Country, gospel, and rhythm and blues are the major arteries that flow to the heart of Americana musical traditions, each influencing the other through shared themes of storytelling, emotion, and spirituality. Gospel’s uplifting harmonies and spiritual fervor inspired both the heartfelt narratives of country music and the soulful expressions of rhythm and blues. Similarly, rhythm and blues infused gospel energy into secular music, while country music borrowed melodic and vocal elements from both genres. The “golden age” of these genres is often considered to be the mid-20th century, roughly the 1940s through the 1960s, when their innovation and cross-pollination laid the groundwork for modern popular music, including rock and roll. This week on Deeper Roots we’re going to flip through some classic old records (as we love to do) and highlight the morning with performances from the likes of Otis Spann, Merle Travis, Sue Foley, Sturgill Simpson, and a few dozen others.
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Margie Singleton
Old Records
One More Record Please
3
Seasick Steve
Dark
Man from Another Time (Bonus Version)
4
Sturgill Simpson
Breakers Roar
A Sailor's Guide To Earth
5
The Everly Brothers
Bowling Green
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
6
The Kossoy Sisters
Bowling Green
Bluegrass Jamboree
7
Merle Travis
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Ash Grove 12/9/1966
8
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
We've Got a Live One Here!
9
The Louvin Brothers
There's A Grave In The Wave Of The Ocean
Close Harmony [Disc 7]
10
Hart Valley Drifters
Nine Pound Hammer
Folk Time
11
Van Morrison
Dark Night Of The Soul
Three Chords And The Truth
12
The Riders Of The Purple Sage
Cool Water (Radio)
Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
13
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
14
The Soul Stirrers
Jesus I'll Never Forget [Album Version]
The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
15
Mahalia Jackson
Dark Was The Night
Moving On Up A Little Higher
16
Bing Crosby
Down to the Old Ox Road
Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1
17
Sue Foley
Freight Train
One Guitar Woman
18
Porter Wagoner
Banks of the Ohio
1968 (Warped 6846)
19
Roy Rogers with Country Washburne
My Chickashay Girl
26 All-Time Country Classics
20
Merle Haggard
Time Changes Everything
The Peer Sessions
21
Jimmie Dolan
The Wheel That Does The Squeakin'
Juke Box Boogie
22
Raul Malo
Weary Blues from Waitin'
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
23
Ted Daffan's Texans
Born To Lose
26 All-Time Country Classics
24
Norridge Mayhams And The Blue Chips
I'm A Rattlesnakin' Daddy
Norridge Mayhams and The Blue Chips
25
Mae West
I'm An Occidental Woman In An Oriental Mood For Love
He was a member of Nashville’s A-Team. He invented the electric guitar ‘fuzz’ effect by accident in a Marty Robbins recording session. He played on some of the most recognizable hit songs and landmark albums; not just country but rock, soul, folk, country rock and released some jazz guitar albums of his own. You can hear his work day in and day out: the Spanish-style acoustic work on Marty’s El Paso, the opening and unforgettable lick on Roy Orbison’s Oh Pretty Woman, plus dozens upon dozens more. He was one of the most sought after session men in the industry. Oh, and his jazz work with Mancini, Hirt and Fountain were followed by a gig as session leader for Vanguard Records’ album releases of Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Country Joe. If there’s a word that goes a step beyond prolific, it describes Grady Martin. Join us for a show that celebrates the legend.
