A free form Friday morning finds us drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds as we follow the blue shadows on the trail with songs of loose talk, love letters and dreams. We’ll dig deep into those early, mid- and late century digital archives for some sweet and sensitive tracks from the likes of Elvis, Wanda, Iggy (!), The Impressions, Rhiannon Giddens, and a couple dozen more. It’s quite the mixed bag on a Saturday morning as the winter of 2022-23 begins to roll away like the tumbleweeds as the winds of spring pushes the time away. Tune into community radio this week as we fill the air with the music that’s easy on the ears (and the soul). Every Friday and Saturday morning on KOWS 92.5 FM, Occidental and streaming to planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM.
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Los Lobos
One Time One Night
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
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Wanda Jackson
Savin' My Love
Queen Of Rockabilly
4
Roger Miller
Old Songwriters Never Die (Banter)
King Of The Road: A Tribute To Roger Miller [Disc 2]
5
Kacey Musgraves
Kansas City Star
King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
6
John Prine With Connie Smith
Loose Talk
In Spite Of Ourselves
7
Sara Watkins
Blue Shadows On the Trail (feat. Nickel Creek)
Under the Pepper Tree
8
Roy Rogers
Here On the Range
1939-1940 (Warped 3936)
9
The Western Flyers
Along The Navajo Trail
Wild Blue Yonder
10
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
16 Great Songs Of The Old West
11
The Dinning Sisters
Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
Rounding Up The Girls/Great Female Country Vocals Vol 1
12
We Five
You Were on My Mind
Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
13
The Impressions
People Get Ready
Classic Rock: 1965 – Shakin' All Over
14
Nancy Wilson
(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am
Your Hit Parade – Intro the '60S
15
Lyle Lovett
Summer Wind
For Love of the Game
16
Iggy Pop
How Insensitive
Preliminaries
17
Rhiannon Giddens
Up Above My Head
Tomorrow Is My Turn
18
Laura Rucker
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Harlan Howard is said to have coined the term “three chords and the truth”. He’s also the guy that gave Willie Nelson his first job as a songwriter after the two met up at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville in 1960. Harlan was a well-established songwriter in Nashville by then and would go on to become one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation, having penned over 4,000 songs. To lead off next month’s release of Willie Nelson’s 73rd solo album, a tribute to Howard called “I Don’t Know A Thing About Love”, Deeper Roots will share a small sampling of Harlan Howard’s music. Songs that played a big part in defining the Golden Age of Country Music featuring the likes of Waylon Jennings, Skeeter Davis, Jan Howard, Buck Owens, and Patsy Cline. We’ll also hear a couple of Harlan’s own performances as well. Friday morning country on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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Porter Wagoner
Harlan Howard Medley
1964-1965 (Warped 6508)
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The Collins Kids
Soda Poppin' Around
Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1]
4
Al Brumley
Someone's Gonna Get Hurt
The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
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Herb Henson
Up the Path and in My Door
The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
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Wanda Jackson
Just A Queen For A Day
Wanda Jackson
7
Buck Owens
Above and Beyond
Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
8
Ray Price
Heartaches By The Number
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
9
Harlan Howard
Be Just a Little Meaner
1959-1963
10
Harlan Howard
She Called Me Baby
1959-1963
11
Patsy Cline
He Called Me Baby
The Patsy Cline Collection
12
Patsy Cline
I Fall to Pieces
12 Greatest Hits
13
Patsy Cline
When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
14
Charlie Walker
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
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Kay Starr
Foolin' Around
Capitol Collectors Series
16
The Kingston Trio
Everglades
Capitol Collector's Series
17
Skeeter Davis
Where I Ought To Be
The Essential Skeeter Davis
18
George Jones
You Comb Her Hair
The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
19
Patsy Cline
That's How A Heartache Begins
The Patsy Cline Collection
20
Waylon Jennings
The Chokin' Kind
The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1
21
Nanci Griffith
The Streets of Baltimore (feat. John Prine)
Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)
22
Emmylou Harris/George Jones
All Fall Down
Friends in High Places
23
Willie Nelson
Busted
I Don't Know A Thing About Love
24
Ray Charles
Busted
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
25
Lefty Frizzell
She's Gone, Gone, Gone
Look What Thoughts Will Do
26
Jan Howard
Evil on Your Mind
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
27
Waylon Jennings
What Makes a Man Wander
Folk Country
28
The Time Jumpers
Someone Had To Teach You
The Time Jumpers
29
Candi Staton
He Called Me Baby
Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 1]
The landscape this morning is smothered in ominous clouds as the music we have for you features the gospel beat with a blend of suggestive celebratory, suspicious, and devil-may-care songs. We’ve got the fire and brimstone bible-thumping sounds of Brother Claude Ely, some classic gospel warnings from The Golden Gate Quartet, a pastiche of British Clerkenwell nuggets from The Real Tuesday Weld, The Weavers, Lonnie Johnson, and a whole lot more. An eclectic blend of songs of Satan, dark nights, and sinner’s bemoaning their dirty little religion on another Friday morning collection of sounds on Deeper Roots. Tune in. The ground is saturated with blues, gospel, country, and even some hillbillies from hell…just for you.
