Category Archives: Folk and Tradition

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Night at the Opry & Ryman

March 28, 2020 Dave

All live recordings this week, all from the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium. From its early years in a modest Insurance Building as the WSM Barn Dance, the Grand Ole Opry, for all its staid tradition, has become the capitol of country music. Selectively provincial from early on, it brought together country, gospel, and bluegrass radio listeners well into the Golden Age of Country. Deeper Roots digs into the dusty digital archives for recordings from those times in this week’s show plus brings you some new sounds that have grown from the early seeds sown by Uncle Dave Macon, Roy Acuff and George Hay. We’ve got Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, and the Oak Ridge Quartet filling time alongside the Old Crow Medicine Show and Rhonda Vincent. Join in the revelry!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Roy Acuff	Night Train To Memphis	Hit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live Classics
3	Stonewall Jackson	Old Showboat (Live at the Grand Ole Opry 1970)	Singles
4	Hank Snow	I've Been Everywhere	Hit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live Classics
5	Bobby Bare	Detroit City	Hit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live Classics
6	The Osborne Brothers	Take This Hammer	Bluegrass at the Opry
7	George Hamilton IV	Abilene	Hit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live Classics
8	Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight	Live at the Opry
9	Hank Williams	I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living	Grand Ole Opry Time
10	Dave Dudley	Six Days On The Road	Hit The Road -Grand Ole Opry Live Classics
11	Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton	The Last Thing On My Mind	Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection: Duets
12	Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash	Jackson	Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection: Duets
13	Patsy Cline	Just A Closer Walk With Thee [Live (Ryman Auditorium)]	The Patsy Cline Collection
14	Oak Ridge Quartet	Ole Time Religion	Grand Ole Opry Time
15	Oak Ridge Quartet	Lead Me to That Rock	Grand Ole Opry Time
16	Ronnie Dunn & Rebecca Lynn Howard	If I could Only Win Your Love	Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection: Duets
17	Bill Monroe	Can You Hear Me Callin'	Bluegrass at the Opry
18	Mac Wiseman	Jimmie Brown The Newsboy	Bluegrass Legands – Live At The Ryman
19	Rhonda Vincent	Hit Parade Of Love	Bluegrass Legands – Live At The Ryman
20	Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs	Back Up and Push	1953-X6-XX Grand Old Opry
21	Ricky Skaggs & Emmylou Harris	Could You Love Me One More Time	Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection: Duets
22	Glen Campbell & Steve Wariner	The Hand That Rocks The Cradle	Grand Ole Opry Classic Collection: Duets
23	Jim & Jesse	Wild Georgia Boy	Bluegrass at the Opry
24	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	Grand Ole Opry Song	Will the Circle Be Unbroken [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1
25	Old Crow Medicine Show	Welcome To The Ryman	Live at the Ryman
26	Old Crow Medicine Show	Tell It To Me	Live at the Ryman
27	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Smoke Along The Track	At The Ryman [Live]
28	Marty Stuart	Orange Blossom Special	Live at the Ryman
29	Band Of Horses	Everything's Gonna Be Undone (Live Acoustic)	Acoustic At The Ryman (Live)
30	Marty Stuart	Hillbilly Rock	Live at the Ryman
31	Levon Helm	No Depression In Heaven	Ramble at the Ryman
32	Minnie Pearl	Comedy	Grand Ole Opry Time
33	Levon Helm	Evangeline	Ramble at the Ryman

