Category Archives: Jazz

Late 40s Pop

Late Forties Pop
Late Forties Pop

A brand new show…fresh from the digital bins of Deeper Roots’ archives. We’ve got the songs and the stories once again this week as we take a cruise down the American whitebread pop river, exploring post-war pop. Our focus will be a very narrow window of time where the very best in silk and satin voices mixed freely with Hollywood novelty and nostalgic swing bands. Tune in for Kay Kyser, Dinah Shore, The Harmonicats, Frankie Laine, Vaughn Monroe, and a whole host of others this week on Deeper Roots as we explore a sound that missed the R&B and rock train and would be run over by it at the same time.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Doris Day Sentimental Journey Complete Doris Day With Les Brown [Disc 1] Amazon
3The Andrews Sisters Rum And Coca-Cola 20th Century Masters: Millenni Amazon
4Johnny Mercer And Pied Pipers With Paul Weston And His Orchestra On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55 Amazon
5Dinah Shore Buttons And Bows The Dinah Shore Collection: Columbia and RCA Recordings 1942-1948 [Disc 2] Amazon
6Evelyn Knight A Little Bird Told Me Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
7Harmonicats Peg O' My Heart The White Cliffs Of Dover [Disc 2] Amazon
8Swing & Sway & Sammy Kaye The Old Lamp-Lighter Your Hit Parade: 1946 Amazon
9Bing Crosby South America, Take It Away Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1] Amazon
10Blue Barron Cruising Down The River Your Hit Parade: 1949 Amazon
11Bing Crosby Don't Fence Me In Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1] Amazon
12The Ink Spots The Gypsy Greatest Hits Amazon
13Kay Kyser & His Orchestra Ole Buttermilk Sky Your Hit Parade: 1946 Amazon
14Frankie Carle And His Orchestra Rumors Are Flying Your Hit Parade: 1946 Amazon
15Betty Hutton Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief It's Been A Long, Long Time – Music Of The War Years Vol 3 Amazon
16Count Basie Open The Door Richard Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2 Amazon
17Harry James (Featuring Kitty Kallen) It's Been A Long, Long Time the Best of Big Band – volume 4 Amazon
18Perry Como Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) The Very Best of Perry Como Amazon
19Margaret Whiting A Tree In The Meadow Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting Amazon
20Nat King Cole Nature Boy Nat King Cole [Disc 1] Amazon
21Johnny Mercer Personality Your Hit Parade: 1946 Amazon
22Gene Krupa And His Orchestra With Anita O'Day Chickery Chick Young Anita -3- Boogie Blues Amazon
23Art Mooney I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover Mairzy Doats-44 Wacky Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
24Vaughn Monroe Riders In the Sky Classic Years of Vaughn Monroe, Vol. 1 Amazon
25Tex Williams Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) Country & Western Hit Parade 1947 Amazon
26Frankie Laine Mule Train Your Hit Parade: 1949 Amazon
27Frankie Laine That Lucky Old Sun The Great American Crooners [Disc 3] Amazon
28The Ink Spots To Each His Own Greatest Hits Amazon
29Francis Craig Near You Cigar Classics 1: The Standards Amazon
30Frank Sinatra Five Minutes More The Great American Crooners [Disc 4] Amazon
31Bing Crosby It's Been a Long Long Time Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1] Amazon
32Vaughn Monroe Ballerina Nipper's Greatest Hits – The 40's Vol 2 Amazon
33Kay Kyser On a Slow Boat to China Your Hit Parade – 1948 Amazon

