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Top Country Albums of All Time

It’s list time! For better or worse, we’re going with the top tier of the Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Country Albums of all Time as our guidepost. There’s some great ones here, in fact the majority are agreeable in our estimation but there are also some “huh?” moments. We’ll just assume that that is par for the course with any opinion-based list by a disparate group of critics. For the most part, it captures the core of country pretty well. We’ll share music from Tom T. Hall, The Carters, George Strait and a few nineties and aught pop stars that made the list because they swim the pop country charts. Join Dave as he walks down the list, one that has its cringe-worthy moments, right alongside moments of pure Americana country gold.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Kacey Musgraves Space Cowboy Golden Hour Amazon
3Hank Williams The Blues Come Around Southern Belle [Disc 2] Amazon
4Waylon Jennings Black Rose Honky Tonk Heroes/Ramblin' Man/Dreaming My Dreams (1 of 3) Amazon
5Sammi Smith Help Me Make It Through The Night Sammi Smith early 60's the Best Of (varese sarabande 96) Amazon
6John Anderson Wild and Blue Anthology Amazon
7Sturgill Simpson Life Of Sin Metamodern Sounds In Country Music Amazon
8Guy Clark Rita Ballou Old No. 1 Amazon
9The Carter Family Kissing Is Crime Can The Circle Be Unbroken Amazon
10John Prine Paradise John Prine Amazon
11Kris Kristofferson The Law Is For Protection Of The People Kristofferson Amazon
12Rosanne Cash My Baby Thinks He's A Train Hits: 1979-1989 Amazon
13George Strait I Can't See Texas from Here Strait Out of the Box [Disc 1] Amazon
14Gary Stewart She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) Superstars Of Country: Good Ol Songs [Disc 2] Amazon
15Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 Amazon
16Tom T. Hall The Year That Clayton Delaney Died (Single Version) The Definitive Collection: Tom T. Hall Amazon
17Patsy Cline I Fall To Pieces Classic Country Amazon
18George Jones He Stopped Loving Her Today I Am What I Am Amazon
19Miranda Lambert Vice The Weight of These Wings Amazon
20The Judds Why Not Me Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2] Amazon
21Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues At Folsom Prison Amazon
22Taylor Swift You Belong With Me Fearless Amazon
23Randy Travis On The Other Hand Country Gold 1984-1986 Amazon
24Shania Twain That Don't Impress Me Much Come On Over Amazon
25Merle Haggard Red Bandana His Greatest & His Best Amazon
26Lucinda Williams Jackson Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Amazon
27Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces Country: The American Tradition [Disc 2] Amazon
28Ray Charles Born to Lose (Remastered) Complete Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Remastered) Amazon
29Waylon Jennings Dreaming My Dreams With You Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris Amazon
30Dolly Parton Coat of Many Colors Coat of Many Colors [RM 2007] Amazon
31Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger The Many Sides Of Willie Nelson [Cd 3 "Cowboy"] (1992) Amazon

Loretta & Jerry

This past October, we lost a couple of very important ties to two whose stars shone bright in both the Golden Age of Country and the Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll. We’ll take on a dual tribute to the passing of Loretta Lynn and Jerry Lee Lewis. The torch has surely passed but their fire burned white hot as their stars rose, both sharing controversy and almost overnight fame. They also continued to perform into their later years, teaming up with songwriters and performers who were relevant to new generations, but true to their core calling. Our first hour take time to visit Loretta Lynn’s humble but no-nonsense storytelling and the second hour will take us into the whirlwind of unapologetic badassness that was Jerry Lee Lewis.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Loretta Lynn You Ain't Woman Enough Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
3Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation) Still Woman Enough Amazon
4Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1] Amazon
5Loretta Lynn,Margo Price One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price) One's On the Way (feat. Margo Price) Amazon
6Loretta Lynn & Jack White Portland Oregon Van Lear Rose Amazon
7Loretta Lynn The Pill Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
8Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty After the Fire Is Gone Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 Amazon
9Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Answer The Phone (w/ Loretta Lynn) A Tribute To A Legend Amazon
10Ernest Tubb/Loretta Lynn Thanks a Lot Legendary: It's Been So Long, Darling Amazon
11Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 3] Amazon
12Loretta Lynn She's Got You Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
13Loretta Lynn Success I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1] Amazon
14Loretta Lynn This Old House Van Lear Rose Amazon
15Loretta Lynn First City Loretta Lynn Legendery Country Singer Amazon
16Loretta Lynn Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection [Disc 1] Amazon
17Loretta Lynn In the Sweet Bye and Bye All Time Gospel Favorites [Disc 1] Amazon
18Jerry Lee Lewis/Jimmy Page Rock and Roll Last Man Standing Amazon
19Jerry Lee Lewis Crazy Arms All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1) Amazon
20Jerry Lee Lewis End Of The Road Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 4] Amazon
21Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On A Half Century Of Hits [Disc 1] Amazon
22Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire Red, White & Rock Disc 1 Amazon
23Jerry Lee Lewis High School Confidential Sun Recordings Greatest Hits Amazon
24Jerry Lee Lewis Breathless All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1) Amazon
25Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins I Saw The Light (With Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins) The Survivors Amazon
26Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (With Jerry Lee Lewis) The Survivors Amazon
27The Million Dollar Quartet You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven The Million Dollar Quartet: 50th Anniversary Special Edition Amazon
28Jerry Lee Lewis What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) The Definitive Collection Amazon
29Jerry Lee Lewis Somewhere Over the Rainbow The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1999 Amazon
30Jerry Lee Lewis Milkshake Mademoiselle Good Old Summertime Amazon
31Jerry Lee Lewis Bad Moon Rising Mean Old Man Amazon
32Jerry Lee Lewis Wild One 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits Amazon
33Bruce Springsteen/Jerry Lee Lewis Pink Cadillac Last Man Standing Amazon
34Jerry Lee Lewis Big Blue Diamond Southern Roots Amazon