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Roy Orbison
Oh, Pretty Woman
Shades of Roy Orbison
3
Grady Martin & Don Cherry
Long John Boogie
Grady Martin
4
Mimi Roman
Little Lovin'
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1
5
Patsy Cline
Stop, Look and Listen
Rockin' Patsy
6
Janis Martin
Will You Willyum
Grady Martin
7
Roy Hall
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Grady Martin
8
Red Foley
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
9
Red Foley, Grady Martin
Pinball Boogie
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
10
Red Foley
My Window Faces South
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 4]
11
Burl Ives With Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five
Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
12
Marvin Rainwater
Whole Lotta Woman
Whole Lotta Woman
13
Jimmy Lloyd
Where The Rio De Rosa Flows
Grady Martin
14
Red Sovine
How Do You Think I Feel
Grady Martin
15
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Brenda Lee Rocks
16
Johnny Horton
I'm Coming Home
Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (1 of 2)
17
Johnny Burnette
The Train Kept A Rollin'
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
18
Warner Mack
Roc-A-Chicka
Rock'N'Roll & Rock-A-Billy Inferno
19
Autry Inman
Mary Nell
Grady Martin
20
Marty Robbins
Don't Worry
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
21
Lefty Frizzell
Saginaw, Michigan (Grady Martin)
Classic Country
22
Marty Robbins
El Paso
A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982)
23
Elvis Presley
Please Don't Drag That String Around
From Nashville To Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters [Disc 2]
24
Joe Henderson
Snap Your FIngers
Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
25
Ray Price
For The Good Times
Columbia Country Classics – Volume 4: The Nashville Sound
26
Brenda Lee
I'm Sorry
Miss Dynamite
27
Jeanne Pruett
Satin Sheets
Classic Country: 1970-1974 [Disc 2]
28
Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter
Classic Country: 1970-1974
29
Willie Nelson
On The Road Again
One Hell Of A Ride
30
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Country Ladies
31
Conway Twitty
Don't Cry No More
Grady Martin
32
Johnny Horton
Honky Tonk Man
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
A sleepy time themed collection this week as we take a deep dive into classic sounds from the past and present, all with a blend of sentiments we hold close as midnight approaches. We’ll have some old doo wop and early rock chestnuts from Jesse Belvin, The Fleetwoods, The Valentines and The Spaniels with just the right amount of rock, R&B and country. That means a little bit of Fats Domino, some rockabilly from Charline Arthur and Sonny Burgess, middling pop from Doris Day, Jimmy Durant and Dean Martin in store. Little Jimmy Dickens, Milton Brown and Swamp Dogg will also fill the air with country and blues. Friday mornings are the time to tune in for a fresh dose of America’s music from the past 100 years hear on KOWS-LP, Occidental, streaming to all of Planet Earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Be sure to install the Radio Rethink app on your Apple device and look us up. We’d be glad to have you.
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Fats Domino
Sleeping on the Job
This Is Gold Disc 2
3
Doris Day
A Little Kiss Goodnight
The Vintage Years Part Two
4
Jimmy Durante
I'll See You in My Dreams
As Time Goes By: Best of
5
Dean Martin
I Love the Way You Say Goodnight
Cocktail Hour Disc 2
6
Les Paul and The Andrews Sisters feat Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 2]
7
Linda Scott
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?
The Complete Hits Of Linda Scott
8
The Spaniels
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
9
The Valentines
Don't Say Goodnight
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 2
10
Jesse Belvin
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
Doo Wop Vocal Group Greats
11
The Fleetwoods
(Goodnight My Love) Pleasant Dreams
Come Softly To Me: The Very Best Of The Fleetwoods
12
Roy Orbison
Goodnight
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
13
Aaron Neville
I Bid You Goodnight
Warm Your Heart
14
Los Lobos
Goodnight My Love
La Bamba
15
North Mississippi Allstars
Bid You Goodnight
Prayer for Peace
16
Harry Nilsson
Are You Sleeping?
The Point!
17
The Tokens
Dream Angel Goodnight
Wimoweh!!! – The Best Of The Tokens
18
The Weavers
Goodnight Irene
Best Of Decca Years
19
Charline Arthur
Kiss The Baby Goodnight
Welcome To The Club
20
Little Jimmy Dickens
A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed
Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956
21
Sonny Burgess
A Kiss Goodnight
Rock n' Roll Legend
22
Swamp Dogg
Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)
Sorry You Couldn't Make It
23
Los Lobos
Let's Say Goodnight
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
24
Loudon Wainwright III
Where the Whippoorwill is Whispering Goodnight
High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project
25
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
A Thousand Goodnights
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
26
Hank Snow
Goodnight Little Buckaroo
We'll Never Say Goodbye
27
Johnnie Taylor
Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed [Single Version]
The Very Best Of Johnnie Taylor
28
Shirelles
Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye
The Shirelles
29
The McGuire Sisters
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
The Mid-'50s
30
Barbara Mandrell
Sleeping Single in a Double Bed
Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 1]
31
Vera Lynn
Goodnight Children Everywhere
A Tribute, Volume II: It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
32
The Gumm Sisters
Where The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodnight
It was without question a natural progression. All of the attributes that country inherited from gospel, blues, and jazz resulted in what amounted to competition in the charts (and in some mid-century cultural clashes). Although The Beatles had suggested a kinship with mid-sixties tributes to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins, the only comfortable way to make the marriage work was to have it come from other directions…specifically from cultural prods of Nudie suits, coupled with folk and country nudges, and the inevitable respect for the music. Gram Parsons’ influence on the late sixties rise of something they called ‘country rock’ is easy to find but Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album from 1968, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Leon Russell’s alter-ego Hank Wilson opened the doors to a sound that swept the charts. We’ll hear some originals, covers, and a whole lot more in this week’s Deeper Roots. Hope y’all can join us.
