Category Archives: Rhythm and Blues

Cool Down R&B

Cool Down R&B
Cool Down R&B

Mellow R&B from a broad spectrum of performers who made a mark in the decade or so that preceded rock ‘n roll’s infancy. Indeed, they participated in the birth of the form with a sound that included the vocal quartet, jump and swing, and an incessant beat that could not be ignored. We’ll hear from the ‘feisty females’ of the day: Varetta Dillard, Blue Lu Barker, Big Maybelle, and Bernice Gooden right alongside Buddy Johnson’s Orchestra, the Three Bits of Rhythm, The Cats & the Fiddle, and Luke Jones and the Orchestra. Deeper Roots digs into a collection of tracks, some familiar, some from so deep in the archives that the dust is part of the sound, on another Friday evening of American roots sounds for Sonoma County community radio.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman) Rock 'N' Roll Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
3Luke Jones and His Orchestra Rompin' the Boogie More Mellow Cats & Kittens Amazon
4Butch Stone & His Orchestra Ooh, Look A There Ain't She Pretty Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
5Three Bits of Rhythm Root Beer Sizzle Sazzle Sizzle Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
6Bebopper Lulu and Her Orchestra Mellow Scat More Mellow Cats & Kittens Amazon
7Slim Gaillard Rhythm Mad Laughing in Rhythm: Groove Juice Special [Disc 2] Amazon
8Three Bits Of Rhythm The Man That Comes To My House Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951 Amazon
9Coleman Brothers Raise A Rukus Tonight Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang Amazon
10Austin McCoy Happy Pay Day Part 1 More Mellow Cats & Kittens Amazon
11Nappy Brown Pitter Patter The R&B Years 1955 – Vol 2 Amazon
12Teddy Bunn With The Hootie McShann Trio In The Oven Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951 Amazon
13The Herb Fisher Trio Don't Want Nobody Else More Mellow Cats & Kittens Amazon
14Luke Jones & His Orchestra Jump Me Some Boogie Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951 Amazon
15Gene Phillips Women, Women, Women Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
16Big Maybelle Rock House Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
17Varetta Dillard Mercy, Mr Percy Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
18Varetta Dillard Promise Mr Thomas Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
19Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra Fine Brown Fame The Best of Buddy's Amazon
20Bernice Gooden Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter (On A Teen-Age Date) Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
21Little Willie Littlefield Hello Kats Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
22Bob Gaddy Come On Little Children The Classic Old Town Records Amazon
23Bob Gaddy Could I? The Classic Old Town Records Amazon
24The Cats & The Fiddle Mr. Rhythm Man The Very Best Of Amazon
25Effie Smith Be On Your Merry Way More Mellow Cats & Kittens Amazon
26Linda Hayes What's It To You, Jack Atomic Baby Amazon
27Johnny Alston and His Orchestra Everything Will Be Alright More Mellow Cats & Kittens Amazon
28Blue Lu Baker Here Is a Little Girl Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13] Amazon
29Hadda Brooks I Feel So Good I've Got News For You [Disc 1] Amazon
30Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends It Comes in Like a Lion Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 1 Amazon
31Big Maybelle Whole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' On OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
32Dolly Cooper Ay La Bah Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
33The Robins That's What The Good Book Says Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52 Amazon
34The Cats & The Fiddle Gang Busters The Very Best Of Amazon
35Black Cats and the Kitten You Better Ask Somebody Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3 Amazon