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Harry James & His Orchestra/Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest/Dalton Rizzotto & Orchestra
The Devil Sat Down And Cried
Best Of The Big Bands
3
Golden Gate Quartet
Atom and Evil
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
4
Warren Zevon
Dirty Little Religion
Life'll Kill Ya
5
Kane Welch Kaplin
Satan's Paradise
Lost John Dean
6
Johnny Cash
Rusty Cage
Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American
7
Lonnie Johnson
Devil's Got The Blues
Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
8
Bob Brozman
Devil's Slide
Devil's Slide
9
The Real Tuesday Weld
It's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Got to Do It
I, Lucifer
10
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Changes
The Great Gospel Women Vol. 2
11
The Real Tuesday Weld
The Life and Times of the Clerkenwell Kid
I, Lucifer
12
The Gospeleers
The Devil's Gonna Get You
Black Vocal Groups Vol. 5 (1923-1941)
13
Brother Claude Ely
Farther On
Satan Get Back
14
Steve Earle
Devil's Right Hand
Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection (2 of 2)
15
Uncle Tupelo
Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
March 16-20, 1992
16
The Louvin Brothers
Satan And The Saint
The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic Tracks
17
Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws
Dance Of The Dodo Bird
The Best Of Western Swing
18
Chiwetel Ejiofor
I Want To Be Evil (Original Version)
Kinky Boots
19
The Robins
That Old Black Magic
Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
20
The Swan Silvertones
Sinner Man
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
21
The Weavers
Sinner Man
Traveling on With The Weavers
22
The Harmonizing Four
Oh Sinner
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
23
Jesse Winchester
Evil Angel
Gentleman Of Leisure
24
Calexico
Sinner in the Sea
Algiers
25
Jimmy Minor
Satan's Chauffeur
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
26
Rusty Dean
Sinner Beware
Hillbillies in Hell Country Musics Tormented Testament Volume 5
27
Fern Jones
This World Is Not My Home
The Glory Road
28
Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette
It may be Friday the 13th, but we won’t be bothered with the superstitious. Instead, we’ll go with traditional and popular country nuggets as our topics with some couplings of contemporary and vintage. We’ve gathered a collection of modern country covers from the likes of Rosanne Cash, Solitaire Miles, Charley Crockett, Chuck Mead and others and we’ll be coupling them up with originals and favorites from the distant past. Merle Travis, Red Foley, Hank Williams, and The Louvin Brothers take the stage from a dream-filled past. We’re celebrating country classics from fifties, sixties and seventies and having fun doing it while kicking back. You don’t need to be wearing pretentious boots and hats to appreciate the easy sway of classic country … you just need to close your eyes and appreciate the performances … well, unless you’re driving.
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The Band
Long Black Veil
Music From Big Pink
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Rosanne Cash Featuring Jeff Tweedy
Long Black Veil (Feat. Jeff Tweedy)
The List
4
Lefty Frizzell
Long Black Veil
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
5
Johnny Bond
Goodbye Old Paint
Standard Transcriptions
6
Pharis and Jason Romero
Goodbye Old Paint
A Wanderer I'll Stay
7
McKinley James
Who Will The Next Fool Be
Who Will The Next Fool Be (Single)
8
Charlie Rich
Who Will the Next Fool Be
Sun Ballads 1953-62
9
Johnny Cash
We Must Believe In Magic
The Adventures Of Johnny Cash
10
Matt Urmy
We Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement)
Out of the Ashes
11
The Malpass Brothers
Hello Walls
The Malpass Brothers
12
Willie Nelson
Hello Walls
Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
13
Henson Cargill
Skip a Rope
Skip a Rope
14
Charley Crockett
Skip A Rope
Music City USA
15
Kevin Russell
Are You Teasing Me
Plain Dirt Fashion
16
The Louvin Brothers
Are You Teasing Me
Capitol Country Music Classics
17
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys
Anytime
Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
18
Chuck Mead
Anytime
You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
19
Dirty Cello
Sixteen Tons
I May Not Be Perfect
20
Merle Travis
Sixteen Tons
Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
21
Spade Cooley & His Orchestra feat. Tex Williams
Crazy 'Cause I Love You
That's What I Like About The West
22
Solitaire Miles
Crazy Cause I Love You
Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
23
Whitney Rose
There's A Tear In My Beer
Heartbreaker of the Year
24
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.
