Deeper Roots goes to the deeper wells of black American gospel which is one of the more powerful examples of bedrock sounds that we play here on our show. This show includes hand-picked classics such as “The Old Rugged Cross”, “Joshua Fit the Battle”, “Trouble in My Way”, and a medley of freedom classics from the SNCC Freedom Singers. It’s a mix of jubilee quartets, female gospel greats, sensational musical sermons, as well as Aretha, Sister Tharpe, Mahalia, and The Staples. Tune in for more….a whole lot more.
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Freedom Road
Higher Ground
3
Mahalia Jackson
Didn't It Rain
16 Most Requested Songs
4
Marie Knight
The Old Rugged Cross
Hallelujah What A Song!
5
Marie Knight
Walk With Me
The Great Gospel Women
6
SNCC Freedom Singers
Woke Up This Morning
Crossroads: Southern Roots
7
The Freedom Singers
Freedom Medley:Freedom Chant, Oh Freedom, This Little Light Of Mine
Voices Of the Civil Rights Movement
8
Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalist
Free At Las'
2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
9
Southern Sons
I'm Free At Last (1942)
1940's Vocal Groups: Southern Sons (1941-44) & Richmond's Harmonizing Four (1943)
10
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
Mean Old World
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
11
Aretha Franklin
Precious Lord (Part One)
Lovely Jazz Gospel & Blues
12
Marion Williams
Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares
The Great Gospel Women
13
Clara Ward Singers
Somebody Bigger Than You & I
Somebody Bigger Than You & I
14
Morris Brown Quartet
Climbing Up The Mountain
I Hear Music In The Air
15
Southern Sons
Lift Every Voice And Sing
I Hear Music In The Air
16
The Swan Silvertones
Trouble In My Way
Love Lifted Me
17
Bill Landford And The Landfordaires
Trouble Of This World [Album Version]
The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1
18
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Joshua Fit The Battle
American Roots Music [Disc 3]
19
Leonard de Paur conducting choir
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
5- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
20
Gospel Tones
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
21
The Sensational Nightingales
Freedom After a While
Great Gospel – People Get Ready
22
Reverend Robert Ballinger
So Glad
1950s Gospel Classics
23
Mahalia Jackson
I'm on My Way To Canaan
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
24
The Trumpeteers
I'll Fly Away
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
25
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Stand By Me
Complete Recorded Works, 1938 – 1944; Volume 1
26
The Belleville A Cappella Choir of the Church of God and Saints of Christ
Great Camp Meeting… – Swing Low… – Steal Away – What Kind… – Oh Them… – I'm a Soldier… (Medley of Spirituals)
Southern Journey Vol 11: Honor the Lamb
27
The Staple Singers
Swing Down, Chariot
Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)
28
The Staple Singers
Uncloudy Day
Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)
29
Golden Gate Quartet
God's Gonna Cut 'em Down
101 Great Black Gospel, Vol. 1
30
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Christian's Automobile
Thank You For One More Day: The 70th Anniversary Of The Dixie Hummingbirds
31
Southern Sons
Above My Head, I Hear The Music In The Air
I Hear Music In The Air
32
Arizona Dranes
Bye & Bye We're Going To See The King
He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes
A notorious theme in our world today. But it’s not like there is a thin line between truth and lies in the end. The line is clearly defined and yet people would rather imagine anything but what is clearly painted before them. Our show today looks at what the worst often looks like. Dirty lies, white lies, poison lies, and all of those falsehoods made in earnest or in self promotion. There are those who proudly wear the color of lies and hate to remind us that vigilance is more important now than ever. Call out the lies. This week, we look at it through the gospel lens with Sister Rosetta Tharpe, swim into the rock oldies pool with The Knickerbockers, swing soft and winsome country with Carl Smith and The Carters, and we’ll also bring in some contemporary sounds including tracks from Mavis Staples, David Olney, and Robert Ellis. I don’t know about you but I’m sick about what’s happening.
