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The Ladies of Americana

June 19, 2026 Dave Leave a comment

This week on Deeper Roots, we’re celebrating the women who helped shape Americana music. From pioneering artists who blazed trails through country, folk, blues, and gospel to the remarkable performers carrying those traditions into the 21st century, we’ll spend two hours exploring voices that transformed the sound of American roots music. We’ll begin with some of the giants of the genre—artists such as the Carter Family, Patsy Cline, and Dolly Parton—women whose talent, determination, and vision helped create the foundation upon which generations would build. Then we’ll follow the road they paved through the work of contemporary Americana artists including Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Margo Price, Sierra Ferrell, and others who continue to redefine and expand the genre today.Join us for a journey through the past, present, and future of Americana music, celebrating the women whose stories, songs, and spirit remain at the very heart of the American musical experience.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Year	Start At
2	Patsy Cline	Strange	Her Legendary Recordings #1	0	00:00
3	Anita Carter	Ring Of Fire	Country Boy's Dream	1962	04:44
4	June Carter Cash	Church In The Wildwood / Lonesome Valley	Church In The Wildwood	2006	06:36
5	Dolly Parton	Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me	1968-1969	1969	09:29
6	Tammy Wynette	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad	Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 1	1999	11:18
7	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Half As Much	At The Ryman [Live]	1992	13:16
8	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Full Moon Full of Love	Absolute Torch and Twang	1989	15:34
9	Carlene Carter	Me and the Wildwood Rose	Hindsight 20/20	1996	24:40
10	Rosanne Cash	The Way We Make A Broken Heart	It'll Come To You: The Songs Of John Hiatt	2003	28:25
11	Lucinda Williams	Hard Road	Happy Woman Blues	1980	32:11
12	Neko Case	Bowling Green	The Virginian	1997	34:29
13	Gillian Welch	Acony Bell	Coal Country Music	1996	42:13
14	Eliza Gilkyson	Borderline	Paradise Hotel	2005	45:13
15	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Cornbread and Butterbeans	Songs from Sing Out! v.53#3	2010	47:48
16	Rhiannon Giddens	You're the One	You're The One	2023	50:54
17	Carrie Rodriguez & The Sacred Hearts	Perfidia	Lola	2016	54:12
18	Mavis Staples	Anytime	We Get By	2019	57:08
19	Tami Neilson	Pretty Paper	Pretty Paper (Single)	2020	1:04:35
20	Sierra Ferrell	In Dreams	In Dreams – Single	2021	1:07:09
21	Loretta Lynn/Margo Price	One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price)	One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price)	2021	1:09:45
22	Connie Smith	Here Comes My Baby Back Again	Here Comes My Baby Back Again – Single	2021	1:12:21
23	Mary Gauthier	Fall Apart World	Dark Enough to See the Stars	2022	1:15:56
24	Tanya Tucker	Breakfast In Birmingham (ft. Brandi Carlile)	Sweet Western Sound	2023	1:19:47
25	Eilen Jewell	The Pill	Butcher Holler	2024	1:26:15
26	Lindi Ortega	The Spiritual Advisor	From The Ether	2024	1:29:20
27	Hurray For The Riff Raff	Hawkmoon	The Past Is Still Alive	2024	1:31:51
28	Sweet Megg	Canberra (Baby Blue)	Never Been Home	2025	1:35:28
29	Sierra Hull	Boom	A Tip Toe High Wire	2025	1:39:36
30	Larkin Poe	Little Bit	Bloom	2025	1:43:22
31	Bonnie Raitt	I Will Not Be Broken	Bonnie Raitt: Opus Collection	2011	1:47:24
32	Margo Price	Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down (Clean Edit)	Hard Headed Woman	2025	1:53:52
33	Samantha Fish	Sweet Southern Sounds (Radio Edit)	Paper Doll	2025	1:56:38

