Deeper Roots goes deeper this Friday morning. We’ll be sharing the songs of tradition and folk blues from an artist who opened up a world to a generation of followers in the 1940s and 1950s. With the witting arm of Alan Lomax as his promoter and benefactor, Huddie Ledbetter’s music would get wings and find its place in America’s traditional music lexicon. This week’s show, like last week’s Bill Monroe special, revisits the music that he was identified with, much of which he is credited with bringing into this world, or at least opening our eyes to. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm, Red Smiley, Odetta, The Weavers, Bob Dylan, and many others on a show that celebrates a giant of America’s songbook. Tune into KOWS radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific for a new episode of a show that’s heading into it’s ninth year here on KOWS Community Radio.
Category Archives: Country
Covering Bill Monroe
The music of Bill Monroe is the theme of our show today. We’ll be featuring some classic tunes from the Monroe catalog including some traditional tunes as well as those written by the master himself. The performers include those from all walks: Ray Charles, Elvis, Doc Watson, Bruce Hornsby, and a collection of bluegrass favorites including Jim & Jessie McReynods, Ricky Skaggs, The Seldom Scene and a couple dozen others; all of them covering Bill Monroe’s music with some loyal to the arrangements while others putting their own spin on it. Join Dave Stroud once again for a collection of sounds from those dusty digital bins, those deeper wells, here on Sonoma County Community’s own community radio. Free Form. Free Speech. No Bull. Your alternative radio station in the North Bay.
| No. | ||||
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| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Elvis Presley | Working On The Building | Amazing Grace – His Greatest Sacred Performances (Disc 1) |  |
| 3 | Ray Charles | Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Swingova) | Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2] | |
| 4 | John Fogerty | Blue Moon Of Kentucky | Songs of Bill Monroe | |
| 5 | Leon Russell | Uncle Pen | Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks] | |
| 6 | The Louvin Brothers | What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul | Close Harmony [Disc 8] | |
| 7 | The Devil Makes Three | What Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul) | Redemption & Ruin | |
| 8 | Jerry & Tammy Sullivan | Wicked Path Of Sin | Legend Lives on-a Tribute to Bill Monroe | |
| 9 | Jim & Jesse McReynolds | Wicked Path Of Sin | Music Among Friends | |
| 10 | Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers | Walls Of Time | At The Ryman [Live] | |
| 11 | The Johnson Mountain Boys | Walls Of Time | Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2 | |
| 12 | Hazel And Alice | True Life Blues | Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 2 | |
| 13 | Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs | Toy Heart (Live) | Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby: Cluck Ol' Hen (Live) | |
| 14 | Red Allen | Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong | The Folkways Years 1964 – 1983 | |
| 15 | The Million Dollar Quartet | Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong | The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition | |
| 16 | Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs | Six White Horses | 1957-1959 (Warped 5722) | |
| 17 | The Bluegrass Band | Six White Horses | 2nd Cut | |
| 18 | Doc Watson | The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band | Good Deal! | |
| 19 | Mac Wiseman | The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band | Great Folk Ballads | |
| 20 | Doc Watson/Merle Watson | Roll on Buddy | Doc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson) | |
| 21 | Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Roll On Buddy | The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott | |
| 22 | Doc Watson | My Rose of Old Kentucky | Memories | |
| 23 | Dwight Yoakam | Rocky Road Blues | Big Mon – The Songs of Bill Monroe | |
| 24 | Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps | Rocky Road Blues | The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (CD2) | |
| 25 | Doc & Merle Watson | New River Train | Remembering Merle – Live Recordings 1976-1979 | |
| 26 | The Seldom Scene | Little Georgia Rose | Act 3 | |
| 27 | Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester Flatt | Molly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song) | The Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2) | |
| 28 | Don Reno & Bill Harrel With The Tennessee Cut-Ups | Molly And Tenbrooks | 20 Bluegrass Favorites | |
| 29 | Tony Rice Unit | Midnight on the Stormy Deep | Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records | |
| 30 | Doc Watson | Midnight on The Stormy Deep | Riding the Midnight Train | |
| 31 | John Hartford, Ronnie McCoury | Little Cabin Home On The Hill | True Life Blues – The Songs of Bill Monroe | |
| 32 | Elvis Presley | Little Cabin On the Hill | Elvis Country | |
| 33 | Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys | Uncle Pen | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2] | |
Begin the Beguine
This past January was as much a month to remember as it was to forget. We’ll keep the serenity we need by softening the blow with music while also celebrating the good with swing, country, rhythm and gospel in another eclectic free form show on Sonoma County community radio. Cold weather and rain arrives so we’ll share the soul sounds of William Bell and Johnnie Taylor, some folk rock from Linda Ronstadt, swing vocals from The Mills Brothers and The Four Vagabonds, and gospel with Lou Rawls and the Pilgrim Travelers. We’ll visit Shenandoah, The Red River Valley, and Forty Miles of Bad Road in our Friday morning show, recorded this week in the Deeper Roots Den. I hope you’ll join us.