There's A Tear In My Beer
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 10
25
Solitaire Miles
I Hear You Talkin'
Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas
26
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
I Hear You Talkin'
The Tiffany Transcriptions Volume 1
27
Hank Williams
You're Gonna Change
Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 11
28
Tom Petty
You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
29
Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Back At The Quonset Hut
30
Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Steelin' It: Steeling The Mood
31
Red Foley
Tennessee Border
Tennessee Saturday Night
32
Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
Tennessee Border
Back At The Quonset Hut
33
BR5-49
The Price of Love
This Is BR549
34
The Everly Brothers
The Price of Love
Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
Elvis Presley’s performances, in particular those from his first decade, were based in some very deep roots. Those roots tapped into almost anything that could be heard in the south on that cultural touchstone of radio. Blues, big band, jazz, hillbilly, pop, gospel and country all played an enormous role in molding the iconic performer he was to become. In our Deeper Roots show this week we’ll be exploring the ‘influencers’ of the day; songs that played on the radio, songs that Elvis personally revealed as his favorites, songs that he enjoyed with his family as a young boy. We’ve got Mahalia and Sister Rosetta tracks, Little Junior Parker and Jimmy Reed, Red Foley and Roy Acuff, and a host of others to share this week so we’re hoping that we can remember how radio’s lifeline to culture that spoke to Elvis in a very, very big way.
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Wynonie Harris
Good Rockin' Tonight
Pure R&B: Vol. 5- Pioneers [Disc 1]
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Jimmy Reed & His Trio
You Don't Have To Go
Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
4
Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
5
Little Junior Parker
Feelin' Good
Feelin4 Good. The 1952-1962 Recordings
6
Big Joe Turner
Honey Hush
Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 2]
7
Sammy Price Trio/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Everyday
The Gospel of Blues
8
Mahalia Jackson
Didn't It Rain
16 Most Requested Songs
9
The Statesmen Quartet
Somebody Bigger
Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music
10
Hovie Lister & The Statesmen Quartet
His Hand Is Mine
Country Gospel Classics [Disc 2]
11
The Golden Gate Quartet
Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
12
Jimmie Rodgers
Frankie And Johnnie
Recordings 1927 – 1933 [Disc 2]
13
The Carter Family
042-Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
14
Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans
Great Speckled Bird [78rpm Version]
Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
15
Red Foley
Old Shep
Tennessee Saturday Night
16
Ivory Joe Hunter
I Almost Lost My Mind
Since I Met You Baby
17
Jumpin' Gene Simmons
I Done Told You So
SUN Rockabilly Meltdown [[Disc 3]]
18
Elvis Presley
Milk Cow Blues
The Sun Sessions
19
Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys
Milk Cow Blues
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]
20
Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart
24 Greatest
21
Mississippi Slim
Try Doin' Right
The Sun Country Box CD6 I Was There When It Happened
22
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Blue Moon of Kentucky
The Best of Bill Monroe
23
Elvis Presley
Blue Moon of Kentucky
The Tupelo Mississippi Flash CD 2
24
Dean Martin with Paul Weston & His Dixieland Eight
I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
25
Billy Bunn & His Buddies
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
This week’s show looks back at the year 2022 with a focus on the umbrella genre known as Americana. We’ll be digging deep into the releases that mattered last year, sharing some of the fresh new releases that made an impression. There are the singer/songwriters, the old hands with fresh perspectives, as well as those who have taken tradition and dressed it up fresh for the party. We’ll hear tracks from some of the very best albums of the year, including a few off the beaten one. Some great sounds coming your way from Aoife O’Donovan, The Black Keys, Tami Neilson, and Hurray for the Riff Raff. Pour yourself a cup of your favorite fresh brew, put on the headphones, and find yourself some new favorites from under that big tent they call ‘Americana’ on KOWS Community Radio.
