	Cat Power	Woman Left Lonely	Jukebox
24	Marcia Ball	Look Before You Leap	Roadside Attractions
25	Art Freeman	Slippin' Around With You	The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
26	Dan Penn	The Puppet AKA I'm Your Puppet	The Fame Recordings
27	Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham	Ol' Folks	Moments From This Theatre
28	Irma Thomas	Zero Willpower	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
29	Dan Penn	Edge Of Love	Living On Mercy

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Change is Gonna Come

November 28, 2020 Dave

Positive vibes and sweet sounds in another eclectic free form show on Deeper Roots. Dave Stroud will take the opportunity on this week’s Black Friday to share some golden sounds, some classics and others that you may not know. They’re the sounds from the deeper wells and the dusty digital archives of the past century. You’ll hear some Gary US Bonds’ best known and obscure tracks, gospel delicacies from The Gospel Tones and The Zion Travelers, new sounds and classic early tracks from Dion, and so, so much more in the show today as we give thanks for the decomposition of the torch bearers of racism and white supremacy that occupy the highest seats in the land. Change is gonna come and none too soon.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Aretha Franklin	A Change Is Gonna Come	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
3	Chris Isaak	Only the Lonely	Baja Sessions
4	Traveling Wilburys	Not Alone Any More	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 4]
5	Roy Orbison	The Great Pretender	Heart Of Roy Orbison
6	Robert Gordon	Uptown	Bad Boy
7	The Chambers Brothers	People Get Ready	Roots Of Folk
8	Jay And The Techniques	Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie	Classic Rock: 1967 – Shakin' All Over
9	Dusty Springfield	Son of a Preacher Man	Anthology [CD2]
10	Clay Hammond	Suzy Do It Better Than You	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
11	King Curtis	Memphis Soul Stew	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
12	Elvis Presley	Promised Land	Elvis At Stax
13	Doris Duke	I Don't Care Anymore	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
14	Gary U.S. Bonds	Soul Deep	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
15	Gary US Bonds	New Orleans	Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
16	Ella Fitzgerald	Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad	1950
17	Little Village	Don't Go Away Mad	Little Village
18	Dion	Ruby Baby	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
19	Dion	Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) [feat. Paul Simon]	Blues with Friends
20	Sam Cooke	Deep River	1959 (Scratched 5913)
21	Gospel Tones	Roll, Jordan, Roll	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
22	The Zion Travelers	I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone	The Dootone Masters
23	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
24	The Louvin Brothers	The River Of Jordan	Satan Is Real
25	The Seldom Scene	Muddy Water	Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
26	The Box Tops	The Letter	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
27	The Gentrys	Keep On Dancing	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
28	Billy Burnette	Ready All Ready	Rock N' Roll With It
29	Freddie King	I'm Ready	King Of The Blues
30	Gary U.S. Bonds	Angelyne	The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
31	Dion & The Belmonts	The Wanderer	Del Shannon
32	Roy Orbison	Pretty Paper	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
33	Mike Farris	Change Is Gonna Come	Salvation in Lights

Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Oldies, Rhythm and Blues, Rock

