Free form provides our weekly exploration a wider berth in which to stretch our wings. And that’s precisely why I take a free form journey every week or so on Deeper Roots. This week we’ll be featuring at least two tracks from the great Ella Mae Morse, some R&B and Doo Wop from The Cardinals and Ruth Brown, a rare track you may never hear elsewhere featuring the late, great Dr. John, and selected tracks from John Prine, Nat King Cole, The Orlons, and a golden classic country favorite from George Jones. We’re just scratching the surface as we sail through two hours of gospel, tradition, pop, rock, country, bluegrass (inhale), blues, and jazz. Don’t miss this week’s Friday stroll on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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Ella Mae Morse
Jumpin' Jack
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
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Ruth Brown
Daddy Daddy
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 2]
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The Cardinals
Wheel Of Fortune
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
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Kay Starr
Wheel Of Fortune
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
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Dr. John
Let's Make A Better World (LP Version)
Destively Bonnaroo (US Release)
7
Big Joe Turner
Hide and Seek
Big Joe Rocks
8
Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Everyday
The Gospel of Blues
9
The Clara Ward Singers
Traveling Shoes
Meetin' Tonight!
10
Maria Muldaur
Travelin' Shoes
Waitress In a Donut Shop
11
Blind Alfred Reed
You Must Unload
Complete Recorded Works 1927-29
12
Ry Cooder
You Must Unload
The Prodigal Son
13
Ray Barretto Y Su Charanga Moderna
El Watusi
Rock Instrumental Classics Vol. 4: Soul
14
Orlons
The Wah-Watusi
Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 1
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Ricky Nelson
Travelin' Man
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
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J.J. Cale
Travelin' Light
Troubadour
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Billie Holiday w/Paul Whiteman
Travelin' Light
Capitol Jazz 50th Anniversary Collection [Disc 1]
18
Nat King Cole
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
The Nat King Cole Trio: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions [Disc 3]
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Bert Kaempfert
Wimoweh
That Happy Feeling
20
S.A. Solomon Linda'S Original Evening Birds
Mbube
The Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 4: Ethnic Music Classics (1925 – 48)
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Merle Haggard And The Strangers
Travelin' Blues
Same Train, A Different Time
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Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin
Papa's on the House Top
Lost Time
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Dave Alvin
Don't Look Now
West of the West
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John Prine/Susan Tedeschi
Color of the Blues
For Better, Or Worse
25
George Jones
Color Of The Blues
The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
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Steve Earle
Hillbilly Highway
Guitar Town
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Steve Earle; The Milk Carton Kids
Custer
Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
“The only thing that interests me is history – reviewing the past and making something out of it”. A man after our own heart here at Deeper Roots, shining bright like that old harvest moon. We lost Leon this past week and his family lovingly announced his passing with the following prose deserving of the mysterious Mr. Redbone: “It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, May 30th 2019, Leon Redbone crossed the delta for that beautiful shore at the age of 127. He departed our world with his guitar, his trusty companion Rover, and a simple tip of his hat. He’s interested to see what Blind Blake, Emmett, and Jelly Roll have been up to in his absence.” We’ll take some time to honor the music that so inspired this delightful entertainer who elevated the blues, early century pop, and country into a form that extracted the joy of life and bottled like fine wine over the past 40 years. We’ll even reach into the Redbone bins for a handful of delightful covers. A simple tip of our hat to Leon as he crosses to the other shore…
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Leon Redbone
If We Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven
Double Time
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Merle Travis
If We Never Meet Again
Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
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Emmett Miller
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll
Minstrel Man From Georgia
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Red Nichols & His Five Pennies
The Sheik Of Araby
Saints Ramble & Sensation
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Laurel and Hardy
Shine on Harvest Moon
The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999
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Nat King Cole
Sweet Lorraine
The Cocktail Combos [Disc 1]
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Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
Sugar
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 05]
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Hoagy Carmichael
Lazybones
Sometimes I Wonder….
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Hoagy Carmichael
Lazy River
Sometimes I Wonder….