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Country Shed Shakers

April 18, 2026 Dave

This week’s show peels back the velvet curtain of the Golden Age of Country music and introduces some lower chart shed shakers from the outskirts of Nashville. While the charts were full of polished crooners and weeping violins, there was a different sound brewing in and around the perimeter—a raw, frantic energy that didn’t belong in a ballroom. These are the tracks that blurred the line between the honky-tonk and the garage. We’ll deliver the distorted side of that golden age with some familiar names (Buck Owens, Jerry Reed, Johnny Bond) and some of those who were lost to those dusty Ernest Tubb Record Shop dollar bins (Eddie Zack, Jimmy Swan, Benny Barnes), all in a package meant to get those fingers poppin’. Hope you can join us for some gritty, low-fi country vibes.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album
2	Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters	Shut Up And Drink Your Beer	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
3	Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters	High Voltage Gal	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
4	Sheb Wooley	Mule Boogie	Country & Western Nuggets
5	Smokey Hogg And His Guitar	Crawdad	Rhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds Collide
6	Billy Strange	Hell Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
7	Hawkshaw Hawkins	Waitin' for My Baby	Country & Western Nuggets
8	Bobby Lord	No More No More No More	Country & Western Nuggets
9	Buck Owens	Hot Dog	Bound for Bakersfield 1953-56
10	Wanda Jackson	Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad	Queen Of Rockabilly
11	The Hurricanes	Pistol Packin' Mama	Rhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds Collide
12	Johnny Bond	Somebody's Pushin'	Put Me To Bed
13	Jerry Reed	When I Found You	Country & Western Nuggets
14	Jerry Reed	Mister Whizz	Country & Western Nuggets
15	Eddie Zack	I?m Gonna Roll and Rock	Country & Western Nuggets
16	Jimmy Murphy	Sixteen Tons Rock `n? Roll	Country & Western Nuggets
17	Jimmy Swan	Country Cattin?	Country & Western Nuggets
18	Johnny Bond	Lonesome Train	Put Me To Bed
19	Skeets McDonald	I Got A New Field To Plow	Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection
20	Dusty Payne	My Walkin' Shoes	The Other Side of Bakersfield Vol. 2; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
21	The Farmer Boys	Somehow Someway Someday	The Other Side of Bakersfield
22	Billy Walker	I've Got Leavin' On My Mind	Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
23	Jimmie Peters	Rhythm of Love	Country & Western Nuggets
24	Titus Turner	A Knockin' At My Baby's Door	Rhythm & Western Volume 1 – When Two Worlds Collide
25	Dave Rich	Tuggin? At My Heart Strings	Country & Western Nuggets
26	Freddie Hart	Heaven Only Knows	Country & Western Nuggets
27	Faron Young	Honey Stop	Country & Western Nuggets
28	Benny Barnes	King for a Day	Country & Western Nuggets
29	Ferlin Husky	Wang Dang Do	Country & Western Nuggets
30	Little Jimmy Dickens	Hey Ma (Hide the Daughter)	Country & Western Nuggets
31	Dave Rich	Burn On Love Fire	Country & Western Nuggets
32	Lee Bonds	Home Coming	Country & Western Nuggets
33	Johnny David	Race With The Devil	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
34	Steve Bledsoe	Bang Bang You're Dead	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
35	Jimmie Pearson And The Melody Makers	Nobody Cares	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
36	Cowboy Copas	Bury Me Face Down	Hillbillies in Hell Country Music?s Tormented Testament Volume 5
37	Black Jack Wayne	Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume	Country & Western Nuggets
38	Mel Tillis	You Are The Reason	Country & Western Nuggets
39	Rink Hardin	What Did I Do	Country & Western Nuggets
40	Wynn Stewart	Big Big Love	Country & Western Nuggets

