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Shelter In Place

September 11, 2020 Dave Leave a comment

Six months later…’nuff said, right? Deeper Roots finally gets around to the theme of pandemic protection by staying at home until things stabilize. We were all put out when it looked like six weeks and here we are talking months, not weeks. Patience and commitment. Something we have to work on. But we’ve got music to comfort us. Our heritage is rich with an incredible catalog of works; from country classics to the raw country blues, soul from Motor City and the Eastern Seaboard, jazz from New Orleans and KC, and everything in between. Just look (or listen) back. This week’s Deeper Roots features songs about keeping safe in shelter with fresh sounds from the digital bins. Warren Zevon, Jim Reeves, Wynonie Harris, The Alphabetical Four, Kitty Wells, and Buddy Miller will be featured. No need to put on your helmets (or tin foil hats) or to duck and cover. But you might want to get out the vote!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Jakob Dylan & Fiona Apple	In My Room	Echo In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3	Dill Jones Trio	Four Walls And One Dirty Window Blues	The Chiaroscuro Songbook, Vol. 1
4	Irma Thomas	These Four Walls	Irma Thomas: A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings
5	Willie Nelson	Hello Walls	Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
6	Jim Reeves	Four Walls	Essential Jim Reeves
7	Jeff Beck And Johnny Depp	Isolation	Isolation (Single)
8	Billy Vera & The Beaters	I Can Take Care Of Myself	By Request: The Best Of Billy Vera & The Beaters
9	Warren Zevon	Splendid Isolation	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
10	Whiskeytown	Empty Baseball Park	Faithless Street
11	Buddy Miller	Shelter Me	Universal United House Of Prayer
12	Jerry Jeff Walker	Time to Stay Home	Hill Country Rain
13	Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors	Super Hits
14	Bob Dylan	Shelter from the Storm	Blood on the Tracks
15	Rodney Crowell	Shelter From The Storm [Album Version]	The Outsider
16	Lone Justice	Shelter	Ultimate Collection: Maria McKee
17	Ray LaMontagne	Shelter	Trouble
18	Joe Cocker	Shelter Me	Ultimate Collection
19	The Deadly Gentlemen	Locked Up	The Bastard Masterpiece
20	Dave Alvin	All by Myself	Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
21	Charline Arthur	I'm Having A Party All By Myself	Welcome To The Club
22	Alphabetical Four	I'm Gonna Walk Right in and Make Myself at Home	Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
23	Wynonie Harris	Drinkin' By Myself	Playful Baby
24	Garnet Mimms	A Little Bit of Soap	The Best of Garnet Mimms: Cry
25	Stonewall Jackson	I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water	Singles
26	Porter Wagoner	I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew & Dolly Parton	1967-1968 (Warped 6797)
27	The Deadly Gentlemen	Hello, Apocalypse	The Bastard Masterpiece
28	David Olney	Mister Stay At Home	When The Deal Goes Down
29	The Beach Boys	In My Room	Endless Summer