Sixties Folk Alley

March 13, 2020 Dave

The generation born from war and into war for the sake of war. There was bound to be an ideological plate shift and the epicenter could be found in and around New York City where a melting pot of sounds from Cafe Wa to Macdougall Street to Bleecker Street wafted across the country, westward on the mainstream. In our show today we’ll take a chronological run through the traditional folk that filled the decade of the Sixties. We’ll hear from The Kingston Trio, Trini Lopez, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Tom Paxton in our Friday morning show, coming to you from the heart of the Cherry Street Historic District in Santa Rosa, California. Join us for odes to little boxes, cotton fields, rain, sunshine, and windy city odes to the social and political scorn of the times.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Brothers Four	Greenfields	The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music [Disc 2]
3	The Kingston Trio	Everglades	The History Of American Folk
4	The Highwaymen	Cotton Fields	Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
5	The Limeliters	A Dollar Down	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
6	The Highwaymen	Michael	The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music, Vol. 1 [Disc 1]
7	Kingston Trio	Where Have All the Flowers Gone	Your Hit Parade – The Early '60S
8	Burl Ives	A Little Bitty Tear	Golden Age of Country Volume 2: Hard-to-Find Hits [Disc 1]
9	Peter, Paul & Mary	If I Had A Hammer	Peter, Paul & Mary
10	Trini Lopez	If I Had A Hammer	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 1]
11	Bob Dylan	Blowin' in the Wind	Biograph Disc 1
12	The Kingston Trio	Greenback Dollar	The Folk Years: Simple Song Of Freedom [Disc 1]
13	The New Christy Minstrels	Green Green	Green, Green
14	The New Christy Minstrels	Saturday Night	Treasury Of Folk Music, Vol 3 [Disc 2]
15	The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)	Dominique	The Folk Years [Disc 5]
16	Peter, Paul & Mary	Tell It On The Mountain	In the Wind
17	Pete Seeger	Little Boxes	Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 3]
18	The New Christy Minstrels	Today	Treasury of Folk Music Vol 2 [Disc 2]
19	Bob Dylan	The Times They Are A-Changin'	Artist's Choice: Johnny Cash
20	Tom Paxton	I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound	Best Of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
21	Gale Garnett	We'll Sing In The Sunshine	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
22	The Serendipity Singers	Don't Let The Rain Come Down	Best Of The Folk Era
23	The Serendipity Singers	Beans In My Ears	Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
24	Simon & Garfunkel	The Sound Of Silence	The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
25	Trini Lopez	Lemon Tree	Best Of The Folk Era
26	Barry McGuire	Eve Of Destruction	Singers & Songwriters: Troubadours [Disc 2]
27	Phil Ochs	I Ain't Marching Anymore	Mojo-2010-11-Journey to Love
28	Pozo-Seco Singers	Time	Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
29	We Five	You Were On My Mind	Dick Bartley Presents One Hit Wonders Of The '60s Vol. 1
30	Rooftop Singers	Walk Right In	Dick Bartley Presents One Hit Wonders Of The '60s Vol. 1
31	Bob Lind	Elusive Butterfly	Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2]
32	Bobby Darin	If I Were A Carpenter	Easy Listening Gold: 1966-1967
33	Judy Collins	Both Sides Now	Wildflowers / Who Knows Where The Time Goes (International Release)
34	The Irish Rovers	The Unicorn	The Time Life Treasury Of Folk Music, Vol. 1 [Disc 1]