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Mavis Staples
We Go High
If All I Was Was Black
3
Fats Domino
Telling Lies
Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 4
4
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
No Room In the Church for Liars
Precious Memories
5
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Let That Liar Alone
ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
6
Reverend A. Johnson
Let That Liar Pass On By
1950s Gospel Classics
7
Radio Yesterday
Lights Out
Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
8
Martha Fields
Southern White Lies
Southern White Lies
9
Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)
The Hazel and Alice Sessions
10
The Carter Family
You Better Let That Liar Alone
Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3)
11
David Olney
No Lies
One Tough Town
12
Rosalie Allen
Hitler Lives
Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
13
Carl Smith
Wicked Lies
Kisses Don't Lie
14
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
The Biggest Liars in Town
Home of the Blues
15
Flatt & Scruggs
Poison Lies
The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
16
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Lies
Bye Bye Blues/Les and Mary
17
Cyndi Lauper
Lies
A Hat Full Of Stars
18
The Roosevelts
Tell Only Lies
The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn
19
Ian Gomm
Dirty Lies
Summer Holiday
20
The Castaways
Liar, Liar
Good Morning Vietnam [Soundtrack]
21
The Knickerbockers
Lies
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
22
Tex Grande & His Range Riders
Hitler's Reply to Mussolini
Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
23
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers
Tellin' Lies
The Eyes of Texas
24
John Hartford
Politic
Hamilton Ironworks
25
Mimi & Richard Farina
House Un-American Blues Activity Dream
Generations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & Politics
26
Dar Williams/Doug Wainoris/G.E. Smith/Steve Holley/T-Bone Walk
All Men Are Liars
Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe
27
J.J. Cale
Lies
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
28
Frankie Boots And The County Line
Pack Of Lies
Frankie Boots And The County Line
29
Neko Case
Lonely Old Lies
The Virginian
30
Johnnie Taylor
Running Out Of Lies
Lifetime: A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956- 1999 [Disc 3]
We’ve got another free form collection of sounds for a Friday in Sonoma County. The July heat has us moving a little slower as everything around us appears to move at breakneck speed. So the idea is to help us find our center and we do that with sounds from the islands with Joe Keawe and Arthur Lyman, soul from the heart by Solomon Burke and Betty Everett, and some tradition with a mix of Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, and Bob Wills. We find our muse throughout with David Lindley and El Rayo-X. Join us.
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Dave Van Ronk
Tell Old Bill
Down In Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
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K.C. Douglas
Mercury Blues
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
4
Jackson Browne & David Lindley
Mercury Blues
Love Is Strange [Disc 1]
5
Warren Zevon
Gorilla, You're A Desperado
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 1]
6
Billy Butler & The Enchanters
I Can't Work No Longer
Kent's Cellar Of Soul: Volume 2
7
The Temptations
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]
8
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Petite Fleur (Little FLower)
Your Hit Parade -1959
9
Joanie Sommers
Johnny Get Angry
Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
10
Arthur Lyman Group
Maui Chimes
The Best of the Arthur Lyman Group
11
Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians
Tomi Tomi
Vintage Hawaiian Music: The Great Singers 1928 – 1934
12
Joe Keawe
My Little Grass Shack
Hapa-Haole Hawaiian Hula Classics – Vintage Hawaiian Treasures: Vol. I
13
Dave Van Ronk
My Little Grass Shack (In Kealakekua, Hawaii)
A Chrestomathy [Disc 2]
14
Ry Cooder
Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)
Jazz (Remaster 2013)
15
Rhiannon Giddens
Up Above My Head
Tomorrow Is My Turn
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Singing in My Soul
The Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]
17
Etta James
Something's Got a Hold on Me
Chess Blues Disc 4
18
Betty Everett
You're No Good
Something's Got A Hold On Me
19
Solomon Burke
If You Need Me
Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)
20
The Impressions
Gypsy Woman
Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
21
Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns
Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus Blues
Having A Good Time with Huey 'Piano' Smith & His Clowns – The Very Best Of, Volume 1
22
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Brother John
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 3 [[Disc 2]]
23
Nappy Brown
Goody Goody Gum Drop
Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]
24
Johnny Cash
Understand Your Man
16 Biggest Hits
25
Johnny Cash
Cindy[w. Nick Cave]
Unearthed Vol 3 – Redemption Songs
26
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Get Along Home, Cindy
Tiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 8
27
The Louvin Brothers
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
Close Harmony [Disc 3]
28
Jimmy Dean
Big Bad John (Uncensored Version)
Best of Answer Songs vol 3
29
Big Brother & the Holding Company/Janis Joplin
Bye Bye Baby
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
30
Pope's Arkansas Mountaineers
Get Along Home, Miss Cindy
Arkansas at 78 RPM: Corn Dodgers & Hoss Hair Pullers
The argument has been made that Bob Dylan’s earliest music contained more prophetic prose than his deep dive into the Christian faith in Slow Train Coming. His pen had always leaned on the big story lines of Old and New Testaments but he went all out, much as he did in his ‘rock’ conversion, when he made the direct connection to matters of the soul that he would find in the Bible. This week’s show features the gospel songs of Bob Dylan, performed by gospel greats The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Fairfield Four, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and so many others. Tune into Sonoma County Community radio for a Dylan gospel fest including Maria Muldaur and Willie Nile.
