A bit of a departure this week as we celebrate a mix of mayhem from the fuzzed out garage bands, greasy ducktails, oddball instrumentalists and mostly mondo misses tempered with a good dose of surf confection this week. We’re celebrating the three chord sensibilities of mid-century rock and roll rockabilly, surf, and proto-punk spit-ballers. They’re pulling out some wailing sax solos, fuzzed out bass beach thumpers, and some tongue-in-cheek easy listening to spin you around in your chair on an October Friday morning. You’ll be entertained by the likes of Tony Casanova, Sparkle Moore, Little Carolyn Sue, and Wild Bill and the Blue Denims…a forgotten list of lost culture that will take you down a rabbit hole that you hope might never end…or maybe just the opposite. This week’s show is dynamite from the dustbin of minor labels and first time producers that can only make the grade on Community Radio. Tune in for some mondo fuzz mayhem.
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Ronnie Dee
Action Packed
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Bobby Troup
Seventh Son
Make Mine Mondo
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Rock-A-Tones
One More Chance
Wild Streak, Vol. 1
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Annette Funicello
Bikini Beach Party
Good Old Summertime
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Red Prysock
Hand Clappin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Jim Backus & Friend
Delicious
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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The Interiors
Voodoo Doll
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Bikinis
Crazy Vibrations
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Gary Warren
Midnight Rain
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Three Suns
Tequila
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Invaders
Shock Treatment
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Freddie & The Hitch Hikers
Sinners
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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The Duals
Lover's Satellite
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Sparkle Moore
Skull & Crossbones
Songs From The Crazy Cramps Collection Disc 01
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Mamie Van Doren
Seperate The Men From The Boys
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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Davie Allan & Arrows (Issued As By The Zanies)
Camel Walk
Make Mine Mondo
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Rusty Draper & Lola Dee
Scratch My Back
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
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Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Robin Hood Brians
Dis A Itty Bit
Wild Streak, Vol. 1
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Tony Casanova
Boogie Woogie Feeling
Make Mine Mondo
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Don & The Galaxiex
Avalanche
Killer Rhythms & Red Hot Beats – The Definitive Rare Rock & Roll Instrumentals Collection
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Jan & Dean
Surf Route 101
Popsicle
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Bobby Fry
Grandchus
Make Mine Mondo
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Si Zentner
Walk on the Wild Side
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene
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Johnny Durain & The Cytones
Shang-Dang-Doo
Make Mine Mondo
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The Surfaris
Surfer Joe [Long Version]
Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 1
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Voice Farm
Come On-A My House
Bigger Cooler Weirder
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Mouse
A Public Execution
Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia
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The Bobbettes
I Don't Like It Like That (pt. 1)
War Paint – The Gone Records Story
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13th Floor Elevators
You're Gonna Miss Me
Texas Music Vol. 3 Garage Bands And Psychedelia
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Bob Callaway
Tick Tock
Wild Streak, Vol. 1
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The Tornadoes
Maleguena
Bustin' Surfboards
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Little Carolyn Sue
I Hate Men
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1
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Martin Denny
Cool
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood
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Ann-Margret
Let Me Entertain You
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex And Violence
It’s a deep dive we’re taking today into the digital dustbin of the past century with the focus being on fretwork, string bending, bottlenecks and tripping the lap steel fantastic. That’s right…a collection of fascinating tonal embellishments that cross the genres of country, jazz, blues, folk and pop. Our show this morning will feature some Lonnie Johnson, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, John Fahey, Grady Martin and a few others. It’s a trip with a few well knowns but more not so much and you’ll just have to make room in your day because the sounds can’t be ignored. We’ll hear standards like Guitar Rag, Riders in the Sky, Black Mountain Rag, Indiana March, and a special playlist highlighting the work of Grady Martin in both country and rock. We’re once again hoping for the best as October and November approach.
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Truett & George
Ghost Dance
Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs Of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952
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Lonnie Johnson
Swing Out Rhythm
Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Black Swan Sampler
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Blind Blake
Southern Rag
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
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Robert Johnson
Stop Breakin' Down Blues
The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 2
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Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Little Queen Of Spades
Blues Routes: Heroes And Tricksters
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Les Paul Trio
Guitar Boogie
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
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Roy Smeck and His Paradise Serenaders
Indiana March
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics
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Slim Gaillard
Minuet In Vout
Hittin' On All Six: New Guitar Concepts
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Leon McAuliffe & His Western Swing Band
Blue Guitar Stomp
Hillibilly Boogie!