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Gram Parsons
Streets Of Baltimore
G.P. / Grievous Angel
3
Gram Parsons
The New Soft Shoe
G.P. / Grievous Angel
4
The Beatles
Act Naturally
Help! [UK]
5
Buck Owens
Act Naturally
Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)
6
The Byrds
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
7
The Byrds
The Christian Life
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
8
The Louvin Brothers
The Christian Life
Long Play Collection
9
Tex Ritter
Blue Canadian Rockies
Have I Stayed Away Too Long
10
The Byrds
Blue Canadian Rockies
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
11
Bob Dylan
John Wesley Harding
John Wesley Harding
12
Leon Russell
She Thinks I Still Care
Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
13
Leon Russell
I'll Sail My Ship Alone
Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
14
Leon Russell
Uncle Pen
Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
15
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Uncle Pen
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]
16
Moon Mullican
I'll Sail My Ship Alone
The Very Best Of
17
George Jones
She Thinks I Still Care
Swingers [Original Soundtrack]
18
Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons
Love Hurts
Duets
19
The Louvin Brothers
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
Close Harmony [Disc 4]
20
Emmylou Harris/Gram Parsons
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night
Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1
21
Hank Williams
Half as Much
24 Greatest
22
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Half As Much
At The Ryman [Live]
23
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Cattle Call
At The Ryman [Live]
24
Tex Owens
Cattle Call
Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
25
Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers
Get Up John
At The Ryman [Live]
26
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Get Up John
Bill Monroe: Anthology
27
Neil Young
Oh, Lonesome Me
After the Gold Rush
28
Various Artists
Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7
29
Jackson Browne
Red Neck Friend (LP Version)
For Everyman
30
Eagles
Take It Easy
Selected Works 1972-1999: The Early Years
31
Bob Dylan
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
John Wesley Harding
32
Linda Ronstadt
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4
33
Asleep at the Wheel
Ida Red
A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
34
George Jones
You're Still On My Mind
Complete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albums
While we often touch on the contemporary songs of our own and subsequent generations in the show, we also like to drill into the performers and sounds that contributed to our musical heritage. The foundation of America’s music is not just a single flavor. It is a melting pot of many from all corners: the British Isles, the African continent, the islands of the Caribbean, and points south and north. The resulting harmonies, topics, and musical celebrations have further woven themselves into the fabric of our culture. This week’s show leans on some pieces that were suggested by a listener and this allowed me to take liberties when digging a bit deeper for the show. We’ll hear from Pete Seeger, The Million Dollar Quartet, Buck Owens, Alison Krauss and Mississippi Fred McDowell. We’ll also take in the American Songbag’s In The Pines and then proceed down the river and over the hill in the show this week.
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Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
99-1/2 Won't Do [Live]
The Gospel Music Of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives [Live]
3
Annie Mae & Fred McDowell
I'm Going Over The Hill
The Essential Guide To Gospel
4
Stringbean
Going Over the Hill
Layin' Low
5
John Martyn
Over the Hill
Couldn't Love You More
6
Mahalia Jackson
Just Over the Hill
Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson
7
Buck Owens
Goin' Down To The River
Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 4]
8
Alison Krauss
Down To The River To Pray
Oxford American Southern Sampler 2000
9
Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River
Ain't That Fine
10
Suzy Boggus
It All Falls Down To The River w/ McCrary Sisters
Prayin' For Sunshine
11
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Going Down The River
The First Recordings
12
Etta Baker & Taj Mahal
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
Etta Baker With Taj Mahal
13
Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
14
Down Like Silver
To the River
Light That Match – Single
15
Lead Belly
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Best Of Leadbelly
16
The Browns
In the Pines
Classics 1960 (Warped 6062)
17
Dave Van Ronk
In the Pines
The Folkway Years: 1959-1961
18
Robert Johnson
Crossroads Blues
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
19
Elmore James
Standing At The Crossroads
Let's Cut It: The Very Best Of Elmore James
20
The Million Dollar Quartet
Great Speckled Bird
The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
21
Buzz Cason
Hats Off to Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
22
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
23
Hank Williams, Jr.