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Devil’s Country Side

January 31, 2026 Dave

We turn once again down that dark and dusty road in country music history—where temptation rides shotgun, regret sits in the back seat, and the Devil just might be waiting at the crossroads. From ballads of fear and heartfelt tales to outlaw confessions and modern Americana shadows, we’ll be sharing tracks that flirt with fire, bargain with fate, and wrestle with salvation. The Devil, or if you will Satan, drops on by as our recurring country music theme this morning with selections from a host of favorites: BR5-49, The Louvin Brothers, Cowboy Copas, and Bob Wills as well as some off-brands like Ray Winfree, Kitty Lee and Powder River Jack, Jesse Floyd and a couple dozen others. They’re all bemoaning the Devil’s due. So pour a drink, dim the lights, and listen close… because in country music, when the Devil comes calling, he often sounds a lot like the truth. Tune in Friday mornings at 9am Pacific for yet another spoonful of your favorite Deeper Roots concoction.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	George Jones	Take The Devil Out Of Me	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
3	Hank Williams	The Devil's Train	Lovesick Blues August 1947 – December 1948
4	David Beatty And The Harmonettes	I Just Got Off The Devil's Train	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
5	Billy Strange	The Devil In Me	Crossroads In Cowtown
6	The Carter Family	Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You (Remastered)	Golden Selection (Remastered)
7	Powder River Jack, Kitty Lee	Tying A Knot In The Devil's Tail	When I Was A Cowboy: Early American Songs Of The West, Classic Recordings From The 1920's & 30's. Vol. 1
8	Bob Wills	The Devil Ain't Lazy	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
9	The Sons Of The Pioneers	The Devil's Great Grandson	My Saddle Pals And I
10	Billy Barton	The Devil, My Conscience And I	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
11	The Statesmen With Hovie Lister	Get Thee Behind Me, Satan	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
12	Wayne, Pat & Keith	I'm Tired Of You, Satan	Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
13	The Tune Wranglers	Up Jumped The Devil	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 1] Hot Mama Stomp)
14	Dave Edwards	Done Sold My Soul to the Devil	Chronological Classics 1937 (Warped 3795)
15	Ray Winfree	Devil Hang Me High	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
16	The Louvin Brothers	Satan's Jeweled Crown	Long Play Collection
17	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
18	Loretta Lynn	The Devil Gets His Due	Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1]
19	Rusty Dean	Sinner Beware	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
20	Jesse Floyd	Satan's Wife	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
21	BR5-49	The Devil In Me	Dog Days
22	Butch Hancock	The Devil in Us All	War and Peace
23	The Louvin Brothers	Satan and the Saint	Long Play Collection
24	Buck Owens	Satan's Gotta Get Along Without Me	Dust On Mother's Bible
25	Jimmie Davis	I Ain't Gonna Let Ol' Satan Turn Me 'Round	Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
26	The Louvin Brothers	Satan Is Real	Close Harmony [Disc 5]
27	Dolly Parton	Satan's River	1972
28	Lee Ann Womack	Take The Devil Out Of Me	The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone
29	Lefty Frizzell	From An Angel To A Devil	Selected Sides – 1953-57
30	Ernest Tubb	Saturday Satan, Sunday Saint	Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
31	The Sunshine Boys Quartet	The Devil Can't Harm A Praying Man	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
32	Johnny Horton	(I Wished for an Angel) The Devil Sent Me You	Warped 5332 – Johnny Horton – 1952 – 1955
33	Spade Cooley & His Orchestra	Swingin' The Devil's Dream	Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley
34	Lawton Williams	Satan's Bell	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter