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Merle Travis
Guitar Rag
The Guitar Picker CD2 (1947-51)
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Les Paul
Hip Billy Boogie (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered]
100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)
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Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant
Railroadin'
Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2
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Chet Atkins
Carolina Shout
Guitar Legend – RCA Years (Disc 2)
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Richard Thompson
New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel
Strict Tempo!
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Richard Thompson
Rockin' in Rhythm
Strict Tempo!
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John Fahey
I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord
The Legend of Blind Joe Death
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John Fahey
Requiem for John Hurt
Essential John Fahey
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Bert Jansch
On The Edge Of A Dream [Rock Baby Rock Remix]
Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert Jansch
Drop by to play along with the second of a two-part episode exploring an eclectic blend of boogie woogie, in the key of rhythm and blues. There will be enough piano pounding, toe-tapping, and slick percussion to feed the need for musical speed in our show this week. The usual suspects will keep the line moving and we’ll also bring out some old favorites including performances from Hadda Brooks, Gladys Bentley, Oscar’s Chicago Swingers, Rosco Gordon and Albert Ammons. This second episode keeps true to the sound that surfaced in the early century, blending juke joint rhythms and house party dance celebrations. Be sure to check us out on our new web site player or at the Live365 web site.
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Freddie Slack
Rockin' The Boogie
Boogie Woogie [Disc 8]
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Joe Lutcher
Rockin' Boogie (04-19-47)
1947
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The Treniers
Rock-a-Beatin Boogie
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
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Big Joe Turner
Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
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Rosco Gordon
T Model Boogie
Let's Get High (B)
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Hadda Brooks
Swingin' The Boogie
I've Got News For You [Disc 2]
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Nellie Lutcher
Lake Charles Boogie
Hurry On Down
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Gladys Bentley
Boogie'n My Woogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
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Mabel Scott
Baseball Boogie
Baseball A Film By Ken Burns – Original Soundtrack Recording
Deeper Roots goes free form this week with some classic country and blues right alongside tradition. From Pee Wee King to Memphis Minnie and Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks to Chuck Wills…we’ve got the goods. We’ll fill our Friday two hours with a delightful collection of music from the past one hundred years, live from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in downtown Santa Rosa, California. Got some sugar, radio memories, gospel rafter-raisers, and a track from Luke the Drifter…and remember….ninety-nine and a half just won’t do when you’re listening to the radio. Which is why we give you a hundred percent here on community radio. An eclectic blend of sounds that takes you back to the little Zenith or Silvertone that you put up to your ear, driven by that two-pronged nine-volt heart. Join us for some memories.
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Charlie Musselwhite
Christo Redemptor
Stand Back!
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The Iguanas
9 Volt Heart
Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart
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Dave Alvin
Border Radio
Romeo's Escape
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Merle Haggard And The Strangers
Silver Wings (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 06)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
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Rosanne Cash
Black Cadillac
Black Cadillac
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Pee Wee King (Vocal: Dick Lory)
Catty Town
Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks
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Little Jimmy Dickens
Country Boy
Honky Tonk 1945-1953 [Disc 1]
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Hank Williams
No, No Joe
Beyond The Sunset
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The Spare Change Boys
Policeman
Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
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Peetie Wheatstraw
Doin' The Best I Can (Take A)
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
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Barbecue Bob
It Just Won't Hay
Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 – 1929)
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Reverend Pearly Brown
Ninety Nine And A Half Won't Do
The Essential Guide To Gospel
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Bo Diddley
Diddy Wah Diddy
Bo Knows Bo
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Lead Belly
Black Betty
Lead Belly's Last Sessions
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Memphis Minnie
New Dirty Dozen
Queen Of Country Blues
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Charles Brown
Don't Get Salty Sugar
The Classic Earliest Recordings [Disc 3]
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Chuck Willis
Sugar Sugar
I Remember Chuck Willis / The King Of The Stroll
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Ray Batts
Stealin' Sugar
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
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Merle Travis
Too Much Sugar For A Dime
Hot Pickin' [Disc 2]
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Mark Spoelstra
Sugar Babe, It's All Over Now
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways
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Howlin' Wolf
My Country Sugar Mama
The Real Folk Blues
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout Sister Shout
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Blind Willie McTell
Lord, Send Me An Angel (Take 2)
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
It’s one of the novelty topics but that’s only whistling in the graveyard now, isn’t it? An episode of vipers and wild nights backstage, a reflection of the party atmosphere and the debauchery that would often take place after long nights of performing and jiving. We’ll also touch on the devil’s weed, as it was once known before the recognition of Victorian sensibilities was ejected in favor of common sense. The music will include primarily blues and jazz but we’ll also dip into some later novelty sounds to keep us all honest with the topics of coke, opium, marijuana, and pills on the agenda. Sweet bath house sounds from Bette Midler, wistful sounds from Phil Lawrence and Dan Hicks take center stage alongside the music of The Cats & The Fiddle, Fats Waller, Barney Bigard, and Cab Calloway. Quite a lineup and quite a topic surrounded by junkies, reefers, hadacol concoctions, and mellow stuff…so we hope you’ll drop by on a Friday morning in Sonoma County.
