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Rock Island to James Alley

January 10, 2020 Dave

From the rail yard to back alleys of the urban south to St. James Infirmary, we explore that short life of trouble blending populist, folk, blues, and songs of the west. And we’ll hear contrasting sounds of new and old; stories of Gypsy Davie, Black Jack David, and hard gospel truths from the likes of Josh White, The Meat Purveyors, The Carters, Merrill Moore and Blind Willie Johnson. Deeper Roots’ first show of 2020 will inject the clarity of folk blues with traditional songs performed by contemporary artists alongside early century classics. Tune in every Friday morning at 9 on KOWS Community Radio for Deeper Roots. Streaming at kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny Cash	Rock Island Line	His Sun Years: Down South
3	Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry	Rock Island Line	A Long Way from Home
4	Merrill Moore	Rock Island Line	Boogie My Blues Away [Disc 2]
5	Richard Rabbitt Brown	James Alley Blues	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3A: Songs
6	Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands	James Alley Blues (Featuring Aoife O'Donovan)	The Hazel and Alice Sessions
7	Bob Dylan	Black Jack Davey	Good As I Been To You
8	Ray Rhodes	Black Jack Davy (Child 200)	Art of Field Recording: Volume II – Disc 4: Unaccompanied Songs and Ballads
9	The Carter Family	Black Jack David	Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 5)
10	Woody Guthrie	Gypsy Davy	Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
11	Arlo Guthrie	Gypsy Davy	Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys (Remastered 2004)
12	Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men	A Short Life of Trouble	Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
13	Buell Kazee	A Short Life Of Trouble	The Rose Grew Round The Briar
14	Clarence Ashley	Little Sadie	A Portrait of Dylan
15	Bob Dylan	Little Sadie	Self Portrait
16	The Meat Purveyors	John Hardy	The Executioners Last Songs, Volume 3
17	The Carter Family	John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 1B: Ballads
18	Blind Joe Taggart	Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down	Vol. 2-(1929-34)
19	Robert Plant	Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down	Band Of Joy
20	Paul Thorn	Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed	Don't Let The Devil Ride
21	Blind Willie Johnson	Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed	The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (Disc 1)
22	Blind Willie Johnson	John The Revelator	Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 2B: Social Music
23	Irma Thomas	Another Man Done Gone	After the Rain
24	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Another Man Done Gone	Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind
25	Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys	This Train	Vintage Collections
26	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	This Train	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
27	The Golden Gate Quartet	Blind Barnabas	Vol. 4 (1939-1943)
28	The Blind Boys Of Alabama	Old Blind Barnabas	Atom Bomb
29	Allen Toussaint	St. James Infirmary	The Bright Mississippi
30	Josh White	St. James Infirmary (mono)	The Elektra Years – disc 1
31	Betty Boop	St. James Infirmary Blues	Betty Boop
32	Merle Travis	Over In Gloryland	Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
33	Tex Ritter	Sam Bass	Have I Stayed Away Too Long