Evil Blues

Evil Blues
Evil Blues

It’s the story of evil told in the voice of the blues. All things evil are explored in the voices of gospel, country blues, urban blues, and the folk blues. Evil ways, bad blood, fear, and the depths to which the evil in man’s heart can go are the themes tonight in a show that features the likes of Otis Spann, Elmore James, Henry Truvillion, The Golden Gate Quartet, and many others. All of this coming to you on a cold December evening in Sonoma County.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Howlin' Wolf Evil Blues From Hell Amazon
3The Golden Gate Quartet Atom And Evil (1946) Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949) Amazon
4The Golden Gate Quartet (Willie Johnson, baritone/William Langford, tenor/Henry Owens, tenor/Arlandus Wilson, Bass) (Aka "Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet") The Devil With The Devil Vol. 3, 1939 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 3, 1939) Amazon
5Chris Smither The Devil's Real A Little On The Cd Side Volume 11 Amazon
6Noah Lewis Devil In The Wood Pile When The Sun Goes Down: Walk Right In – The Secret Story Of Rock & Roll Amazon
7Don Byas's Swig Seven, Albinia Jones Evil Gal Blues Savoy Blues 1944-1994 [Disc 1] Amazon
8Dinah Washington Evil Gal Blues Gold Amazon
9T-Bone Walker Evil Hearted Woman (Alt. Take) The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1] Amazon
10Champion Jack Dupree Evil Woman Blues from the Gutter Amazon
11Doctor Gaddy Evil Man Blues Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2) Amazon
12Otis Spann Evil Ways Essential Blues Hits Disc 2 Amazon
13Washboard Sam Evil Blues Vol. 6 1941 – 1942 Amazon
14Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe Evil Devil Woman Blues Vol 4 (1933-34) Amazon
15Moreland & Arbuckle Mean And Evil Promised Land Or Bust Amazon
16B.B. King Mean And Evil There Is Always One More Time Amazon
17Elmore James Mean And Evil Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James Amazon
18Lightnin' Hopkins Mean and Evil Blues Texas Guitar Killers Disc 1 Amazon
19Blind Boy Fuller Worried and Evil Man Blues Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 3 1937 Amazon
20Reverend Gary Davis Cross And Evil Woman Blues Southern Country Blues: Down In Boogie Alley [Disc 2] Amazon
21Lowell Fulson Don't Be So Evil Juke Box Blues 1946-1948 Amazon
22Gatemouth Moore Evil Gal's Jockey Hey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King Recordings Amazon
23Albert King I Get Evil More Big Blues Amazon
24Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Bad Blood Sportin' the Blues Disc 2 Amazon
25Ramona Hicks Evil and Blue Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939 Amazon
26Ollie Shepard King Of All Evil Vol. 2-1939-41 Amazon
27Walter Brown What Evil Have I Done? Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2 Amazon
28Alice Moore Black And Evil Blues Black Swan Sampler Amazon
29Koko Taylor Evil The Best of Koko Taylor Amazon
30Ella Fitzgerald Necessary Evil The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald – 1951 Amazon
31Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra I Want to Be Evil Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits Amazon
32Aretha Franklin Evil Gal Blues Aretha Sings The Blues Amazon

Free Form – June 2016

Free Form - June 2016
Free Form – June 2016

Deeper Roots goes free form and our two hours will be filled with an eclectic blend of blues, gospel, tradition, and early century jazz. We’ll feature songs about vapor vipers, snakes, preachers, and a whole lot more. Join us for another summer evening in West Sonoma County, California with performances from Charley Patton, Josh White, Jimmie Driftwood, Noble Sissle, and Jumpin’ Bill Carlisle.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Madam Ernestine Washington And The Milleraires Holding On — Part 2 Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 Amazon
3Stuffy Smith & His Onyx Club Boys You're a Viper Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
4Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy's If You're A Viper Deep Ellum Amazon
5Noble Sissle/Sidney Bechet Viper Mad Sweet and Lowdown Amazon
6Fats Waller Viper's Drag [Piano Solo] The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
7Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks 'Long Come A Viper Last Train To Hicksville… The Home Of Happy Feet Amazon
8David Grisman Quintet Rattlesnake Dgq-20 Amazon
9Jumpin' Bill Carlisle Rattlesnake Daddy Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album Amazon
10Champion Jack Dupree Rattlesnake Boogie Classic Sounds of New Orleans Amazon
11Jaydee Short Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake (Pm 13043, L-468-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932) Amazon
12Luella Miller Rattle Snake Groan 24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920_Vol 11 [ Blues Images ] Amazon
13Charley Patton Rattlesnake Blues The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2] Amazon
14Chris Smither Rattlesnake Preacher Honeysuckle Dog Amazon
15Mac Wiseman Old Rattler Songs From My Mother's Hand Amazon
16Jimmie Driftwood Rattlesnake Song Americana, Vol. 1 Amazon
17Jimmie Driftwood The Battle Of New Orleans Vanguard: Roots Of Folk [Disc 1] Amazon
18Jimmie Driftwood Bunker Hill Americana, Vol. 1 Amazon
19Jimmie Driftwood Country Boy Americana, Vol. 1 Amazon
20Jonatha Brooke In the Gloaming Live Amazon
21Ed Lewis & Group I Be So Glad When The Sun Goes Down Sounds of the South [Disc 1] – Blue Ridge Mountain Music Amazon
22Josh White When I Lay Down And Die In Chronological Order, Volume 5 (1944) Amazon
23Straight Street Holiness Group Victory Shall Be Mine Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007 Amazon
24Sister Rosetta Tharpe My Journey to the Sky Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats Amazon
25Johnnie Morisette Meet Me at the Twisting Place Sam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2 Amazon
26William Bell The Three Of Me This Is Where I Live Amazon
27The Sweet & Lowdown Violent Love Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From the Second Decades Amazon
28Art Neville That Old Time Rock And Roll His Specialty Recordings Amazon
29Marvin Johnson & His Orchestra Hey Lawdy Mama Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53 Amazon
30Johnny Otis Baby Baby Blues Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars Amazon
31Robins My Baby Done Told Me Money Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53) Amazon
32Rose Marie McCoy Dippin' In My Business Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
33Junior Brown Venom Wearin' Denim Semi Crazy Amazon