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Lonnie Johnson
He's A Jelly-Roll Baker
Tomorrow Night
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Peetie Wheatstraw
Shake That Thing
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 48
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Dave Van Ronk
Shake That Thing
Dave Van Ronk And The Ragtime Jug Stompers
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Elvis Presley
You're A Heartbreaker
Elvis – The King Of Rock 'N' Roll – The Complete 50's Masters (CD1)
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Julia Lee
Breeze
Kansas City Star [Disc 3]
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Cowboy Copas
Breeze
1954-1958
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Leon Redbone
Breeze
Sugar
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Rex Griffin
Sweet Mama Hurry Home
1935-1936 (Warped 3520)
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Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy
Bouquet Of Roses
Hillbilly Fever – Vol. 3: Legends Of Nashville
20
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 2 : Brownie Special
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Emmett Miller
Lovesick Blues
American Yodeling
22
Blind Blake
Diddie Wa Diddie (Pm 12888, 15459-A)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
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Leon Redbone
Diddy Wa Diddie
Double Time
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Shirley Temple
Polly Wolly Doodle
America's Sweetheart
25
Boswell Sisters
When I Take My Sugar to Tea
Boswell Sisters
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Paul Specht
Sweet Lorraine
Static Strut: Hot Dance Rarities 1922-1930
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Ruth Etting
Shine on, Harvest Moon
Art Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and Screen
28
Joe Keawe
My Little Grass Shack
Hapa-Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics – Vintage Hawaiian Treasures: Vol. I
Another gospel celebration, this time with a mix of country, bluegrass, classic black gospel, and a very special blending from the annals of rock n’ roll. We’re calling this roots celebration “Gospel Cross-Currents” and it makes its way through a mix of fifties country gospel of Fern Jones and Bonnie Owens and some recent country releases of Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives with folk, bluegrass and black gospel of the early century. Tune in for Mac Wiseman, Mahalia Jackson, Elvis, the Alphabetical Four, and Sister Lottie Peavy. Deeper Roots celebrates each Friday morning on KOWS and Friday evening on KWTF.
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Good News
Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
Keep on the Firing Line
Saturday Night / Sunday Morning
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Carl Story
Keep on the Firing Line
1942-1947 (Warped 4780)
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Browns Ferry Four
Keep On The Firing Line
Goodbye, Babylon – Goodbye, Babylon [Disc 5]
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Precious Bryant
Sit Down Servant
The Truth
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Jackson Browne & David Lindley
Sit Down Servant
Love Is Strange [Disc 1]
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Mike Farris
Sit Down Servant
Salvation in Lights
9
Bad Livers
I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap
Dust On The Bible
10
Mac Wiseman
I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap
Most Requested
11
Michelle Lanchester w/Sweet Honey In The Rock
I Was Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor (If You See My Savior)
African American Gospel: The Pioneering Composers
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Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin
If You See My Savior
Lost Time
13
Porter Wagoner/Willie Nelson
Family Bible
Unplugged
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Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
Family Bible
Lost In The Ozone
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Lyle Lovett
I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
Smile: Songs From The Movies
16
Willie Nelson
Sweet Bye and Bye
Old Time Religion
17
Elizabeth Cotten
Medley: A) Sweet Bye And Bye B) What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes
18
Alphabetical Four
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
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Bonnie Owens
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
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Fern Jones
By And By
The Glory Road
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Elvis Presley
By and By
Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Songs Disc 1
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Paul Butterfield's Better Days
Nobody's Fault But Mine
'Better Days' + 'Better Days – It All Comes Back'
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Sister Lottie Peavy
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Great Gospel Performers: Complete Recording Sessions in Chronological Order, 1937-1950
Back to the bayou once more, but this time with less the rocking rhythms of the mid-to-late century and more with tradition. We pick on the sound of cajun music, celebrating a simple dance style born of early century French/Canadian, African Creole from the Caribbean, and American Country: the two-step. It’s music is full of accordion, fiddle, washboard, bass fiddle, triangle, and percussion of all kinds…giving it a consistently energetic and lively signature. And the dance which is our focus is a simple but expressive one similar to the western two-step…just without the fancy turns and spins. Our performances include some classics from the early century including Amede Ardoin and Jimmy Newman as well as contemporaries and mid-century legends like Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Al Berard, Michael Doucet, and Louisiana energy from the swamps to Lake Pontchartrain. Tune in!