Finger Poppin’ Doo Wop

November 20, 2020 Dave

From Big Sandy to Hank Ballard and The Flamingos…here we go on another Deeper Roots Friday morning. High energy rhythm and blues, doo wop, and foot-tapping sounds to celebrate everything that’s happened…and revel in all that hot rockin’ stuff that erupted in the fifties. This week’s episode focuses on playlists that keep the tempo hot and the rug getting cut with slamming sounds from the high side of vocal harmonies. Wild sounds from The Cadets, The Cadillacs, The Larks, The Crests, The Regals, and The Lollypoppers; and that’s just getting the kettle hot. We got your water boiling and we’re gonna cook your goose…and “we ain’t gonna turn you loose”. Rhythm and blues and doo wop from the late century on this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. Drop on by at 92.5 FM or streaming at freespeechnobull.com/listen. We’d love to have you.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Finger Poppin Time	Heatin' Up
3	The Regals	Got The Water Boiling	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
4	Anthony & The Sophomores	Play Those Oldies Mr. Dee Jay	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
5	Dallas Taylor/The Danderliers	Chop Chop Boom	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 1
6	The Platters	Voo Vee Ah Bee	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
7	Marvin And Johnny	Vip Vop!	Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1
8	The Lollypoppers	A Bottle of Pop	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
9	The El Dorados	At My Front Door	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
10	The Crests	Trouble in Paradise	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
11	The Moonglows	See Saw (mono)	Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection
12	The Moonglows	Too Late (mono)	Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection
13	The Stereos	I Really Love You	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
14	Big Sandy	Have Love, Will Travel	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
15	Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/Sid Bass/The Rob Roys	Pizza Pie	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
16	The Flamingos	Ko Ko Mo	For Collectors Only – Disc 1
17	Lee Andrews & the Hearts	Much Too Much	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
18	The Jumpin Jacks	Pa-Pa-Ya Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
19	The Regents	Runaround	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4
20	The Cobras	La La	Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats (Bonus Disc)
21	The Chips	Rubber Biscuit	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
22	Frankie Lymon	I'm Not A Juvenile Delinquent 'Rock, Rock, Rock'	25 Hits: Frankie Lymon and Teenagers
23	The Ravens	Gotta Find My Baby	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
24	The Cadillacs	Don't Be Mad With My Heart	For Collectors Only, Disc 2
25	The Five Discs	Never Let You Go	Doo Wop Box Disc 4
26	The Monarchs	Pretty Little Girl	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
27	The Moonglows	Chickie Um Bah	Blue Velvet / The Ultimate Collection CD1
28	The Larks	How Long Must I Wait For You?	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
29	The Charts	Zoop	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
30	The Cadets	Wiggie Waggie Woo	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3
31	The Cadillacs	Why, Why	For Collectors Only, Disc 2
32	The Edsels	Rama Lama Ding Dong	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
33	The Ebonaires	Lawd, Lawd, Lawd	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
34	The Coasters	Brazil	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
35	The Original Casuals	So Tough	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1
36	Vito & The Salutations	Unchained Melody	The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2]
37	The Cadillacs	Sugar Sugar	The Cadillacs Meet The Orioles
38	The Swallows	Good Time Girls	Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
39	The Four Deuces	W-P-L-J	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2]

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Girl Groups – 50s & 60s

October 16, 2020 Dave

Soul and rhythm, heartbreak and boy trouble, big hair and sequined dresses. Deeper Roots goes on a romp through the early years of rock and soul sharing the very special talents that filled the AM airwaves of the fifties and sixties. It was almost impossible to select one song from each of these groups but we had to given the time constraints. There were the “Ettes”: The Chordettes, The Bobettes, The Marvelettes, The Ronettes, and The Ikettes; The Angels, The Murmaids, The Crystals, The Jelly Beans, and The Tammys. There were the Detroit sounds, the Wall of Sound, the Brill Building, and the Philly sounds. Perfectly delicious and light-hearted pop and soul from every corner. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Ronettes	Be My Baby	The Best of the Ronettes
3	Shirley Gunter & The Queens	Oop Shoop	Shirley Gunter
4	The Chordettes	Mr. Sandman	Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
5	The Teen Queens	Eddie, My Love	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
6	Patience & Prudence	Gonna Get Along Without You Now	Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1
7	The Chordettes	Born To Be With You	The Best Of The Chordettes
8	The Bobbettes	Mr. Lee	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
9	The Chantels	Maybe	Doo Wop Box Disc 3
10	The Poni-Tails	Born Too Late	Hit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount Story
11	The Paris Sisters	I Love How You Love Me	Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
12	The Shirelles	Will You Love Me Tomorrow	Malt Shop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
13	The Marvelettes	Please Mr. Postman	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
14	The Ikettes	I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)	The Best of the Ikettes
15	The Crystals	He's A Rebel	The Best Of The Crystals
16	The Cookies	Chains	Early Girls: 1
17	Orlons	Don't Hang Up	Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 2
18	The Murmaids	Popsicles And Icicles	Early Girls: 1
19	The Jaynetts	Sally, Go 'Round The Roses	Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)
20	The Angels	My Boyfriend's Back	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
21	The Chiffons	One Fine Day	Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)
22	The Crystals	Then He Kissed Me	The Best Of The Crystals
23	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave	Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
24	Exciters	Tell Him	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
25	The Ronettes	Baby I Love You	The Best of the Ronettes
26	The Supremes	Where Did Our Love Go	Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
27	The Shangri-Las	Leader of The Pack	Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
28	Jelly Beans	Baby Be Mine	Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6
29	The Dixie Cups	Chapel of Love	Red, White & Rock Disc 2
30	The Tammys	Egyptian Shumba	Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts
31	The Dixie Cups	People Say	Chapel Of Love…And Other Great Girl Group Gems [Disc 1]
32	The Blossoms	That's When The Tears Start	So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998
33	The Cake	Baby That's Me	The Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 6
34	The Sweet Inspirations	Sweet Inspiration	Something's Got A Hold On Me
35	The Supremes	Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart	Gold Disc 1
36	Martha & the Vandellas	Jimmy Mack	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2