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Willie Mabon
Got To Have Some
I'm The Fixer : The Best Of The USA Records Sessions
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The Ink Spots
That Cat Is High
Cocaine Blues
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The Cats & The Fiddle
Killin' Jive
The Very Best Of
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The Spirits of Rhythm
Junk Man
Cocaine Blues
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Cleo Brown
The Stuff Is Here And It's Mellow
The Legendary Cleo Brown
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Champion Jack Dupree
Junker's Blues
ABC Of The Blues Vol 6
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Junco Partner
Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll – The Anthology 1938-1953
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Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Long Comma Viper
The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
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Phil Lawrence
Viper's Dream
Mandolin Heaven
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Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys
You're a Viper
Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
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Louis Armstrong
Song Of The Vipers [Album Version]
Louis Armstrong: Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man 1923-1934
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Lalo Guerrero
Marihuana Boogie
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
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Bette Midler
Marahuana
Songs For The New Depression
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Julia Lee
Marijuana
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
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Fats Waller
The Reefer Song
Last Testament His Final Recor
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Barney Bigard Sextet
Sweet Marihuana Brown
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
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Larry Adler
Smoking Reefers
The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
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Johnny Price
Marijuana, The Devil Flower
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
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Johnny Cash
Leave That Junk Alone
The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 2]
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Hot Lips Page
Feelin' High And Happy
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
There are no more essential metaphors to be had in the American story than that of the river. The river is nature’s alliance with mankind and its muse in prose, poetry and song. It is the stuff of dreams, the movement of the clock in Her terms, the news of the day when the banks are breached, and the symbol of biblical ventures of time and home. So we’ll be taking to the river on a Friday in July to feel the warmth of the surface knowing full well that the undercurrent is treacherous and cold beneath the hull. Music this week includes the stories of the Great Flood of 1927 with Barbecue Bob, the baptismal elements from Alison Krauss and Irma Thomas, Central Valley memories from Dave Alvin by way of Merle Haggard, and the poetry of river sounding chants and Paul Robeson’s muscle. Tune in as we drift our way down the Mississippi and beyond on Friday morning on Deeper Roots.
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Marilyn Monroe
River Of No Return
The Essential Marilyn Monroe
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Charles Colman & William Eaton
River Sounding Chant
5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
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Paul Robeson
Ol' Man River
American Songbook Series: Jerome Kern
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Marian Anderson
Deep River
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 1]
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Mavis Staples
In The Mississippi River (Cd)
We'll Never Turn Back
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Johnny Cash
Big River
Original Greatest Hits
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The Carter Family
River Of Jordan
The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 1]
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Alison Krauss
Down to the River to Pray
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Delmore Brothers
Happy on the Mississippi Shores
Brown's Ferry Blues
11
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Billy May
River Of No Return
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55
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Louis Armstrong & All His Stars
Lazy River
The Complete Decca Studio Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars [Disc 3]
This week’s show celebrates the Godmother of rock ‘n roll who was finally paid tribute with her 2018 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s sanctified electric guitar work not only touched on the cusp of soul and blues, but it foretold what was to come less than a decade later. There were the R&B bands, which she would dabble in (much to the chagrin of her followers), that would also have an impact…but it was her sound that influenced and inspired Elvis, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many others, even to this day. We’ll take a deep dive into the music and story of this legend including some of those who she would draw her own inspirations from. Tune in.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Down By the Riverside
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
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Thomas A. Dorsey
If You See My Savior
Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
5
Golden Gate Quartet
Blind Barnabas
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
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Memphis Minnie
I Called You This Morning
Queen Of Country Blues
7
Sister O. M. Terrell
God's Little Birds
Country Gospel 1946-1953
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Didn't It Rain?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Four or Five Times
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio
Trouble In Mind
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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Marie Knight
Gospel Train
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
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Joan Osborne & The Holmes Brothers
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 2
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Phoebe Snow
Beams of Heaven (feat. The Holmes Brothers)
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Intro – Didn't It Rain
Newport Jazz Festival 7/3/64