| No. | ||||
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| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Michael Nesmith | Begin The Beguine | Tropical Campfires | |
| 3 | Mikki Wilcox | Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues | Sun Ballads 1953-62 | |
| 4 | Maria Muldaur | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | Love Wants to Dance | |
| 5 | The Four Vagabonds | Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer | The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 1 | |
| 6 | Jimmie Rodgers | Shenandoah | 40 All-Time Favorites [Disc 2] | |
| 7 | Duane Eddy | Forty Miles Of Bad Road | Dance With The Guitar Man | |
| 8 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | The Image of Me | Playback Disc 5 | |
| 9 | Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban | Patricia | Hear Music, Vol. 9: Souvenirs | |
| 10 | The Texas Tornados | Wasted Days And Wasted Nights | The Best Of Texas Tornados | |
| 11 | Glories | Dark End Of The Street | Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios | |
| 12 | Bessie Banks | Go Now | Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2 | |
| 13 | William Bell | Everybody Loves a Winner | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) | |
| 14 | Wilson Pickett | I'm In Love | Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios | |
| 15 | Johnnie Taylor | Who's Making Love | Stax Number Ones | |
| 16 | Booker T. & The MG's | Time Is Tight | I'll Take You There | |
| 17 | Elvis Presley | I Gotta Know | Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 3) | |
| 18 | Marshall Crenshaw | I'm Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee) | Downtown | |
| 19 | Brenda Lee | That's All You Gotta Do | American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960 | |
| 20 | The Jack Fords | That's All You Gotta Do | Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 1 | |
| 21 | Big Boy Groves | I Gotta New Car | Fool Mule | |
| 22 | Corey Glover | Three Time Loser | Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay | |
| 23 | The Mills Brothers | Glow Worm | The Mills Brothers Golden G'ts(3) | |
| 24 | Charlie Barnet | Flying Home | Swing Time For Dancing Vol. 6 | |
| 25 | Sister Marie Knight And The Sam Price Trio | Trouble In Mind | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 | |
| 26 | Lou Rawls (2nd Vocal) & The Pilgrim Travelers | Come Home | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958 | |
| 27 | Aretha Franklin | Never Grow Old | None But the Righteous: Chess Gospel Greats | |
| 28 | Merle Haggard | I'm A Lonesome Fugitive | Capitol Collector's Series | |
| 29 | The Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt | Different Drum | Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt | |
| 30 | Roy Rogers & Dale Evans | Red River Valley | 16 Great Songs Of The Old West | |
| 31 | Roy Rogers | Moonlight On The Prairie | Country Music Hall Of Fame | |
| 32 | Chris Hillman | When I Get A Little Money | Bidin' My Time | |
| 33 | Rick Nelson | Hello Mary Lou | Greatest Love Songs | |
| 34 | Carla Thomas/Rufus Thomas | Birds and the Bees | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) | |
| 35 | The Bar-Kays | Soul Finger | The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (7 of 9) | |
Songs About Singing
Sing it loud! It’s a whole new year and our country can take heart without letting our guard down. We’ll celebrate a fresh new start knowing that hard work lies ahead with a two hour show featuring the theme of ‘singing’. Join Dave Stroud once more for a mixed bag; an eclectic blend of sounds from the past century featuring the likes of Ukulele Ike, Wingy Manone, The Cats & The Fiddle, John Sebastian, Cat Power, and a couple of dozen more, all belting out songs about the very act of singing. We’ll take you down Memory Lane with old fashioned songs, simple songs of gospel and freedom, swinging low, singing high, and those joyful sing-alongs we’ve shared over the past century. That’s right. It’s theme time on this week’s Deeper Roots show and we’d love to have you. Join in the festivities.