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Travelin’ Blues

February 7, 2020 Dave

This week’s episode of Deeper Roots focuses on gospel, blues, and tradition with a theme being the “travelin’ blues”. Whether that’s a long ride to perdition or salvation on the King’s highway or a ready roll down the road apiece…our journey will avoid the toll roads, whether they be the sacred or the profane. Performances this morning feature Rory Block, Chris Smither, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, and The Golden Gate Quartet. The show is a ‘first installment’ of traveling songs…songs about the highways…told in the key of blues with the followup in coming months being one that focuses on the country and bluegrass sound. But not today. Today’s about the blues and the gospel. Drop by.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Maria Muldaur	Travelin' Shoes	Waitress In a Donut Shop
3	Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell)	Travelin' Blues	Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
4	Taj Mahal	Farther On Down The Road	The Best Of Taj Mahal
5	Roland Stone	Down The Road	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
6	Freddie Slack	Down The Road	Boogie Woogie [Disc 10]
7	Eric Clapton	Further On Down the Road	Old Sock
8	Chris Smither	Look Down the Road	I'm a Stranger Too!/Don't It Drag On
9	Mattie Delaney	Down The Big Road Blues	Mississippi Masters
10	Unidentified Quartet	I Look Down The Road And Wonder	Powerhouse Gospel
11	The Golden Gate Quartet	I Looked Down The Road And Wondered	Travelin' Shoes
12	Vera Ward Hall	Travelin' Shoes	Crossroads: Southern Roots
13	Rory Block	If You Haven't Any Hay, Get On Down The Road	Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James
14	Paul Butterfield's Better Days	Highway 28	'Better Days' + 'Better Days – It All Comes Back'
15	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Highway 60	Space Guitar
16	Lowell Fulson	Highway 99	Juke Box Blues 1946-1948
17	Gatemouth Moore	Highway 61 Blues	Hey Mr. Gatemouth – Complete King Recordings
18	Honeyboy Edwards	Strollin' Down Highway 61	Roamin and Ramblin
19	Snooks Eaglin	Traveling Mood	Complete Imperial Recordings
20	Doc Pomus	Traveling Dog	Singer & Songwriter
21	Ella Johnson & Buddy Johnson	Get On Down The Road	Go Ahead And Rock And Roll
22	Ernie Andrews With Maxwell Davis Orchestra	Travelin' Baby	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
23	Slim Gaillard & His Boogiereeners	Travelin' Blues	Laughing in Rhythm: Cement Mixer (Put-Ti, Put-Ti) [Disc 3]
24	T-Bone Walker	Travelin' Blues	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
25	Smiley Lewis	Lonesome Highway	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
26	Howling Wolf	Driving This Highway	Sings The Blues
27	Freddie King	Key To The Highway	Ultimate Collection
28	Freddie King	Living On The Highway	The Best Of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years
29	Little Walter	Key to the Highway	Chess Blues Disc 3
30	Eric Clapton	Traveling Riverside Blues	Me & Mr. Johnson
31	Tommy McClennan	Travelin' Highway Man	The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 Disc 2
32	Cripple Clarence Lofton	Traveling Blues	Cripple Clarence Lofton Vol. 1 (1935-1939)

New Moon

January 25, 2020 Dave

Deeper Roots goes extraterrestrial with a theme this morning. A ‘new moon’ is the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth and, shortly thereafter, at a time when it appears as a slender crescent. This morning we honor this evening’s phase even though it’s one that has no face; the more celebratory of the moon’s visibility are full moons, half moons, and quarter moons. But that won’t stop us from celebrating with sounds from the deep past, the recent past, and what will someday be the past. Join Dave Stroud for the crooners (Crosby and Frankie), the 88 key boomers (Fats Waller and Ray Charles), and the songsmith tuners (Willie, Hank Snow, and Patsy Cline) as Friday morning takes to the night sky from Sonoma County’s own Valley of the Moon.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Traveling Wilburys	New Blue Moon	Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3
3	Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman	New Moon Over My Shoulder	Mac Doc Del
4	Patsy Cline	Blue Moon Of Kentucky	The Patsy Cline Collection
5	Ray Charles	Dixie Moon	The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4]
6	Rodney Crowell	Shame on the Moon	The Essential Rodney Crowell
7	k.d. lang & the Reclines	Full Moon Full of Love	Absolute Torch and Twang
8	Willie Nelson	Sugar Moon	You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
9	Johnny Cash/Paul McCartney	New Moon Over Jamaica	Water from the Wells of Home
10	Gene Autry	There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder [Album Version]	Columbia Historic Edition
11	Hank Snow	Dark Moon	1964 (Warped 6406)
12	Fats Waller	Let's Pretend There's A Moon	Let's Pretend There's A Moon
13	Bing Crosby	Moonburn	Classic Hoagy Carmichael [Disc 1]
14	Artie Shaw	There's A New Moon Over The Old Mill	Non-Stop Flight
15	Cliff Edwards	It's Only A Paper Moon	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
16	Boswell Sisters	I Thank You Mr. Moon	Boswell Sisters
17	The Modernaires	East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)	Singin' And Swingin'
18	Rosemary Clooney	Old Devil Moon	The Witching Hour
19	Frank Sinatra	Old Devil Moon	Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
20	Betty Carter	The Moon Is Low	Inside Betty Carter
21	Dean Martin	In The Misty Moonlight	The Great Dean Martin
22	Andy Williams	Moon River	Donna Reed's Dinner Party
23	Willie Nelson	Moonlight in Vermont	Stardust [Bonus Tracks]
24	Norton Buffalo	Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon	Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon
25	Neville Brothers	Yellow Moon	Uptown Rulin': The Best Of The Neville Brothers
26	The Dixie Cups	Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright (Mono Single)	The Complete Red Bird Recordings
27	The Marcels	Blue Moon	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1)
28	The Olympics	Dance By The Light Of The Moon	American Music Library: The Hits Of 1960
29	Little Richard	By The Light Of The Silvery Moon	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
30	The Capris	There's a Moon Out Tonight	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
31	Jonathan King	Everyone's Gone To The Moon	Everyone's Gone To The Moon – Single
32	Les Paul & Mary Ford	How High The Moon	Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
33	Rex Allen	Dreamy Montana Moon	Last of the Great Singing Cowboys

