This week we’ll spend our two hours in a shroud of barroom musk, out-of-tune brass, and painted ladies all spent before the tunes of an American treasure. We speak of Tom Waits. The New York Times, in a review of Barney Hoskyns’ 2009 biography of Tom Waits, Lowside of The Road describes our subject today thusly: “He is as potent and unpredictable a musical force as most of us have witnessed in our lifetimes, and that’s not faint praise. The graveyard croak of his gravelly, bellowing baritone is righteous, paint-scraping, unmistakable; it scatters small animals and slaps your synapses to startled attention. With what’s left of your adrenalized wits, you can attend to his mordant lyrics, which he packs into songs he divides (as his wife, Kathleen Brennan, put it) into two primordial categories: “the grand weeper” and “the grim reaper”. He’s our neighbor here in Sonoma County and we could not be more proud of the boy…really.
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John Hammond, Jr.
Clap Hands
Wicked Grin
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Courtney Marie Andrews
Downtown Train
Come On Up To The House – Women Sing Waits
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Tom Waits
Tom Traubert's Blues
Small Change
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Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson
Come On Up To The House
Heroes
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Way Down In The Hole
Spirit Of The Century
7
The Holmes Brothers
Train Song
Promised Land
8
King Ernest
House Where Nobody Lives
Not The Same Old Blues Crap, Vol. 2
9
The Blue Hawaiians
Jockey Full of Bourbon
Savage Night
10
Tom Waits
Dead & Lovely
Real Gone
11
Tom Waits
Ice Cream Man
Closing Time
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Holly Cole
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
Temptation
13
Norah Jones
The Long Way Home
Feels Like Home
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Tom Waits
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
Closing Time
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Hayes Carll
I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Trouble In Mind
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Eagles
Ol' '55
The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1
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Willie Nelson
Picture In A Frame
It Always Will Be
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Tom Waits
On The Nickel
Heartattack And Vine
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Marc Ribot
Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful) (feat. Tom Waits)
Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018
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Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
The 40s and 50s post-war migration brought tough working conditions in Chicago which offered stability over the miserable sharecropper existence of the Delta. Both were fodder for the some of the very best in classic blues. The production lines of Detroit and other cities on the Eastern seaboard were models of a different kind of work that the Industrial Age had to offer. But the West Coast wasn’t the place you’d expect to find the blues: shipyards, agriculture, and urban sprawl would aggregate so many different styles that rhythm and blues was a fusion of the many different sensibilities that were brought with both performer and listener alike westward from east of the Mississippi. Having the hub of the world of entertainment in the Southland didn’t hurt either. We’ll be browsing the sounds of some of the greats: McCracklin, Fulson, Otis, Mayfield, and (of course) T-Bone Walker in the Deeper Roots morning show today. West Coast Blues led to blues-based rock in large part because of the exposure to the many different styles of the mid-century blues bands and solo rockers. West Coast Blues Roots is the name of our show this morning on KOWS-LP Occidental.
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Gangster Of Love
Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics
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Lowell Fulson
Blue Shadows
Chess Blues Disc 4
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Shuffle
Living The Blues: Blues Greats
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Ivory Joe Hunter
Boogin' In The Rain
The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947
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Amos Milburn
One, Two, Three, Everybody
Amos Milburn Rocks
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Amos Milburn
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Amos Milburn Rocks
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Floyd Dixon
Hey Bartender
Marshall Texas Is My Home
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Big Jay McNeely
The Deacon's Hop
Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie
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Percy Mayfield
Please Send Me Someone To Love
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
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Johnny Guitar Watson
Mortorhead Baby
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1
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Little Esther And Willie Littlefield
Turn the Lights Down Low
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
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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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Peppermint Harris
I Got Loaded
Loaded, Vol. 1
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Jimmy McCracklin
The Walk
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1]
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Little Willie Littlefield
K. C. Loving
Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10]
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T-Bone Walker
Stormy Monday
The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
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Roy Milton
The Hucklebuck
Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton
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Floyd Dixon
Call Operator 210
The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3]
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Johnny Otis
Baby Baby Blues
Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars
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Johnny Otis
Head Hunter
The Roots Of Frank Zappa
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Etta James
Good Rockin Daddy
The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1
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Pee Wee Crayton
Blues After Hours
ABC Of The Blues Vol 7
24
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Driftin' Blues
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood
We just can’t get enough of this sound, a blend of sounds that cannot be pushed away with the urban renewal of auto-tune and electronic pasteurization. It’s long history of inspiration whose roots are driven by centuries of influence, from Congo Square to Rampart Street, and beyond. Our show today returns to the humid southern climes at the mouth of the Mississippi for some of the very best of rhythm, from Cosimo Matassa’s studios to the clubs that pepper the Crescent City on Bourbon Street. Popular rhythm and blues today from Nawlins inclues some Fats, Professor Longhair, Huey “Piano” Smith, Paul Gayen, Frankie Ford, and a couple dozen others giving us that signature percussive backbeat embellished by pounding piano. It’s a Friday evening celebration here on Sonoma County Community radio.