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Marie Knight
Didn't It Rain
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
99 1/2 Won't Do
Gospel Train
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Fly Away
Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Marion Williams – The Stars Of Faith
When I Lay This Body Down
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
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Mahalia Jackson
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Two Little Fishes
Sincerely, Sister Rosetta Tharpe
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Fern Jones
Strange Things Happening Every Day
The Glory Road
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Brittany Howard
That's All Live
That's All – RRHOF
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
That's All
Hittin' On All Six: The Charlie Christian Revolution
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Red Foley
Have a Little Talk With Jesus
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
Raising Sand
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Gospel Hebrews
Jesus Is All Over Me
Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio
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Louis Armstrong
Down By The Riverside
Louis And The Good Book
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The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir
I Want To Ride That Glory Train
Shakin' The Rafters
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Natural Facts
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
A collection of blues performers almost unparalleled. They grow ’em big down there and the sound of the blues is no different. From Lead Belly to Blind Lemon Jefferson to the Vaughan Brothers, you can’t really capture the breadth and depth of the blues from the state of Texas in one sitting, so we’re only going to do our very best in the show this morning on KOWS. Early blues from Ramblin’ Thomas, Texas Alexander and Bessie Tucker will take us into the seminal country folk blues of Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mance Lipscomb. While we’re name-dropping, how about Bobby “Blue” Bland, T-Bone Walker, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins, Big Mama Thornton, and it doesn’t stop there. There’s a heaping helping of Texas blues coming your way from the KOWS studios located in downtown Santa Rosa.
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
Matchbox Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey
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Pee Wee Crayton
Do Unto Others
Pee Wee's Blues – The Complete Aladdin And Imperial Recordings
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Johnny Winter
Mean Town Blues
Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
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Fenton Robinson
Somebody Loan Me A Dime
Living The Blues: The 70's Blues Classics
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Albert Collins
Frosty
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Black Swan Sampler
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Ramblin' Thomas
Poor Boy Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs
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Texas Alexander
Don't You Wish Your Baby was Built Up Like Mine
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1927 – 1928)
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J.T. Smith
Fools Blues
Oxford American Southern Music Texas
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Bessie Tucker
Better Boot That Thing [Take 2] [#]
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1929)
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Katie Mae Blues
The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
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Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
Blues Come To Texas
Blues Come To Texas
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Mance Lipscomb
Introduction
Ash Grove 12/6/1964
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Mance Lipscomb
Darktown Strutters' Ball
Ash Grove 12/6/1964
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T-Bone Walker
Cold, Cold Feeling
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
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James "Thunderbird" Davis
If I Had My Life To Live Over
Blues Pajama Party
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Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
Okie Dokie Stomp
ABC Of The Blues Vol 4
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Frankie Lee Sims
Lucy Mae Blues
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
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Juke Boy Bonner
Running Shoes
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8]
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Bobby "Blue" Bland
Turn On Your Love Light
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
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Big Mama Thornton
Let Your Tears Fall Baby
ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
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Freddie King
Hide Away
Ultimate Collection
24
Jimmie Vaughan
Don't Cha Know
Strange Pleasure
25
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Pride And Joy
Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds
She's Tuff
Blues Masters, Vol. 9: Postmodern Blues
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
One Room Country Shack
ABC Of The Blues Vol 49
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Blind Willie Johnson
John The Revelator
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
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Johnny Copeland
Down On Bending Knees
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
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Andrew "Smokey" Hogg
I Gotta Ride
Texas Guitar Killers Disc 2
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Johnny Winter
Highway 61 Revisited
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
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Lowell Fulson
Blue Shadows
A Propoer Introduction to Lowell Fulson Juke Box Shuffle
This morning’s show takes a free form journey across that long grey ribbon of America’s roots highways. We’ll be sharing a coast-to-coast collection of sounds including surf sounds, a tincture of Mose Allison, swamp gold from Cookie and the Cupcakes, folk sounds of Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds, forties pop sounds of Johnny Mercer, and highlights from a songwriter you may never have heard of but who made a profound impact across the board: John D. Loudermilk. dusty digital bins. Join Dave Stroud for an eclectic blend of classic soul, folk, rock, jazz, blues, and country on a Friday morning brought to you live from the KOWS studios in the heart of downtown Santa Rosa.