The Midnight Hour

The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hour

The witching hour. The darkest moment in our day where the bell tolls another in the heart of the ancient wood. A muse for poets, writers, and songsmiths over the ages….midnight. Deeper Roots highlights the midnight muse with a delightful blend of the celebratory and the soulful sounds of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Waits, Merle Travis, Big Joe Turner, and Lowell Fulson.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Creedence Clearwater Revival The Midnight Special Chronicle: Volume Two Amazon
3Big Bill Broonzy Midnight Special An Introduction To Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
4The Louvin Brothers Midnight Special Long Play Collection Amazon
5Big Joe Turner Midnight Special Train Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]] Amazon
6Big Joe Turner Midnight Cannonball Big Joe Rocks Amazon
7Merle Travis & Joe Maphis Big Midnight Special Country Music's 2 Guitar Greats Merle Travis & Joe Maphis Amazon
8The Delmore Brothers Midnight Train Sand Mountain Blues Amazon
9Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Ridin' That Midnight Train The Three Pickers Amazon
10Gladys Knight & the Pips Midnight Train to Georgia The Buddah Box Disc 3 Amazon
11Maria Muldaur Midnight at the Oasis Maria Muldaur Amazon
12Patsy Cline Intro Walkin' After Midnight The Arthur Godfrey Show Amazon
13Patsy Cline Walkin' After Midnight 12 Greatest Hits Amazon
14Ray Charles The Midnight Hour The Birth of Soul Disc 1 Amazon
15Wilson Pickett In the Midnight Hour Red, White & Rock Disc 2 Amazon
16J.J. Cale After Midnight The Very Best of J.J. Cale Amazon
17Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Midnight Shift Lost In The Ozone Amazon
18The Mills Brothers Long About Midnight The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4 Amazon
19Larry Campbell Midnight Highway Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams Amazon
20Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson Midnight In Milpitas Quah [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
21Lucinda Williams Howlin' at Midnight Happy Woman Blues Amazon
22Tom Waits Midnight Lullabye The Early Years Amazon
23Lowell Fulson Midnight Showers Of Rain Juke Box Blues 1946-1948 Amazon
24Cowboy Copas Midnight In Heaven Songs That Made Him Famous Amazon
25Tony Rice Unit Midnight on the Stormy Deep Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records Amazon
26Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Midnight On the Stormy Deep Bill Monroe: Anthology Amazon
27The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Midnight at Woody Creek Welcome to Woody Creek Amazon
28B.B. King Blues at Midnight King of the Blues [Box] Disc 1 Amazon
29Peetie Wheatstraw Midnight Blues The Devil's Son-In-Law Amazon
30Howlin' Wolf Moanin' at Midnight Chess Blues Disc 1 Amazon
31Bob Dylan Soon After Midnight Tempest Amazon
32Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen Midnight In Moscow Easy Listening Gold 1962-1963 Amazon
33Kenny Burrell Midnight Blue Midnight Blue Amazon