We’ve got a wild mix this week…sounds from the rock n’ roll archives, all done while excavating deeper into the halls of R&B, rockabilly, and country. Don’t count on the usual suspects, although there will be a few attending, but look to the under-the-radar floor pounders. The performances mostly qualify for shouts, shakes, and rocking fool’s gold, including some hillbilly ranters, New Orleans panters, and country banters. Tune in for some obscure Eddie Cochran alongside sounds from Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats, Sax Kari & His Ballin’ Blues Band, Royce Porter with The Kounts, and the Brewster Avenue Rhythm Boys. We’re Deeper Roots… and we’re going deeper on Friday mornings at 9am Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, repeating the following week on KWTF 88.1 FM. Check us out!
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Gene Summers
School of Rock & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Bobby Marchan
You Can't Stop Her
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
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Royce Porter with the Kounts
Beach of Love
Banana Split for My Baby
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Huey "Piano" Smith
Hush Your Mouth
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40
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Bobby Marchan
Chicken – Wah – Wah
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
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Amos Milburn
Soft Pillow
Amos Milburn Rocks
8
Sax Kari & His Ballin The Blues Band
Hush Your Lyin' Mouth
Stompin' – Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders – Volume 13
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Bill Allen
Please Give Me Something
Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
10
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rockin' My Life Away
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 2)
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Bobby Brant
Piano Nellie
100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
12
The Cochran Brothers
Tired And Sleepy
Somethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits Of Eddie Cochran
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Johnny Burnette
Please Don't Leave Me
The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1
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Thumper Jones
Rock It
Classic Rockabilly
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Conway Twitty
Shake It Up
The Rock 'N' Roll Years CD1
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Buck Owens
Hot Dog
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
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Bill Haley
Hot Dog Buddy Buddy
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock
18
Charlie Adams
Cattin' Around
Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album
19
Dick Penner
Cindy Lou
Rockin' Memphis [Disc 4]
20
Carmol Taylor
Tell Me What to Do
Country & Western Nuggets
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Werly Fairburn
Everybody's Rockin'
Classic Rockabilly
22
Big Joe Turner
Flip, Flop and Fly
Big Joe Rocks
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Ronnie Self
Ain't I'm A Dog?
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
24
Wynn Stewart
Come On
California Country
25
Billy Strange
Hell Train
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
26
Len Barrow
Hades Highway
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
27
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Vince Taylor
Brand New Cadillac
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Eddie Cochran
Fools Paradise
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 2]
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B.B. King
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
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Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
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Louis Jordan
Caledonia
The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
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Rollee McGill
Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
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Wynonie Harris
Lovin' Machine
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Breathless
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
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Johnny Otis
Willy & The Hand Jive
Vol. 1-Johnny Otis R & B Dance
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Wanda Jackson
Let's Have a Party
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Buddy Holly
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
Harmony. That blend of knowing how the instruments and vocals will reverberate against each other…and the Delmore Brothers introduced the tightest of harmonies combining the early sentiments of gospel, folk, and blues, becoming, in their time, the most popular act on the Grand Ole Opry. The Louvin Brothers were blessed with not only pure complementing vocal chops but an innate sense of timing. Others, like the Osbornes, the Stanleys, and the Monroes took the Appalachian folk sound of what would become bluegrass to another level, using their kinship as a vault that would surpass others whose symbiotic relationships would often lack the requisite DNA (not to mention timing). Deeper Roots explores a number of performers who leveraged that DNA to set themselves apart from others on the stage. It’s sibling country harmony this week on Sonoma County Community Radio. Join in the fun!