Who We Lost in 2016

Who We Lost 2016
Who We Lost 2016

To say that the year 2016 was a bummer year is an understatement. While entertainment would take a backseat to the social and political conflagrations of the year, it was a very tough year for music lovers, nonetheless. Deeper Roots will be sharing tracks from some of the great, both known and unknown, who left us. We’ll hear from both Prince as well as Dan Hicks; Natalie Cole and Lonnie Mack; Juan Gabriel and Paul Kantner. It does not end there and we’ll barely be able to cover them all. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ralph Stanley O Death O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazon
3Leonard Cohen Hallelujah Various Positions Amazon
4Kay Starr Wheel Of Fortune Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1) Amazon
5Debbie Reynolds Tammy Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) Amazon
6Pete Fountain A Closer Walk Best of Pete Fountain Amazon
7Toots Thielemans Bluesette 100 Jazz Guitar Favorites Amazon
8Mose Allison Baby, Please Don't Go Allison Wonderland Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
9Billy Paul Me And Mrs. Jones Body & Soul Love Senerade [Disc 2] Amazon
10Earth, Wind & Fire Shining Star The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 Amazon
11Natalie Cole Song for You Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Amazon
12Leon Russell Tight Rope Carney Amazon
13Glenn Yarbrough Baby The Rain Must Fall Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's, Vol. 1 Amazon
14Dan Hicks How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away [Album Version] The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
15Oscar Brand Talking Atom Pie In The Sky Amazon
16Sonny James Young Love Young Love Amazon
17Al Caiola & His Orchestra Bonanza TV Land presents Favorite TV Theme Songs Amazon
18Jean Shepard A Dear John Letter Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 4 – Heroes Of Country Music – Vol. 4: Legends Of The West Coast Amazon
19Guy Clark Blowin' Like a Bandit Craftsman Disc 2 Amazon
20Merle Haggard Workin' Man Blues For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits (1 of 2) Amazon
21Lonnie Mack Memphis Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2 Amazon
22Scotty Moore & Elvis Presley How Do You Think I Feel The Sun Country Box CD2 Boogie Blues Amazon
23Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings New Shoes Soul Time! Amazon
24Buckwheat Zydeco Ya Ya Buckwheat's Zydeco Party Amazon
25Prince & the Revolution I Would Die 4 U The Very Best of Prince Amazon
26Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship Have You Seen The Stars Tonite Blows Against The Empire Amazon
27Thunderclap Newman Something in the Air Hollywood Dream Amazon
28George Michael Faith Faith Amazon
29Jim Lowe Green Door The London American Story Disc 1 Amazon
30Eagles Take It Easy The Very Best of the Eagles [2003] Disc 1 Amazon
31Bobby Vee With The Crickets Someday The Liberty Records Story (Pt. 1) Amazon
32Juan Gabriel Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (Gracias al Sol) Quiero Creedence Amazon
33Cassius Clay Stand by Me Golden Throats, Vol. 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities Amazon
34Sugarloaf Green-Eyed Lady AM Gold – 1970 Amazon
35Holly Dunn Are You Ever Gonna Love Me Billboard's #1 Country Hits of the 80's Amazon
36David Bowie Changes Rock Steady 1971: Celebrating Starbucks 35th Anniversary Amazon