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Dust On The Needle

January 17, 2026 Dave

We’re going to be excavating the country archives, dusting off the 45s and 78s with abandon and making it a morning of deep tracks while the dust on the needle collects. Country music storytelling was often smeared with the tangled webs of cheatin’, drinkin’ and Sunday mornin’s blinding gleam of redemption…and the stories would start all over Sunday night. This week’s show doesn’t look for the hits so much as it looks for examples of classic themes from the late forties right into the seventies. Post-war hillbilly developed into what we know as country music and you’ll be treated this morning to the likes of Tony Douglas, Carl Butler, Anita Carter, Carl Belew and a host of others…some known, some hardly recognized. The selections are a special lot. So drop in why don’t you?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ray Price	I've Got to Hurry, Hurry, Hurry	1950-1952 (Warped 5000)
3	George Morgan	In Your Eyes	Warped 6365 – George Morgan – 1963 – 1964
4	Dick Curless (With Kay Adams)	Terrible Tangled Web	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)
5	Dick Curless (With Kay Adams)	Old Standby	A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD4 (1950-1969)
6	Billy Walker	Millie My Darling	1949-1952 (Warped 4960)
7	Bonnie Owens	How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong	1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
8	Stonewall Jackson	This World Holds Nothing (Since You're Gone)	Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967
9	Carl Smith	Please Come Back Home	1950-1952 (Warped 5040)
10	Carl Butler	Grief in My Heart	1958-1963 (Warped 6025)
11	Carl Butler	Baby I'm a Waitin'	1958-1963 (Warped 6025)
12	Conway Twitty	Let Me Be the Judge	Warped 6224 – Conway Twitty – 1961 – 1962
13	Don Gibson	There She Goes (Let Her Go)	Warped 6489 – Don Gibson – 1963 – 1965
14	Tony Douglas	Take The Hands Off The Clock	Take The Hands Off The Clock – Single
15	Tony Douglas	Portrait of a Fool	The Versatile Tony Douglas
16	Leon Ashley	Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
17	Jean Shepard	Another (Just Like Me)	Warped 6035 – Jean Shepard – 1960 – 1961
18	Porter Wagoner	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle	Warped 6653 – Porter Wagoner – 1966 – 1967
19	Porter Wagoner	Wine	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
20	Dolly Parton	Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can)	Dolly [Disc 1]
21	Dolly Parton	It's Sure Gonna Hurt	Dolly [Disc 1]
22	Norma Jean	Meanwhile, Down at Joe's	1965-1966 (Warped 6599)
23	Marty Robbins	I'll Go On Alone	The Essential Marty Robbins: 1951-1982
24	Marty Robbins	You Don't Owe Me A Thing	Singles, 1952 – 1956
25	Stonewall Jackson	I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today	Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967
26	Ferlin Husky	Lose Your Blues	1949-1950 (Warped 498F)
27	Bobby Bare	I'd Fight the World	1962-1964 (Warped 6291)
28	Anita Carter	Maybe	Warped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962
29	Carl Belew	The End of Time	1958-1961 (Warped 6051)
30	Jeanne Pruett	Satin Sheets	Country Ladies
31	The Browns	A Little Too Much to Dream	Classics 1964-1966 (Warped 6529)
32	John D. Loudermilk	Rhythm and Blues	Blue Train
33	Hank Snow	The Boogie Woogie Flying Cloud	The Chronogical Classics 1951-1952 (Warped 5244)
34	George Jones	Oh Lonesome Me	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
35	George Jones	It's Been So Long	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
36	Bonnie Owens	Number One Heel	Warped 6534 – Bonnie Owens – 1964 – 1966
37	Tony Douglas	State Trooper Sammy Young	There Stands the Man – Single
38	Marty Robbins	Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You)	Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
39	Willie Nelson	Three Days	Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
40	Willie Nelson	Darkness On The Face Of The Earth	Crazy: The Demo Sessions

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High On The Hog!