| No. | ||||
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| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Tony Bennett | Sing You Sinners [#] | The Essential Tony Bennett [Columbia/Legacy] Disc 1 | |
| 3 | Katie Crippen with Henderson's Novelty Ork. | Play 'Em For Mamma, Sing 'Em For Me (BS 2003, P-104-1) | The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) | |
| 4 | Cab Calloway | I Love to Sing-A (From 'The Singing Kid') | Chronological 1934-37 | |
| 5 | The Boswell Sisters | Sing A Little Jingle | The Boswell Sisters Collection | |
| 6 | Wingy Manone & His Orchestra | Sing Me A Swing Song | Swing Is Here / Small-Band Swing 1935-1939 | |
| 7 | Gene Kelly | Singin' In The Rain | Golden Memories of Stage and Screen-Disc1 | |
| 8 | Pat Boone | It's a Grand Night For Singing | The Best of Broadway: The Early '60s | |
| 9 | Ella Fitzgerald | Sing Song Swing | The Millenium Anthology – Ella Fitzgerald – [Disc 2] | |
| 10 | June Christy | Sing Something Simple | The Misty Miss Christy | |
| 11 | Ella Mae Morse w/Big Dave and His Orchestra | SInging-ing-ing | Barrell House Boogie and the Blues | |
| 12 | Ukulele Ike & The Hot Combination | Sing (A Happy Little Thing) | Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935 | |
| 13 | Fats Waller & His Rhythm | Sing An Old Fashioned Song | Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 | |
| 14 | Nellie Lutcher | If You Wanna Get T'Goin' (And Come Out Singing) | Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3] | |
| 15 | The Cats & The Fiddle | I'm Singing, So Help Me | The Very Best Of | |
| 16 | Dr. John | Sing Along Song (LP Version) | Destively Bonnaroo (US Release) | |
| 17 | Aretha Franklin | Don't Play That Song | 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Cat Power | Aretha, Sing One For Me | Jukebox | |
| 19 | B.B. King | Why I Sing the Blues | Do the Boogie! B.B. King's Early '50s Classics | |
| 20 | Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen | One More Voice Singing In Heaven Tonight | Keeper Of The Flame | |
| 21 | Edward W. Clayborn | I Heard The Angels Singing | When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel | |
| 22 | Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Singing in My Soul | The Gospel of Blues | |
| 23 | Curley Williams | Just A-Picking And A-Singing | Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album | |
| 24 | John Sebastian | Singing The Blues | Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 2] | |
| 25 | Stonewall Jackson | You're the Sad in My Songs | Stonewall Jackson – 1966-1967 | |
| 26 | Gale Garnett | We'll Sing In The Sunshine | Lifetime Of Romance: Some Enchanted Evening [Disc 2] | |
| 27 | Louie Innis | Sing Your Song Baby | Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56 | |
| 28 | Ferlin Husky | 23 – I Could Sing All Night | Ferlin Husky Singles | |
| 29 | Carl Perkins | Sing My Song | (2000) Back On Top (CD 3) | |
| 30 | Charlie Monroe | I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing (TK A) | The Chronological Classics 1950-1956 | |
| 31 | Barbara Dane | Don't Sing Love Songs (Silver Dagger) | Anthology of American Folk Songs | |
| 32 | Tim Hardin | Simple Song Of Freedom | The Folk Years: Simple Song Of Freedom [Disc 1] | |
| 33 | Tex Ritter & His Texans | Singing in the Saddle | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1] | |
| 34 | The New Seekers | I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | 70s Music Explosion – Sunshine | |
Wide Open Places
A bright future is in store….that’s our story and we’re stickin’ to it! Today’s show contains an inordinate amount of upbeat tickers including a trip to Tulsa with Asleep at the Wheel, a Fats Waller song about those wide open places, a journey following the North Star with Rhiannon Giddens, The Boswells, Hank Williams, Les Paul, and a whole lot more. We’re in a free form mood on a Friday morning here in Sonoma County, celebrating the Twelve Days of Inauguration the best way we know how. Join us on Sonoma County Community radio from the Deeper Roots Den with your host Dave Stroud, celebrating our democracy in a big, big way.