Deeper Roots Yuletide 2016

Deeper Roots Yuletide
Deeper Roots Yuletide

Deeper Roots celebrates the Holidays! Dave Stroud digs deeper yet into those dusty digital bins to find contemporary and vintage music of the holidays. In addition to some selections from the Document Records “Blues Blues Christmas” releases, we’ll surface some newer sounds including Americana nuggets from David Myles, Kacey Musgraves,  and Raul Malo. To fill out the vintage, you’ll be entertained by Kay Starr, Elvis, Asleep At The Wheel, and the Prairie Ramblers.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks Santa Gotta Choo Choo Crazy for Christmas Amazon
3Kay Starr (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag The Most Wonderful songs of the year sung by the best – holiday 2002 Amazon
4Kacey Musgraves Ribbons And Bows A Very Kacey Christmas Amazon
5Leon Redbone That Old Christmas Moon Christmas Island Amazon
6Ella Fitzgerald Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney 1950 Amazon
7Kacey Musgraves Feliz Navidad A Very Kacey Christmas Amazon
8Cajun Gold Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Alligator Stomp 4: Cajun Christmas Amazon
9Louis Armstrong 'Zat You, Santa Claus? Verve Remixed Christmas Amazon
10Prarie Ramblers Cowboy Santa Claus Blues Blues Christmas Vol 4 – Disc 2 Amazon
11David Myles Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo It's Christmas Amazon
12The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Christmas Dinner The Christmas Album Amazon
13Asleep at the Wheel Here Comes Santa Claus Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All Amazon
14Elvis Presley Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) Christmas Album Amazon
15Elvis Presley Santa Bring My Baby (Back to Me) Christmas Album Amazon
16Raul Malo Marshmallow World Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites Amazon
17Nat King Cole All I Want For Christmas Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949 Amazon
18Nick Lowe Christmas Can't Be Far Away Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family Amazon
19The Living Sisters Christmas in California Harmony Is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday Amazon
20Frank Sinatra Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Christmas Songs By Sinatra Amazon
21The Boxmasters My Dreams of Christmas Christmas Cheer Amazon
22Duke Robillard Santa Claus Blues The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard Amazon
23Si Cranstoun A Christmas Twist Old School Amazon
24Darlene Love White Christmas A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Amazon
25The Crystals Santa Claus Is Coming to Town A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Amazon
26Charles Brown Merry Christmas, Baby ABC Of The Blues Vol 3 Amazon
27Carla Thomas Gee Whiz, It's Christmas The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (3 of 9) Amazon
28Otis Redding Merry Christmas, Baby Blue, Blues Christmas Amazon
29James Brown Sweet Little Baby Boy (Part 1) Santa's Got a Brand New Bag Amazon
30John Prine Christmas in Prison Great Days: The John Prine Anthology Disc 1 Amazon
31Cyndi Lauper Hard Candy Christmas (Featuring Alison Krauss) Detour Amazon
32The Marquees Santa Done Got Hip Blues, Blues Christmas: Volume 4 – 1925-1962 (Disc 1) Amazon
33Tammy Lynn & Myles High Run Rudolf Run Myles High Christmas Amazon
34Count Basie Good Morning Blues (I Want To See Santa Claus) Blue, Blues Christmas Amazon
35Nick Lowe Christmas At The Airport Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family Amazon
36Jimmy Martin Old Fashioned Christmas Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 1954-1974 [Disc 2] Amazon
37NRBQ Christmas Wish Peek-A-Boo: The Best Of NRBQ, 1969-1989 [Disc 1] Amazon

Early Blues Women

Early Blues Women
Early Blues Women

We’ll take you to the early century when jazz was bubbling up in every urban quarter…Chicago, New York, New Orleans, Kansas City, and beyond. Our focus will be on the fringes where blues women would establish themselves with stories of cheating, stealing, and mean mistreating. The economy of the early twenties generated the disposable income for Victrolas, radios, and shellac recordings and the Great Migration from the south brought with it a culture that would affect the American music landscape forever. The ladies of the blues are featured on our show this week, including Lucille Bogan, Bessie Smith, Victoria Spivey, Gertrude Saunders, and an opening piece about a razor-totin’ mama from Perline Ellison.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Perline Ellison Razor Totin' Mama Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949) Amazon
3Mamie Smith Mean Daddy Blues Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 Amazon
4Ida Cox How Long Daddy, How Long (Pm 12325, 2287-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
5Unknown Artist Mama Likes To Do It Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14 Amazon
6Ma Rainey Black Eye Blues Black Swan Sampler Amazon
7Ethel Waters My Handy Man Copulation Blues 1926 – 1940 H Amazon
8Dorothy Everetts Fat Mouth Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6 Amazon
9Josephine Byrd Mosquito Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 3 Amazon
10Christina Gray The Reverend Is My Man Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 7 Amazon
11Gertrude Saunders You Can't Have It Unless I Give It To You Female Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931) Amazon
12Lucille Bogan Coffee Grindin' Blues Vol. 1-1923-30 Amazon
13Sippie Wallace A Man For Every Day In The Week Complete Recorded Works Amazon
14Mamie Smith Goin' Crazy With The Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1] Amazon
15Victoria Spivey Murder In The First Degree Black Snake Blues – The Best Of Amazon
16Betty Gray Mean Old Bed Bug Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6 Amazon
17Bessie Smith Mean Old Bed Bug Blues Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928) Amazon
18Bessie Smith Jail House Blues ABC Of The Blues Vol 39 Amazon
19Sara Martin Death Sting Me Blues The Blues: Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers [Disc 1] Amazon
20Lucille Bogan Sloppy Drunk Blues Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes Amazon
21Billie Young When They Get Lovin' They's Gone Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 14 Amazon
22Lucille Bogan Tired As I Can Be [Album Version] Shave 'Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille Bogan Amazon
23Billie Holiday My Last Affair Billie Holiday: The Legacy Box 1933-1958 Disc 2 Amazon
24Memphis Minnie Dirty Mother For You Memphis Minnie – Queen Of Country Blues, 1932 – 1935 [Disc 3] Amazon
25Memphis Minnie He's In The Ring (Doing The Same Old Thing) Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four Amazon
26Alberta Hunter You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark Flashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940 Amazon
27Wea Bea Booze These Young Men Blues Female Blues – The Remaining Titles Vol. 2 (1938-1949) Amazon
28Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings w/ Sippie Wallace Bedroom Blues The Boogie Woogie Man Amazon
29Blu Lu Barker Buy Me Some Juice (Alternate Take) Don't You Feel My Leg Amazon
30Dinah Washington Jailhouse Blues The Bessie Smith Songbook Amazon
31LaVern Baker Pig Latin Blues Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females Amazon
32Bonnie Raitt w/ Sippie Wallace Women Be Wise Bonnie Raitt Collection Amazon
33Ida Cox & Her Allstar Band Four Day Creep Blues From The Vocalion Vaults Amazon