October 17, 2025 Dave

We’ll be rolling back our Hillbilly Wayback Machine to the year 1950 for romance in high pants at the barn dance. Country music really hadn’t yet caught on as a genre so a lot of the music we’ll share today had the misfortune of being coined “hillbilly music”; a blend of silver screen cowboy nostalgia for the lone prairie alongside swinging arrangements and occasional ballads of the heart. You even had yourself some down-home novelty and syncopated vocals that looked out at that land beyond the sun where the tumbleweeds bounced across the horizon. Without further waxing of the poetic, we’ll let you know that you’ll be treated to some very best from under the blanket of the prairie sky including the likes of Smiley Burnette, Jimmy Wakely, Tin Ear Tanner, Zeb Turner and Leon Chappel. These weren’t necessarily the big hits but they were honky tonk and jukebox favorites. Drop in and find out.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Gene Autry	Dear Heart and Gentle People	Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]
3	Hank Penny	Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma'am	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
4	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Land Beyond The Sun	My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 4] – Riders In The Sky)
5	Smiley Burnette and The Ewing Sisters	It's My Lazy Day	The Singing Cowboys Collection
6	Ella Mae Morse	The Blacksmith Blues	Time-Life – Your Hit Parade: The Early '50S
7	Tex Williams	I Lost My Gal From Memphis	Vintage Collections
8	Hank Snow	I'm Movin' On (Mono)	Snow Country
9	Jimmy Wakely	Dust	The Melody Kid – 1940-51
10	Audrey Williams	I'm Telling You	1948-1951 (Warped 5021)
11	Hank Williams	Lovesick Blues	24 Greatest
12	Leon Chappel	You Hear Me Talkin'	Automatic Mama
13	Red Foley	Choc'late Ice Cream Cone	Hillbilly Fever [Disc 2]
14	Tennesee Ernie Ford	Anticipation Blues	Southern Belle [Disc 2]
15	Jimmie Dolan	It Had To Come Someday	Juke Box Boogie
16	Bill Haley	Susan Van Dusan	Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
17	Tennessee Ernie Ford	Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own	Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 1]
18	Red Foley	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Tennessee Saturday Night
19	Ernest Tubb	The Lovebug Itch	Ernest Tubb – The Texas Troubadour – Writers Galore [Disc 4]
20	Zeb Turner	Boogie Woogie Lou	I've Got The Boogie Blues
21	Al Dexter	Hi-De-Ho Boogie On A Saturday Night	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 4] Saturday Night Rag)
22	Casey Simmons	Juke Box Boogie	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys: The West Coast Indies
23	Johnny Bond	Mean Mama Boogie	Hillibilly Boogie!
24	Hank Penny	Bloodshot Eyes	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
25	Hank Penny	What You've Got	King Of Hillbilly Bebop [Disc 2]
26	Tin Ear Tanner	I Used To Work In Chicago	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
27	Shot Jackson & Webb Pierce	I Need You Like A Hole In The Head	Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
28	Oakie Jones	Love Fever	Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
29	Jimmie Davis	The Poodle Dog Song	Doggone Country
30	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans with Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage	May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You (Dale Evans Foy Willing Riders of the PS)	The Roy Rogers Collection [Disc 3]
31	Red Kirk	It's Raining In My Heart	Red Kirk "The Voice of The Country"
32	Hank Snow	Breakfast With the Blues (Stereo)	Snow Country
33	Little Jimmy Dickens	Out Of Business	The Essential "Little" Jimmy Dickens
34	Lefty Frizzell	My Baby's Just Like Money	Hillibilly Boogie!
35	Spade Cooley (voc. Ginny Jackson & Les Anderson)	Hillbilly Fever	Crossroads In Cowtown
36	Johnny Bond	It Ain't Gonna Happen To Me	Put Me To Bed
37	Red Foley	Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy	The Essential Recordings
38	Hank Williams	Cold, Cold Heart	24 Greatest