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Murder Most Foul

October 9, 2020 Dave

Our show this week is brought to you by a song, a narrative like no other Bob Dylan has ever produced. Murder Most Foul was released earlier this year as the first single from his latest album Rough and Rowdy Ways. It is a 16 minute narration of cultural reflection that speaks to the passing of time in the context of what has been lost and what still might be lost yet still celebrating our gains. The Kennedy assassination is one of those times that we reflect on, remembering the day that it happened with as much clarity as time permits. What Dylan does is use pastel images of ‘what was then’ with who we are now as he speaks to cultural touchstones in his (and our) life. And he warns us, once again, that the times are indeed changin’ and that we should likely hear this song as a storm warning. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week. You can also find out more about the Dylan song at https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/murder-most-foul-and-the-haunting-of-america.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Nina Simone	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	Anthology Disc 1
3	Bob Dylan	Murder Most Foul	Murder Most Foul
4	Louis Armstrong & All His Stars	St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues)	Satchmo Plays King Oliver
5	Erroll Garner Trio	Misty	Your Hit Parade – 1954
6	Miles Davis	Stella by Starlight	'58 Sessions
7	Julie London	Cry Me A River	Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
8	Nat King Cole	On The Street Where You Live	The World Of Nat King Cole
9	Marie Knight	The Old Rugged Cross	Hallelujah What A Song!
10	Etta James	I'd Rather Go Blind	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
11	The Platters	Twilight Time	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
12	The Fleetwoods	Tragedy	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
13	Gerry & the Pacemakers – Freddie & the Dreamers	Ferry Cross The Mersey	Back 2 Back Hits
14	Elvis Presley	Long Black Limousine	From Elvis in Memphis
15	Lefty Frizzell	Long Black Veil	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
16	The Kingston Trio	Tom Dooley	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2]
17	Marty Robbins	El Paso	All-Time Greatest Hits
18	Marilyn Monroe	Happy Birthday To JFK	The Essential Marilyn Monroe
19	Lena Horne	Love Me Or Leave Me	RCA Records Label: The 1st Note in Black Music [Disc 3]
20	The Beach Boys	The Warmth of the Sun	Endless Summer
21	Ray Charles	What'd I Say	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
22	Larry Williams	Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version]	Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
23	The Staple Singers	Wade In The Water	Freedom Highway
24	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
25	Billy Joel	Only The Good Die Young	The Stranger
26	Richard Burton	Camelot	Ultimate Broadway [Disc 1]
27	Toussaint McCall	Nothing Takes The Place Of You	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
28	The Animals	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	The Most of the Animals
29	Billy Bob Thornton	He Was A Friend Of MIne	Private Radio