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Saucy Rhythm Serenades

September 4, 2020 Dave Leave a comment

Rhythm & Blues is the order of the day. Join Dave Stroud for an entertaining blast of fresh sounds from the well of the past century. What’s old is always new if you haven’t heard it, right? The playlist this morning features songs about the night time from Ray Charles, honeydripper rocking from Big Joe Turner, doo wop serenades from the The Jive Bombers, bluesy torch sounds from Erma Franklin, and so much more. We’ll stretch the boundaries of R&B with Elvis, Lonnie Johnson, and a few more as we take on some saucy serenades and unruly pleas from performers from the thirties to the early sixties. All without malice of forethought, I assure you. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Tarheel Slim & Little Ann	Anything For You (W. Little Ann)	The Robin & Fire Years
3	Big Joe Turner	My Little Honeydripper	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
4	Elvis Presley	Dirty, Dirty Feeling	The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
5	Roy Hamilton	Crazy Feelin'	Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
6	The Larks	Ooh… It Feels So Good	The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
7	The Harlem Hamfats	Little Girl	Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936
8	Lonnie Johnson	It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (w/Spencer Williams)	Complete Recordings Vol. 4
9	Blue Lu Barker	Don't You Make Me High	Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
10	Big Joe Turner	Don't You Make Me High	Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
11	State Street Swingers	Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (C-1768)	State Street Swingers (1936-1937)
12	Irene Scruggs	Must Get Mine In Front (Pm 13023, L-499-2)	The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
13	Sam Cooke	Soothe Me	The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke
14	The Jive Bombers	Bad Boy	Cry-Baby
15	Ray Charles	Night Time Is the Right Time	The Birth of Soul Disc 3
16	Nappy Brown	I'm Getting Lonesome	Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]
17	Ruth Brown	I Want To Do More	Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 2]]
18	Julia Lee	The Curse Of An Aching Heart (06-13-47)	1947
19	Erma Franklin	Piece of My Heart	Something to Believe In
20	Miss Baker	You'd Better Find	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
21	Billy Ward & The Dominoes	My Baby'S 3-D (10-12-53)	1953-1954
22	Rosco Gordon	Real Pretty Mama	Let's Get High (B)
23	Gladys Hill	Please Don't Touch My Bowl	Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
24	Lil Green	What's The Matter With Love	Romance In The Dark
25	Nellie Lutcher	He's a Real Gone Guy	Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
26	Ruth Brown	I Want To Do More	R & B Years 1955 V.2 [Disc 2]
27	Big Maybelle	It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	The Very Best Of Big Maybelle
28	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	I Told My Pillow	More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
29	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	A Man Ain't A Man	Vol. 3-Blues Roots
30	Rose Marie McCoy	Dippin' In My Business	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
31	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	You Ain't Got It No More	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
32	Ruth Brown	I Wanna Do More	Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2
33	Wynonie Harris	Wasn't That Good	Lovin' Machine
34	The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan	Turn The Lights Down Low	Rhythm And Blues Caravan [Disc 3]
35	Louis Jordan	It's Full Or It Ain't No Good	The Chronological Louis Jordan 1945-1946
36	Lil Green	No Baby, No Body But You	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]

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Discovering Document Records

August 23, 2020 Dave Leave a comment

Today’s Deeper Roots show explores the Document label once more but, this time, we’ll be asking Gary and Gillian to tell us more. They’ll share some personal anecdotes about what brought them to their life’s work. So many of us from the baby boomer generation discovered early roots music through covers by bands from our early years that led us to recurring moments of musical revelation. And many of us found ourselves digging, rummaging, exploring, collecting, and listening for those mother lodes of musical treasures that surfaced like bits of gold on that river of time that runs from ‘then’ to the ‘now’. It’s the second part of our interview with this delightful couple from across the pond. Hear their stories of connecting with this music and how it informed their life’s work with Document Records.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Lil' Son Jackson	Rockin' And Rollin'	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
3	Big Bill Broonzy	Key to the Highway	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
4	Deeper Roots	Intro and Early Document w Johnny Part	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
5	Peetie Wheatstraw	Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
6	Big Bill Broonzy	Good Boy	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
7	Deeper Roots	Discovery of the Folk and Blues	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
8	The Rolling Stones	Confessin' The Blues	12 X 5
9	Deeper Roots	Buys Document	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
10	Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather	Kid Man Blues	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
11	Deeper Roots	Impact of American Music	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
12	Josh White	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out	In Chronological Order, Volume 6 (1944-45)
13	Deeper Roots	Hunting Swap Meets for Blues (With Music)	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
14	Gitfiddle Jim (Kokomo Arnold)	Paddlin' Blues	Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937
15	Deeper Roots	Growing Up with Music to the Beatles	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
16	Cliff Richard & The Shadows	Please Don't Tease	Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
17	The Beatles	Anna (Go to Him)	Please Please Me
18	Deeper Roots	Closing Snippet 1	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
19	Deeper Roots	Document Projects	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
20	Walter 'Cowboy' Washington	Ice Pick Mama	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
21	Blind Willie McTell	Stole Rider Blues	Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order – Volume 1 – 18 October 1927 to 23 October 1931
22	Deeper Roots	Musical influences	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
23	John Lee Hooker	Democrat Man	That's My Story
24	Bo Diddley	Pretty Thing	His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
25	Deeper Roots	Early music loves	Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
26	Freddie & The Dreamers	If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody	A's, B's & EP's
27	James Ray	If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody	Birth Of Soul: 3
28	The McCoys	Hang on Sloopy	Operation Dumbo Drop