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Country Heartaches

May 31, 2025 Dave

Someone once suggested that country songs about heartache and lost love sound the same as country songs about good times and happy days. Is it just the wailing fiddle intro often referred to as the “fiddle kickoff” that neutralizes the emotional jar of joy or grief that causes a reaction like that? Or is it just country songwriting is geared towards the simple task of expressing emotions in the terms of everyday life? No matter the reason, we’ll be taking on a country-themed collection of songs about heartaches this week in the show. We’ll do this by walking through some of the golden greats from the Golden Age of Country Music where the ways of the heart were a common theme and, thus, the heartache was an easy rhythmic mark for the country songwriter. We’ll share the Walkers’ Charlie and Billy, Jimmie Skinner, Buck Owens, Lefty Frizzell, Patsy, George and Stonewall among a couple dozen others, all with a message that speaks to country heartaches; and may we also say that there was plenty of fodder to draw from. Drop in…and don’t forget the hankies.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Lefty Frizzell	I Never Go Around Mirrors (I've Got a Heartache to Hide)	Life's Like Poetry (Disc 9)
3	Buck Owens	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)	Classic Country Vol. 15 The Sixties Legends Disc 2
4	Dwight Yoakam	The Heartaches Are Free	Tomorrow's Sounds Today
5	Wynn Stewart	Heartaches For A Dime	Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
6	Rose Maddox	Sing A Little Song Of Heartache	Swing West 1: Bakersfield
7	Leon Russell	Heartaches By The Number	Best Of Hank Wilson
8	Little Jimmy Dickens	Happy Heartaches	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
9	Buddy Miller	Looking For A Heartache Like You	Cruel Moon
10	Patty Loveless	Looking For A Heartache Like You	On Your Way Home
11	Jimmie Skinner	100 Proof Heartaches	One Dead Man Ago
12	Carl Butler	If I Could Spend My Heartaches	The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592)
13	Hawkshaw Hawkins	A Heartache to Recall	22 Greatest Hits
14	Billy Walker	Headin' For Heartaches	Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
15	Charlie Walker	Who's Giving You Heartaches Now	1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
16	The Everly Brothers	A Brand New Heartache	Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4]
17	Elvis Presley	That's When Your Heartaches Begin	Elvis Presley (8 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles)
18	Guy Mitchell	Heartaches By The Number	The Sweetest Memories (Newsound)
19	Patsy Cline	Heartaches	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
20	Bobby Lewis	Doggone This Heartache	30th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
21	Stonewall Jackson	If Heartaches Were Wine (I'd Be Drunk All the Time)	Warped 6742 – Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967
22	George Jones & Melba Montgomery	Multiply The Heartaches	Vintage Collections
23	Sonny James	Somebody Else's Heartache	Singles
24	Mason Dixon	Queen of My Heartaches	Country & Western Nuggets
25	The Mavericks	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)	From Hell to Paradise
26	The Time Jumpers	This Heartache	Kid Sister
27	Rosie Flores & Ray Campi	A Little Bit Of Heartache	A Little Bit Of Heartache
28	Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh	Brand New Heartache	Holidin' Our Own
29	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Don't Look For A Heartache	Don't Look For Heartache
30	Patsy Cline	That's How A Heartache Begins	The Patsy Cline Collection
31	BR5-49	Heartaches By The Number	One Long Saturday Night, Plus
32	Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers	Heartache	Loved Wild Lost
33	Johnny Tillotson	Suff'rin' from a Heartache	The Tillotson Touch
34	Cyndi Lauper	Heartaches By the Number	Detour
35	Dane Stinit	Heartache Catches Up with Me [Take 15]	Original Sun Recordings

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Old Records

February 17, 2025 Dave

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.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	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	The Mae West Collection
26	Jewel Paige & Her Brown Brownies	Give It Up	If You Take Me Back
27	Julia Lee	Snatch It And Grab It (06-11-47)	1947
28	Slim Gaillard	Thunderbird	ABC Of The Blues Vol 12
29	John Hiatt	Thunderbird	Master of Disaster
30	Chuck Berry	Jaguar and Thunderbird	The Chess Box Disc 2
31	Otis Spann	Mule Kicking In My Stall	Cryin' Time
32	Lowell Fulson	Blue Shadows	Chess Blues Disc 4

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Early Rock, Fifties Country, Oldies, Rockabilly

Legend: Grady Martin

February 9, 2025 Dave

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.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	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
33	Johnny Horton	The Battle Of New Orleans	Classic Country
34	Mervin Shiner & Grady Martin	Settin' The Woods On Fire	Grady Martin
35	Johnny Burnette	Rock Billy Boogie	Roughneck Blues 1949 – 1956