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The Everly Brothers
Roving Gambler
Songs Our Daddy Taught Us
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The Monroe Brothers
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
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The Monroe Brothers
Nine Pound Hammer Is Too Heavy
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 [Disc 1]
5
The Monroe Brothers
On The Banks Of The Ohio
What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul? Volume One
6
Bill Monroe
New River Train
The Essential Bill Monroe & The Monroe Brothers
7
The Delmore Brothers
Brown's Ferry Blues
Chicago 1933, New Orleans 1935 [Disc 1]
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The Delmore Brothers
Hillbilly Boogie
Boogie Man Boogie
9
The Delmore Brothers
Lonesome Yodel Blues
Chicago 1933, New Orleans 1935 [Disc 1]
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The Delmore Brothers
Southern Moon
Hillbilly Boogie Best
11
The Delmore Brothers
I've Got The Big River Blues
Chicago 1933, New Orleans 1935 [Disc 1]
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The Stanley Brothers
Rank Strangers
Back Roads to Cold Mountain
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The Stanley Brothers
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow
Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys
14
The Stanley Brothers
Let Me Be Your Friend
Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys
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The Stanley Brothers
Poor Ellen Smith
An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956
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The Blue Sky Boys
Only One Step More
Something Got A Hold Of Me
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Blue Sky Boys
I'm S-A-V-E-D
1939-1940 (Warped 3976)
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The Blue Sky Boys
Mary Of The Wild Moor
East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)
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Blue Sky Boys
Story of the Knoxville Girl
The Chronological Classics 1937-1938 (Warped 3807)
Music this week that speaks to hard times. From the Dust Bowl and Great Depression to personal hardships, we’ll share some bluegrass sounds, tunes steeped in tradition, soothing notes of country gospel, and folk blues. We’ll hear from The Weavers, Mavis Staples, Bobby Bare, and Pearly “Grandma” Davis (a nugget from Mike Seeger’s Old Time Music series). There will be talk of failing crops, revolution, and Oklahoma dust this week. Deeper Roots goes a little bit deeper with more songs about hard times this week on KOWS Community Radio, broadcasting live from the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa, California, where our neighbors just experienced their own hard times from flood waters. Thinking about them.
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Bobby Bare
Going Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) fcc warning
Darker Than Light
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Tracy Chapman
Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Tracy Chapman
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Uncle Tupelo
No Depression
No Depression
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Bob Dylan
Hard Times
Good As I Been To You
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Dave Alvin
Waiting for the Hard Times to Go
Interstate City
7
Mavis Staples
Hard Times Come Again No More
Beautiful Dreamer: the Songs of Stephen Foster
8
The Byrds
Old Blue
The Byrds [Box Set] Disc 3
9
Peter Rowan
Seeds My Daddy Sowed
Dust Bowl Children
10
Jimmy LaFave
My Oklahoma Home (It Blowed away)
Peace Town
11
Pearly 'Grandma' Davis
It's These Hard Times
Close To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967
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Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
Hard Times Come and Go
Riverboat Soul
13
Eddie Dattel
Trickle Down Blues
Trickle Down Blues
14
Buck Owens
Waitin' In Your Welfare Line
The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1
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Ryan Bingham
Hard Times
Mescalito
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Ry Cooder
You Must Unload
The Prodigal Son
17
The Louvin Brothers
Preach The Gospel
The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks
18
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Never No More Hard Times-Blues
The King Of Western Swing-25 Hits 1935-1945
19
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
Hard Times Have Been Here (But They've Gone)
1978-1979
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Country Joe McDonald
Talkin' Dust Bowl
Vanguard Visionaries
21
The Weavers
Bring Me Li'l Water Sylvia
Dust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [Disc 2]
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Josh White
Hard Times Blues
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 51
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Sheryl Crow
No Depression In Heaven
The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
24
Country Joe McDonald
This Land Is Your Land
Vanguard Visionaries
25
R.B. Morris
That's How Every Empire Falls
Singing Through the Wall. Songs for Western Sahara
This week we’ll explore the music of the legendary Charley Patton. We’ll be dipping our toes into the birth of the Delta blues featuring some classic tracks from the gravel-voiced masked wonder as well as some rich covers from contemporary performers. Listen in for music from Otis Taylor, David Johansen, Corey Harris, and Taj Mahal…just to drop a few names. We’ll also scratch the surface of Charley’s career including some reflections from a master’s thesis written by none other than the American musicologist and musician, John Fahey. Tune in Friday morning as we board ourselves a raft to roll down the waters in search of the rich and elusive legend of the Mississippi Delta blues that was Charley Patton.