Free Form – May 2016

Free Form - May 2016
Free Form

Country sounds from Johnny Cash, Wynn Stewart, and Ferlin Husky kick things off and we’ll run the blues and R&B gamut with B. B. King, John Jackson, and Duke Robillard…who will also complement the sounds of Dr. John. A free form extravaganza continues with early pop and big band sounds, including Helen Forrest vocals, The Boswells, and Harry James.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson The Only Man Wilder Than Me Django and Jimmie Amazon
3Wynn Stewart Donna On My Mind California Country Amazon
4Ferlin Husky Puxico Polka 1949-1950 (Warped 498F) Amazon
5Johnny Cash Tennessee Flat Top Box The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1 Amazon
6Patsy Cline That's My Desire The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
7Mac Wiseman Old Camp Meeting Time Grassroots To Bluegrass Amazon
8Leon Russell Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Retrospective Amazon
9Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Friend of the Devil Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Amazon
10C.W. Stoneking Good Luck Charm Gon' Boogaloo Amazon
11Bob Dylan Talkin' Devil It Could Even Be A Myth Amazon
12John Jackson The Devil He Wore A Hickory Shoe Front Porch Blues Amazon
13Prophet G. Lusk The Devil's Trying to Steal My Joy This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982 Amazon
14Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound My Friend The Devil Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound Amazon
15Duke Robillard I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (To Take The Place Of You) The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard Amazon
16Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
17Dr. John Old Settlers Live at Magfest 2014 Amazon
18B.B. King & Dr. John There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Deuces Wild Amazon
19Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington It Don't Mean A Thing The Great Summit [Disc 1] Amazon
20Dj Frogg I Don't Mean a Mash Mashups Amazon
21Eugiene Baird & The Duke's Boys Everything But You American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington Amazon
22Helen Forrest and Les Paul Trio Everybody Knew But Me Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1] Amazon
23Harry James & His Orchestra I've Heard That Song Before 43 Your Hit Parade Amazon
24The Boswell Sisters Heebie Jeebies The Object Of My Affection Amazon
25New Friends Of Rhythm Shoot The Schubert To me Hubert 1939-1947 Performances Amazon
26Fats Waller How Can You Face Me? Honeysuckle Rose Amazon
27Leon Redbone Bittersweet Waltz Up A Lazy River Amazon
28John Jorgenson F. A. Swing Franco-American Swing Amazon
29Nappy Brown The Hole I'm In Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
30The Five Royales Tears Of Joy Dedicated To You Amazon
31Howlin' Wolf Baby How Long Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 Amazon
32Nappy Brown Little By Little Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
33Nappy Brown Piddily Patter Patter Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1] Amazon

American Novelties

American Novelties
American Novelties

It’s popular in just about every form…well, not so with gospel…but it’s tradition goes back to minstrelsy: the song that has a humorous hook or a running joke to share or maybe a bandleader who takes us into new a ridiculous territories. We’ve got a lot of novelty tunes of this nature to bring you this week on Deeper Roots… a bit of a departure from our normal fare but it’s all for the fun. We’ll hear country sounds from Johnny Cash and Roger Miller, tearjerkers and rock therapy from Mabel Scott, The Chips, and Tiny Hill, and some classic novelty sounds from Danny Kaye, Spike Jones (of course), and Fats Waller.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Cab Calloway The Scat Song Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
3Slim & Slam Groove Juice Special Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3) Amazon
4Slim & Slam Sploghm Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2) Amazon
5The Ink Spots Mama Don't Allow Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
6Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Dad Gum Ya Hide Boy The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
7Ella Mae Morse Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet The Morse Code [Disc 1] Amazon
8Danny Kaye Tchaikowsky (And Other Russians) Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
9Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy Bed Strings Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
10Jimmy Durante Inka Dinka Doo Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
11The Chips Rubber Biscuit The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
12Lonnie Johnson Wipe It Off Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollypops Amazon
13Tiny Hill and His Orchestra (Vocal Tiny Hill) Hot Rod Race (1951) Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life] Amazon
14Ross & Sargent Nellie the Nudist Queen Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
15Spike Jones Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai (Hawaiian War Chant) Flashbacks, Vol. 2: Novelty Songs 1914-1946 Crazy & Obscure Amazon
16Spike Jones Der Fuhrer's Face Novelty Songs 1914-1946: Crazy & Obscure Amazon
17Loudon Wainwright III Dead Skunk Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2 Amazon
18John Prine With Melba Montgomery We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
19John Prine/Iris Dement In Spite of Ourselves In Spite of Ourselves Amazon
20Roger Miller Chug A Lug 20 Hits Amazon
21Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue At Madison Square Garden Amazon
22Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Vocal 'Cinderella G. Stump' (Jo Stafford) & Red Ingle) Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (1947) Your Hit Parade..Golden Goofers [Time-Life] Amazon
23Roy Newman I Can't Dance (I've Got Ants In My Pants) Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp) Amazon
24Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven I Can't Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep) Amazon
25Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
26Leon Redbone Your Feets Too Big Any Time Amazon
27Mabel Scott Catch Em Young Treat Em Rough Tell Em Nothing Blues Women Amazon
28Hank Penny Catch 'Em Young, Treat 'Em Rough, And Tell 'Em Nothin' Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions Amazon
29Hank Penny The Freckle Song Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
30The Light Crust Doughboys Pussy Pussy Pussy Western Swing  40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 1] Amazon
31Eddie Cantor Hungry Women grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
32Arthur Godfrey\The Too Fat Trio Too Fat Polka Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
33Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees When Yuba Plays The Rhumba on The Tuba gimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
34Cliff Edwards I'm No Fool The Collection Amazon
35Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly 20 Greatest Hits Amazon