Broken Hearts For Sale

September 19, 2020 Dave

It’s theme time once more. We’ve got songs about the broken hearts, tears, and childhood souvenirs…but mostly broken hearts. Lost love, faded love, and remembering old love letters from the book of broken hearts featuring country, soul, and rhythm, all from the past century. Join in for some classic country from Don Williams and Billy Walker, brassy vocals from Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday, late movie Elvis, and a couple of rockabilly legends named Sonny Burgess and Warren Smith. And don’t miss out on Mary Wells, Jimmy Ruffin, Tom Petty, and The Louvin Brothers this week. It’s all there…a common theme in songwriting for being relatable, illustrative, and purposeful in its singular stories of love and loss. Tune into KRJF 92.3 FM, Sonoma County Community Radio with your host Dave Stroud this Friday evening at 9 Pacific.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	John Prine	Souvenirs	Souvenirs
3	Anita Carter	A Pair of Broken Hearts (with Hank Snow)	Warped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962
4	Willie Nelson	My Broken Heart Belongs To You	It Always Will Be
5	Don Williams	Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend	The Definitive Collection
6	Charlie Walker	Broken Hearts Will Haunt Your Soul	Charlie Walker – 1959-1964
7	Billy Walker	You're Gonna Pay With A Broken Heart	Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
8	Hank Williams	Men With Broken Hearts	Beyond The Sunset
9	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine	This Broken Heart Of Mine
10	Johnny & Jonie Mosby	Line of Broken Hearts	Make a Left and Then a Right
11	Warren Smith	Book Of Broken Hearts	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
12	Johnny Cash	Story of a Broken Heart	The Sun Country Box
13	Sean McConnell	Another Song About A Broken Heart	Secondhand Smoke
14	Tom Petty	Only a Broken Heart	Wildflowers
15	Sonny Burgess	One Broken Heart	Rock n' Roll Legend
16	Elvis Presley	One Broken Heart for Sale	Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in Acapulco
17	Doug C & The Blacklisted	Working On My Next Broken Heart	Hit and Run
18	The Contessas	Broken Heart	Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground
19	Jewel Paige	I'm Left With A Broken Heart	Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3
20	Peggy Lee	All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart	The Capitol Collector's Series
21	Billie Holiday	You Can't Lose A Broken Heart	The Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]
22	Nat King Cole	You Can't Lose A Broken Heart	Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
23	Sam Browne	Happy-Go-Lucky You and Broken-Hearted Me	Hits of '32
24	Cleo Brown	Give A Broken Heart A Break	Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)
25	The Cadillacs	Broken Heart	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)
26	The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama	Broken Heart Of Mine	Oh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To Zion
27	Nat Hall With The Mellow 3	A Broken Hearted Clown	Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 3]
28	Mary Wells	Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased)	Looking Back 1961-1964
29	The Miracles	Broken Hearted [Single Version]	The 35th Anniversary Collection
30	Jimmy Ruffin	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted	Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
31	Al Green	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?	More Greatest Hits
32	k.d. lang	Trail of Broken Hearts	Recollection CD 1

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Saucy Rhythm Serenades

September 4, 2020 Dave

Rhythm & Blues is the order of the day. Join Dave Stroud for an entertaining blast of fresh sounds from the well of the past century. What’s old is always new if you haven’t heard it, right? The playlist this morning features songs about the night time from Ray Charles, honeydripper rocking from Big Joe Turner, doo wop serenades from the The Jive Bombers, bluesy torch sounds from Erma Franklin, and so much more. We’ll stretch the boundaries of R&B with Elvis, Lonnie Johnson, and a few more as we take on some saucy serenades and unruly pleas from performers from the thirties to the early sixties. All without malice of forethought, I assure you. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Anything For You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
3	Big Joe Turner	My Little Honeydripper	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
4	Elvis Presley	Dirty, Dirty Feeling	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
5	Roy Hamilton	Crazy Feelin'	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
6	The Larks	Ooh… It Feels So Good	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
7	The Harlem Hamfats	Little Girl	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936
8	Lonnie Johnson	It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (w/Spencer Williams)	Complete Recordings Vol. 4
9	Blue Lu Barker	Don't You Make Me High	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
10	Big Joe Turner	Don't You Make Me High	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
11	State Street Swingers	Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (C-1768)	State Street Swingers (1936-1937)
12	Irene Scruggs	Must Get Mine In Front (Pm 13023, L-499-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
13	Sam Cooke	Soothe Me	The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke
14	The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy	Cry-Baby
15	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	The Birth of Soul Disc 3
16	Nappy Brown	I'm Getting Lonesome	Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]
17	Ruth Brown	I Want To Do More	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 2]]
18	Julia Lee	The Curse Of An Aching Heart (06-13-47)	1947
19	Erma Franklin	Piece of My Heart	Something to Believe In
20	Miss Baker	You'd Better Find	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
21	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	My Baby'S 3-D (10-12-53)	1953-1954
22	Rosco Gordon	Real Pretty Mama	Let's Get High (B)
23	Gladys Hill	Please Don't Touch My Bowl	Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
24	Lil Green	What's The Matter With Love	Romance In The Dark
25	Nellie Lutcher	He's a Real Gone Guy	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
26	Ruth Brown	I Want To Do More	R & B Years 1955 V.2 [Disc 2]
27	Big Maybelle	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
28	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	I Told My Pillow	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
29	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	A Man Ain't A Man	Vol. 3-Blues Roots
30	Rose Marie McCoy	Dippin' In My Business	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
31	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	You Ain't Got It No More	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
32	Ruth Brown	I Wanna Do More	Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2
33	Wynonie Harris	Wasn't That Good	Lovin' Machine
34	The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan	Turn The Lights Down Low	Rhythm And Blues Caravan [Disc 3]
35	Louis Jordan	It's Full Or It Ain't No Good	The Chronological Louis Jordan 1945-1946
36	Lil Green	No Baby, No Body But You	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]