| No. | ||||
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| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Fats Waller | (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places | compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com | |
| 3 | Asleep at the Wheel | Take Me Back to Tulsa | The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970 | |
| 4 | Robert Gordon | Take Me Back | Are You Gonna Be The One | |
| 5 | Elizabeth Cotten And Brenda Evans | Shake Sugaree | Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1] | |
| 6 | Jerry Garcia | Sugaree | Garcia | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Cotten | Freight Train | Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection | |
| 8 | Les Paul | The Lonesome Road (feat. Mary Ford) [Remastered] | 100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered) | |
| 9 | Sam Cooke | Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair | Swing Low | |
| 10 | John Lee Hooker | I Cover The Waterfront | Mr. Lucky | |
| 11 | The Ravens | Deep Purple | The Greatest Group of Them All | |
| 12 | Rhiannon Giddens | Following the North Star | Freedom Highway | |
| 13 | Rhiannon Giddens | I'm On My Way | There Is No Other | |
| 14 | Geraint Watkins | Heart of Stone | Rush of Blood | |
| 15 | Paul Thorn | Soon I Will Be Done | Don't Let The Devil Ride | |
| 16 | James Carr | Pouring Water On A Drowning Man | Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 1] | |
| 17 | The Pilgrim Travelers | I Never Knew Joy Before | 101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1 | |
| 18 | Reliable True Tones | I Came a Long Way | This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982 | |
| 19 | Paramount Singers | There's A Leak In This Old Building | 15 Down Home Gospel Classics | |
| 20 | Rick Danko | When I Get My Just Rewards | Cryin' Heart Blues | |
| 21 | John Fahey | Texas & Pacific Blues (My Bucket's Got A Hole In It) | Your Past Comes Back – Disc 5 | |
| 22 | Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men | Dark Eyes | Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land | |
| 23 | Hank Williams | My Bucket's Got A Hole In It | Hank Williams – A Country Legend (1) | |
| 24 | Boswell Sisters | Everybody Loves My Baby | Boswell Sisters | |
| 25 | Fats Waller | Dry Bones | Music By Fats Waller | |
| 26 | Ivie Anderson | Five O'clock Whistle | Cocktail Hour | |
| 27 | Cleo Brown | Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes | The Legendary Cleo Brown | |
| 28 | Danny Kaye | Oh By Jingo! | Danny Kaye The Best of | |
| 29 | Mae West | He's A Bad, Bad Man | The Mae West Collection | |
| 30 | Rosanne Cash | I Still Miss Someone | Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash | |
| 31 | Mark Knopfler | Rear View Mirror | Down The Road Wherever | |
| 32 | Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars | Sing, Sing, Sing | Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars | |
| 33 | Geraint Watkins | It's a Beautiful Day | Watkins Bold as Love | |
Christmas Joy
Happy Holidays! Proving that there is no war on Christmas and looking forward to the coming year, join Dave Stroud as he shares some of the great holiday chestnuts from years past. He’ll be sharing celebratory sounds from every decade, moving the needle from the 40s to the 10s in a new Deeper Roots Christmas shindig. Tune in for everyone from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Frank Sinatra to Ella, The Andrews Sisters, Los Straitjackets and Otis Redding’s Merry Christmas Baby. As we barrel out of 2020 as fast as we can, we remind ourselves of the fortunes of the few and the need of the many in this season of desperation. So get out that Georgia vote, folks, and stand steadfast against the anarchy of this dying administration’s push towards fascist principles for power. We have the power to do this. We do.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Los Lobos | Donde Esta Santa Claus? | Llegs Navidad | |
| 3 | Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers | Dig That Crazy Santa Claus | Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 | |
| 4 | Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford | Christmas Roses | Christmas On the Country Side | |
| 5 | The Tractors | Swingin' Home for Christmas | Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas | |
| 6 | Johnny Cash/Tommy Cash | That Christmasy Feeling | The Classic Christmas Album | |