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Big Boy Myles
New Orleans
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
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Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Monkey [Album Version]
The New Orleans Album
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Fats Domino
When The Saints Go Marchin' In
Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 2)
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Dr. John
Somebody Changed The Lock
Dr. John's Gumbo
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Huey "Piano" Smith
Mean Mean Mean
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40
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Professor Longhair
Got My Mojo Working
Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]
8
Ernie K-Doe
A Certain Girl
Absolutely the Best
9
Frankie Ford
It Must Be Jelly
Very Best Of Frankie Ford
10
Lee Diamond&The Upsetters
Hattie Malatti
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
11
Huey "Piano" Smith
Would You Believe it, I Have a Cold (Doctors)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
12
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album
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Smiley Lewis
Big Mamou
R&B Outbreak CD 2
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Clarence "Frogman" Henry
It Won't Be Long
Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
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Edgar Blanchard
Honeycomb
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
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Charles "Hungry" Williams
So Glad You're Mine
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
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Champion Jack Dupree
Mail Order Woman
New Orleans R&B Outbreak
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Paul Marvin
Hurry Up
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
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Paul Gayten
For You My Love
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
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Larry Williams
Bad Boy
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
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Fats Domino
Please Don't Leave Me
Very Best of Fats Domino [Phantom] (Disc 1)
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Smiley Lewis
Mama Don't Like
ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
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Charles Brown & Amos Milburn
Educated Fool
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
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Kermit Ruffins
Holy Cow
Livin' A Tremi Life
25
Barbara George
I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
Highlights From Crescent City Soul: Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974
26
Jewel King
3×7=21
Gettin' Funky [Disc 4]
27
Irma Thomas
Look Up (AKA Whenever)
Soul Queen of New Orleans
28
Eddie Bo
Roamin-Itis
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]
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Zorro & The Zips
Frankie & Johnny
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
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Danny White
Let's Play
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
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The Showmen
True Fine Mama
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 6]
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Lee Diamond &The Upsetters
It Won't Be Me
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
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Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
Alimony
Radio Radio Vol.5 [Disc 1] Bob Dylan
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Jessie Hill
Scoop Scoobie Doobie
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
35
Earl King
No City Like New Orleans
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
36
Galactic
Go Go
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
It’s blues time once more. We’re in for a hard winter and before we roll out the Christmas cheer and jingles, it’s time for some deeper reflection. This week’s Deeper Roots show features music from the great blues performers, acoustic and electric, of the past century: Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Slim Harpo, Elmore James, Ray Charles, and a large contingent of the usual suspects. We make our way from Highway 51 to 49, the waterfront to the crossroads, buzzin’, shufflin’, walkin’ blues…all for you this week on KRJF community radio here in Sonoma County. Let your conscience be your guide.