The first of two gospel Friday mornings coming up on Deeper Roots in June. This week, we’ll follow a ‘heavenly’ theme. The Christian vision of afterlife’s reward is expressed in music on a Friday morning in West County (of all places). There will be country and black gospel sounds emanating from the UMC in downtown Sebastopol on KOWS radio as we share performances about heaven including the electric voices of Marion Williams and Marie Knight; the rocking celebration of the good book from Sister Rosetta and Brother Claude Ely; and country gospel enlightenment from Willie and Bobbie Nelson. This one is worth the wait and worth it’s weight in heavenly gold. Tune in!
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Thomas A. Dorsey with Alex Bradford
It's A Highway To Heaven
Precious Lord Recordings Of The Great Gospel Songs Of Thomas A. Dorsey
3
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Shout All Over God's Heaven
Recordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920
4
The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir
Heaven Belongs To You
Shakin' The Rafters
5
The Staple Singers
What Are They Doing? (In Heaven Today)
Amen/Why
6
Washington Phillips
What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
Folk Blues & Gospel: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
7
Mahalia Jackson
A City Called Heaven
Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns
8
Mahalia Jackson
Walk Over God's Heaven
16 Most Requested Songs
9
Clara Ward
When We All Get To Heaven
The Very Greatest
10
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Walk All Over To God's Heaven
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
11
Original Gospel Stars
I Want To Go To Heaven
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
12
Blind Gussie Nesbit
Canaan's Land
When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936
13
Mother McCollum
When I Take My Vacation In Heaven
When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936
14
Willie and Bobbie Nelson
When We All Get To Heaven
Farther Along
15
Patsy Cline
Life's Railway to Heaven
Country's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the Century
16
Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys
I'll Reap My Harvest In Heaven
King of Country Music [Disc 3] : Fireball Mail
17
Alison Krauss & The Cox Family
Walk Over God's Heaven
New Country December 1994
18
The Stanley Brothers
Angels Are Singing (In Heaven Tonight) [Album Version]
The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers
19
Jimmy Martin
Little Angels In Heaven
Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2]
20
Ethel Davenport & Ehel Davenport Singers
Heavenly Express
Powerhouse Gospel
21
The Staple Singers
On My Way To Heaven
Four Classic Albums
22
Blind Gussie Nesbit
Pure Religion
When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936
23
Sister Cally Fancy
Goin' On To Heaven In The Sanctified Way
Goodbye, Babylon – Deliverance Will Come [Disc 2]
24
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Heaven Is Not My Home
Vol. 3-1946-47 Complete Record
25
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Beams of Heaven
The Original Soul Sister: This Train [Disc 4]
26
Marie Knight
Seal Of Heaven
Hallelujah What A Song!
27
Dorothy Love Coates & The Original Gospel Harmonettes
Heaven I Heard So Much About It
I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label 1951-1983
28
Dorothy Love Coates
When I Reach My Heavenly Home
The Best Of Dorothy Love Coates And The Original Gospel Harmonettes
Gospel music informed much of the music from the early century and the blues took it’s soul and inspiration from many passages. Numerous street corner buskers promoted the scripture and many, like Blind Willie Johnson, Gary Davis, Oda Mae Terrell, and Mother McCollum were known as musical evangelists in addition to their place in the church. And the spirituals also informed the music of Blind Boy Fuller, Charley Patton, Barbecue Bob, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and so many early blues men and women. We’ll sample a few and take our Friday evening show with some reverence and grit.