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Stay on the Gospel Side

January 18, 2020 Dave

We’ll be taking a bit of a traditional free form exploration of gospel, blues, soul, and country, pairing up The Blind Boys of Alabama with James Carr and Bobby “Blue” Bland for a soul stew of the day. The fun doesn’t stop there; in face, it just gets started and we’ll be reaching into the dusty country bins for some Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers. And new sounds: a benefit piece, a cover of Tom Petty’s For Real performed by Willie Nelson and the Family…right alongside a new track from The James Hunter Six. Friday evenings on KWTF pushes the roots envelope every week. Join Dave Stroud at 9 Pacific.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Blind Boys of Alabama	Stay On the Gospel Side	Almost Home
3	The Norman Luboff Choir	Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen	Songs of the South and Songs of the Sea
4	Big Bill Broonzy	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen	An Introduction To Big Bill Broonzy
5	Ryan Bingham	Nobody Knows My Trouble	Fear And Saturday
6	Elvis Presley	Swing Down, Sweet Chariot	Elvis Double Features: Live a Little, Love a Little + Charro! + The Trouble with Girls + Change of Habit
7	Bobby 'Blue' Bland	Turn On Your Love Light	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
8	James Carr	These Ain't Raindrops	The Essential James Carr
9	Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir	I Shall Wear A Crown	Do Not Pass Me By Vol. II
10	Big Al Downing	The Story Of My Life	Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD3)
11	The Bobby Fuller Four	Never To Be Forgotten	The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four
12	Los Super Seven	Let Her Dance (ft. Joe Ely)	Heard It On The X
13	Buddy Holly	Rock Me Baby	Buddy Holly And The R&R Giants
14	John Hiatt	Crossing Muddy Waters	Here To Stay – Best Of 2000-2012
15	Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Micah Nelson, Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison & Amos Lee	For Real	For Real – Single
16	Maria Muldaur	Moonlight	Heart of Mine
17	The Everly Brothers	Devoted To You	Singles 1955-1959
18	The 5 Royales	Dedicated To The One I Love	Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Second Series
19	Wilson Pickett	Three-Time Loser	A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
20	The Showmen	The Wrong Girl	Birth Of Soul: 2
21	The James Hunter Six	I Can Change Your Mind	Nick of Time
22	The Sons Of The Pioneers	Wagon Wheels	Sons Of The Pioneers
23	Roy Rogers	Rock Me to Sleep in My Saddle	1942-1947 (Warped 4561)
24	Si Kahn and The Looping Brothers	Rock Me Roll Me	Aragon Mill: The Bluegrass Sessions
25	Chuck Wagon & the Wheels	Play That Country Music Cowboy	Off the Top Rope
26	Buck Owens	Hello Trouble	Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
27	Joe Ely	Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown	Honky Tonk Masquerade
28	Ernest Tubb	That Wild and Wicked Look in Your Eyes	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
29	Frankie Miller	Lookin4 Around Downtown	Country & Western Nuggets
30	Buddy Miller	Does My Ring Burn Your Finger	Cruel Moon
31	The Staple Singers	Do You Know Him	Hammer and Nails
32	Freddie King	Yonder Wall	King Of The Blues
33	Howlin' Wolf	Oh! Red	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
34	Howlin' Wolf	Killing Floor	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
35	Waring's Pennsylvanians	Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944