Deeper Fats Waller

Deeper Fats Waller
Deeper Fats Waller

In his brief life of 39 years, Tom Waller (better known as ‘Fats’) took what he learned from the church organ and broke the bonds of sacred for the swinging sounds that he would learn from Willie “The Lion” Smith, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake. While the organ (or, as he liked to call it “The God Box”) was his first love, it was his songwriting and ebullient personality that would infuse his melodies that set him apart. The American Songbook chapter called “Joy” is full of his music and the tragedy of losing him too soon to his demons likely prevented us being further enriched. Tune in for two hours of music that inspired Fats as well as the music he gave us.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Duke Ellington That Rhythm Man The Okeh Ellington [Disc 2] Amazon
3James P. Johnson What's The Use Of Being Alone A Piano Anthology Amazon
4James P. Johnson The Harlem Strut (BS 2026, P-151-1) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
5James P. Johnson Carolina Shout Jazz In The Charts Vol. 2 – Hot Lips Amazon
6Fats Waller Carolina Shout The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
7Willie The Lion Smith & His Cubs More Than That Harlem Jazz (The 30's) Amazon
8Willie "The Lion" Smith Morning Air A Piano Anthology Amazon
9Clarence Williams' Blue Five Feat. Eva Taylor Cake Walkin' Babies From Home The Complete Clarence Williams Sessions, Vol. 2 – 1923-1925 Amazon
10Fats Waller The Joint Is Jumpin' The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
11Fats Waller I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 2] Amazon
12Fats Waller I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby The Joint Is Jumpin' Amazon
13Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards I'm Goin' Huntin' The Ultimate Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
14Fats Waller With Morris' Hot Babies Fats Waller Stomp The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2] Amazon
15Fats Waller & His Rhythm Mamacita 100 Ans De Jazz Amazon
16Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Thomas "Fats" Waller & Jeni Le Gon Living In A Great Big Way Hollywood Swing & Jazz: Hot Numbers [Disc 1] Amazon
17Fats Waller I Wish I Were Twins The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon
18Ethel Waters What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue? Ethel Waters 1929 -1939 (feat. Duke Ellington & Benny Goodman) Amazon
19Fats Waller Ain't Misbehavin' Music By Fats Waller Amazon
20Fats Waller I'm Going To Sit Down & Write Myself A Letter Music By Fats Waller Amazon
21Fats Waller (Take Me Back To) The Wide Open Places compliments of grimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
22Fats Waller Your Feet's Too Big Fats Waller Greatest Hits Amazon
23Fats Waller & His Rhythm It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
24Fats Waller Honeysuckle Rose Nippers 30's-Vol.1 Amazon
25Nat King Cole Trio Honeysuckle Rose A Piano Anthology Amazon
26Fats Waller & His Rhythm Big Chief De Sota Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
27Fats Waller Let's Pretend There's A Moon The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon
28Fats Waller & His Rhythm You're The Picture Complete Recorded Works Vol.3 Amazon
29Fats Waller Sweet Savannah Sue The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 1] Amazon
30Fats Waller St. Louis Blues The Compete Recorded Works Vol. 1, [Disc 2] Amazon
31Fats Waller You're Not The Only Oyster I Saw The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, [Disc 4] Amazon

