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.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Washington Phillips
Denomination Blues – Part 1
Preachin' The Gospel – Holy Blues
3
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)
19
Blind Boy Fuller
Must Have Been My Jesus
Heart Ease Blues (The Blues Collection Vol.55)
20
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.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
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.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
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.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
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.
No.
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]
Join Dave Stroud for a special edition of Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music. He’ll be sitting in for Steady Eddie’s Retro Music Archives, filling the airwaves with sounds you would expect to hear on either show. With a little blend of roots Americana stirred in. Hot rod sounds, killer diller Memphis Minnie blues, early century pop from Annette Hanshaw and Mae West, gospel from the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sam Cooke…and some sweet soul vocals from The Ravens and Barbara Lewis. You won’t go wrong on a Sunday afternoon in West County. Tune in.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Barbara Lewis
Make Me Your Baby
Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis
3
The Ravens
My Baby's Gone
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
4
Smiley Lewis
Hey Girl
I Hear You Knocking: 1947-1962 Disc 4
5
Kay Starr
Kay's Lament
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
6
Kay Starr
Night Train
Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
7
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Free At Last
Down In New Orleans
8
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
9
Sam Cooke
Mean Old World
Night Beat
10
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dipsy Doodle
Negro Spirituals, Vol. 1
11
Alabama Shakes
Killer Diller Blues
American Epic: The Sessions [Disc 1]
12
Jimmy Liggins
Cadillac Boogie
Jump, Jive & Swing
13
Trailer
Hot Rods to Hell
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 3
14
Eddie Cochran
C'mon Everybody
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 1]
15
Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines
I Want a Lavender Cadillac
So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 4
16
Mink Deville
Spanish Stroll
The Mink De Ville Collection
17
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
What Does the Deep Sea Say?
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
18
Annette Hanshaw
Moanin' Low
Annette Hanshaw, Volume 6, 1929 (1999)
19
Mae West
Mister Deep Blue Sea
The Mae West Collection
20
David Johansen
Deep Blue Sea
Shaker
21
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
One Hour Mama
22
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea
Vintage Collections
23
Reckless Kelly & Joe Ely
Rider in the Rain
Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
24
Barbara Lewis
Hello Stranger
MaltShop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
25
John Prine
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1
26
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
Nothing in Common
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
27
The Boswell Sisters
That's How Rhythm Was Born
Music From The Motion Picture – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Time has flown like it always does…it’s been since August 2012 and we’re taking time out for a special celebration on weekly show. Dave Stroud will be reaching back and revisiting tracks he played on the first couple of shows back in the day…including tracks from Geraint Watkins, Fats Waller, Sister Rosetta, Big Joe Turner, Nina Simone, and a host of others. Deeper Roots has kept its promise to it’s listeners…back then and right to the current day. Tune in! Join us and raise a glass.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Geraint Watkins
Bouffant
In a Bad Mood – Deluxe Expanded Edition
3
Roger McGuinn
Anna
Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander
4
Arthur Alexander
Soldier Of Love
The Greatest Hits
5
Bill Kirchen
Shelly's Winter Love (Album)
Word To The Wise
6
The Ink Spots
Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)
Greatest Hits
7
Ringo Starr
Whispering Grass
Beaucoups Of Blues [UK]
8
Fats Waller
Lulu's Back In Town
Fats Waller Greatest Hits
9
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
Hey! Stop Kissin' My Sister
100 Ans De Jazz
10
Slim & Slam
Huh! Uh-Huh!
Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2)
11
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Down By the Riverside
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
12
Fern Jones
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
The Glory Road
13
Geraint Watkins
Go West
Dial 'W' for Watkins
14
Charles Brown
I Wanna Go Home
The 15 Greatest Hits On Ace Records
15
Slim Harpo
Rainin' In My Heart
The Best Of Slim Harpo
16
Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & His Orchestra
Mr. Five By Five
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43
17
Helen Humes
Be Ba Ba Le Ba Boogie
1945-47
18
Ruth Brown
Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Ruth Brown: Mama He Treats Your Daugher Mean & Other Hits
19
Little Willie John
Sleep
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
20
Nina Simone
Work Song
The Best Of Nina Simone: The Colpix Years
21
Ray Charles
Ruby
Ray Charles and Betty Carter/Dedicated To You
22
Ivory Joe Hunter
Since I Met You Baby
Since I Met You Baby
23
Nellie Lutcher
Hurry On Down
From The Vaults, Vol 2. 1943-1944
24
Hadda Brooks
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
BMG Vol. 01 Disc 01 1937-1958
25
The Robins
The Hatchet Man
50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
26
Bull Moose Jackson
Fare Thee Well, Deacon Jones, Fare Thee Well
Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950
27
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
Vintage Collections
28
The Louvin Brothers
The Great Atomic Power
Hand-Picked
29
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Joshua Fit The Battle
American Roots Music [Disc 3]
30
Harry Belafonte
Mama, Look at Boo Boo
Harry Belafonte: Greatest Hits
31
Spade Cooley & the Western Swing Dance Gang Feat. Tex Williams
Shame On You
Shame On You
32
Bill Kirchen
Valley of the Moon (Album)
Word To The Wise
33
Doug Sahm
(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
Complete Atlantic Recordings Disc 1
34
Shirley Gunter
Oop Shoop
Shirley Gunter
35
Big Joe Turner
Love Roller Coaster
Big Joe Turner: The Definitive Blues Collection [[Disc 2]]
Get your morning cuppa roots sounds with a look at the record label whose catalog is overflowing with some of the most important recordings of the 20th century. From the birth of the blues to the birth of jazz; from the earliest gospel jubilee sounds of the deep South to the the electrifying sacred steel sounds of the late century; from the hillbilly string bands to the hokum sounds of the urban South…it’s all there. Document Records has amassed one of the world’s most revered collections of Americana out there and you can tune into Sonoma County community radio for a sampler of the music that has survived the century’s shift in technology , infiltrated our culture, and influenced performers to this day.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Frank Hutchison
Stackalee [Vocal]
Worried Blues [Disc 1]
3
Frank Hutchison
The Deal
Old Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West Virgi
4
The Allen Brothers
Skipping And Flying
Allen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1
5
Sam McGee
Buck Dancer's Choice
Complete Recorded Works 1926-34
6
Georgia Yellow Hammers
White Lightning
The Georgia Yellow Hammers And Associates Vol. 4 "White Lightning – 1929-1931
7
Kirk & Sam McGhee
Brown's Ferry Blues
Complete Recorded Works 1926-34
8
Charley Jordan
Just A Spoonful
Charley Jordan Volume 1 1930-1931
9
Blind Willie McTell
Searching The Desert For The Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
10
Peetie Wheatstraw
Kind-Hearted Blues
Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4
11
Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Blues
Barbecue Any Old Time – Blues From The Pit 1927-1942
12
Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon
Come On Mama, Do That Dance
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
13
Blind Arvella Gray
Have Mercy, Mr. Percy
Blues From Maxwell Street
14
Charlie Spand
Ain't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
15
Leroy Carr
Don't Start No Stuff
1934-1941
16
Laura Rucker
St. Louis Blues
Female Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931)
17
Rosa Henderson
Don't Advertise Your Man (Take A)
Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz
18
Memphis Mose
Hear Me Beefin' at You
Georgia Tom – Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (September 1928 – 5 February 1930)
19
Butterbeans and Susie
Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama
Please Warm My Weiner (Old Time Hokum Blues)
20
Big Maceo
Won't Be A Fool No More
Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 – 1950)
21
Tampa Red
Let Me Play With Your Poodle
Rude Dudes
22
Nora and Delle
Get Away From My Window
Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3
23
W.C. Handy
St. Louis Blues
Jazzin' the Blues
24
Cleo Brown
I'll Take The South (You Take The East, Take The West, Take The North)
Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)
25
The Harlem Hamfats
She's Trickin' Me
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936
26
Babe Wallace
Git It ('Cause I Love To See You Wid It)
Jazzin the Blues Vol. 5 (1930 – 1953)
27
Rev. Lonnie Farris
A Closer Walk To Thee
Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel
28
Rev. Utah Smith
I Got Two Wings
Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel
29
Sister O. M. Terrell
The Bible's Right
Country Gospel 1946-1953
30
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
My Journey to the Sky
Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats
31
Sister Goldia Haynes
Traveling
Great Gospel Performers: Complete Recording Sessions in Chronological Order, 1937-1950
We return to a free form blend of American roots this February evening. Our topics are of the varietal kind including a collection of blues including the Cocaine Blues, the Guitar Blues, Aunt Hagar’s Blues, Frisco Blues, and Evil Hearted Man Blues. We’ll also bring up the topics of Civilization with Louis Prima, Old Fashioned Love with The Mills Brothers, and Emmett Miller will delight the crowds with his jelly roll song. It’s R&B, blues, country, jazz and rock on a Wednesday evening in West County.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Asleep at the Wheel
Blues Stay Away from Me
10
3
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
Black And Blue Bottom
Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti: The New York Sessions 1926-333 Remastered [Disc 1]
4
Erskine Hawkins
Tuxedo Junction
The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp
5
Whispering Jack Smith
Crazy Rhythm
Me & My Shadow
6
Ruth Etting with piano accompaniment by Rube Bloom
It All Belongs To Me
Flappers, Vamps And Sweet Young Things
7
Ted Lewis
Aunt Hagar's Blues
Is Everybody Happy Now?