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Washington Phillips
Denomination Blues – Part 1
Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
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Mississippi John Hurt
Praying On The Old Camp Ground
Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings
4
Mother McCollum
Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
Guitar Evangelists (1928-1951)
5
Mother McCollum
Oh Lord I'm Your Child
Guitar Evangelists (1928-1951)
6
Blind Lemon Jefferson
He Arose From The Dead
The Complete Classic Sides Remastered: Atlanta & Chicago 1926 [Disc 2]
7
Blind Joe Taggart And Joshua White
Scandalous And A Shame (Pm 12780, 20942-4)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
8
Sam Collins
I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart
Complete Recorded Works 1927-31
9
Barbecue Bob
When The Saints Go Marching In
Complete Recorded Works Vol 1
10
Blind Willie Johnson
I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
11
Charley Patton
Lord I'm Discouraged
Blues Images Presents: 1920's Blues Classics Vol.14
12
Bukka White
I Am In the Heavenly Way
Masters Of The Delta Blues: The Friends Of Charlie Patton
13
Bo Weavil Jackson (Sam Butler)
Heaven Is My View
Backwoods Blues (1926-1935)
14
Lil McClintock
Sow Good Seeds
21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10
15
Blind Nesbit Gussie
Pure Religion
Vol. 2-(1929-34)
16
Blind Gussie Nesbit
Canaan's Land
When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936
17
Skip James
Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader
Complete Early Recordings
18
Blind Boy Fuller
Precious Lord
Heart Ease Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.55)
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Blind Boy Fuller
Must Have Been My Jesus
Heart Ease Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.55)
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Josh White
Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed
Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
21
Josh White
Lord, I Want To Die Easy
Complete Recorded Works 1929-1940 Vol. 2
22
Blind Willie McTell
I Got Religion I'm So Glad (w/ Kate McTell)
The Classic Years: 1933 – 1935 New York " Chicago
23
Bull City Red
I Feel Like Shoutin'
Blues And Gospel From The Eastern States (1935-1944)
24
Memphis Minnie
Let Me Ride
Memphis Minnie – Queen of Country Blues, 1929 – 1937 [Disc 4]
25
Brownie McGhee
Done What My Lord Said
The Complete Brownie McGhee [Disc 2]
26
Jimpson & Group
No More My Lord
Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings: 19471959
We gravitate towards gospel because it’s roots are so entwined with virtually every form of music we feature on Deeper Roots; so we’ll revisit the sound once more. However, in this episode we’ll focus on the rock and rhythm inspiration…gospel performances that were more worldliness than holiness. Jesus Rocked The Jukebox is the name of an album that we’ve leaned on in this episode and expanded from there with examples of over-the-top performances in the key of the sacred but with the pounding rhythmic syncopation of the secular. Join Dave Stroud as he pulls out the stop with the likes of The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Detroiters, The Highway QCs, Fannie Bell Chapman, and a host of others. Breathtaking gospel for a Friday evening in Sonoma County.
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Pilgrim Travelers
After While (Take 8)
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
3
The Detroiters
Let Jesus Lead You
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
4
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Jesus Children of America
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
5
The Swan Silvertones
Trouble In My Way
Love Lifted Me
6
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Trouble In My Way
The History of Black Gospel Volume 6
7
Lou Rawls & The Chosen Gospel Singers
Walk With Me
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
8
The Original Blind Boys
People Don't Sing Like They Used To Sing
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
9
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
He's Alright
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
10
Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
11
The Chosen Gospel Singers
Ananais
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
12
The Chosen Gospel Singers
Trouble Of This World's Condition
I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983
13
Rosa Shaw
On The Highway
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
14
Sister Emily Bram
Each Day
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
15
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head There's Music In The Air
Gospel Train
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock Me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel, Vol. 3
17
Lucky Millinder/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout, Sister, Shout!