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Bob Dylan
High Water (For Charley Patton)
Love and Theft
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Charley Patton
I Shall Not Be Moved
The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]
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Paul Rishell & Anne Raines
I Shall Not Be Moved
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
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Son House
The Pony Blues
Complete Library of Congress Sessions, The
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Charley Patton
Pony Blues (Pm 12792, 15216–)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
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Guy Davis, T-Bone Wolk, Mark Murphy & Levon Helm
Some of These Days
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
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Charley Patton
Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone
The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 2]
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Charley Patton
Poor Me
The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 3]
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Rising Sons
By And By (Poor Me) [Album Version]
Rising Sons
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Charlie Musselwhite
Pea Vine Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
12
Otis Taylor
Stone Pony
Americana Roots Songbook: Modern Blues
13
Charley Patton
Stone Pony Blues
The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 3]
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McHouston Baker
High Sheriff Blues
Mississippi Delta Dues
15
David Johansen
High Sheriff
Shaker
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Charley Patton
High Sheriff Blues
Pony Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
17
Steve James & Mark Rubin
Elder Greene Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
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Charley Patton
Elder Greene Blues
The Definitive Charley Patton [Disc 1]
19
Taj Mahal
High Water Everywhere, Part 2
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 2]
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Graham Parker
Poor Me
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
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Corey Harris
Moon Going Down
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
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Charley Patton
Moon Going Down
Pony Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
23
Dave Van Ronk
Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
24
Robert Nighthawk
Mean Black Cat
Greatest Blues Licks
25
Charley Patton
Charley Patton – Mean Black Cat Blues
24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920_Vol 11 [ Blues Images ]
A special three hour show has Dave filling in for KC and I Hear You Rockin’ on KOWS Community Radio, live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Dave will walk through some of performances of songwriters who were influential in the rise of Americana sounds including blues, rock, rhythm & blues, pop, folk, and country in the late half of the 20th century. Who you might ask? In addition to the pairings of Carole King and Gerry Goffin as well as Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, we’ll also be sharing songs written by Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and Tom Waits.
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Peter Green Splinter Group
If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
Me & the Devil Disc 2
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Eric Clapton
32-20 Blues
Me & Mr. Johnson
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Keb' Mo'
Love in Vain
Slow Down
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Leon Russell
Come On In My Kitchen
Life Journey
6
Otis Spann
Dust My Broom
The Blues Never Die
7
Huey Lewis & The News
Blue Monday
Four Chords & Several Years Ago
8
Mitch Woods
I Hear You Knockin
Gumbo Blues
9
Los Lobos
I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
10
Robert Gordon
All by Myself [*]
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
11
Brenda Lee
Let the Four Winds Blow
Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
12
Doug Kershaw
I'm Walkin'
The Best Of Doug Kershaw
13
John Lennon
Ain't That A Shame
Rock 'n' Roll
14
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Hello Josephine
The Hard Stuff
15
Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary
I'm In Love Again/All By Myself
Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]
16
Ray Charles
Move It On Over
Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]
17
Sleepy LaBeef
The Blues Come Around
Tomorrow Never Comes
18
Raul Malo
Weary Blues from Waitin'
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
19
The Secret Sisters
Why Don't You Love Me
The Secret Sisters
20
Tompall And The Glasier Brothers
A Mansion On The Hill
American Legends – Hank Williams
21
Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler
Lost On The River
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
22
Taj Mahal
Mind Your Own Business
Sekno Blues
23
Willie Nelson
Mr. Record Man
A Horse Called Music
24
The Little Willies
Night Life
The Little Willies
25
Johnny Burnette
Hello Walls
The Ballads Of
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Jamey Johnson
Everything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)
Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran
27
Bryan Ferry
If Not For You
Dylanesque
28
Madeleine Peyroux
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Careless Love
29
Mason Jennings
The Times They Are A-Changin'
I'm Not There [Disc 2]
30
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Way Down In The Hole
Spirit Of The Century
31
Los Lobos
Jockey Full Of Bourbon
Ride This: The Covers [EP]
32
The Devil Makes Three
Come On Up to the House
Redemption & Ruin
33
John Hammond, Jr.