Money Talks

July 25, 2020 Dave Leave a comment

We have, admittedly, visited the money theme in the past. But this week Deeper Roots emphasizes the impact of the filthy lucre on our day-to-day existence. We worship at it’s altar, politicians are possessed by it’s self-serving allure, and we welcome its arrival often without considering the source. We’ll call this a followup to our theme show of some time back, incorporating country, gospel, soul, R&B, rock, rockabilly, and pop including performances from Chuck Berry, Fred Astaire, Big Sandy, Randy Newman, and Bill Branch. It doesn’t end there. Early American humorist Artemus Ward once observed that “When a fellow says it ain’t the money but the principle of the thing, it’s the money.” A freshly-mown observation if there ever was one. We’ll be exploring music about money in this week’s edition of Deeper Roots on KOWS and KRJF Community Radio for Sonoma County. Tune in on Friday mornings at 9 on KOWS or Friday evenings at 9 on KRJF.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Cherri Lynn	You're Money Ain't Long Enough	Stompin' 14
3	J.J. Cale	Money Talks	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
4	Lowell Fulson	It Takes Money	The Tramp Years
5	Barrett Strong	Money (That's What I Want)	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
6	Don Covay	Money (That's What I Want)	Checkin' In With Don Covay
7	Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues	Where's My Money	Evidence Blues Sampler: Five
8	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Put Some Money In The Pot, 'Cause The Juice Is Running Low	One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions
9	Margaret Whiting	The Money Tree	Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting
10	Big Sandy	The Money Tree	It's Time
11	Tony Bennett	With Plenty of Money and You	Ultra-Lounge: Vegas Baby!
12	Fred Astaire	We're In The Money [Digitally Mastered 1989]	Nippers 30's-Vol.1
13	The Mills Brothers	Money In My Pockets	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
14	Linda Scott	Don't Bet Money Honey	Teen Ballads Disc 2
15	Van Morrison	Blue Money	His Band And The Street Choir
16	James Taylor	Hangnail (Money O Money)	Hourglass
17	Brownie McGhee/Sonny Terry	Lose Your Money	Rediscovered Blues Disc 1
18	Howlin' Wolf	Work For Your Money	Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
19	Chuck Berry	No Money Down	The Chess Box Disc 1
20	The Blasters	Leave My Money Alone	Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (1 of 2)
21	Luke McDaniel	Money Bag Woman	Hillbilly Bop 'n' Boogie: King/Federal Roots of Rockabilly 1944 – 56
22	The Toppers	If Money Grew on Trees	Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947
23	Dean Martin	Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket	Capitol Collector's Series
24	Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis	The Money Song	Cocktail Hour Disc 1
25	Randy Newman	It's Money That I Love	The Best of Randy Newman
26	Randy Newman	It's Money That Matters	Land of Dreams
27	Bob Gibson	Money Is King	Joy Joy! The Young and Wonderful Bob Gibson
28	Pete Seeger	Pay Me My Money Down	The First Days Of Protest In The Twentieth Century
29	The Lovin' Spoonful	Money	Greatest Hits [Buddha]
30	Lefty Frizell	My Baby's Just Like Money [Lefty Frizzell]	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
31	George Jones	Money To Burn	George Jones The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
32	Willie Nelson	If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time	Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
33	Sarah Gayle Meech	Honey Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is	One Good Thing
34	Dire Straits	Money for Nothing	Money for Nothing