8
Lew Stone
The Continental
The Art Deco Music Collection: Falling In Love Again
9
The Mills Brothers
Old Fashioned Love
Sweeter Than Sugar
10
Louis Prima
Civilization
Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2
11
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Anticipation Blues
Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
12
Bob Wills
Mississippi Delta Blues
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 2] Tulsa Twist)
13
Emmett Miller
The Blues Singer (From Alabam')
Minstrel Man From Georgia
14
Fruit Jar Guzzlers
Stack-O-Lee
The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
15
Mountain Mountaineers
Dirty Dog Blues
The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, & Cowboys – Playboy Stomp [Disc 2]
16
Emmett Miller
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll
Minstrel Man From Georgia
17
Jimmie Rodgers
Never No Mo' Blues
The Essential Jimmie Rodgers
18
Billy Hughes
Cocaine Blues
The History Of Country & Western Music – Vol. 12
19
Dick Curless
Evil Hearted Man Blues
A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD2 (1950-1969)
20
The Allen Brothers
Frisco Blues
Allen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1
21
Bill Cox
Georgia Brown Blues
White Country Blues (1926-1938)
22
Carlisle & Ball
Guitar Blues [Album Version]
White Country Blues (1926-1938)
23
Al Bernard Accompanied By The Goofus Five
Hesitation Blues
Okeh Western Swing
24
Levon & The Hawks
Honky Tonk
A Musical History [Disc 1]
25
Charlie Musselwhite
Pea Vine Blues
Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton
26
Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Can't Do Sixty No More
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
27
The Peppers
It Wouldn't Be The Same
Foot Stompin'
28
Little Willie John
Sleep
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
29
Sam Cooke
Having a Party
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)
30
Leon Redbone
Sweet Substitute
Any Time
31
Tiny Bradshaw
Shout, Sister, Shout (09-29-34)
Breaking Up the House [Disc 1]
32
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happening Every Day
Gospel Blues – the Very Best Of
33
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Up Above My Head I Hear Music In the Air
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Spirit of Gospel (Vol. 4)
Gospel is the order of the day … inspirational American roots music to moderate the gloomy days of mid-Winter here in Sonoma County. Blues, rock, country, and the sanctified sounds of spirituality coming to you on another Wednesday evening on Deeper Roots. Our playlist will take you to Maxwell Street with Daddy Stovepipe, the ‘heavenly shore’ with Blind Gussie Nesbit, into the deep country southern climes with Polk Miller and Mac Odell, and we’ll explore contemporary religious topics with Warren Zevon, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, and Lucinda Williams. Tune in!
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Fern Jones
I Ain't Got Time
The Glory Road
3
Reverend Gary Davis
Pure Religion
Harlem Street Singer
4
Blind Gussie Nesbit
Pure Religion
When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926 – 1936
5
Rory Block
Pure Religion
I Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary Davis
6
Rev. Pearly Brown
God Don't Never Change
You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
7
Lonnie Johnson
Devil's Got The Blues
Complete Recorded Works, Vol:1
8
The Louvin Brothers
Sinner, You'd Better Get Ready
Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel Music
9
Iris DeMent
I've Got That Old Time Religion (In My Heart)
Lifeline
10
Wade Mainer
Streamlined Religion
1961 King Session
11
Doug Macleod
Dubb's Talking Religion Blues
There's a Time
12
Willie and Bobbie Nelson
Old Time Religion
Farther Along
13
Pete Seeger
Old Time Religion
Singalong: Live At Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980 (1 of 2)
14
Daddy Stovepipe (Johnny Watson)
Old Time Religion
Blues From Maxwell Street
15
Polk Miller's Old South Quartette
That "Old Time" Religion
Music Of The Old South: Polk Miller & The Old South Quartette
16
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
I Claim Jesus First
The Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3]
17
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Good Religion
Spirit Of The Century
18
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Devils Look Like Angels
Between the Ditches
19
Warren Zevon
Dirty Little Religion
Life'll Kill Ya
20
Mac Odell
One Day Religion
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
21
T. Texas Tyler
You've Got to Live Your Religion Every Day
T. Texas Tyler Hymns
22
Lucinda Williams
You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
Ramblin'
23
Rev. Pearly Brown
By And By (I'm Gonna See The King)
You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
24
The Staple Singers
I Know I Got Religion
Swing Low Sweet Chariot + Uncloudy Day (Bonus Track Version)
25
Norridge Mayhams And The Blue Chips
Give Me That Old Time Religion
Norridge Mayhams and The Blue Chips
26
Reverend Edward Clayborn
Then We'll Need That True Religion
…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
27
The Weavers
True Religion
The Weavers Almanac
28
Clara Ward & Ward Singers
You Must Have Good Religion
I Feel the Holy Spirit
29
Maria Muldaur
He Calls That Religion
Garden Of Joy
30
Reverend Gary Davis
I Didn't Want to Join the Band
Pure Religion and Bad Company
31
Rev. Pearly Brown
Ninety-Nine And A Half Won't Do
You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
32
Mississippi Fred McDowell
I'm So Glad, Got Good Religion
Good Morning Little School Girl
33
Wilson Pickett
Ninety-Nine & A Half (Won't Do)
A Man & A Half: The Best Of Wilson Pickett [Disc 1]