Get Down With It

August 28, 2020 Dave

Free form Friday this month. Lots of favorites to share with you as we reach out to our awesome first responders once more here in Sonoma County. August, our static month of warm weather, has turned on us this year (as has everything else) as climate change once more comes knocking on our front and back doors. We’ll try to work on two hours of musical distraction with NRBQ, Little Richard, O. C. Smith, Marlene Dietrich, and Merle Haggard…how’s that for a lineup? Songs about San Antonio, a little place called Hickory Holler, some Madeline Kahn, Tommy Dorsey, and Nina Simone covering Chuck Berry. Money is the root of all evil, and Julia Lee will remind you this Friday morning. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio once more at 9 Pacific on 92.5 FM, streaming to the world at freespeechnobull.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Little Richard	Get Down With it	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3	Ivory Joe Hunter	You Can't Stop This Rocking and Rolling	Ivory Joe Hunter
4	Three Sharps And A Flat	That's The Rhythm	Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
5	The Miller Sisters	Ten Cats Down	Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3]
6	The Sensations	Let Me In	Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
7	Lou Rawls	Love Is A Hurtin' Thing	On The Soul Side
8	Irma Thomas	Hurtin' for Certain	My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
9	Billy Joe Royal	It Keeps Right On Hurtin'	Greatest Hits
10	O. C. Smith	The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
11	Arthur Alexander	Genie in the Jug	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
12	Frank Black	Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day	Honeycomb
13	Marlene Dietrich	The Boys In The Back Room	The Blue Angel
14	Madeline Kahn With Mel Brooks And Company	I'm Tired – Blazing Saddles	Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)
15	Jimmy Durante	Start Off Each Day With A Song	The Great Schnozzle
16	Ella Mae Morse	An Occasional Man	Singles 3
17	John Fogerty	Down On The Corner	The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
18	Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven	The Music Goes Round And Round	Me & Orson Welles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
19	NRBQ	Music Goes Round And Around	Tiddly Winks
20	Nina Simone	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	Wild Is The Wind/High Priestess Of Soul
21	Merle Haggard	San Antonio Rose	Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player
22	Riders in the Sky	Down the Trail to San Antone	The Best of the West Rides Again
23	Junior Brown	Long Walk Back to San Antone	Long Walk Back
24	Bill Kirchen	Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone	Dieselbilly Road Trip
25	Tommy Duncan	Stars Over San Antone	Beneath a Neon Star in a Honky Tonk
26	Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards	Minnie, My Mountain Moocher	Singing In The Rain
27	Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards	Paddlin' Madelin' Home	Singing In The Rain
28	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	Don't Save It Too Long (The Money Song)	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
29	The Andrews Sisters	Rum And Coca-Cola	20th Century Masters: Millenni
30	Dinning Sisters	Buttons And Bows	Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1]
31	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	The Three Caballeros	Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
32	Bob Hope, The Clark Sisters	That's Not the Knot	Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
33	The Boswell Sisters	Wha'd Ja Do To Me?	The Object Of My Affection
34	Little Richard	Jenny Jenny	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
35	James Barnett	Keep On Talking	After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters

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