December’s arrived and we’re going to get ourselves warmed up for the Hot Stove League, New Year’s Eve, football playoffs, reindeer on the roof and all the rest of it. But our show today will take on a common thread: songs about ‘the street’ or streets or boulevards, avenues … only the surface streets, not the highways. Dave’s picked out a collection of songs that are sure to stir emotion bringing home music that take on the ‘street’ topics from the genres of country, early pop, rock, folk, blues and all the rest. We’ll hear from Dylan, The Ink Spots, Tony Rice, Charlie Spand, the Orlons and a couple dozen others taking on an eclectic blend of songs where the streets as the muse. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio’s KOWS 92.5 FM, streaming to all of planet earth on kowsfm.com/listen. Deeper Roots brings you a morning of sounds from the locales of Easy Street, Lonely Street and 4th Street…directly from Orchard and 7th.
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Various Artists
Wild In the Streets Trailer
1960s Psychedelic Radio Commercials
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Garland Jeffreys
Wild in the Streets
Ghost Writer/One-Eyed Jack/American Boy & Girl [[Disc 1]]
4
Orlons
South Street
Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits
5
The Royals
Fifth Street Blues
The Very Best of the Royals & the Midnighters
6
Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles
Decatur Street
Patti La Belle & The Blue Belles
7
Eddie Floyd
Soul Street
Stax Profiles – Eddie Floyd
8
Glories
Dark End Of The Street
Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
9
Bobby Womack
Across 110th Street
Jackie Brown OST
10
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Lonely Street
Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence "Frogman" Henry
11
Little Ann
One Way Street
Funk Soul Sisters
12
Charlie Spand
Hastings Street
Black Swan Sampler
13
Jack Teagarden
Basin Street Blues
An Introduction To Jack Teagarden
14
Cab Calloway
Beale Street Mama
Best Of The Big Bands
15
The Ink Spots
Street Of Dreams
Greatest Hits
16
The Boswell Sisters
Forty-Second Street
The Boswell Sisters Volume 2
17
Julie London
Easy Street
Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
18
Dean Martin
On the Street Where You Live
Swingin' with Dino
19
Keely Smith w. Billy May Orchestra
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Summer Days And Summer Nights – 31 Beach Pearls
20
George Shearing Quintet Feat. Nancy Wilson
On Green Dolphin Street
The Swingin's Mutual!
21
T-Bone Walker
Street Walking Woman
Best Of Black & White & Imperial Years
22
Bob Dylan
Positively 4th Street
Biograph Disc 2
23
Bruce Springsteen
Streets of Philadelphia
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24
The Doobie Brothers
Takin' It To The Streets
Takin' It To The Streets
25
Utah Phillips
Larimer Street
The Telling Takes Me Home
26
Gram Parsons
Streets Of Baltimore
Complete Reprise Sessions: [Disc 1] – GP
27
Buck Owens
Streets of Laredo
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
28
Buck Owens
Streets Of Bakersfield
Buck 'Em! Volume Two: The Music Of Buck Owens (1967-1975)
When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.
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Brenda Lee
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
3
Jimmy Lloyd
I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
4
Elvis Presley
A Big Hunk O' Love
Elvis 30 #1 Hits
5
Little Jimmy Dickens
(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket
Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
6
Simon Crum
Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth
Country & Western Nuggets
7
Bobby Helms
Jingle Bell Rock
Making Merry
8
Dale Hawkins
Susie-Q
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
9
Ricky Nelson
Stood Up
Legacy [Disc 1]
10
Jim & Joe
Fireball Mail
James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969
11
Gram Parsons
Return Of The Grievous Angel
G.P. / Grievous Angel
12
Buffalo Springfield
A Child's Claim To Fame
Buffalo Springfield Again
13
Elvis Presley
Please Don't Drag That String Around
Grady Martin
14
Johnny Horton
The Battle Of New Orleans
Classic Country
15
Brenda Lee
Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)
Grady Martin
16
Merle Haggard
Mama Tried
The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1]
Our show this week features sweet dreams, swamp pop, Americana, doo wop, and all that makes the past century of America’s music a delight to dream on. We’ll touch on the new album from a legend who is most deservedly having his moment right now with a new album and where a one hit wonder once existed. Tommy McLain’s new album is a revelation and reminds us that music, when carried and shared with a passion like his, will always bring a bright light even in the darkest of times. This week’s show is a free form romp featuring Tommy, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant, Bill Kirchen, Corb Lund, Bob Wills, Paul Thorn, and a couple dozen others. Some fiery rock and roll blended with country, doo wop, pop and lots of circumstance. Please join in…we’d be delighted to spend a Friday morning with you on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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Solomon Burke/Zucchero
Diavolo in Me (A Devil in Me)
Zucchero & Co.