The Gospel of Blues
18
The Staple Singers
Wade In The Water
Freedom Highway
19
The Staple Singers
Jacob's Ladder
Freedom Highway
20
The Golden Gate Quartet
Wade In The Water (1946)
Vol. 5 (1945-1949) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronologial Order, Vol. 5, 1939-1949)
21
Gospel Hummingbirds
Pray On
Taking Flight
22
The Highway QC'S
Walk with Me
Great Gospel – People Get Ready
23
The Highway Q.C.'s
The Way Up The Hill
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
24
Brother John Sellers
He's My Rock
Smithsonian Folkways: Classic African American Gospel
25
The Swan Silvertones
My Rock
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 2: More Black Gospel
26
Roberta Martin And The Roberta Martin Singers
Rock My Soul
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel, 1945-1958
27
Gospel Silhouettes
Rock In A Weary Land
Powerhouse Gospel Vol 1
28
The Swan Silvertones
Sinner Man
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
29
Gospel Supremes
Sinner Man
Local Customs: Downriver Revival
30
Silvertone Quintet
Stand By Me
Powerhouse Gospel
31
Mary Deloatch
The Lord's Gospel Train
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
32
Roscoe Robinson With Huey Brown & The Silver Quintette
Sinner's Crossroads
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
33
The Harmonizing Four
Hallelujah
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
34
The Staple Singers
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Folk, Gospel & Blues Will The Circle Be Unbroken Disk 2
35
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Christian's Automobile
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
The influence of gospel, blues, country, and tradition has always informed the music of Elvis…and while we’re not digging too far into the later works, we’ll go sit with Elvis on the sofa with our ears to the Victrola and the crackling of WDIA Memphis and the smattering of black blues and gospel over the air. We’ll hear The Carters, Jimmy Reed, Smiley Lewis, Little Junior Parker, Mahalia Jackson, and a couple dozen more in this episode. Keep an ear out for some rare recordings including those whose meager popularity evaporated once Elvis went on to cover them. Names like Joe Dowell, The Eagles (not the LA band), Deacon Tom Foger, and Charlie Blackwell bely their contributions to the Elvis catalog.
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Big Mama Thornton
Hound Dog
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]
3
Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
4
Ernest Tubb
I Love You Because
The Texas Troubadour ([Disc 2] – Slippin' Around (The Hits Vol.2)
5
Gene Austin
Love Letters In The Sand
A Time To Relax
6
Eddy Arnold
It's a Sin
Country & Western Hit Parade 1947
7
Red Foley
Old Shep
Tennessee Saturday Night
8
The Lone Star Cowboys
Just Because
East Virginia Blues (When The Sun Goes Down Series)
9
The Carter Family
I'm Working On A Building
The Carter Family: 1927-1934 [Disc 5]
10
Deacon Tom Foger & The Camp Meeting Choir
Working On The Building
Powerhouse Gospel
11
Kokomo Arnold
Milk Cow Blues
Blues Classics: '27_'69 [Disc 1]
12
Arthur Gunter
Baby Let's Play House
The Best Of Excello Records
13
Jimmy Reed
Big Boss Man
The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
14
Jimmy Reed
Baby What You Want Me To Do
The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
15
Arthur Big Boy Crudup
So Glad You're Mine
Rock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
16
Arthur Big Boy Crudup
So Glad You're Mine
Rock Me Mama (The Blues Collection Vol.47)
17
Little Junior Parker
Mystery Train
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
18
Little Richard
Long Tall Sally
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
19
Chuck Berry
Promised Land
The Chess Box Disc 2
20
Lloyd Price
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
21
The Eagles
Trying To Get To You
Mercury R+B '46-'62 [Disc 1]
22
Smiley Lewis
One Night
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 3
23
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Money Honey
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four
24
Roy Brown
Good Rockin' Tonight
Gettin' Funky [Disc 3] – The Hitmakers
25
Ivory Joe Hunter
I Need You So
The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter : 1947 – 1950
26
Billy Bunn & His Buddies
That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Money Honey – Rise of the Black Vocal Group 51-53
27
Charlie Blackwell
The Girl of My Best Friend
Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault (Pt. 1)
28
Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
29
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I Believe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
30
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)
31
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
Peace In The Valley
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 1]
32
Mahalia Jackson
How Great Thou Art
Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns, Vol.2 [Disc 1]
33
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Precious Memories
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
34
Joe Dowell
Wooden Heart
Easy Listening Gold 1960-1961
35
Glen Gray & The Casa Lorne Orchestra
Blue Moon
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
We open 2018 with a mix of jazz, R&B, New Orleans piano, gospel, and country… nothing that you would not expect from the show. Here’s hoping to something much better from all of us…as a democracy and a society. While the 1 percent have fooled the desperate we’ll be spending time with the passions of Ivie Anderson, Ray Charles, Madeline Bell, Doug Sahm, and Sam Cooke to keep our hearts, minds, and eyes on the prize. Join Dave Stroud for a free form exploration of American roots music every other Friday morning at 9am on KOWS and weekly (Friday evenings at 9) on KWTF.