Clap Hands
Wicked Grin
34
The Eagles
Ol' 55
On The Border
35
Dolly Parton
Jolene
Jolene
36
Linda Ronstadt
I Will Always Love You
Prisoner In Disguise
37
Alison Krauss/Shania Twain/Union Station
Coat of Many Colors
Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton
This week’s show has us revisiting the Old Chisholm Trail and prairie passages that resemble all things that follow those romantic icons whose life on the range was less than what their songs usually embellish. In the western sunsets where John Lomax first went out in search of the ‘cowboy song’, we’ll explore more enlightened performances from the silver screen to the deep folk traditions that have become so laminated with romance that it’s hard to see the images beneath. This week’s show will take us from Carl T. Sprague, the original cowboy crooner, to Johnny Horton, Fess Parker, Rex Allen, and Roy Rogers. The music is sometimes sappy (Rick Nelson’s My Rifle, My Pony, and Me), sometimes light (Roy Rogers’ My Chickashay Girl), and other times full of storytelling and history. So many performances to light up the evening sky…just before dusk…just before that ceiling of stars appears in the night sky. Join us for our first live show from our new KOWS studios in downtown Santa Rosa.
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Rex Allen
The Covered Wagon
Riding All Day
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Jimmie Rodgers
Prairie Lullaby
Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 5]
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Carl T. Sprague
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
5
The Carter Family
Cowboy Jack
On Border Radio – 1939 – vol. 2
6
Rhubarb Red
Little Green Valley (Radio)
Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
7
The Riders Of The Purple Sage
Cool Water (Radio)
Cowboy Crooners Sing Songs Of The West Cd 1
8
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers
The Strawberry Roan
Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Vol. 1
9
Hank Snow
I Traded My Saddle for a Rifle
1942-1943 (Warped 4206)
10
Rex Allen
Dreaming of the Western Plains
Riding All Day
11
Roy Rogers
My Chickashay Girl
1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
12
Roy Rogers
Don't Fence Me In
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
13
Sons of the Pioneers
Moonlight On the Prairie
Songs of the Prairie – CD1
14
Sons of the Pioneers
Cool Water
Cool Water & 17 Western Favorites
15
Charlie Haden
Oh Shenandoah
Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy
16
Al Caiola & His Orchestra
Bonanza
TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs
17
Various
The Virginian
Television's Greatest Hits Vol.II – 65 More TV Themes 50s and 60s
18
Johnny Western
The Ballad Of Paladin
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
19
Johnny Cash
The Rebel Johnny Yuma
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
20
Lee Marvin
Wand'rin Star
Rare Songs Played on Radio, Vol. 1
21
Dean Martin
Rio Bravo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
22
Rick Nelson
My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)
Legacy [Disc 1]
23
Marty Robbins
Ballad Of The Alamo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
24
Frankie Laine
Rawhide
The Cowboy Album
25
Johnny Horton
Sleepy-Eyed John
Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (2 of 2)
26
Patsy Montana
My Dear Old Arizona Home
The Best Of Patsy Montana
27
Roy Rogers
Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle
1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
28
Fess Parker
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett
The Cowboy Album
29
Vaughn Monroe
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
The Cowboy Album
30
Johnny Cash
The Sons Of Katie Elder
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
31
Gene Autry
Red River Valley
The Essential Gene Autry 1933-1946
32
Johnny Bond
Twilight On The Trail
Country Hits Vol. 6
33
The Sons Of The Pioneers
O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
Sons Of The Pioneers
34
The Cinema Sound Orchestra
High Noon
Western Film Themes
35
Willie Nelson
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [Album Version]
Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