A Girl Named …

July 3, 2020 Dave Leave a comment

A sweet little theme this week, covering the female of the species from A to Z…by name. We’ll hear Alice to Zelda and Zindy Lou in today’s show. Songs that dedicate themselves to lost love, love rekindled, nostalgic walks, last dances, and songs that read like letters from the heart. We’ll hear songs written by everyone from The Everly Brothers to Bobby Fuller and Andre Previn in our show today with performances from Rose Maddox, Tom Petty, Elvis, Buddy Guy, and Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks. So why not drop in for a little chat, a little bit of a high note and E flat, and memories of the girl (or guy) that left you behind. Community radio for Sonoma County is your very best bet: KOWS-LP 92.5 FM Occidental, streaming everywhere at kowsfm.com.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson	Alice in Hulaland	Django and Jimmie
3	The Regents	Barbara-Ann	Gems from the Columbia Vaults, Pt. 1
4	The Everly Brothers	Cathy's Clown	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
5	Ritchie Valens	Donna	Teen Ballads Disc 2
6	Emmylou Harris / The Band	Evangeline	Portraits (2 of 3)
7	The Paragons	Florence	Doo Wop Box Disc 2
8	Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks	Georgia On My Mind	Ghost World
9	Little Jimmy Dickens	Hannah	Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962
10	Asleep at the Wheel	Ida Red	A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
11	Elvis Presley	Judy	Artist of the Century Disc 1
12	The Secret Sisters	Kathy's Song	You Don't Own Me Anymore
13	Buddy Guy	Lucy Mae Blues	Blues Singer
14	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Mary Jane's Last Dance	Greatest Hits
15	Frank Sinatra	Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	Reprise Collection [Disc 4]
16	Bobby Fuller	Nancy Jean	Shakedown! The Texas Tapes Revisited Disc 1
17	The Band	Ophelia	Northern Lights-Southern Cross
18	Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban	Patricia	Mambo Sinuendo
19	Jerry Lee Lewis	Little Queenie	A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1]
20	Warren Smith	Rock 'n' Roll Ruby	Classic Rockabilly
21	Dion	Ruby Baby	Greatest Hits
22	Little Richard	Long Tall Sally	The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
23	Rose Maddox	Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down	Hillbilly Jamboree
24	Debbie Reynolds	Tammy	Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2)
25	Bette Midler	Ukulele Lady	Bathhouse Betty
26	Derailers	Hey, Valerie!	Soldiers of Love
27	Tex Ritter	24 – Little Wendy Why Why	(2000) High Noon (CD 4)
28	Manchester Orchestra	Xela	Produced by T-Bone Burnett
29	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Yolanda [Album Version]	Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The ABC-Dunhill / MCA Recordings
30	Perez Prado	Zelda's Theme	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor
31	The Manhattan Transfer	Zindy Lou	Anthology – Down in Birdland [Disc 1]
32	Jimmie Driftwood	Zelma Lee	Americana, Vol. 1
33	The Beach Boys	Wendy	Endless Summer

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Juneteenth 2020

June 20, 2020 Dave

On this most relevant of days, we’ll be digging through some of the important songs from the past century focusing on its meaning and significance. While the embodiment of the music could have touched on every genre because the influences are vast, we’ll settle on the inspirational sounds from every corner. Juneteenth is a jubilant, high energy celebration of a somber reality. First recognized in 1865 it is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger led thousands of federal troops to Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended, and slaves had been freed. Our observation on Deeper Roots includes tracks from Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and gospel sounds galore leading off with Mahalia Jackson.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mahalia Jackson	I'm On My Way	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
3	Morgan Freeman, Terence Blanchard	The South	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]
4	Southern Sons	Lift Every Voice & Sing	Gospel Quartets 1921-1942 Vol. 2
5	The Clark Sisters	Is My Living In Vain	Is My Living In Vain
6	The Staple Singers	Wade In The Water	Freedom Highway
7	Bill Withers	Harlem	Best Of Bill Withers: Lean On Me
8	Marvin Gaye	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
9	The Sensational Nightingales	Freedom After a While	Great Gospel – People Get Ready
10	Aretha Franklin	Young, Gifted And Black	Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 3]
11	Billie Holiday	Strange Fruit	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 2]
12	Nina Simone	Feeling Good	Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends
13	Nina Simone	Mississippi Goddam	Anthology Disc 1
14	Little Esther & the Dominoes	The Deacon Moves In	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
15	Fatso Bently	Juneteenth Jamboree	Swing-O-Rama : Hepcats
16	SNCC Freedom Singers; Johnson, Bernice	Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Freedom	Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
17	Coleman Brothers	Raise A Rukus Tonight	Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang
18	Sam Cooke	A Change Is Gonna Come	Ain't That Good News
19	Gil Scott-Heron	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised	The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
20	The Soul Stirrers	Free At Last	Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story: 1959 – 1965 [Disc 1]
21	The Holmes Brothers	Promised Land	Promised Land
22	Richie Havens	Freedom	Resume: The Best of Richie Havens
23	The Staple Singers	Swing Down, Chariot	Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)
24	James Brown	Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1-2	Gold Disc 1
25	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	Wake Up Everybody	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
26	Wyclef Jean	Redemption Song	America: A Tribute To Heroes [Disc 2]
27	Terence Blanchard	Closing Theme	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]