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Blossom Dearie
Everything I've Got
Got Nothing But Song
3
Professor Longhair
Mean Old World
Fess: The Professor Longhair A
4
Sam Cooke And The Soul Stirrers
Mean Old World
The Complete Specialty Recordings [Disc 3]
5
Joseph Crawford and unidentified vocalist
Free At Las'
2- The Long Road To Freedom : An Anthology Of Black Music
6
Anthony Butler
Judgement's Coming Soon
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
7
Cowboy Junkies
Jesus Is Coming Soon
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
8
Madeline Bell
Can't Get Used To Losing You
Bell's A Poppin'
9
Laura Lee
Up Tight, Good Man
The Muscle Shoals Sound
10
Jean Wells
Have a Little Mercy
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 1
11
Varetta Dillard
I Can't Help Myself
Got You On My Mind
12
The Orioles
You Belong to Me
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
13
The Commands
No Time For You
Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label
14
Slim Gaillard
Blue Heaven
ABC Of The Blues Vol 12
15
The Cats & The Fiddle
Darling, Can't We Make A Date
The Very Best Of
16
Ivie Anderson
I'm Checkin' Out, Goo'm Bye
An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
17
Ivie Anderson
Oh Babe! Maybe Someday
An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
18
Louis Jordan
I Seen What'cha Done
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 1]
19
Ray Charles & Willie Nelson
Seven Spanish Angels
The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 4]
20
Willie Nelson
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Let's Face The Music And Dance
21
Asleep at the Wheel
Dance With Who Brung You
The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970
22
Leon McAuliffe
Tulsa, Straight Ahead
Tulsa Straight Ahead
23
Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams
Better Do It Now
Shame On You
24
Doug Sahm
I Wanna Be Your Mama Again
Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
25
Bruce Daigrepont
Acadie A la Louisiane
Alligator Stomp 3: Cajun Zydeco Classics
26
Elijah & The Ebonites
Hot Grits!!!
Eccentric Soul – The Capsoul Label
27
Lee Dorsey
Work, Work, Work
The Ep Collection…Plus
28
Bo Diddley
You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover
The Chess Box
29
Magic Sam
Feels So Good (I Wanna Boogie)
Living The Blues – 1965 – 1969 Blues Classics
30
Howlin' Wolf
Smokestack Lightnin'
Blues From Hell
31
Ella Mae Morse
Jumpin' Jack
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
Just a closer walk…Deeper Roots walks the gospel road once more, this time forgoing the ancestral roots for modern takes in black gospel, country gospel, and bluegrass from the Heartland. Our focus will be on some of the contemporary performers who cover with due recognition some of the great gospel standards. We’ll hear from Hugh Laurie, Willie Watson, Rodney Crowell, Bruce Cockburn, and Luther Dickinson…and that’s just a taste. We’ll hear the stories of Samson and Delilah alongside John the Revelator….right here on Deeper Roots…coming your way from the KWTF downtown studios.
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1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Aubrey Ghent & Friends
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
15 Down Home Gospel Classics
3
Buddy Miller
There's A Higher Power
Universal United House Of Prayer
4
Wade Bowen
Precious Memories
Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother
5
Mike Farris
Sit Down Servant
Salvation in Lights
6
Bonnie Raitt & Maria Muldaur
My Journey to the Sky
Shout, Sister, Shout! – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe
7
Johnny Cash
The Man Comes Around
American IV: Man Comes Around
8
Jorma Kaukonen
What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
Blue Country Heart
9
Rodney Crowell
Denomination Blues
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
10
Willie Watson
Samson and Delilah
Folksinger Vol. 2
11
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Peace in the Valley
Come on Back
12
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Amazing Grace
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2
13
The Blind Boys of Alabama
I Keep On Walking
Almost Home
14
Mavis Staples & Bonnie Raitt
Turn Me Around
Mavis Staples I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration
15
Rhiannon Giddens
Up Above My Head
Tomorrow Is My Turn
16
Hugh Laurie
Didn't It Rain
Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
17
Linda Gail Lewis
This Train
Hard Rocking Woman
18
Leo Welch
You Can't Hurry God
Sabougla Voices
19
The Holmes Brothers
Farther Along
Speaking In Tongues
20
Ollabelle
John The Revelator
Ollabelle
21
Tom Waits
John The Revelator
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
22
Luther Dickinson feat. the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
Bye And Bye I'm Going To See The King
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
23
Bruce Cockburn
Twelve Gates To The City
Bone On Bone
24
Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson
Family Bible
Django and Jimmie
25
Willie and Bobbie Nelson
Old Time Religion
Farther Along
26
Gillian Welch
Old Time Religion [Outtake]
Boots No. 1: The Official Revival Bootleg [Disc 2]