 

Roots of Doo Wop

Roots of Doo Wop
Roots of Doo Wop

The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Turbans When You Dance Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2] Amazon
3Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Golden Gate Gospel Train Vol. 1-(1937-38) Amazon
4Heavenly Gospel Singers The Prodigal Son Halleluja Gospel & Prayers Amazon
5The Heavenly Gospel Singers When Was Jesus Born? Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4] Amazon
6The Deep River Boys Melody of Love The Dark Ages: Our Music From The Beginning Amazon
7The Charioteers All God's Chillun Got Shoes The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1 Amazon
8The Mills Brothers Paper Doll Best of the Decca Years Amazon
9The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra Diga, Diga, Do The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2 Amazon
10Lewis Bronzville Five Low Down Gal Blues Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3 Amazon
11The Ink Spots We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) 40 Your Hit Parade Amazon
12The Ink Spots My Prayer Greatest Hits Amazon
13The Cats & The Fiddle I Miss You So The Very Best Of Amazon
14The Cats & The Fiddle We Cats Will Swing For You The Very Best Of Amazon
15The Cats & The Fiddle Killin' Jive The Very Best Of Amazon
16The Delta Rhythm Boys I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
17The Delta Rhythm Boys Do You Care I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
18Slim & Slam The Flat Foot Floogie Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1) Amazon
19Five Red Caps Mama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take) Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947) Amazon
20The Cap-Tans I'm So Crazy For Love Vocal Group Harmony Vol 8 Amazon
21The Ravens Count Every Star Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
22The Ravens My Baby's Gone OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
23The Ravens Write Me A Letter Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
24The Moonglows Sincerely Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
25The Toppers If Money Grew on Trees Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947 Amazon
26The Five Keys The Glory of Love The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
27The Orioles It's Too Soon to Know Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
28The Orioles You Belong to Me Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
29The Cardinals Wheel Of Fortune Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Crows Gee Feelin Fine Amazon
31The Flamingos Would I Be Crying Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3 Amazon
32The Flamingos Golden Teardrops Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon
33The Five Satins In The Still Of The Night Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals Amazon
34The Penguins Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon
35The Cadillacs Speedo (Cadillac) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
36The Jewels Hearts of Stone Doo Wop Box Disc 1 Amazon