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Special Delivery

June 12, 2020 Dave

While the Cheetoh-in-chief comes up with hateful and pitiful distraction after distraction in an attempt to have us take our eyes off of failure after profound failure of his…we celebrate the folks in gray and blue who not only bring us the bills but also the packages, ballots, and cheer from friends and relatives. That little white truck is more than an institution: it is part of our collective heritage and a constant that should be cherished. It’s been celebrated in music from every corner over the past century and we’re scouring those dusty digital bins for country, blues, rock, and rhythm that are burnished with the colors of the letter carrier in word and rhyme. Tune in for everyone from Roy Rogers to Memphis Slim, Smiley Lewis, and Tiny Bradshaw this week. Sonoma County Community Radio goes deep on another pandemic Friday morning.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Nat King Cole	I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter)	Just One Of Those Things (And More)
3	Jimmie Driftwood	The Pony Express (I've Got to Carry the Mail)	Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
4	Bill Carter	Pony Express	Country & Western Nuggets
5	Pee Wee King	Postage Due	Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2)
6	Roy Rogers	The Mail Must Go Through	1939-1940 (Warped 3936)
7	Leon Rusk	Air Mail Special On The Fly	Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
8	Ella Mae Morse	Hey, Mr Postman	Two Classic Albums And Singles CD2
9	Hank Thompson	Yesterday's Mail	1946-1949 (Warped 4660)
10	Cowboy Copas	The Postman Just Passes Me By	1949-1950
11	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	I'm Gonna Tear Down The Mailbox – 1955	Dynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58
12	Dinah Washington	Postman Blues	First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 1]
13	Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra	Mailman's Sack (Mail)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
14	Tiny Mayberry	Mailman Blues	Jazzin' the Blues
15	Memphis Slim	A Letter Home (Mail)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
16	Smiley Lewis	No Letter Today	ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
17	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
18	Andrew Tibbs & Cherokee Conyer's Orchestra	Mother's Letter	Boogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock Vaults
19	The Marvelettes	Please Mr. Postman	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
20	Bob Rivers	Please Don't Shoot, Mr Postman	Best of Answer Songs vol 2
21	The Marvelettes	Twistin' Postman	Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More!
22	Buddy Holly	Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues	Buddy Holly And The R&R Giants
23	Buck Owens	Keys In The Mailbox	Hot Dog
24	Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson	No Mail Today	Quah [Bonus Tracks]
25	Suitcase Sam	Morning Mail	Goodnight Riverdale Park
26	Allan Sherman	Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)	Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 1]
27	Ernest Tubb	Letters Have No Arms	Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
28	Champion Jack Dupree	Mail Order Woman	New Orleans R&B Outbreak
29	Big Joe Turner	Teen Age Letter	Big Joe Rocks
30	Slim Harpo	Mailbox Blues	The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
31	Arlene Smith	Letter Full Of Tears	Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
32	Roosevelt Grier	The Mail Must Go Through	Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
33	Gene Terry & The Downbeats	No Mail Today (Mail)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
34	Bobby Bare	A Dear John Letter	1964 (Warped 6425)
35	Stevie Wonder	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours	You've Got Mail