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Country Leftovers

November 29, 2019 Dave

Turkey leftovers? No, country leftovers. “…and I fell asleep with a troubled dream and dreamed I road on the hellbound train.” Just one line from one track from our Friday morning Deeper Roots show which focuses on some country songs ‘from the edge’. An eclectic blend of sometimes morose and other times kitschy stories of mid-century country singers looking for the next “Big Bad John” with stories of engine mishaps, disturbances of mind and relationships, and the general consensus of lyrical country that ‘the world is a monster’. Hillbillies, rabble rousers, and would-be crooners give us those tormented testimonies of country music. Join Dave Stroud for a very unusual collection of sounds from the archives of the fifties and sixties, when country blossomed; the songs he’s going to feature had a hard time cracking the Top 100 because the stories told are ‘out there’, even for country music.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dick Flood	Hellbound Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
3	Bill Anderson	Goodbye Cruel World	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
4	Rocky Porter	The World Is A Monster	The World Is A Monster
5	Johnny Tyler	God's Gonna Turn Us To Dust	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
6	Buck Ritchey	The Slave	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
7	Anita Carter	Satan's Child	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
8	Art Kilmer & The Up-Town Four	The Devil's Twist	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
9	Roy And Georgia And The SO And SO's	Devil Get Away From Me	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
10	David Ingles	(Satan Has Been) Paralyzed	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
11	Jimmy Minor	Satan's Chauffeur	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
12	Steve Bledsoe	Bang, Bang You're Dead	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
13	The Looper Trio	Life Beyond Death	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
14	Danny Dill	The Eyes Of Death	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
15	Hank Williams	The Angel Of Death	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
16	Autry Inman	Six Rounds Of Love And Hate	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
17	Johnny Price	Marijuana, The Devil Flower	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
18	Don Bowman	Spanish Weed	1967 (Warped 6706)
19	Wendell Austin (And The Country Swings)	LSD	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
20	Bud Freeman & The Summa Cum Laude Orchestra	Please Tell The World (A Message From The Grave)	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
21	Red River Dave	California Hippie Murders	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
22	Mel Tillis	Loco Weed (Single Version)	The Best of Mel Tillis
23	Olin Bingham	They Wouldn't Listen To A Kid	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
24	Jack Cook	My Evil Mind	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 1
25	Ray Sanders	Graveyard Dance	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
26	Bill Carter	Shot Four Times And Dyin'	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
27	Travelin' Texans	Beating On The Bars	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
28	Len Barrow	Hades Highway	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
29	Don Bailey	Fourteen Stories Down	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
30	Charlie Gore	Sin City	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
31	Eddie Noack	Ain't The Reaping Ever Done	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
32	Eddie Noack	Before You Use That Gun	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
33	Troy Hess	Please Don't Go Topless, Mother	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
34	Jimmy Dean	Big Bad John (Uncensored Version)	Best of Answer Songs vol 3
35	Wanda Jackson	Jesus Put A Yodel In My Soul	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5

Free Form After Kincade

November 9, 2019 Dave

A last minute playlist…some gentle sounds for listeners who’ve had a tough week here in Sonoma County. Songs of reflection take center stage on Deeper Roots where the scheduled playlist was a bit too frivolous to put on the air. With everyone focused on rebuilding, rehoming, and getting their power back as well as building a support network for those impacted through lost homes and property. And here’s to the first responders, the city and county officials who get it right this time…join Dave Stroud on a Saturday morning in October in a county still reeling from the firestorm of two years back. Easy listening is the order of the day.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dave Alvin	California's Burning	Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women
3	The Staple Singers	If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)	Be What You Are
4	Kate Wolf	Here In California	Weaver Of Visions – Anthology (2)
5	Simon & Garfunkel	Homeward Bound	The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
6	Simon & Garfunkel	America	The Essential Simon & Garfunkel [Disc 2]
7	The Youngbloods	Get Together	Get Together: The Essential Youngbloods
8	Maria McKee	Let Your Light Shine On Me	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
9	Paul Simon Feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Amazing Grace	The Warner Brothers Collection
10	Creedence Clearwater Revival	The Midnight Special	Chronicle: Volume Two
11	The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse Choir	Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]	The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
12	The Staple Singers	Jacob's Ladder	Freedom Highway
13	Marty Robbins	You Gotta Climb	1963 (Warped 6373)
14	Neko Case	Thanks A Lot	The Virginian
15	Geraint Watkins	Go West	Dial 'W' for Watkins
16	Nick Lowe	Rome Wasn't Built In a Day	At My Age
17	Gram Parsons	In My Hour of Darkness	Exposed Roots: Best of Alt. Country Disc 2
18	The Band	All LA Glory	Stage Fright
19	Bob Dylan	Shelter from the Storm	Blood on the Tracks
20	Elvis Presley	Promised Land	Artist of the Century Disc 3
21	John Hiatt	Ethylene	Walk On
22	Neil Young	Peace of Mind	Comes a Time
23	Luna	California (All the Way)	Bewitched
24	The Band	The Weight	The Best of the Band
25	Arthur Alexander	Every Day I Have to Cry	Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
26	Mike Farris	Snap Your Fingers	Silver & Stone
27	Willie Nelson	Funny How Time Slips Away	One Hell Of A Ride