Mix of the Blues

Mix of the Blues
Mix of the Blues

Deeper Roots will spend time with a variety of blues styles this week with no focus but the roots of feeling blue, themes about being blue, junker’s blues, bar fly blues, cold rainy day blues, and the dark and somber blues. We’ll feature the urban sounds of Lowell Fulson and Bobby Blue Bland, the smooth sounds of T-Bone Walker, and we’ll also pick on some early jazz and blues vocals including Bertha “Chippie” Hill, Hattie McDaniels, and Memphis Minnie.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band In the Wee Wee Hours Hoodoo Man Blues Amazon
3R.L. Burnside Poor Black Mattie From Mississippi To Chicago Amazon
4Lowell Fulson Black Widow Spider Blues Juke Box Blues 1946-1948 Amazon
5Sweet Papa Tadpole Black Spider Blues Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
6Jimmy Witherspoon Bar Fly Blues Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars Amazon
7John Hammond Evolution Blues Found True Love Amazon
8Eddie Lang You Got to Crawl Before You Walk Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's Amazon
9Muddy Waters Good Morning School Girl Folk Singer Amazon
10Rory Block Cypress Grove Blues Hard Luck Child: A Tribute To Skip James Amazon
11Kansas City Kitty (Thelma Holmes) Double Trouble Blues Four Women Blues – The Victor / Bluebird Recordings Of Memphis Minnie, Mississippi Matilda, Kansas City Kitty and Miss Rosie Mae Moore Amazon
12Berha 'Chippie' Hill Some Cold Rainy Day Heartbreakers Blue & Lonely Amazon
13Hattie McDaniels Boo Hoo Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 12 Amazon
14Memphis Minnie;Kansas Joe Don't Want No Woman (Have T' Give My Money To) [2002 Remastered] First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series) Amazon
15Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson I Got The Blues So Bad Idle Hours Amazon
16Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends Tonight's the Night Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 1 Amazon
17Hadda Brooks Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl I've Got News For You [Disc 1] Amazon
18Bobby "Blue" Bland I Pity The Fool Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis Amazon
19Big Mama Thornton How Come Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings Amazon
20Little Sylvia Everything I Need But You Jubilee Jezebels Amazon
21T-Bone Walker Feeling The Blues I Want A Little Girl Amazon
22Little Walter My Babe His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) Amazon
23Jimmy Reed Boogie In The Dark I'm Jimmy Reed (Original Vee-Jay Album) Amazon
24Professor Longhair Mean Old World Fess: The Professor Longhair A Amazon
25Memphis Slim Panic Street Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration Amazon
26Champion Jack Dupree Junker Blues Gettin' Funky [Disc 1] – Piano Power Amazon
27Floyd Dixon Please Don't Go Marshall Texas Is My Home Amazon
28Otis Taylor My Soul's In Louisiana I Heard It On NPR: Shake These Blues Amazon
29Lightnin' Hopkins One Kind Favor Jake Head Boogie Amazon
30Frankie Jones Bring Your Mud and Let's Dob Jack Newman & Others Amazon
31Precious Bryant Blues All Around My Bed Fool Me Good Amazon
32Freddie King I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man King Of The Blues Amazon