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Tommy McLain
I Ran Down Every Dream (feat. Elvis Costello)
I Ran Down Every Dream
4
Tommy McLain
Sweet Dreams
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
5
Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
The Essential Collection
6
Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
I Ran Down Every Dream
7
Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler
I'll See You in My Dreams
Neck and Neck
8
Mark Knopfler
Devil Baby
The Ragpicker's Dream
9
Chris Isaak
Speak of the Devil
Speak of the Devil
10
Earl-Jean
I'm Into Something Good
The Brill Building Sound [Disc 3]
11
Marvin & Johnny
Cherry Pie
Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
12
Don Gardner & DeeDee Ford
I Need Your Loving
Soul Gold Oldies
13
Ernie Maresca
Shout Shout (Knock Yourself Out)
The Best Jukeboxhits [Disc 1]
14
Jesse Powell & The Caddies
Ain't You Gonna
Roulette Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
15
The Chiffons
One Fine Day
One Fine Day And Other Favorites
16
Corb Lund
Devil's Best Dress
Americana Music Awards Sampler
17
Gillian Welch
The Devil Had a Hold of Me
Hell Among the Yearlings
18
Bill Kirchen
Devil With The Blue Dress (Album Version)
Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
19
Paul Thorn
Don't Let The Devil Ride
Don't Let The Devil Ride
20
Bob Wills
The Devil Ain't Lazy
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
21
Scott H. Biram
Gotta Get To Heaven
Sold Out To The Devil: Select Gospel Cuts By The Reverend Scott H. Biram
22
Robert Plant
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Band Of Joy
23
Levon Helm
Stuff You Gotta Watch
Electric Dirt
24
Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven
Down The Road Apiece
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
25
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters – Greatest Hits
26
Michael Nesmith
Silver Moon
Listen To The Band [UK]
27
Louis Jordan
Stone Cold Dead in the Market – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Tympany Five
It’s list time! For better or worse, we’re going with the top tier of the Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Country Albums of all Time as our guidepost. There’s some great ones here, in fact the majority are agreeable in our estimation but there are also some “huh?” moments. We’ll just assume that that is par for the course with any opinion-based list by a disparate group of critics. For the most part, it captures the core of country pretty well. We’ll share music from Tom T. Hall, The Carters, George Strait and a few nineties and aught pop stars that made the list because they swim the pop country charts. Join Dave as he walks down the list, one that has its cringe-worthy moments, right alongside moments of pure Americana country gold.
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Kacey Musgraves
Space Cowboy
Golden Hour
3
Hank Williams
The Blues Come Around
Southern Belle [Disc 2]
4
Waylon Jennings
Black Rose
Honky Tonk Heroes/Ramblin' Man/Dreaming My Dreams (1 of 3)
5
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Sammi Smith early 60's the Best Of (varese sarabande 96)
6
John Anderson
Wild and Blue
Anthology
7
Sturgill Simpson
Life Of Sin
Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
8
Guy Clark
Rita Ballou
Old No. 1
9
The Carter Family
Kissing Is Crime
Can The Circle Be Unbroken
10
John Prine
Paradise
John Prine
11
Kris Kristofferson
The Law Is For Protection Of The People
Kristofferson
12
Rosanne Cash
My Baby Thinks He's A Train
Hits: 1979-1989
13
George Strait
I Can't See Texas from Here
Strait Out of the Box [Disc 1]
14
Gary Stewart
She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)
Superstars Of Country: Good Ol Songs [Disc 2]
15
Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
16
Tom T. Hall
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died (Single Version)
The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall
17
Patsy Cline
I Fall To Pieces
Classic Country
18
George Jones
He Stopped Loving Her Today
I Am What I Am
19
Miranda Lambert
Vice
The Weight of These Wings
20
The Judds
Why Not Me
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
21
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
At Folsom Prison
22
Taylor Swift
You Belong With Me
Fearless
23
Randy Travis
On The Other Hand
Country Gold 1984-1986
24
Shania Twain
That Don't Impress Me Much
Come On Over
25
Merle Haggard
Red Bandana
His Greatest & His Best
26
Lucinda Williams
Jackson
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
27
Dixie Chicks
Wide Open Spaces
Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2]
28
Ray Charles
Born to Lose (Remastered)
Complete Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Remastered)
29
Waylon Jennings
Dreaming My Dreams With You
Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris
30
Dolly Parton
Coat of Many Colors
Coat of Many Colors [RM 2007]
31
Willie Nelson
Red Headed Stranger
The Many Sides Of Willie Nelson [Cd 3 "Cowboy"] (1992)