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Slim Harpo
Got Love If You Want It
The Scratch
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Lightnin' Hopkins
Don't Embarrass Me Baby
The Complete Prestige-Bluesville Recordings [Disc 4]
4
John Lee Hooker
Dimples
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 1]
5
Muddy Waters
Trouble No More
The Definitive Collection
6
Taj Mahal
Statesboro Blues
The Best Of Taj Mahal
7
Lowell Fulson
Do Me Right
Willie Dixon and Friends Vol. 3
8
Albert King
Crosscut Saw
Born Under a Bad Sign [RM 2002]
9
Little Junior Parker
Feelin' Good
Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
10
John Lee Hooker
I Cover The Waterfront
The Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 [Disc 2]
11
Jimmy Reed
Baby What You Want Me To Do
The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
12
Lightnin' Hopkins
Mojo Hand
The Very Best Of Lightnin' Hopkins
13
Slim Harpo
Buzz Me Babe
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 1
14
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Walking Blues
An Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1
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Elmore James
Whose Muddy Shoes
Chess Blues Disc 2
16
Georgia White
The Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman Cryin' For Her Man
Love is in the air. And so is some foot-tappin’ rhythm on a Friday in our shelter-in-place here in Sonoma County. The genuine stuff brought to you by the supporters and underwriters of Community Radio here in the county. Tune in for a blast of soul and rhythm and blues in the key of love with Etta James, Ella Johnson, Julia Lee, Jackie Wilson, The Flairs, and the great Barbara Lynn. Our social distancing matters even though our first desire is to be close with each other. If we can’t have it first or second hand, then will take it third hand. So why not tune into some third hand roots sounds, all with the honest theme of love: sugar coated love, the miracle of love, and makin’ love. You can tune us in Friday evenings on 92.3 FM in Sonoma County or streaming to the world at krjf.org.
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Johnny Otis
The Love Bug Boogie
Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 6] West Coast Blues V2
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Lula Reed
Rock Love
Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
4
Albinia Jones
Love Is Such A Mystery
Vocal Blues & Jazz Vol. 4 (1938)
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Katie Webster & Bobby Jay
Hey Mr Love
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
6
Zilla Mays With John Peek And The Blues Caravan
Don't Give My Good Love Away
Mercury R&B Story '45-'55 – [Disc 8]: East Coast Blues V2
7
Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Make Love To Me
Vol. 2 – Dripper's Boogie
8
Nellie Lutcher
For You My Love
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3]
9
Buddy & Ella Johnson
I Don't Want Nobody ( To Have My Love But You)
Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 2]
10
Bull Moose Jackson
(Let Me Love You) All Night Long
Badman Jackson Thats Me
11
The 5 Royales
Miracle of Love
The Complete Singles 1952-1962
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Glow Tones
The Girl I Love
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
13
The Flairs
Let's Make With Some Love
The Flair Story – Dust My Rhythm & Blues
14
Little Royal
Do You Love Me
Golden Carnival Classics Pt. 3
15
Barbara Lynn
Sugar Coated Love
A Good Woman: The Complete Tribe & Jet Stream Singles 1966-1979
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Etta James
I Just Want To Love You
Enduring Soul
17
Johnnie Taylor
Baby, We've Got Love
Lifetime [Disc 1]
18
La Vern Baker
Love Me Right (Atlantic 1150)
R&B Humdingers Volume 11
19
Irma Thomas
Love Don't Change
If You Want It, Come and Get It
20
Solomon Burke
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)
21
Nappy Brown
Just A Little Love
Down In The Alley – The Complete Savoy Singles A's & B's
This week’s episode of Deeper Roots focuses on gospel, blues, and tradition with a theme being the “travelin’ blues”. Whether that’s a long ride to perdition or salvation on the King’s highway or a ready roll down the road apiece…our journey will avoid the toll roads, whether they be the sacred or the profane. Performances this morning feature Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, and The Golden Gate Quartet. The show is a ‘first installment’ of traveling songs…songs about the highways…told in the key of blues with the followup in coming months being one that focuses on the country and bluegrass sound. But not today. Today’s about the blues and the gospel. Drop by.