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Swing on a Star

October 25, 2019 Dave

We’ve got an eclectic collection of sounds today as we take on yet another free form collection of soul, folk, doo wop, R&B, country, blues, and Americana on Deeper Roots. Listen in as we spend time with Billy Ward & The Dominoes, Etta James, Tom Waits, The Harlan County Four, and Buck Owens. The show features mini-themes of Sonoma County, Bakersfield, and birthdays….nothing too political, nothing to lovey dovey…just a collection of fun sounds from some recent Americana talents and some legends, all for you, all on KOWS Community Radio this week, streaming to the world on www.freespeechnobull.com.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Dave Van Ronk	Would You Like to Swing on a Star?	Sunday Street
3	Gillian Welch	Elvis Presley Blues	Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris
4	Elvis Presley	A Thing Called Love	He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley Disc 2
5	The Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)	#1 Love Songs Of The '70s
6	Marvin Gaye	Pride and Joy	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 1
7	Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto	In The Basement (Part 1) (with Etta James)	Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (1961-1966)
8	Rufus Brown	Keep A Knockin'	Stompin' 6
9	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	Tootsie Roll (03-02-54)	1953-1954
10	Al Jolson	Toot, Toot, Tootsie	The Best Of The Decca Years
11	Sam Cooke	Only Sixteen	Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
12	The Orlons	Happy Birthday, Mr. 21	The Orlons Down Memory Lane
13	Phil Lawrence	Samba de Sonoma	Mandolin Heaven
14	Danny Sorentino	Sonoma County Stars	Real Music (Disc 1)
15	Duke Robillard/Sunny Crownover	Occidental Woman	Tales from the Tiki Lounge
16	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway	Bohemian Highway	Doug Blumer And The Bohemian Highway
17	Eric Lindell	West County Drifter	Cazadero
18	Charley Crockett	The Way I'm Livin' (Santa Rosa)	The Valley
19	Kyle Martin	Santa Rosa	Kyle Martin
20	The Harlan County Four	Atomic Telephone	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
21	David Rawlings	Money Is the Meat in the Coconut	Poor David's Almanack
22	John Hammond, Jr.	Clap Hands	Wicked Grin
23	Willie Nelson;Sheryl Crow;Lukas Nelson	Come On Up To The House	Heroes
24	Tom Waits	Georgia Lee	Mule Variations
25	Roy Orbison	California Blue	Mystery Girl
26	Don Rich & The Buckaroos	Hello California	Guitar Pickin' Man
27	Buck Owens	Streets Of Bakersfield	Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
28	Bill Kirchen	Hounds Of The Bakersfield	Transatlanticana
29	Merle Haggard	Mama Tried	Okie From Muskogee
30	Dave Alvin/Los Straitjackets	California Sun	Sing Along With
31	Greg Brown	Pledging My Time	A Nod To Bob: An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His Sixtieth Birthday

Covering Elvis

October 5, 2019 Dave

This morning’s show will be a collection of Elvis covers; songs that hit the charts for Elvis from 1956 into the break of the 1970s. Mostly number ones, but some repeated favorites, all covered by a cross-section of his contemporaries and those from another generation. We’ll have everyone from Santo & Johnny and Bobby Gentry to Rosie Flores and John Prine putting forward covers of Elvis Presley treats. We’ve also got a version of Heartbreak Hotel by Hanni El Khabib, a rare piece by rocker and session man (not bluesman) Robert Johnson, Billy Burnette’s bluegrass, and some C. J. Chenier to keep the eclectic blend alive. We’re on Friday mornings at 9 Pacific on KOWS and Friday evenings at 9 Pacific on KWTF.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bobby Bare	That's All Right	1971
3	Ricky Nelson	There's Good Rockin' Tonight	Ricky Nelson
4	Chris Isaak	I Forgot to Remember to Forget	Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
5	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	I Forgot to Remember to Forget	Standard Songs for Average People
6	Hanni El Khatib	Heartbreak Hotel	Will the Guns Come Out
7	Marty Stuart/The Staple Singers	Don't Be Cruel (To a Heart That's True)	The Marty Party Hit Pack
8	Jon Spencer	All Shook Up	Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell
9	Debbie Harry	Don't Be Cruel	Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell
10	Eric Clapton	Hound Dog	Journeyman
11	Linda Ronstadt	Love Me Tender	Living In The U.S.A.
12	Rosie Flores	Too Much	Working Girl's Guitar
13	Billy Joel	All Shook Up	Honeymoon in Vegas
14	C.J. Chenier	Teddy Bear	Step It Up!
15	Dion	Jailhouse Rock (Album)	Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock
16	Ricky Van Shelton	Wear My Ring Around Your Neck	Honeymoon in Vegas
17	Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen	Hard Headed Woman	Sleazy Roadside Stories
18	Ken Lovelace	One Night	Twenty Years Overnight
19	Raul Malo	(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I	After Hours
20	Billy Burnette; Shawn Camp	A Big Hunk O' Love	The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
21	Billy Burnette/Shawn Camp	Are You Lonesome Tonight	The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
22	Chris Isaak	It's Now or Never	Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
23	Del Shannon	His Latest Flame	Home and Away: The Complete Recording 1960-1970 – CD1
24	Chris Isaak	Can't Help Falling in Love	Beyond the Sun (Deluxe Version)
25	The Marvelettes	Good Luck Charm	Four By Four – Girl Groups
26	Dave Edmunds	Return to Sender	Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell
27	Trisha Yearwood	(You're The) Devil in Disguise	Honeymoon in Vegas
28	Aaron Neville	Crying In The Chapel	The Tattooed Heart
29	Santo & Johnny	Crying In the Chapel	Santo And Johnny, The Best of
30	Bobbie Gentry	In The Ghetto	Ode To Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years
31	Waylon Jennings	Suspicious Minds	Singles
32	Mark James	Suspicious Minds	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
33	Robert Johnson	Burning Love	Close Personal Friend
34	Chet Atkins	It's Now Or Never	The Guitar Genius