| 7 | Ella Fitzgerald with The Frank Devol Orchestra | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | Sleigh Full of Songs | |
| 8 | Eileen Barton | The Night Before Christmas Song | Coral single 9-60880 | |
| 9 | Frank Sinatra | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | The Christmas Collection | |
| 10 | Dean Martin | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002 | |
| 11 | Frank Sinatra | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Mistletoe and Merriment | |
| 12 | Commercial | 29. Viceroy Christmas Commercial 1964 | Unknown | |
| 13 | Elvis Presley | Santa Claus Is Back In Town | Elvis' Christmas Album | |
| 14 | The Roomates | Jingle Bell Rock | It's Christmas Time Again | |
| 15 | The Dragwood Chords | Santa's Got a Lead Sled | It's Christmas Time Again | |
| 16 | Darlene Love | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector | |
| 17 | The Beach Boys | Little Saint Nick (Single Version) | Ultimate Christmas | |
| 18 | Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets | Winter Wonderland | Winter Wonderland (Single) | |
| 19 | Los Straitjackets | Holiday Twist | Oh Santa! New & Used Christmas Classics from Yep Roc | |
| 20 | The Jambalaya Cajun Band | Jingle Bell Rock | Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas | |
| 21 | Otis Redding | Merry Christmas Baby | Christmas In Soulsville | |
| 22 | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys | Santa's On His Way | Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1) | |
| 23 | The Cats & The Fiddle | Hep Cat's Holiday | Blues, Blues Christmas (1925-1955) | |
| 24 | Groovey Joe Poovey & The Big "D" Boys | Santa's Helper | Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 | |
| 25 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | When They Ring The Golden Bell | Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958) | |
| 26 | Bing Crosby | Winter Wonderland | The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best / holiday 2002 | |
| 27 | The Andrews Sisters | Christmas Island | Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2] | |
| 28 | Charles Brown | Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package | Please Come Home For Christmas | |
| 29 | Elvis Presley | Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) | Christmas Album | |
| 30 | The Ravens | Silent Night | Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 | |
| 31 | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Silent Night, Holy Night | Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958) | |
| 32 | Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets | Let It Snow | Winter Wonderland (Single) | |
| 33 | Hank Snow | Blue Christmas | Christmas On the Country Side | |
| 34 | Gayla Peevey | I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas | Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Of All Time | |
| 35 | Kathy and Jimmy Zee | Santa Claus Rock and Roll | Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2 | |
| 36 | Loudon Wainwright III | Christmas Morning (Album Version) | Social Studies | |
| 37 | The Beach Boys | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Beach Boys' Christmas Album, The | |
| 38 | Fats Waller | Swingin' Them Jingle Bells | Blues, Blues Christmas – Volume 2 (1926-1958) | |
| 39 | Amos Milburn | Christmas (Comes Once A Year) | Blues Blues Christmas Volume 3, 1927-1962 | |
| 40 | Nick Lowe | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day | Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family | |
| 41 | The Mavericks | Christmas Time Is (Coming 'Round Again) | Hey! Merry Christmas! | |
| 42 | Burl Ives | A Holly Jolly Christmas | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas | |
| 43 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus | Christmas On the Country Side | |
The Songs of Dan Penn
With a new album just released, Dan Penn reminds everyone that there are few songwriters, and only one living, that have influenced (if not defined) the Memphis soul sound as he has. At 78, Dan Penn’s legacy is already sealed with songs that are enduring: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, “Dark End of the Street”, “Cry Like a Baby”, and so many more. Our show this Friday had to carefully curate tracks from Irma Thomas, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a couple dozen more to pay proper tribute. As a musician and songwriter, this Muscle Shoals legend deserves a spot in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and, while never considered a performer, his catalog includes three solo studio albums, one from 1973, another from 1994, and this year’s Living On Mercy. You’ll hear tracks from these and so much more in this morning’s episode of Deeper Roots.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Dan Penn | Living On Mercy | Living On Mercy | |