Spinnin’ The Fifties

December 1, 2024 Dave

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.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
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
33	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Atlantic Rock & Roll
34	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
35	Shirley & Lee	Let The Good Times Roll	Blowing The Fuse: 1956
36	Ray Charles	What'd I Say	The Soul Story, Vol. 1 [Disc 2]

Americana, Country, Deeper Roots on KOWS, Fifties Country, Oldies, Theme Time

Cheatin’ Country Tales

November 1, 2024 Dave

There are a handful of common story threads that run through classic country songs. I’m not talking about trucks, beer the ‘merica that seems to have overwhelmed modern so-called country with autotune and synth pop. The heartbreak of cheating situations that were among the most common storylines in the Golden Age of country at a time when family unity was of paramount importance. It was country music’s frank portrayal of infidelity that offered a counterpoint which was both relatable and controversial. Cheating songs became a central theme, reflecting the complexities and emotional intensity of love, betrayal, and heartbreak. Dave will share as many as will fit in two hours in this week’s episode with early tearjerkers from Kitty Wells, The Louvin Brothers, Billy Walker, Bonnie Owens and George Jones. There will also be the very best of the classics from Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn to take us into the 70s and beyond. . .

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	24 Greatest
3	Patsy Cline	Your Cheatin' Heart	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
4	Charlie Walker	Cheaters Never Win	1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
5	Billy Walker	One Heart's Beatin' One Heart's Cheatin'	1949-1952 (Warped 4960)
6	Hank Thompson	I Find You Cheatin' on Me	1946-1949 (Warped 4660)
7	Lee Elliott	Cheaters Never Win	Country & Western Nuggets
8	Jerry Lee Lewis	She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye	The Definitive Collection
9	Sanford Clark	A Cheat	Chills & Fever: The Dot Records Story 1955-1962
10	The Rockin' Saints	Cheat On Me Baby	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (Us Decca, Vol. 2)
11	Bonnie Owens	How Can Our Cheatin' Be Wrong	1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
12	The Louvin Brothers	While You're Cheating On Me	Close Harmony [Disc 4]
13	Kitty Wells	Cheated Out of Love	Lonely Street/Dust On the Bible
14	Kitty Wells	Cheatin's a Sin	The Complete Country Hits
15	George Jones	The Window Up Above	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
16	Loretta Lynn	You Ain't Woman Enough	Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer
17	Billie Jo Spears	The Cheating Kind	Country Greats #2
18	Crystal Gayle	Talking In Your Sleep	Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1]
19	Dolly Parton	Jolene	Dolly [Disc 3]
20	Charley Pride	Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger	Golden Age of Country Volume 4: Honky-Tonk Man [Disc 1]
21	Gary Stewart	She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)	Superstars Of Country: Good Ol Songs [Disc 2]
22	Del McCoury	Cheater's in the Soup	1975-1976 (Warped 7553F)
23	Ricky Skaggs	Don't Cheat In Our Hometown [Album Version]	Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs
24	T.G. Sheppard	Last Cheater's Waltz	Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure Gold
25	Moe Brandy	I Cheated Me Right Out Of You	Contemporary Country: The Late 70's – Hot Hits
26	Moe Bandy	It's A Cheating Situation	The Late '70s
27	John Prine With Dolores Keane	It's A Cheating Situation	In Spite Of Ourselves
28	John Anderson	She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs	Anthology
29	Dale Watson	Cheatin' Heart Attack	Cheatin' Heart Attack
30	Mickey Gilley	My Baby's Cheatin' On Me	Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
31	Dwight Yoakam	King of Fools	Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years Disc 2
32	Porter Wagoner	The Cold Hard Facts of Life	The Essential Porter Wagoner
33	Emmylou Harris	The Last Cheaters Waltz	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1
34	Kenny Rogers	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town	20 Great Years
35	Kitty Wells	Hey Joe	Cheatin's a Sin

A Century of America's Music