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Guy Clark Tribute

September 28, 2019 Dave

Songs that were personal. Vignettes about the real world. A study in memories but on a deeper level where one wrestles the blood out of the words; and his were usually the simplest of words. Economy of words means a broader vision. That’s what I think of when I think of Guy Clark’s songs. From his sprawling narratives to the trapdoors he leaves you when he’s finished, his music was a little slice of melodic nuance laced with words that mattered. Every one. This week’s show won’t beat around the bush; we’ll just put them out there to reflect on and give a little bit of thanks that we have them. We’ll hear from Emmylou Harris, Jerry Jeff Walker, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, and a few nuggets from Guy himself.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Rosanne Cash	Better Days	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark
3	Jerry Jeff Walker	Boats to Build	Cowboy Boots & Bathin Suits
4	Steve Earle & The Dukes	L.A. Freeway	Guy
5	Ricky Skaggs	Heartbroke	Highways & Heartaches
6	Guy Clark	Desperadoes Waiting For A Train	Heartworn Highways
7	Joe Ely	Magdalene	Panhandle Rambler
8	Jerry Jeff Walker	My Favorite Picture Of You	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
9	Willie Nelson	My Favorite Picture of You	Ride Me Back Home
10	Nanci Griffith	She Ain't Goin' Nowhere	Blue Roses From The Moons
11	Guy Clark	Intro: The Randall Knife	Songs and Stories
12	Guy Clark	The Randall Knife	Songs and Stories
13	Vince Gill	Randall Knife	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
14	Asleep at the Wheel	The Cape	Reinventing the Wheel
15	Asleep At The Wheel	Blowin' Like A Bandit [Album Version]	The Swingin' Best Of Asleep At The Wheel
16	Verlon Thompson	All Through Throwin' Good Love After Bad	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark Disc 2
17	Johnny Cash	Let Him Roll	Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home
18	The Everly Brothers	A Nickel For The Fiddler	Country Classics
19	Lyle Lovett	Step Inside This House (Step Inside My House)	Step Inside This House Disc 1
20	Jamie Lin Wilson	Instant Coffee Blues (feat. Jack Ingram)	Jumping Over Rocks
21	Hayes Carll	Rivertown	Little Rock
22	Emmylou Harris	Bang the Drum Slowly	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 2
23	Shannon McNally	Black Haired Boy	Black Irish
24	Rodney Crowell	Stuff That Works	Let The Picture Paint Itself
25	Steve Earle & The Dukes	Dublin Blues	Guy
26	Guy Clark & The Jordanaires	Honky Tonk Song	Caught in the Webb
27	Ray Wylie Hubbard	Homegrown Tomatoes	This One's For Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark

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More Western Swing

September 20, 2019 Dave

The home page of the Western Swing Society describes western swing as “a division of the American phenomenon known as jazz [fusing] elements of musical roots…including blues, Dixieland, ragtime, big band, country, pop, and breakdowns.” That kind of explains why we revisit this genre so often here on Deeper Roots. What it has most in common with jazz is the use of improvisation; what it does try to do is to take things one step further: make it dance-able. The foot-tapping rhythm and the encouragement of participation drew audiences far and wide from the north, south, east and west. This week show meanders through some fun sounds including tracks Hank Penny, Milton Brown, Ocie Stockard, and (of course) Bob Wills. We’ll have some tribute songs and old standards for you on Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Adolph Hofner	Alamo Rag	Southern Belle [Disc 1]
3	Milton Brown	Hesitation Blues	Country & Western, Vol.2 [Disc 2]
4	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	My Galveston Gal	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – The Eyes of Texas [Disc 1]
5	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	Somebody Stole My Gal	Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 3 : Easy Ridin' Papa
6	Ocie Stockard	You Turned Me Down	You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942
7	Ocie Stockard & His Wanderers	Bass Man Jive	Western Swing: Hot Hillbilly Jazz & Blues – 1935-1947
8	The Sunshine Boys	Gonna Get Tight (1939)	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3]
9	Louise Massey & The Westerners	Billy Boy (1940)	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3]
10	Sons Of The West	Sally's Got a Wooden Leg	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
11	The Hi-Flyers	Watcha Gonna Do	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
12	Johnny Cash	W. Lee O Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home
13	The Light Crust Doughboys	Good Gracious Gracie (1940)	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Tobacco State Swing [Disc 3]
14	W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys	Please Pass The Biscuits Pappy	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938
15	W. Lee & His Hillbilly Boys	Old Yazoo	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938
16	Hank Penny And His Radio Cowboys	Chill Tonic (Instrumental)	Okeh Western Swing
17	Hank Penny	Wildcat Mama	Western Swing 40 Bootstompers From The Golden Age [Disc 2]
18	Hank Penny	Cowboy's Swing	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 1]
19	Don Churchill & The Texas Mavericks	One Year Ago Tonight	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
20	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)	Legends of Country Music Disc 2
21	Bob Wills	Cherokee Maiden	Columbia Historic Edition
22	Bob Wills	Right or Wrong	Columbia Historic Edition
23	Adolph Hofner	Let's Count The Stars	You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942
24	Ted Daffan's Texans	Too Far Gone	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
25	Zeke Clements	Oklahoma Blues	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4]
26	Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams	I Found a New Baby	Shame On You
27	Spade Cooley	You Better Do It Now	Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley
28	Tommy Duncan	You Put Me On My Feet	Texas Moon
29	Slim Harbert & His Boys	Around The Corner At Smokey Joe's	You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942
30	Leon Rusk	Air Mail Special On The Fly	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
31	Leon Selph	She's Gone Away	You Oughta See My Fanny Dance: Unissued Western Swing 1935-1942
32	Ted Daffan's Texans	Worried Mind	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 2] Tulsa Twist)
33	W. Lee O'Daniel	O'Daniel radio show sign off	Western Swing Chronicles Vol. 4 1933-1938
34	Bill Nettles & His Dixie Blue Boys	She Selling What She Used To Give Away	Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2