Deeper Dr. John

Deeper Dr. John
Deeper Dr. John

Mac Rebennack’s been around and the music, the culture, the people…they’ve embellished his art with a character like no other in roots music. He’s known them all: James Booker, Professor Longhair, Huey Smith, and Doc Pomus. He’s performed with them, composed for them, and broken bread with them. And when he takes the stage, whether that is in the traditional Indian celebratory garb or the frocked coat and hat, you can be certain that his performance will get your attention. He is coarse yet gentle, as punctual on the keys as he is laid back and lazy with them. This week’s show will sample a small set of his contributions to the American songbook including performances by Roland Stone, B.B. King, Charlie Rich, Solomon Burke, and Irma Thomas. And we’ll also hear plenty from the good Doctor himself.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Dr. John Right Place Wrong Time Definitive Pop Collection Amazon
3Dr John/Mac Rebennack Sahara (LP Version) Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
4Roland Stone [Dr. John] Down The Road (LP Version) Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
5Mac Rebennack Good Times The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5] Amazon
6Clarence "Frogman" Henry Long Lost And Worried Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry Amazon
7Art Neville What's Going On His Specialty Recordings Amazon
8Johnny Jenkins Walk On Gilded Splinters Duane Allman Anthology 2 [Disc 2] Amazon
9Dr. John Black Widow Spider Definitive Pop Collection Amazon
10Dr. John (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away Destively Bonnaroo (US Release) Amazon
11Dr. John The Night Tripper Wash Mama Wash The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon
12Dr. John Big Chief The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974 Amazon
13Irma Thomas I Never Fool Nobody But Me If You Want It, Come and Get It Amazon
14Delaney & Bonnie When the Battle Is Over The Best of Delaney & Bonnie Amazon
15Solomon Burke Make Do With What You Got Make Do With What You Got Amazon
16Dr. John Hen Layin' Rooster The Best Of The Parlophone Years Amazon
17Dr. John Let the Good Times Roll The Ultimate Dr. John Amazon
18Dr. John My Indian Red Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
19Dr. John Sweet Home New Orleans The Best Of The Parlophone Years Amazon
20Dr. John Memories Of Prof. Longhair Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
21Marianne Faithfull Hello Stranger A Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology [Disc 2] Amazon
22Crescent City Gold Kick It Raw The Ultimate Session Amazon
23Bluesiana Triangle Need To Be Loved Bluesiana Triangle Amazon
24Charlie Rich Pictures and Paintings Pictures and Paintings Amazon
25Dr. John Eh Las Bas N'awlinz: Dis, Dat Or D'Udda Amazon
26Dr. John Old Settlers Live at Magfest 2014 Amazon
27B.B. King & Dr. John There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Deuces Wild Amazon
28Dr. John Let's Make a Better World The Ultimate Dr. John Amazon
29Dr. John When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) Ske-Dat-De-Dat&The Spirit Of Satch Amazon

In The Gloaming – KOWS Oct 24, 2015

In The Gloaming
In The Gloaming

Our Saturday morning show opens with some caffeine-driven music…literally… songs about the magic bean, that morning beverage that starts the day for some of us. We’ve got swamp pop from Randy & The Rockets, some jumpin’ jive from Cab Calloway, twilight reflections from Jonatha Brooke and The Sons of The Pioneers, and some Chet Atkins, David Lindley, and Eilen Jewell. KOWS community radio studios will be moving before the end of the year to a very central West County location that will bring us in closer contact with our listeners…and our Deeper Roots. And some exciting news! Deeper Roots moves to weekly broadcasts on KOWS.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Randy & the Rockets Lets Do the Cajun Twist Swamp Gold, Volume 1 Amazon
3Curtis Gordon Caffeine And Nicotine Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 1] Amazon
4Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Caffeine Patrol Swingin' On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Volume 2 Amazon
5Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra Forty Cups of Coffee Barrell House Boogie and the Blues Amazon
6Frank Sinatra The Coffee Song Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan Amazon
7Carmen McRae/Previn Trio Coffee Time Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 2] Amazon
8Annette Hanshaw You're the Cream in My Coffee The Personality Girl, Vol. 4: 1928 Amazon
9The Manhattan Transfer Java Jive Swing Amazon
10Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three Coffee Pot Blues Middle of Everywhere Amazon
11Cab Calloway The Jumpin' Jive Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
12Tiny Davis & Her Orchestra How About That Jive Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
13Johnny Mercer G.I. Jive Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43 Amazon
14Ella Fitzgerald Five O'Clock Whistle Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-41 Amazon
15Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys The Prettiest Flowers Will Be Blooming Ralph Stanley 1971-1973 Disc One Amazon
16Sons of the Pioneers In the Gloaming Songs of the Prairie – CD4 Amazon
17Jonatha Brooke In the Gloaming Live Amazon
18John Prine With Emmylou Harris I Know One In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
19Porter Wagoner Fool Like Me Wagonmaster Amazon
20Chet Atkins Levee Walking My Favorite Guitars – It's A Guitar World Amazon
21The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers Hand Me Down My Walking Cane Blue Grass Favorites Amazon
22Eilen Jewell That's Why I'm Walkin Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Rarities From the Second Decades Amazon
23Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Walk Right In, Walk Right Out (The Walking Blues) One Hour Mama Amazon
24Eddie Jefferson Start Walkin' Stop Talkin' The BeBop Singers Amazon
25Dinah Washington Walkin' And Talkin' Gold Amazon
26Peggy Lee Talkin' To Myself About You The Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
27David Lindley Talk to the Lawyer Win This Record Amazon
28David Lindley & El Rayo-X Talkin' to the Wino Too Very Greasy Amazon
29David Lindley and Wally Ingram Oh Death Twango Bango II Amazon
30Pepe Ahlqist Moonshine Babe Raw Blues Amazon
31Perline Ellison Razor Totin' Mama Document Shortcuts Vol. 1 "God Don't Like It" Amazon
32Jackson Browne & David Lindley El Rayo X (Intro) Love Is Strange [Disc 1] Amazon
33Jackson Browne & David Lindley El Rayo X Love Is Strange [Disc 1] Amazon
34Mark Knopfler Who's Your Baby Now Sailing to Philadelphia Amazon