Tee Tot Song
Almeria Club
24
Dallas Wayne
Crank the Hank
Rare Songs of a Tribute to Hank
25
Pat Johnson
Hank And Tee Tot
Acoustic Rainbow Roots Volume 48
26
Washboard Sam
Bucket's Got a Hole in It [Remastered 2002]
That's Chicago's South Side (When the Sun Goes Down series)
This week we’ll take some time away for a celebration of Americana sounds from every corner. It’s a mixed bag of jazz, blues, country, rock, and everything in between in another of our free form eclectic romps here on Deeper Roots. Count on some wild swings and some quiet moments reserved for the corner booth in the show today. Aretha, Cat Power, Etta Jones and Gale Garnett are some of the female vocalists that we’ll feature this morning. We’ll also visit that ‘boulevard of broken dreams’ with Esquivel, some lighter instrumentals from Ethel Smith and Herb Alpert; classic softer side Americana from Chris Isaak and Pokey LaFarge and the polar opposite from Creedence and BB King. What a way to blast on into 2025. Join Dave Stroud as he begins yet another year with the promise of doing the right thing…always.
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Little Milton
We're Gonna Make It
Chess Blues Disc 4
3
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Singers And Songwriters 1970-1971 [Disc 2]
4
Jimmy Ruffin
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1
5
Cat Power
Aretha, Sing One For Me
Jukebox
6
Aretha Franklin
Don't Play That Song
30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2]
7
Jimmy Reed
Hush-Hush
The Roots of the Rolling Stones: MOJO Presents 15 Stones-Approved Classics
8
Willie Nelson
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
A Beautiful Time
9
Chris Isaak
Only the Lonely
Baja Sessions
10
J.J. Cale
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
Okie
11
Pokey LaFarge
Home Home Home
Rhumba Country
12
The Mavericks
That's Not My Name
Suited Up and Ready… – EP
13
Esquivel
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Better Call Saul: Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack)
14
The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
The Joker (On A Trip Thru The Jungle)
Ultimate Northern Soul – The Classics
15
Bob Moore & His Orchestra
Mexico
Instrumental Favorites- Latin Rhythms
16
Louis Jordan
Run Joe – Calypso Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5
Number Ones
17
Ethel Smith
Tico Tico
Tico Tico – 28 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1952
18
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Spanish Flea
Definitive Hits
19
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999 [Disc 1]
20
Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson
It's A Lovely Day Today
Destination Summer Sea Cruise: 33 Ocean Steamers For Your Vacation
21
Julie London
Watermelon Man
Wild Cool and Swingin'
22
Etta Jones With J.C. Heard And His Band
I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
Vol. 3-Blues Roots
23
B.B. King
Why I Sing the Blues
Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics
24
Gale Garnett
We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2]
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future…and it’s tickin’ tickin’ tickin’, too. Steve Miller certainly summed it up and our theme this week is all about the passing of time, events that take place in time, biding our time, and recalling a time. We’ll be making a swing through a number of genres and performers including Little Joe, Booker T., Bobby Bare, Evie Sands, Tom Waits and Harry James. But there’s plenty more including classic country, mid-to-late century rock n’ roll, folkie business, and the sweet torch songs that take us back. We’ve chosen to forego the Christmas celebrations because, for the most part, we can hear it elsewhere and the season is a short one with some desperation on the doorstep. Tune in for a journey through the past century of America’s music on community radio for West Sonoma Country, streaming to all of planet Earth at the same time on kowsfm.com/listen. We’d love to have you.