| 3 | Otis Redding | You Left The Water Running | The Muscle Shoals Sound | |
| 4 | Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band | A Woman Left Lonely | Pearl | |
| 5 | Aretha Franklin | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] | |
| 6 | James Carr | The Dark End of the Street | The Essential James Carr | |
| 7 | Jimmy Hughes | Slippin' Around With You | After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters | |
| 8 | The Sweet Inspirations | Sweet Inspiration | Something's Got A Hold On Me | |
| 9 | Solomon Burke | Take Me (Just As I Am) | King Solomon / I Wish I Knew | |
| 10 | Arthur Alexander | Rainbow Road (Album Version) | Rainbow Road | |
| 11 | Marshall Crenshaw | I'd Do It All over Again | Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander | |
| 12 | James & Bobby Purify | I'm Your Puppet | The Best Of | |
| 13 | Arthur Conley | Take Me (Just As I Am) | The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 | |
| 14 | Dan Penn | Strangest Feeling | The Fame Recordings | |
| 15 | Irma Thomas | I Count the Teardrops | If You Want It, Come and Get It | |
| 16 | Irma Thomas | Blue in the Heart | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | |
| 17 | Irma Thomas | The Joke Is on You | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | |
| 18 | Dan Penn | Let Them Talk | The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 | |
| 19 | The Box Tops | Cry Like A Baby | The Classic Sixties Collection: 1968 – The Hits That Rocked A Whole Generation | |
| 20 | The Box Tops | People Gonna Talk | The Ultimate Box Tops | |
| 21 | Percy Sledge | It Tears Me Up | The Atlantic Recordings – Disc 1 | |
| 22 | Percy Sledge | Out Of Left Field | It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge | |
| 23 | Cat Power | Woman Left Lonely | Jukebox | |
| 24 | Marcia Ball | Look Before You Leap | Roadside Attractions | |
| 25 | Art Freeman | Slippin' Around With You | The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 | |
| 26 | Dan Penn | The Puppet AKA I'm Your Puppet | The Fame Recordings | |
| 27 | Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham | Ol' Folks | Moments From This Theatre | |
| 28 | Irma Thomas | Zero Willpower | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | |
| 29 | Dan Penn | Edge Of Love | Living On Mercy | |
Change is Gonna Come
Positive vibes and sweet sounds in another eclectic free form show on Deeper Roots. Dave Stroud will take the opportunity on this week’s Black Friday to share some golden sounds, some classics and others that you may not know. They’re the sounds from the deeper wells and the dusty digital archives of the past century. You’ll hear some Gary US Bonds’ best known and obscure tracks, gospel delicacies from The Gospel Tones and The Zion Travelers, new sounds and classic early tracks from Dion, and so, so much more in the show today as we give thanks for the decomposition of the torch bearers of racism and white supremacy that occupy the highest seats in the land. Change is gonna come and none too soon.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Aretha Franklin | A Change Is Gonna Come | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | |
| 3 | Chris Isaak | Only the Lonely | Baja Sessions | |
| 4 | Traveling Wilburys | Not Alone Any More | The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 4] | |
| 5 | Roy Orbison | The Great Pretender | Heart Of Roy Orbison | |
| 6 | Robert Gordon | Uptown | Bad Boy | |
| 7 | The Chambers Brothers | People Get Ready | Roots Of Folk | |
| 8 | Jay And The Techniques | Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie | Classic Rock: 1967 – Shakin' All Over | |
| 9 | Dusty Springfield | Son of a Preacher Man | Anthology [CD2] | |
| 10 | Clay Hammond | Suzy Do It Better Than You | Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios | |
| 11 | King Curtis | Memphis Soul Stew | Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios | |