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Maria Muldaur
Travelin' Shoes
Waitress In a Donut Shop
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Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell)
Travelin' Blues
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
4
Taj Mahal
Farther On Down The Road
The Best Of Taj Mahal
5
Roland Stone
Down The Road
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
6
Freddie Slack
Down The Road
Boogie Woogie [Disc 10]
7
Eric Clapton
Further On Down the Road
Old Sock
8
Chris Smither
Look Down the Road
I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On
9
Mattie Delaney
Down The Big Road Blues
Mississippi Masters
10
Unidentified Quartet
I Look Down The Road And Wonder
Powerhouse Gospel
11
The Golden Gate Quartet
I Looked Down The Road And Wondered
Travelin' Shoes
12
Vera Ward Hall
Travelin' Shoes
Crossroads: Southern Roots
13
Rory Block
If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road
Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James
14
Paul Butterfield's Better Days
Highway 28
'Better Days' + 'Better Days – It All Comes Back'
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Highway 60
Space Guitar
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Lowell Fulson
Highway 99
Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
17
Gatemouth Moore
Highway 61 Blues
Hey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King Recordings
18
Honeyboy Edwards
Strollin' Down Highway 61
Roamin and Ramblin
19
Snooks Eaglin
Traveling Mood
Complete Imperial Recordings
20
Doc Pomus
Traveling Dog
Singer & Songwriter
21
Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson
Get On Down The Road
Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
22
Ernie Andrews With Maxwell Davis Orchestra
Travelin' Baby
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
23
Slim Gaillard & His Boogiereeners
Travelin' Blues
Laughing in Rhythm: Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) [Disc 3]
24
T-Bone Walker
Travelin' Blues
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
25
Smiley Lewis
Lonesome Highway
ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
26
Howling Wolf
Driving This Highway
Sings The Blues
27
Freddie King
Key To The Highway
Ultimate Collection
28
Freddie King
Living On The Highway
The Best Of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years
This week’s show dedicates two hours to the incredible blues women of the past century. We’ll be going deep, featuring tracks from the great early century trailblazers: Mamie Smith, Trixie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, and others. Plus, we’ll hear from Ruthie Foster, Big Mama Thornton, Dinah Washington, and Varetta Dillard; all of this being the background to to last Saturday evening’s Blues is a Woman performance at the Raven Theater in downtown Healdsburg. Our special guest on the show will be Pamela Rose, performer, author, and vocalist, who has toured nationally with her critically acclaimed show Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era. Pamela is part of the San Francisco ensemble Blues is a Woman along with Pat Wilder, Ruth Davies, Kristen Strom, Shani Johnson, Jennifer Jolly, and music director/pianist/vocalist Tammy Hall. Dave Stroud will be talking the ‘pearls’ of the blues with Pamela in a prerecorded interview. Join us.
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Ma Rainey
Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Ma Rainey with Tampa Red & Georgia Tom
Black Eye Blues
Southern Country Blues: Down In Boogie Alley [Disc 2]
4
Ruthie Foster
Death Came A'Knockin'
Oxford American Southern Music Texas
5
Big Mama Thornton/Muddy Waters Blues Band
Looking the World Over
With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966
6
Memphis Minnie
Looking The World Over [Album Version]
Queen Of The Blues
7
Ida Cox with Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Oxford American Music Issue – Visions of the Blues
8
Ida Cox
One Hour Mama
I Can't Quit My Man
9
Bonnie Raitt
Love Me Like A Man
Bonnie Raitt: Opus Collection
10
Aretha Franklin
Evil Gal Blues
Aretha Sings The Blues
11
Albinia Jones
Evil Gal Blues
Vocal Blues & Jazz Vol. 4 (1938)
12
Sippie Wallace
Up the Country Blues
Sippie Wallace Vol. 1 (1923-1925)
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Victoria Spivey
Murder In The First Degree
Black Snake Blues – The Best Of
14
Alberta Hunter
Remember My Name
Remember My Name (Original Soundtrack Recording)
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Big Mama Thornton
Ball And Chain
Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
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Varetta Dillard
See See Rider Blues
Got You On My Mind
17
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Didn't It Rain
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
18
Trixie Smith
Freight Train Blues
Blues Was Her Business
19
Clementine Smith
Nobody Knows What A Red Head Mama Can Do
Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14
20
Mamie Smith
Crazy Blues
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
21
Bessie Smith
Lock And Key
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
22
Pamela Rose
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning (feat. Daria Johnson)
Blues Is a Woman (Original Cast Recording)
23
Etta James
Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
The Essential Etta James [Disc 2]
24
Ruth Brown
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
November kicks off with a party at our house. Some rare R&B nuggets, some classic old time country and honky-tonk, and a little bit of the New Orleans and house party themes to kick off the morning here on Deeper Roots. House parties, rent parties, and dance hall jamborees are celebrated by Bob Wills, Babs Gonzales, Little Esther, Jackie Brenston, and Dale Watson. We’ll also hear from Willie, T-Bone, and Merle on a Friday morning show that brings a little bit of light into the Sonoma County after weeks of trepidation from the fires. Please join Dave Stroud broadcasting live from downtown Santa Rosa.