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Doc Watson
Windy and Warm
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
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Barbara Lynn
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
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Etta James
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
The Essential Etta James [Disc 1]
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Dinah Washington
This Bitter Earth
The Essential Dinah Washington: The Great Songs
6
Mose Allison
You Call It Joggin'
Allison Wonderland: Anthology [Disc 2]
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Robert Johnson
Come on in My Kitchen
The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1
8
Crosby, Stills & Nash
49 Bye-Byes
Crosby, Stills & Nash
9
Louis Armstrong
Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
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John D. Loudermilk
Everybody Knows
Blue Train
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Pete Seeger
Coyote, My Little Brother
God Bless The Grass
12
Malvina Reynolds
Little Boxes
Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
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Aaron Neville
Tell It Like It Is
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
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Cookie & The Cupcakes
I Cried
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Mathilda
Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds
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The Four Tops
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
The Ultimate Collection
17
John Prine
If I Could
Live on Tour
18
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers Feat. Jo Stafford
Personality
Capitol Collectors Series
19
Lloyd Price
Stagger Lee
Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1
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Sir Douglas Quintet
She's About A Mover
Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
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Terry Stafford
Suspicion
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964
22
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Bye-Bye
Tracks [Disc 2]
23
Chuck Berry
You Never Can Tell
The Chess Box Disc 2
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The Beach Boys
Surfin' U.S.A.
Red, White & Rock Disc 2
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Jerry Lee Lewis/Ringo Starr
Sweet Little Sixteen
Last Man Standing
26
Dave Edmunds
Here Comes the Weekend
The Anthology (1968-1990) Disc 1
27
Elvis Presley
Paralyzed
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
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Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers
All That Oil in Texas
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
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The Four Clefs
I Like Pie, I Like Cake
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
Somewhere sandwiched between pre-war big band and swing and the rock n’ roll era that erupted in the early fifties, there was foretelling in the sounds of post-war rhythm and blues, honkers and shouters, and jump bands. This week’s show will explore the sounds of post-war with Louis Jordan’s Tympany Five, Bull Moose Jackson, Babs Gonzales, Wynonie Harris, Amos Milburn and a couple dozen others. To say the burner was hot is misunderstanding the situation: it was red hot. Our morning show will have your toes tappin’, your fingers snappin’, and your hips shakin’ as the sounds of post-war rhythm in blues takes you into another Spring day here in Sonoma County. Join in the fun!
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Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)
Rock 'N' Roll
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
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Louis Jordan
Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Number Ones
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Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Hungary Man
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
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Buster Bennett
Rockin' My Blues Away
Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)
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Bull Moose Jackson
Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Badman Jackson Thats Me
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The Charioteers
Viddle de Vop
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 2: Viddle de Vop
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Shuffle
Living The Blues: Blues Greats
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Louis Jordan
Caldonia
The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1
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Jake Porter
Safronia
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
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Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
Mama Don't Allow
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
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Babs' Three Bips & A Bop (Babs Gonzales)
Oo-Pa-Pa-Da
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
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Pearl Bailey
The Hucklebuck
Chronological Pearl Bailey (1947-1950)
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Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Gonna Send You Where I Got You From
Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1
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Bull Moose Jackson
Keep You're Big Mouth Shut
Bad Man Jackson
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The King Porter Orchestra
Chittlin' Ball
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
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Nellie Lutcher
He's a Real Gone Guy
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
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Cleo Brown
Cleo's Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
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Ella Mae Morse
A Little Further Down The Road A Piece
Singles 2
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Julia Lee
Oh Chuck It
Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
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Cab Calloway
The Calloway Boogie
Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
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Wynonie Harris
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
All She Wants To Do Is Rock
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Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Chicky-Mo, Craney Crow
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1947 – 1949
24
Butch Stone & His Orchestra
I Got News For You
Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
25
Amos Milburn
Amos' Boogie
Amos Milburn Rocks
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Blue Lu Barker
A Little Bird Told Me
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
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Nellie Lutcher
He Sends Me
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music CD [Disc 2] "Past Masters" [2008]
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Betty Hall Jones
Learn To Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
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Mabel Scott
Googie Woogie
Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
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Tiny Davis & Her Orchestra
How About That Jive
Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD)
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Bull Moose Jackson
Watch My Signals
The Rough and Rowdy Roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1