| 12 | Elvis Presley | Promised Land | Elvis At Stax | |
| 13 | Doris Duke | I Don't Care Anymore | Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 4 | |
| 14 | Gary U.S. Bonds | Soul Deep | The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds | |
| 15 | Gary US Bonds | New Orleans | Sound Of The City, The – New Orleans [UK] Disc 1 | |
| 16 | Ella Fitzgerald | Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad | 1950 | |
| 17 | Little Village | Don't Go Away Mad | Little Village | |
| 18 | Dion | Ruby Baby | Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. | |
| 19 | Dion | Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) [feat. Paul Simon] | Blues with Friends | |
| 20 | Sam Cooke | Deep River | 1959 (Scratched 5913) | |
| 21 | Gospel Tones | Roll, Jordan, Roll | Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958 | |
| 22 | The Zion Travelers | I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone | The Dootone Masters | |
| 23 | Mahalia Jackson | I'm On My Way | The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1] | |
| 24 | The Louvin Brothers | The River Of Jordan | Satan Is Real | |
| 25 | The Seldom Scene | Muddy Water | Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | The Box Tops | The Letter | Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios | |
| 27 | The Gentrys | Keep On Dancing | Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios | |
| 28 | Billy Burnette | Ready All Ready | Rock N' Roll With It | |
| 29 | Freddie King | I'm Ready | King Of The Blues | |
| 30 | Gary U.S. Bonds | Angelyne | The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds | |
| 31 | Dion & The Belmonts | The Wanderer | Del Shannon | |
| 32 | Roy Orbison | Pretty Paper | The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2] | |
| 33 | Mike Farris | Change Is Gonna Come | Salvation in Lights | |
The Itinerant Life
The Great Depression brought to the forefront the blight of runaway capitalism and a country that was not prepared to put safeguards in place for working people, let alone the working poor, until FDR’s New Deal in the 30s. By then it was too late for the many itinerant homeless and impoverished migrant workers who moved from town to town by any means necessary, looking for hope amongst communities of those equally disenfranchised. The itinerant life brought about its own language, hieroglyphics, and rule of law. Our show today rides the rails with the music; songs of the itinerant life. We’ll hear from the likely suspects like Woody and Cisco, Doc Watson, Jimmie Rodgers, and Harry Choates as well as the Goose State Ramblers’ story of Ole Olson, Norman and Nancy Blake’s tale of Hobo Bill, Montana Slim, and Bob Dylan. Tune in Friday morning for the best in roots sounds on the might KOWS Community Radio. 92.5 FM on your dial.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Norman & Nancy Blake | The Hobo's Last Ride | The Hobo's Last Ride | |
| 3 | Hank Williams | Ramblin' Man (Single Version) | Beyond The Sunset | |
| 4 | Johnny Bond | I'm Pounding The Rails Again | Put Me To Bed | |
| 5 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Lobo The Hobo | Seven Decades | |
| 6 | Del McCoury | Lonesome Hobo | Del McCoury – 1967-1971 | |
| 7 | Bob Dylan | Only A Hobo | Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 [Disc 1] | |
| 8 | The Band | Hobo Jungle | Northern Lights-Southern Cross | |
| 9 | Jimmie Rodgers | Hobo Bill's Last Ride (1930) | Jimmy Rodgers: The Singing Bra | |
| 10 | Doc Watson | Rambling Hobo | Memories | |
| 11 | Woody Guthrie | Hobo's Lullaby | This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings Vol. 1 | |
| 12 | Cisco Houston | Mysteries Of A Hobo's Life | The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 | |
| 13 | Johnny Cash | The Hobo Song | The Mystery Of Life | |
| 14 | Goose Island Ramblers | Ole Olson, the Hobo From Norway | Polkabilly | |
| 15 | Rod Stewart | Only A Hobo | Gasoline Alley | |
| 16 | Molly O'Day | The Tramp On The Street | Country Boy's Dream | |
| 17 | The Carter Family | Western Hobo | The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | Cisco Houston | Hobo Bill | The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 | |
| 19 | The Delmore Brothers | Happy Hicky – The Hobo | Charlotte, NC 1936-371 [Disc 2] | |
| 20 | Jimmie Rodgers | Hobo's Meditation | Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 4] | |