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Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound
Jebidiah Moonshine's Friday Night Shack Party
Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
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Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
4
Babs Gonzales
House Rent Party
Cool WhalinDon Gibson
Give Myself A Party
Fifty Years Of Hits (Vol. 3)
5
Jesse Allen
Let's Party
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock 'n' Roll Vol 2 [Disc 2]
6
The Hamptones
Turkey Hop
Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
7
The Treniers
Go, Go, Go
Rhythm 'N' Blues Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 4
8
The Four Jacks
The Last of the Good Rocking Men
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 3
9
Rollee McGill
Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
10
The Wild Magnolias
Party
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
11
Marcia Ball
The Party's Still Going On
Roadside Attractions
12
Jackie Brentson
Starvation
Stompin' – Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders – Volume 13
13
Yvonne Baker & The Sensations
Party Across The Hall
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
14
Little Esther
Ring-A-Ding-Doo
Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
15
Sam Cooke
Having a Party
Greatest Hits
16
Tammi Terrell
Two Can Have A Party
Come On And See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
17
The Enchanters
I Paid For The Party
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – Vol. 3
18
Quinn Golden
Party On the Weekend
On the Chitlin Circuit
19
T-Bone Walker
Party Girl
The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 2]
20
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
The Party's At Our House
Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
21
Bob Wills
Goin' Away Party
For the Last Time
22
Merle Haggard/Ray Price/Willie Nelson
Goin' Away Party
Last of the Breed Disc 2
23
Willie Nelson
The Party's Over ["Naked" version]
Naked Willie
24
Dale Watson
The Party's Over
Live Deluxe…Plus CD1
25
Dale Watson
Pity Party
I Hate These Songs
26
The Cadillacs
Party for Two
For Collectors Only (Disc 3)
27
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Party at My House
Mean Case of the Blues
28
Babs Gonzales
Babs' Celebrity Party
Cool WhalinKing Biscuit And The Ronnie Hawkins Band
It had to start somewhere. And it did. The music that inspired rock and roll also inspired the countless British Invasion groups that littered the charts beginning in the early-to-mid 60s. Mayall, The Yardbirds, and, of course, The Rolling Stones. The early years of the Stones found them playing covers of some of the great stateside R&B, blues, and soul classics. Our Deeper Roots show today feasts on the originals (as did Jagger, Richard and company) and brings you the seminal sounds of Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a host of others in our tribute to the music that was a fusion of blues, R&B, and soul. Music that made rock and roll the world music phenomenon that it was to become. Tune into Community Radio on Fridays for roots music.