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Steve Miller Band
Fly Like An Eagle (2006 Digital Remaster)
Fly Like An Eagle – 30th Anniversary
3
Little Joe Cook
It's Been a Long Time
Peanuts and Other Delicacies: The Little Joe Cook Story (1951-1962)
4
Steve Forbert
It's Been a Long Time
Young Guitar Days
5
Harry James & His Orchestra
Its Been A Long Long Time
The Women of WW2 [V 4]
6
Ella Mae Morse
A Long Time Ago
Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues [Disc 5]
7
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone
Crosby, Stills & Nash
8
Tom Waits
Time
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
9
Mick Lloyd
A Long Long Time Ago
…Next Stop Is Vietnam – The War On Record, 1961-2008
10
Los Lobos Feat. Dave Alvin
Somewhere In Time
The Ride
11
Charley Crockett
Time of the Cottonwood Trees
The Man from Waco
12
Connie Smith
Plenty of Time
1970-1971 (Warped 7108F)
13
Evie Sands
Untill It's Time For You To Go
Any Way That You Want Me
14
Junior Brown
Baby Let The Bad Times Be
12 Shades of Brown
15
The Louvin Brothers
Are You Wasting My Time
Long Play Collection
16
Don Williams
Tulsa Time
The Definitive Collection
17
Bobby Bare
One Day at a Time (1965)
All American Boy – CD 4
18
Willie Nelson
Healing Hands of Time
Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash vol. 2
19
Danny Dill
He's Biding His Time
Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
20
Bob Dylan
Time Passes Slowly
Biograph Disc 3
21
Dwight Yoakam
Just Passin' Time
Blame The Vain
22
The Sweetback Sisters
King Of Killing Time
King Of Killing Time
23
Harry Nilsson
As Time Goes By
All-Time Greatest Hits
24
Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter
As Time Goes By
Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals [Disc 1]
25
The Platters
Twilight Time
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
On this Friday the 13th, our show takes on the constructs of heaven and hell as its chosen theme. Songs that explore the debatable and sometimes fantastical concepts that, while they vary significantly across cultures and tradition, still remain human constructs rather than universal truths. Or are they? I sure don’t know and I doubt that you do. They have no doubt been formed as symbolic or metaphorical ideas formulated to help humankind find a straight path to that ‘great morning’…or something like that anyway. We’re not here to practice heresy or blasphemy, only to observe…and there’s plenty of music to call this theme one of mixed metaphors. Tune in for some Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Eric Clapton, Solomon Burke, Bill Neely and a whole crowd of other sinners and saints pounding out the concepts of heaven and hell in song with melodies both fierce and solemn. Tune in for quite the time.
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David Lindley and Wally Ingram
Oh Death
Twango Bango II
3
John Lee Hooker & Ben Harper
Burnin' Hell
The Best Of Friends
4
Dr. John
Party Hellfire
Anutha Zone
5
Miss Rhapsody & Orchestra
The Night Before Judgement Day
Blues Women
6
Eric Clapton
If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
Sessions For Robert J
7
The Louvin Brothers
The Great Judgement Morning
Close Harmony [Disc 8]
8
Johnny Cash
Redemption
American Recordings
9
Joe Strummer/Mescaleros
Redemption Song
Streetcore
10
Vera Hall
Death, Have Mercy
Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
11
Jimmy Reed
Going By The River (Pt. 1)
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 37
12
Hank Williams
The Angel Of Death
Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
13
Dave Van Ronk
St. James Infirmary
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
14
Ralph Stanley
The Death Of John Henry [Album Version]
Ralph Stanley
15
David Johansen & The Harry Smiths
Oh Death
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
16
Solomon Burke
The Judgement
Don't Give Up on Me
17
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
18
The Zion Harmonizers
Old Time Religion
Ultimate Gospel Fest
19
Camille Howard
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Brown Gal
20
The Cats & The Fiddle
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
The Very Best Of
21
John Prine & Mac Wiseman
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
Standard Songs for Average People
22
Red Foley
Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age
Tennessee Saturday Night
23
Bill Neely
Satan's Burning Hell
The Essential Guide To Gospel
24
Sheryl Crow
Go Tell It On The Mountain
Home For Christmas
25
Iris DeMent
I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)
Lifeline
26
Patsy Cline
Life's Railway To Heaven
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
27
Grandpa Jones
Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me
An American Original
28
Carl Story
When the Pearly Gates Swing Open
1951-1952 (Warped 5158)
29
The Golden Gate Quartet
No Restricted Signs (Up In Heaven) (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
30
Flatt & Scruggs
The Drunkard's Hell
The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
31
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Soon One Mornin' (Death Come A-Creepin' In My Room)
Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1]
32
Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
The 1950s were an incredibly vibrant decade for music, clearly a reflection of a post-war energy and relief. Urban jazz, the bright lights of broadway, and the crooning magic moments that lept off the silver screen were a paradox to the golden age of country music, the passionate rhythm of swing and R&B and, of course, the new audiences celebrating youth at sock hops, malt shops and sleepovers. It was an age of celebration and discovery if you were young; an age of culture shock if you weren’t. This week on Deeper Roots, we’ll tiptoe through the sounds of Dave Brubeck, Dion, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and a host of others who planted their flag in the decade of the fifties. An unusual playlist for sure. Drop on by and try to get past the fact that Black Friday will soon be over and holiday madness gets into full swing.