Free Form – May 2016

Free Form - May 2016
Free Form

Country sounds from Johnny Cash, Wynn Stewart, and Ferlin Husky kick things off and we’ll run the blues and R&B gamut with B. B. King, John Jackson, and Duke Robillard…who will also complement the sounds of Dr. John. A free form extravaganza continues with early pop and big band sounds, including Helen Forrest vocals, The Boswells, and Harry James.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson The Only Man Wilder Than Me Django and Jimmie Amazon
3Wynn Stewart Donna On My Mind California Country Amazon
4Ferlin Husky Puxico Polka 1949-1950 (Warped 498F) Amazon
5Johnny Cash Tennessee Flat Top Box The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1 Amazon
6Patsy Cline That's My Desire The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
7Mac Wiseman Old Camp Meeting Time Grassroots To Bluegrass Amazon
8Leon Russell Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Retrospective Amazon
9Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Friend of the Devil Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen Amazon
10C.W. Stoneking Good Luck Charm Gon' Boogaloo Amazon
11Bob Dylan Talkin' Devil It Could Even Be A Myth Amazon
12John Jackson The Devil He Wore A Hickory Shoe Front Porch Blues Amazon
13Prophet G. Lusk The Devil's Trying to Steal My Joy This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982 Amazon
14Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound My Friend The Devil Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound Amazon
15Duke Robillard I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (To Take The Place Of You) The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard Amazon
16Dr. John How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round) Goin' Back To New Orleans Amazon
17Dr. John Old Settlers Live at Magfest 2014 Amazon
18B.B. King & Dr. John There Must Be A Better World Somewhere Deuces Wild Amazon
19Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington It Don't Mean A Thing The Great Summit [Disc 1] Amazon
20Dj Frogg I Don't Mean a Mash Mashups Amazon
21Eugiene Baird & The Duke's Boys Everything But You American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington Amazon
22Helen Forrest and Les Paul Trio Everybody Knew But Me Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1] Amazon
23Harry James & His Orchestra I've Heard That Song Before 43 Your Hit Parade Amazon
24The Boswell Sisters Heebie Jeebies The Object Of My Affection Amazon
25New Friends Of Rhythm Shoot The Schubert To me Hubert 1939-1947 Performances Amazon
26Fats Waller How Can You Face Me? Honeysuckle Rose Amazon
27Leon Redbone Bittersweet Waltz Up A Lazy River Amazon
28John Jorgenson F. A. Swing Franco-American Swing Amazon
29Nappy Brown The Hole I'm In Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
30The Five Royales Tears Of Joy Dedicated To You Amazon
31Howlin' Wolf Baby How Long Smokestack Lightning /The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 Amazon
32Nappy Brown Little By Little Night Time Is the Right Time Amazon
33Nappy Brown Piddily Patter Patter Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1] Amazon

Pop Music of the 1920s

Pop Music of the 1920s
Pop Music of the 1920s

We’ll revisit the third decade of the 20th century where the social and cultural watershed events following the first World War were more than one could have anticipated. The Jazz Age; Prohibition; Radio and the Victrola meant entertainment could be had in the front room, replacing the family and neighborhood parlor entertainment. While the Great Depression loomed on the horizon, the music that found the middle was hopeful and full of man-meets-girl songs were all the rage…even if signs of hard times to come were easily spotted. Listen in for a chronological selection that includes the sounds of Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, Annette Hanshaw, Ethel Waters, and the peerless pop icons Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor.

Deeper Cole Porter

Deeper Cole Porter
Deeper Cole Porter

American composer Cole Porter wrote words and music for over thirty stage and film musicals. His works were typically a model of sophistication, humor, and charm that would change popular musical theater. Deeper Roots takes a look at this songwriter whose music influenced generations of the American patchwork of styles including country, rock, pop, and R&B. We’ll hear from the torch vocals of Betty Carter, playful LA country from Michael Nesmith, the cool evening jazz of Julie London, rocking R&B from Roy Brown, and the contemporary country sounds of the Texoma All-Stars. And more, of course.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ella Fitzgerald It's De-Lovely Cocktails With Cole Porter Amazon
3Texoma All-Stars Don't Fence Me In [*] Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry Amazon
4Gene Autry Don't Fence Me In Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3] Amazon
5Michael Nesmith Begin The Beguine Tropical Campfires Amazon
6Les Paul Trio Begin The Beguine Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1] Amazon
7k.d. lang So in Love Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Amazon
8Elvis Presley True Love The King Of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters [Disc 3] Amazon
9The Flamingos In the Still of the Night Requestfully Yours & the Sound Of Amazon
10Roy Brown Love For A Sale Good Rockin' Tonight Amazon
11Six Hits & A Miss You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 1 – The Birth Of A Label – 1942-43 Amazon
12John Reischman You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To North of the Border Amazon
13Chet Atkins You Do Something To Me Almost Alone Amazon
14Billie Holiday Easy To Love First Issue: Great American Song Book [Disc 1] Amazon
15Lena Horne;Lennie Hayton And His Orchestra At Long Last Love The Essential Lena Horne – The RCA Years Amazon
16Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [From in Paris] Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits Amazon
17Julie London My Heart Belongs To Daddy Cocktails With Cole Porter Amazon
18Arthur Lyman Group Love for Sale Music for a Bachelor's Den Amazon
19Blossom Dearie Give Him The Ooh-La-La Give Him The Ooh-La-La Amazon
20Peggy Lee Always True To You In My Fashion Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes Amazon
21Dinah Shore It's All Right With Me Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes Amazon
22Betty Carter/Ray Charles Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2 Amazon
23Ann Miller Too Darn Hot The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love Amazon
24Martha Tilton With Dean Elliott And His Orchestra Blow, Gabriel, Blow Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes Amazon
25Ethel Merman with Fairchild & Carroll & Their Orchestra Down In The Depths (On The 90th Floor) You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930 [Disc 3] Amazon
26Mary Martin My Heart Belongs To Daddy – from Night And Day Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
27Ginny Simms, Cary Grant You're The Top – from Night And Day Warner Brothers 75 Years of Film Music (2) Amazon
28Bing Crosby/Frank Sinatra Well Did You Evah? Sinatra 80th: All the Best Disc 1 Amazon
29Fred Astaire All Of You That's Entertainment! The Best Of The MGM Musicals Amazon
30Frank Sinatra & Anttnio Carlos Jobim I Concentrate On You Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim Amazon
31David Byrne Don't Fence Me In Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Amazon
32Cole Porter You're The Top De-Lovely Amazon