The Original Spins

May 30, 2020 Dave

Deeper Roots this week digs into popular culture in the late 20th century…not so much the deeper aspect, but certainly the roots aspect. The big hits can often be traced back to the originals…sometimes in the same year, sometimes many decades before. We’ll be spinning up ‘the originals’ this week on our community radio show. We’ll take a peek at the hits and share the full blown hits including tracks from Barbie Gaye, Richard Berry, Bessie Banks, and Gloria Jones. You’ll hear the originals of James Brown’s “I Got You”, Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love”, Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock”, and a couple dozen more.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Richard Berry	Louie, Louie	ABC Of The Blues Vol 2
3	S.A. Solomon Linda'S Original Evening Birds	Mbube	The Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 4: Ethnic Music Classics (1925 – 48)
4	Barbie Gaye	My Boy Lollipop	American Roots of the British Invasion
5	Sunny Dae & the Knights	Rock Around The Clock	You Heard It Here First!
6	The Little Darlings	Little Bit O' Soul	You Heard It Here First!
7	The Crickets	I Fought The Law	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
8	Howlin' Wolf	The Red Rooster	You Heard It Here First!
9	Yvonne Fair	I Found You	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
10	Don Cherry	Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
11	Bessie Banks	Go Now	Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol. 2
12	James Ray	I've Got My Mind Set On You (Part 1 & 2)	The Great American Soul Book Chapter 1: Any Way You Wanta!
13	Dan Penn	The Puppet AKA I'm Your Puppet	The Fame Recordings
14	Gloria Jones	Tainted Love	You Heard It Here First!
15	Mack Rice	Mustang Sally	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
16	Joe Jones	California Sun	You Heard It Here First!
17	The Dells	(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs
18	The Wild Ones	Wild Thing	You Heard It Here First!
19	Bruce Springsteen	Blinded By The Light	The Essential Bruce Springsteen [Disc 1]
20	The Raindrops	Hanky Panky	You Heard It Here First!
21	Sammy Ambrose	This Diamond Ring	You Heard It Here First!
22	Priscilla Bowman With The Spaniels	A Rockin' Good Way	The Vee-Jay Story [Disc 2]
23	Waylon Jennings	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town	Love of The Common People
24	John D Loudermilk	Tobacco Road	You Heard It Here First!
25	Mark James	Suspicious Minds	Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
26	Don & Dewey	Leavin' It All Up To You	Jungle Hop
27	Diane & Annita	A Groovy Kind Of Love	You Heard It Here First!
28	Carson & Gaile	Something Stupid	You Heard It Here First!
29	The Kingston Trio	Let's Get Together	You Heard It Here First!
30	Barry McGuire	California Dreamin'	Rockin' Originals: Original Versions of Famous Songs

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More Murder Ballads

May 8, 2020 Dave

In our Friday morning episode, we’re revisiting the traditional form of the murder ballad and we’ll also take some liberties with some more modern takes from the likes of Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, and Nick Cave. In the traditional form we’ll measure centuries-old cultural aberrations with the stories of gamblers, ramblers, and murdering misogynists that peppered the landscapes of country gospel, Appalachian folk, and urban alleyways. Frankie, Johnny, Stack-O-Lee, William Zanzinger, and Ellen Smith are just a few of the players in today’s show. Join Dave Stroud for a journey through tradition this Friday evening on Community Radio for Sonoma County.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny Cash	I Hung My Head	Unearthed, Vol. 5, Best Of Cash On American
3	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	In The Pines	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Best Of Bluegrass
4	Loretta Lynn	In the Pines	Full Circle
5	Josh White, Jr.	Delia's Gone	Classic African-American Ballads (Smithsonian Folkways)
6	Bobby Bare	Delia's Gone (1965)	All American Boy – CD 4
7	Sarah Jarosz	Shankill Butchers	Song Up in Her Head
8	Charlie Louvin	Knoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham)	Charlie Louvin
9	Johnny Horton	When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)	Honky Tonk Man: The Essential Johnny Horton 1956-1960 (2 of 2)
10	Lyle Lovett	L.A. County	Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man
11	Marty Robbins	Big Iron	All-Time Greatest Hits
12	Riley Puckett	Frankie And Johnny	Country Music Pioneer vol 1
13	Big Bill Broonzy	Frankie And Johnny	Trouble In Mind
14	Dave Van Ronk	House Carpenter	Inside Dave Van Ronk
15	Jimmy Martin	Poor Ellen Smith	Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 3]
16	Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs with Alison Kraus	The Banks Of The Ohio	The Three Pickers
17	Ralph Stanley	Henry Lee [Album Version]	Ralph Stanley
18	Tom Waits	Two Sisters	Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [Disc 3]
19	Seamus Ennis	Marrow Bones	A Taste of Tradition – Volume 3
20	Joan Baez	Mary Hamilton	Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris
21	Maddox Brothers and Rose	Down in the Willow Garden	1948 (Warped 4872)
22	Gillian Welch	Caleb Meyer	High On A Mountain
23	Mason Jennings	The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Album Version)	I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture)
24	Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	Where The Wild Roses Grow	The Best Of [Disc 1]
25	Charlie Monroe	Down in the Willow Garden	1946-1949 (Warped 4725)
26	John Oates	Stack O Lee	Arkansas
27	Fruit Jar Guzzlers	Stack-O-Lee	The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
28	Lead Belly	Duncan And Brady	Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways
29	The Johnson Mountain Boys	Duncan and Brady (He's Been on the Job Too Long)	Blue Diamond