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Artist
Title
Album
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2
Rosemary Clooney
Hey There
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
3
Peggy Lee
Bali Ha'i
American Beauty
4
Doris Day
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
5
Sarah Vaughan
Lover Man
Great American Songbook
6
Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine
Blue Note Blend: On The Count Of 3
7
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
Pop Memories of the '60s
8
The Champs
Tequila
Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S
9
Duane Eddy
Rebel Rouser
Twang Thang: The Duane Eddy Anthology [Disc 1]
10
Santo & Johnny
Sleepwalk
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
11
Hank Williams
Hey, Good Lookin'
24 Greatest
12
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line
Original Greatest Hits
13
Porter Wagoner
A Satisfied Mind
A Slice Of Life & Satisfied Mind
14
Dion
I Wonder Why
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
15
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1]
16
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
17
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly To Me
Malt Shop Memories – Top Down Convertible Sound ( Disc 1)
18
The Platters
Only You (And You Alone)
All-Time Greatest Hits
19
The Platters
The Great Pretender
Doo Wop Box Disc 1
20
Fats Domino
Blueberry Hill
This Is Fats Domino
21
Frankie Avalon
Venus
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1959
22
Ricky Nelson
Lonesome Town
Destination Lonely Street
23
Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Ricky Nelson
24
Paul Anka
Diana
Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
25
Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1)
26
Chuck Berry
Roll Over Beethoven
Blowing The Fuse: 1956
27
Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
Pure R&B: Vol. 1- Got My Mojo Workin [Disc 1]
28
Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 3
29
Bill Haley & The Comets
Rock Around The Clock
Rock N' Roll Greats Volume 1
30
Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
Can't Help Falling In Love (Remastered)
31
Danny & the Juniors
At the Hop
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
32
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
There’s hope in music. And if we need something to carry us forward over the coming years it’s hope. So we’ll take all we can get with all the music we can get. This week’s Deeper Roots show takes us through a blend of genres, making a free form journey across the landscape of America’s music from the past century. We’ll bring you Cannonball Adderley right alongside Hank Thompson and The Neville Brothers, The Doors, Patsy Cline and Mink Deville to start. Dave Stroud’s done some scouring through those dusty digital archives for well- (and little-) known gems with stories and ballads. He’ll be taking you to where country meets soul, jazz meets boogie woogie and where there’s an unlikely fusion of reggae, folk, and zydeco. Topics include wedding days, jiggers of gin, honeydrippers, and the topic of Texas and some big blue diamonds. Tune in this week. Take your mind off the grifters and haters that have polluted the pond.
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Artist
Title
Album
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Elvis Presley
Burning Love
Nippers 70's-Vol.1
3
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Long Lost And Worried
Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
4
Mink Deville
A Train Lady
The Mink De Ville Collection
5
Major Lance
Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
The Very Best of Major Lance
6
Linda Lyndell
What A Man
Soul Sides: Volume One
7
Little Johnny Taylor
Big Blue Diamonds
Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
8
Tex Ritter
Big Blue Diamonds
Famous Country Music Makers
9
Waylon Jennings
Drinkin' and Dreamin'
The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 2
10
The Doors
The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
L.A. Woman: 40th Anniversary Mixes [Bonus Tracks]
11
Tex Williams
I Got Texas In My Soul
The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 10
12
Willie Nelson
Texas In My Soul
One Hell Of A Ride
13
Patsy Cline
Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul
Volume 3
14
Pokey LaFarge
End of My Rope
Rock Bottom Rhapsody
15
O. C. Smith
The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
16
The Eternals
Babalu's Wedding Day
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3
17
Snooks Eaglin
My Head Is Spinning
Complete Imperial Recordings
18
Arthur Alexander
I Hang My Head And Cry
Cold Cold Heart – Where Country Meets Soul Volume 3
19
Jimmy Lee
You Ain't No Good For Me
Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
20
Andre Williams
Pardon Me (I've Got Someone To Kill)
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
21
Big Daddy Wilson
I Got Plenty
Deep in My Soul
22
Ray Charles
Mess Around
Atlantic Rock & Roll
23
Dr. John
Honey Dripper
Definitive Pop Collection
24
Varetta Dillard
Mercy, Mr. Percy
The Lovin' Bird
25
Mink DeVille
Mazurka
Le Chat Bleu
26
BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet
Zydeco Gris Gris
Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1]
27
Rockin' Dopsie
Zydeco Around The World
Absolutely The Best Cajun & Zydeco [Disc 1]
28
The Neville Brothers
Sitting in Limbo
Fiyo on the Bayou
29
Hank Thompson
Scotch And Soda
A Collection Of Drinking Songs
30
Cannonball Adderley
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
31
Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers
My Sugar Is So Refined
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53