Wild Men and Wild Women

Wild Men and Wild Women
Wild Men and Wild Women

It’s theme time once again and we’re going to find ourselves among the wild and crazy men as well as the wild, woolly women. Round town girls celebrate, burning that candle, and Keely Smith will jump, jive, and wail with Louis Prima. Red Ingle and His Natural Seven will join the Sons of the Pioneers in spreading the word about ‘cigareets, whuskey, and wild, wild women”. Mae West, Julia Lee, Ernie Ford, and Jerry Lee Lewis will keep the party going and Deeper Roots will keep the lights on ’till 11pm sharp (that’s Pacific Time, of course). Join Dave Stroud for another two hours of a century of America’s music on KWTF, 88.1 FM, community radio for Bodega Bay.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Mary Ford Running Wild 100 Jazz Guitar Favorites Amazon
3Garland Jeffreys Wild in the Streets Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]] Amazon
4The Jive Bombers Bad Boy Cry-Baby Amazon
5Donnie Elbert Wild Child (Deluxe 6156) R&B Humdingers Volume 11 Amazon
6Johnny Carroll Wild Wild Women Classic Rockabilly-Cool Cats & Hot Chicks Amazon
7Jerry Lee Lewis Real Wild Child (Wild One) A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
8Carl Mann Born To Be Bad Midnight Cryin' Time: Teen Angst Classics From The Rock 'n' Roll Era Amazon
9Charline Arthur Burn That Candle Welcome To The Club Amazon
10Wanda Jackson Hard Headed Woman There's A Party Goin' On Amazon
11Wanda Jackson Let's Have A Party Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
12Tennessee Ernie Ford I'm A Bad Man Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2] Amazon
13The Dave & Deke Combo Wild Woman Hollywood Barndance Amazon
14Freda & the Firedogs Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad Freda & The Firedogs Amazon
15The Sons Of The Pioneers Cigareetes, Whusky And Wild, Wild Women Country Legends Amazon
16Red Ingle & His Natural Seven Cigareets, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women (Smoking) Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3 Amazon
17Wanda, Ruth Neal Round Town Girls Flowers In The Wildwood Amazon
18King James Wild Wooly Woman Stompin' 25 Amazon
19Julia Lee Do You Want It? Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
20Eunice Davis Let's Have A Party Stompin' 25 Amazon
21Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2 Amazon
22Keely Smith/Louis Prima/Sam Butera & the Witnesses Jump, Jive, An' Wail Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1 Amazon
23Carmen MacRae Whatever Lola Wants Burlesque – 100 Classics Amazon
24Mae West I'm No Angel The Mae West Collection Amazon
25Billy Jones With The Little Ramblers Don't Bring Lulu The Naughty 1920s: Red Hot & Risque Songs Of The Jazz Age Volume 2 Amazon
26Cecil Gant Little Baby You're Running Wild The Cecil Gant Collection Amazon
27Wynonie Harris Young And Wild Playful Baby Amazon
28Rudy Greene Wild Life Various Artists: Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2/[Disc 1] Amazon
29Memphis Nighthawks Wild Man Stomp Document Shortcuts Vol. 3 – My Babe Amazon
30Memphis Minnie I'm A Bad Luck Woman Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937) Amazon
31Champion Jack Dupree Bad Whiskey And Wild Women Two Classic Albums Plus Singles Amazon
32JB Hutto & The Hawks Wild Wild Woman Masters Of Modern Blues Amazon
33Albert King Wild Women Door To Door Amazon
34Little Jimmy King Wild Woman Little Jimmy King and the Memphis Soul Survivors Amazon
35Amy Helm Wild Girl Didn't It Rain Amazon
36John Hammond Wild Man On The Loose Trouble No More Amazon
37Louis Armstrong & The Hot 7 Wild Man Blues The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 3] Amazon