| 21 | Emmylou Harris | Hobo's Lullaby | Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly | |
| 22 | Goebel Reeves | Hobo's Lullaby | Country: The American Tradition [Disc 1] | |
| 23 | Grandpa Jones | Hobo Bill | Pickin' & A-Grinnin' | |
| 24 | Roy Acuff | Poor Hobo | compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com | |
| 25 | Harry Choates | Poor Hobo | Fiddle King Of Cajun Swing | |
| 26 | Kelly Joe Phelps | Hobo's Son | Shine Eyed Mister Zen | |
| 27 | Montana Slim (Wilf Carter) | I Ain't Gonna Be A Hobo No More | Wilf Carter – Selected Sides 1933-41 | |
| 28 | J.D. Wilkes | Hoboes Are My Heroes | Fire Dream | |
| 29 | Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris | Hobo's Meditation | Trio | |
| 30 | Doc & Merle Watson | The Hobo | Down South | |
| 31 | Hank Williams | Men With Broken Hearts | Beyond The Sunset | |
| 32 | The Stoneman Family | I Want To Wander | 28 Big Ones | |
License To Vote
We’ve waited four years so there’s no need for any more hopes, prayers, or incantations. Our way of American life is on the line. The choice is ours. As our image says: “Vote as you please, but please vote.” We’re kicking off the five day countdown with a collection of music featuring political songs, songs about voting, democracy, freedom, and civil rights; ; all of which are currently threatened by this administration and its sycophants, traitors, and rats. We’ll hear from Steve Goodman, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Bob Dylan, The New Christy Minstrels, and (of course) Roy Zimmerman, all of whom touch on one or more of our topics of the day. We’ve got free speech, no bull radio here in Sonoma County and Deeper Roots will take this Friday out to use a bullhorn to ask that you go out and vote, for heaven’s (and democracy’s) sake. We need to turn this ship around and this is our best opportunity.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Roy Zimmerman | My Vote My Voice My Right | The Faucet's On Fire | |
| 3 | Charles Bukowski | Face of a Political Candidate | Underwater Poetry Festival | |
| 4 | Ellis Paul | Election Day | The Storyteller's Suitcase | |
| 5 | Steve Earle | Snake Oil | Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2) | |
| 6 | Keb' Mo' Featuring Rosanne Cash | Put A Woman In Charge | Put A Woman In Charge | |
| 7 | Sweet Honey In The Rock | We Want The Vote! Chant | The Women Gather | |
| 8 | Mayor Richard Daley | Press Conference on the Riots at the Democratic Convention | Great Speeches of the 20th Century | |
| 9 | Norman & Nancy Blake | The Democratic Donkey (Is In His Stall Again) | The Hobo's Last Ride | |
| 10 | Utah Phillips | The rich will not permit you to vote away their wealth | Making Speech Free | |
| 11 | Bruce Cockburn | Call It Democracy | Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002) | |
| 12 | Todd Snider | Talking Reality Television Blues | Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3 | |
| 13 | Dan Zanes | Lincoln And Liberty | Parades And Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg For The American Songbag | |
| 14 | Ry Cooder | One Cat, One Vote, One Beer | My Name Is Buddy | |
| 15 | Leonard Cohen | Democracy | More Best of Leonard Cohen | |
| 16 | The New Christy Minstrels | My Name is Liberty | Green, Green | |
| 17 | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Day of Liberty | Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War | |
| 18 | Sweet Honey In The Rock | Give The People Their Right To Vote! | The Women Gather | |
| 19 | Bob Dylan | Chimes Of Freedom | Another Side Of Bob Dylan | |
| 20 | Bryan Sutton | Battle Cry of Freedom | Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War | |
| 21 | Arlo Guthrie | Presidential Rag | Arlo Guthrie | |
| 22 | Roy Zimmerman | The Don | Rize Up | |
| 23 | Randy Newman | Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) | Good Old Boys [Expanded] Disc 1 | |
| 24 | Chad Mitchell Trio | Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood Ku-Klux-Klan | The Best Of The Chad Mitchell Trio The Mercury Years | |
| 25 | Willie Nelson | Vote Em Out | Vote 'Em Out | |
| 26 | Roy Zimmerman | Sweeney Trump | Rize Up | |
| 27 | Moss Henry | Crazy at the Wheel | Crazy at the Wheel (Single) | |
| 28 | Jay & The Americans | Only In America | Come A Little Bit Closer – The Best of Jay and The Americans | |
| 29 | The Tillers | All You Fascists Bound to Lose | The Tillers | |