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Moon Baby

September 14, 2019 Dave

A laid back Friday morning in store as we celebrate a century of America’s music with classics from every corner. Dave Stroud hosts with a potpourri of doo wop, gospel, rock, R&B, soul, and country wrapped up just for Deeper Roots listeners out there. We’ll be hearing from Johnny Cash, The Ravens, Mike Farris, (more than one) Bo Diddley, and The Neville Brothers as we watch the trees turn their late summer umber under warm Sonoma County September skies. Tune in for the very best, including The Living Sisters and The Andrews Sisters, side by side, this one time. Only on Community Radio because all other $$$ stations fail to play with heart.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bo Diddley	Moon Baby	Bo Diddley Is A Lover
3	Johnny Cash	I'm Ragged But I'm Right	Life
4	Mike Farris	Tennessee Girl	Silver & Stone
5	Bruce Springsteen	Old Dan Tucker	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
6	Bruce Springsteen	I Ain't Got No Home	Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly
7	Eddie Money	Two Tickets to Paradise	Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money
8	Mudcrutch	Shady Grove	Mudcrutch
9	David Lindley and Wally Ingram	Pay Bo Diddley	Twango Bango Deluxe
10	Bo Diddley	Crackin' Up	Go Bo Diddley
11	John Fogerty	Blue Moon Nights	Blue Moon Swamp
12	John Hiatt	Dust Down a Country Road	Walk On
13	Johnny Cash	W. Lee O Daniel (And The Light Crust Dough Boys)	Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town & Water From The Wells Of Home
14	The Light Crust Doughboys	Loud Mouth	The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]
15	Little Jimmy Dickens	Me And My Big Loud Mouth	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
16	Sister Emily Bram	Each Day	Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
17	Brother Joe May	Working On A Building	The Great Gospel Men: 27 Classic Performances By The Greatest Gospel Men
18	Ruthie Foster	Death Came A'Knockin'	Oxford American Southern Music Texas
19	The Neville Brothers	A Change Is Gonna Come	Yellow Moon
20	Ry Cooder	Waitin' For Some Girl	I, Flathead
21	Dan Penn	I'm Living Good	The Fame Recordings
22	The Redcaps	Just For You	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
23	The Ravens	Careless Love	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 2- Birdland
24	The Flamingos	Ko Ko Mo	The Best Of The Flamingos
25	The Cadillacs	Betty My Love	For Collectors Only (Disc 1)
26	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five w/ Ella Fitzgerald	Stone Cold Dead In The Market	Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five / 1944 – 1946
27	The Andrews Sisters	Rum And Coca-Cola	20th Century Masters: Millenni
28	The Living Sisters	(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am	Love to Live
29	Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man [Stereo Version][*][Version]	I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
30	Solomon Burke	Take Me (Just As I Am)	King Solomon / I Wish I Knew
31	The Ink Spots	When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1
32	Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit	She Don't Love Nobody	The Rose of England
33	Hank Thompson	The King Of Western Swing	The Best Of Hank Thompson 1966-1979

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Deeper Memphis Minnie

September 6, 2019 Dave

Well, it’s about time. For being one of the premier blues women of the 20th century, we’ve been remiss in our coverage here on Deeper Roots. You can, however, check out our blog post Memphis Minnie on the Ice Box to prepare you for the music we’ve got for you this coming Friday. Not only will we share some classic tunes from Minnie and Kansas City Joe McCoy but we’ll be pairing much of them with contemporary covers including some special ones: the Alabama Shakes, Maria Muldaur, Precious Bryant, and Eilen Jewell (just to name a few). The article mentioned above is a well worn first hand observation of a Memphis Minnie performance published in the Chicago Defender in 1942, written by Langston Hughes. We’ve got enough to fill the room…and the airwaves, this coming Friday morning so here’s hoping you can drop in.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Memphis Minnie	Pig Meat On The Line [Album Version]	Queen Of The Blues
3	Alabama Shakes	Killer Diller Blues	American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
4	Memphis Minnie	Killer Diller Blues [Album Version]	Queen Of The Blues
5	Maria Muldaur, Del Rey, Steve James	Crazy Cryin' Blues	….First Came Memphis Minnie
6	Memphis Minnie	Crazy Cryin' Blues	Queen Of Country Blues
7	Magic Slim, Billy Branch & James Cotton	When The Levee Breaks, Pt. 1	Whole Lotta Blues: Songs Of Led Zeppelin
8	Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie	When the Levee Breaks	People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature
9	Rory Block	When You Love Me	….First Came Memphis Minnie
10	Eilen Jewell	Nothing In Rambling	Down Hearted Blues
11	Precious Bryant	Black Rat Swing	Fool Me Good
12	Precious Bryant	My Chauffeur	The Truth
13	Maria Muldaur, Del Rey	Lookin' The World Over	….First Came Memphis Minnie
14	Clifton Chenier	Me And My Chauffeur	King Of The Bayous
15	Maria Muldaur, Roy Rogers, Roly Salley	Me And My Chauffeur Blues	….First Came Memphis Minnie
16	Memphis Minnie	What's The Matter With The Mill	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
17	Ben Winship	What's The Matter With the Well	Toolshed
18	Phoebe Snow, David Bromberg	In My Girlish Days	….First Came Memphis Minnie
19	Doug Quattlebaum	You Is One Black Rat	The Bluesville Years Volume 10: Country Roads, Country Days
20	Lucinda Williams	Nothing In Rambling [Live]	Passionate Kisses [EP]
21	Memphis Minnie with Little Joe & His Band	Me and My Chauffeur Blues	Electric BluesPart 1: Beginnings 1939-1954
22	Johnny Shines	Bumble Bee Blues	Traditional Delta Blues
23	Whispering Smith	Looking the World Over	Swamp Blues
24	Memphis Minnie	Dirty Mother For You	Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
25	Memphis Minnie	New Dirty Dozen	Queen Of Country Blues
26	Memphis Minnie	If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home)	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
27	Memphis Minnie	Ice Man (Come On Up)	Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
28	Maria Muldaur	I'm Goin' Back Home	Richland Woman Blues
29	Big Mama Thornton/Muddy Waters Blues Band	Looking the World Over	With the Muddy Waters Blues Band 1966
30	Tampa Red	Bumble Bee Blues	Guitar Wizards (1926-1935)
31	Ruthie Foster, Steve Freund, Tanya Richardson, Samantha Banks	Keep Your Big Mouth Closed	….First Came Memphis Minnie