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Robert Wilkins
That's No Way To Get Along
Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
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Bobby Fuller
Not Fade Away
Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited Disc 1
4
Nat King Cole Trio
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
The World Of Nat King Cole
5
Muddy Waters
I Just Want To Make Love To You
The Definitive Collection
6
Jimmy Reed
Honest I Do
Blues Masters: The Very Best Of Jimmy Reed
7
Slim Harpo
I'm A King Bee (Single Version)
The Best Of Slim Harpo
8
Chuck Berry
Carol
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
9
Marvin Gaye
Can I Get A Witness
Anthology [Disc 1]
10
Gene Allison
You Can Make It If You Try
The Devil's Jukebox
11
Rufus Thomas
Walking The Dog
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
12
Chuck Berry
Around and Around
The Chess Box Disc 1
13
Jay McShann
Confessin' The Blues
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]
14
Irma Thomas
Time Is On My Side
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4
15
The Valentinos
It's All Over Now
Sam Cooke's Sar Records Story 59-65 CD2
16
The Drifters
Under the Boardwalk
Drifters' Golden Hits
17
Solomon Burke
If You Need Me
The Very Best Of Sixties Soul
18
Dale Hawkins
Susie-Q
James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
19
Solomon Burke
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)
20
The Coasters
Down Home Girl
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 2]
21
Chuck Berry
You Can't Catch Me
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
22
Bo Diddley
Mona
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
23
Will Bradley & Ray McKinley
Down The Road Apiece (Forget Chuck Berry & The Stones – Original Version!)
Best Of The Big Bands
24
Otis Redding
Pain In My Heart
Birth Of Soul: 1
25
Howlin' Wolf
Little Red Rooster
Great Tomato Blues Package
26
Don Covay
Mercy Mercy
Summertime Groove
27
Marvin Gaye
Hitch Hike
Anthology [Disc 1]
28
Otis Redding
That's How Strong My Love Is
Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
Celebrate this week with some rocking boogie woogie, country, and rhythm and blues with a special emphasis on the pounding of the ivories. We’ll put the speakers to the test as the rug gets thrown aside and the neighbors all celebrate and rocking good time with Fats, Ella Mae and Her Boogie Woogie Seven, Dr. John, Ray Charles, Merrill Moore, Moon Mullican and a host of others. Tune in for Beer Bottle Boogie, Cherokee Boogie, and Crazy Rhythm as the piano is given the top billing. A hundred years of American music with the focus on good…no, great…music. Friday morning antics coming your way on Sonoma Community radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 2]
3
Asleep at the Wheel
Cherokee Boogie
Back to the Future Now – Live at Arizona Charlie's
4
Merrill Moore
Snatchin' And Grabbin
Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]
5
Ray Charles
Jumpin' in the Mornin'
Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (1 of 8)
6
Ray Charles
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
7
Madonna Martin
Madonna's Boogie
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
8
Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven
Down The Road Apiece
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
9
Merrill Moore
Nola Boogie
Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 1]
10
Professor Longhair
Boogie Woogie
New Orleans Piano
11
Fats Domino
I'm Walkin'
My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino
12
Dr. John
Mess Around
Definitive Pop Collection
13
Fats Waller
The Joint Is Jumpin'
The Joint Is Jumpin'
14
Albert Ammons
Bass Goin' Crazy
Best of Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1
15
Marylin Scott
Beer Bottle Boogie
Boogie Woogie [Disc 9]
16
Jack Mc Vea
Bartender Boogie
Boogie Woogie [Disc 6]
17
Lucky Millinder
Bongo Boogie
Boogie Woogie [Disc 9]
18
Memphis Slim
Dedication to Pete Johnson
Classic Piano Blues
19
Pete Johnson
Boogie Woogie
Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration
20
Peter Johnson's Orchestra
Half Tight Boogie
The Small Groups – Boogie Woogie
21
Moon Mullican
Cherokee Boogie
The Very Best Of
22
Moon Mullican
Bottom Of The Glass
The Very Best Of
23
Jerry Lee Lewis
What'd I Say
A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
24
Bobbie Nelson
Boogie Woogie
Audiobiography (iTunes Exclusive)
25
Cliff Jackson
Crazy Rhythm
World Of Jazz – The Jazz Piano
26
Piano Red
Do She Love Me
Live And Feelin' Good (The Blues Collection Vol.68)
27
Professor Longhair
Got My Mojo Working
Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 2]
28
Pinetop Perkins
Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Let's Drink Some Juice…
29
Big Joe Turner
Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Big Joe Rocks
30
Hadda Brooks
Stompin' The Boogie (aka Bully Wully Stomp)
Boogie Woogie Gals – 1939-57
31
The Boogie Woogie Boys, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons