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Rock Island to James Alley

January 10, 2020 Dave

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

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

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Gospel Jubilee

October 19, 2019 Dave

From the hills of Appalachia to the urban church pews of the East, North, South, and West…we’ve got camp meeting celebrations, old time religion, with biblical strains where voices raised above the fray brought solace to the masses. And speaking of voices, tune in for some of the very best gospel spanning bluegrass, tradition, soul, and black gospel from heaven’s radio. The Davis Sisters, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Aretha, The Blue Sky Boys, and Ralph Stanley are on the docket alongside The Carter Family, John Fogerty and Willie and Bobbie Nelson. Some brand new Americana surfaces to keep the kettle warm in the kitchen…Friday mornings with a dash of Billy Sunday’s crowd gatherings. It’s a Sunday meeting on a Friday morning here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ola Belle Reed	Uncloudy Day	Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line
3	The Swanee River Boys	Uncloudy Day	More Southern Gospel Classics
4	Charlie Parr	Jubilee	Charlie Parr
5	Rose Maddox	Turn Your Radio On	Hillbilly Jamboree
6	John Fogerty	Workin' on a Building	The Blue Ridge Rangers
7	Alison Krauss	Down To The River To Pray	A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
8	Chuck Wagon Gang/Gatlin Brothers	Heaven's Jubilee	70th Anniversary
9	Willie and Bobbie Nelson	Old Time Religion	Farther Along
10	Odetta	Meeting At The Building	7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
11	Mississippi John Hurt	Let the Mermaids Flirt With Me	The Complete Studio Recordings Disc 3
12	Washington Phillips	Denomination Blues – Part 1	Manzarene Dreams
13	Reverend Gary Davis	Crucifixion	Heroes of the Blues – the very best of Re. Gary Davis
14	Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalist	There's A Meeting Here Tonight	2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
15	The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Patty Griffin	Jubilee	I'll Find A Way
16	Jorma Kaukonen	Have More Faith In Jesus	The Land Of Heroes
17	The Carter Family	Meeting in the Air	Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 5)
18	Aretha Franklin	How I Got Over	Amazing Grace (The Complete Recordings – [Disc 1])
19	Bruce Cockburn	Twelve Gates To The City	Bone On Bone
20	The Charioteers	Jubilee	Good News, Vol. 2: Wade In The Water
21	The Davis Sisters	Get Right With God	Golden Gospel Gals 1949-1959 [Disc 4]
22	Grandpa Jones	Old Camp Meeting Time	An American Original
23	Mac Wiseman	Old Camp Meeting Time	Grassroots To Bluegrass
24	Blue Sky Boys	Old Fashioned Meeting	The Chronological Classics 1937-1938 (Warped 3807)
25	The Blue Sky Boys	Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies	Something Got A Hold Of Me
26	Edwin Hawkins Singers	Oh Happy Day	Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 1: Black Gospel
27	John Fogerty	Somewhere Listening (For My Name)	The Blue Ridge Rangers
28	Ralph Stanley	Angel Band	Bluegrass Today [Disc 1]
29	The Nashville Bluegrass Band	Up Above My Head	My Native Home
30	Leonard De Paur Infantry Chorus	In That Great Gettin' Up Morning [Album Version]	The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1
31	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra	Jubilee [Single Version]	Heart Full Of Rhythm / Volume 2 (1936-38)

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Guy Clark Tribute

September 28, 2019 Dave

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

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

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More Western Swing

September 20, 2019 Dave

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

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

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Deeper Memphis Minnie

September 6, 2019 Dave

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

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

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