Free Form – December 2015

Free Form - December 2015
Free Form – December 2015

Every couple of months, Deeper Roots shares a free form playlist with host Dave Stroud. This week we’ll share ‘contemporary roots’ infused music including the sounds of Howell Devine, Jason Isbell, and Ian Tyson as well as a broad selection of R&B (from The Blenders), early blues (from Blind Lemon Jefferson), and ‘ding dong daddy’ country swing (featuring Bob Wills). We’ll also wrap it up with a festive foodie theme.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Ink Spots Street Of Dreams Greatest Hits Amazon
3The Delta Rhythm Boys Scandalize My Name I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem Amazon
4The Cats & The Fiddle I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2] Amazon
5The Penguins Ookey Ook Great Googa Mooga [Ace] Amazon
6The Roosevelts Jitterbug Special The Real Blues Brothers Vol. 2 Amazon
7The Ravens Gotta Find My Baby OKeh Rhythm & Blues Amazon
8The Blenders Don't Play Around with Love Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1 Amazon
9Robins My Baby Done Told Me Money Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53) Amazon
10Esther Phillips Your Love Is So Doggone Good [Album Version] Jazz Moods – Hot Amazon
11Hawkins, Coleman: The Bebop Years [Disc 2]: Cattin' at Keynote Blue Moon The Bebop Years [Disc 2] ~ Cattin' at Keynote Amazon
12Justin Townes Earle Workin' for the MTA Harlem River Blues [Explicit] Amazon
13Robert Plant Central Two-O-Nine Band Of Joy Amazon
14Jason Isbell Johnny Reb, That's Me You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold Amazon
15Howell Devine Boat's Up the River Delta Grooves Amazon
16Billy Walker Cross The Brazos At Waco Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
17Chris Smither No More Cane On The Brazos Still On The Levee CD 1 Amazon
18Odetta No More Cane On The Brazos 7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks Amazon
19Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) Johnny Cash: Artist's Choice – Music That Matters To Him Amazon
20Ian Tyson Ridin' Down the Canyon Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry Amazon
21Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) Legends of Country Music Disc 2 Amazon
22Asleep at the Wheel Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (with Robert Earl Keen and Ray Benson) Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Amazon
23Jerry Lee Lewis Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee A Half Century Of Hits ([Disc 2] of Box Set) Amazon
24Jo-El Sonnier Tear-Stained Letter Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2] Amazon
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28Rosie Flores Hot Dog Speed of Sound Amazon
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30Bill Haley Hot Dog Buddy Buddy From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock Amazon
31Wanda Jackson Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad Queen Of Rockabilly Amazon
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33The Four Shells Hot Dog The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9) Amazon
34Shakin' Stevens Hot Dog Chronology – The Epic Hit Singles #1 Amazon
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