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Americana Covers 2019

August 30, 2019 Dave

There have been some great Americana sounds released this year and there is no sense in ignoring them, certainly. In fact, you can tune into Sonoma County Community Radio each week for Blue Moon Americana, broadcasting Thursday mornings at 5am on KOWS and 9am on KWTF. We’ll be spending some time covering the covers of tradition and some from the contemporary well this week on Deeper Roots. Tune in for some great sounds…truly. Fun covers of blues, gospel, folk, country, and jazz from the likes of Whitehorse, Jesse Dayton, Steve Earle, Willie Nelson and Kristi Jean & Her Ne’er-Do-Wells. We’ll hear everything from Amazing Grace to Redneck Friend this week on Deeper Roots. Check it out this Saturday evening, a rebroadcast of a live show from the KOWS Cherry Street Historic District in Santa Rosa.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ben Winship	What's The Matter With the Well	Toolshed
3	Whitehorse	Baby, What You Want Me To Do	The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP]
4	Whitehorse	Baby, Scratch My Back	The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP]
5	Mercury Rev	Big Boss Man (feat. Hope Sandoval)	Bobbie Gentry's the Delta Sweete Revisited
6	Beth Wood	Slip Slidin Away	The Long Road
7	Bobtown	American Girl	Chasing the Sun
8	Jesse Dayton	Redneck Friend	Mixtape Volume
9	Chatham County Line	The Last Time	Sharing The Covers
10	Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson With The Tennessee Valentines Feat. Billy Swan And Rachael Davis	Lover Please (feat. Rachael Davis)	Amour
11	Steve Earle & The Dukes	Dublin Blues	Guy
12	Steve Earle & The Dukes	The Randall Knife	Guy
13	Willie Nelson	My Favorite Picture of You	Ride Me Back Home
14	Just Whiskey	O Death	Second Hand Songs
15	Guy Forsyth & Jeska Bailey	Amazing Grace/House of the Rising Sun	Conspirators
16	Jason Ringenberg	Farewell Angelina	Stand Tall
17	Davina & The Vagabonds	I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl (Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)	Sugar Drops
18	Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-Wells	Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea	Country-billy Collision
19	Kristi Jean & Her Ne'er-Do-Wells	Oakie Boogie	Country-billy Collision
20	Charley Crockett	The Race is On	Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza
21	Kevin Deal	Ring of Fire	The Long Road Home
22	Chatham County Line	My Baby's Gone	Sharing The Covers
23	Rickie Lee Jones	Nagasaki	Kicks
24	Weezer	Stand by Me	Weezer (Teal Album)
25	Rickie Lee Jones	Lonely People	Kicks
26	Charley Crockett	Good Time Charley's Got the Blues	Lil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza
27	George Benson	Nadine (Is It You)	Walking To New Orleans
28	Whitehorse	John The Revelator	The Northern South, Vol. 2 [EP]

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