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That Mean Old Clock

May 2, 2020 Dave

Watching that pendulum swinging to and fro, we share both our sorrows and our joy in this shelter-in-place situation we’ve found ourselves in. And music. We share music. There is also that ticking and tocking of the clock as time passes; slowly for some and too fast for others. As they say…the days pass slowly and the years just fly right by us…and that was before we found ourselves in isolation. This week’s Deeper Roots show is all about the time factor, specifically growing older with each breath and minute. But, it’s certainly better than the alternative. Join Dave Stroud for another Friday morning on Deeper Roots with music going as far back as 1932 (The Carter Family) and a more recent release from Orthophonic Joy and The Church Sisters…all reflecting on the passing of time and growing old. It’s a theme that is universal, crossing all generations, faiths, and political persuasions. Tune in for reflection on a Friday evening.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bobby Bare	That Mean Old Clock	The Chronogical Classics 1956-1961
3	Bonnie Owens	Where We'll Never Grow Old	1968-1971 (Warped 6947)
4	The Church Sisters	Where We'll Never Grow Old	Orthophonic Joy
5	Sunny Sweeney	Grow Old With Me	Trophy
6	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age	Standard Songs for Average People
7	Grandpa Jones	Grandfather's Clock	An American Original
8	Mac Wiseman	I'd Rather Die Young	Keep On The Sunny Side
9	The Carter Family	Where We'll Never Grow Old	The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 4]
10	JL Stiles	Never To Grow Old	Solo Sessions
11	Carl Butler	Watching the Clock	The Chronogical Classics 1954-1958 (Warped 5592)
12	Ivory Joe Hunter	Time Has Passed	Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter (1950-1951)
13	Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Time Is A Passin'	One Guy Named Louis: The Complete Aladdin Sessions
14	Johnny Otis / Jimmy Rushing	Round The Clock	The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 4]
15	Aaron Neville	The Ticks Of The Clock	Brother To Brother ([Disc 1]: Aaron)
16	Carl Stalling	Variation On Grandfather's Clock	The Carl Stalling Project, Vol. 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1929-1957
17	Count Basie & His Orchestra	One O'Clock Jump (1937 Version)	Swingsation: Swing That Music
18	Harry James	Two O'Clock Jump	Time-Life Swing Era – 1940-1941 [Disc 1]
19	Bert Kaempfert	Three O'Clock in the Morning	The Very Best of Bert Kaempfert
20	Gory Carter	Four O'Clock In The Morning	Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
21	Ivie Anderson	Five O'clock Whistle	Cocktail Hour
22	The Three Riffs	Five O'Clock Blues	Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 2: Viddle de Vop
23	John Prine	Six O'Clock News	Souvenirs
24	Simon & Garfunkel	7 O'Clock News/Silent Night	Old Friends Disc 2
25	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	From Seven To Ten	20 Greatest Hits
26	The Armstrong Twins	Eight Thirty Blues	16 Down Home Country Classics
27	Floyd Tillman	Each Night At Nine	Country Music Hall Of Fame
28	Harold Lee Wilson	Ten O'Clock Train	Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Final Chapter
29	Bill Doggett	Eleven O'clock Twist	The King Records Story – Part 1
30	Frank Frost	Quarter To Twelve	Midnight Proler
31	B.B. King	In The Midnight Hour	Six Silver Strings
32	Howlin' Wolf	Getting Old and Grey	Chess Blues Disc 1

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