Fascinating Rhythm

Crazy rhythm! Big bands, scat vocals, syncopation, snapping fingers, drum and trumpet solos, all packed into two hours on a Sonoma County autumn morning on Deeper Roots. We’re celebrating that fascinating rhythm with some classic jazz, smooth vocals, and the voot of Slim Galliard as well as we take a trip through the big band sounds of Tommy Dorsey’s Clambake Seven, Cab Calloway, and Artie Shaw. That’s not all, though. We’ll also hear the celebrations of rhythm with the brothers and sister teams of the Boswells, the Colemans, the Delta Rhythm Boys, and Three Sharps and a Flat. Sweet and sentimental with a celebratory blast. Join Dave Stroud on a journey that celebrates rhythm with the best rhythm-makers on KOWS Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Benny Goodman And His Orchestra & Helen Ward Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music In Your Soul) Wicked Swing Amazon
3Jimmie Lunceford (Willie Smith And Band, Vocals) Rhythm Is Our Business Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
4Ivie Anderson All God's Chillun Got Rhythm An Introduction To Ivie Anderson Amazon
5The Delta Rhythm Boys Get on Board Little Children Radio, Gimme Some Jive Amazon
6Coleman Brothers Get Away, Mr. Satan, Get Away Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang Amazon
7Three Sharps And A Flat That's The Rhythm Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm Amazon
8Slim & Slam The Flat Foot Floogie Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 3) Amazon
9The Boswell Sisters That's How Rhythm Was Born That's How Rhythm Was Born Amazon
10Slim & Slam Rhythm Mad Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 2) Amazon
11Slim & Slam Buck Dance Rhythm Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1) Amazon
12The Cats & The Fiddle Mr. Rhythm Man The Very Best Of Amazon
13Ace Harris And His Sunset Royals Rhythm 'Bout Town Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep) Amazon
14Freddie Jenkins' Harlem Seven Nothin' But Rhythm Sounds Of Harlem Vol. 1 (Hep) Amazon
15Django Reinhardt Crazy Rhythm The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1] Amazon
16Fats Waller & His Rhythm Spreadin' Rhythm Around Fats Waller – The Complete Recorded Works Volume 3 – Rhythm and Romance 1934-1936 Amazon
17Billie Holiday Spreadin' Rhythm Around Quintessential: Volume 1, 1933 – 1935 Amazon
18Billie Holiday Feat. Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra He Ain't Got Rhythm Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944 [Disc 02] Amazon
19Louis Armstrong I Got Rhythm Now You Has Jazz: Louis Armstrong AT M-G-M Amazon
20Cab Calloway Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm Chronological 1937-38 Amazon
21Cab Calloway Black Rhythm Kicking The Gong Around Amazon
22Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Rockin' In Rhythm Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington Amazon
23Artie Shaw All God's Chillun Got Rhythm The Artie Shaw Story – Disc 1 – Free Wheeling Amazon
24Tommy And Jimmy Dorsey Rhythm Saved The World The Gems Of Jazz Amazon
25The Mills Brothers Rhythm Saved The World The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 4 Amazon
26Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra I'm Nuts About Screwy Music Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
27Sol Hoopii Fascinating Rhythm Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Vol. 2 Amazon
28Fred Astaire Fascinating Rhythm The Astaire Story, Vol.1 & 2 Amazon
29Gene Kelly I Got Rhythm The Big Picture: Great Music from Films You Love Amazon
30Tony Bennett Crazy Rhythm This Is Jazz Sampler Amazon
31Charlie Barnet Flying Home Wicked Swing Amazon
32Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra He Ain't Got Rhythm Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford Amazon
33Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra Jivin' With Jarvis Wicked Swing Amazon
34Nellie Lutcher If You Wanna Get T'Goin' (And Come Out Singing) Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm [Disc 3] Amazon

Sacred Rock & Soul

A mixed bag of the soulful sounds with an undercurrent of gospel mixed in this morning. Songs whose construction bears some resemblance or, in most cases, far distant ancestry to the sacred sounds of the church gatherings. The music this morning isn’t really gospel in its obvious form. It’s more the sound of performances that owe gospel music a debt of gratitude for the sound, the rhythm, and the form. Tune in for a bright, shining blend of popular sounds from Paul Simon, Laura Nyro, Curtis Mayfield, Percy Sledge, Mitty Collier, and a couple dozen others as we take a closer walk with rhythm, soul, rock, and pop on a Friday morning in Sonoma County on KOWS, your low power community station with a big heart. Tune in on 92.5 FM or stream us on kowsfm.com/listen.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Isley Brothers Shout (Parts 1 & 2) The Essential Isley Brothers [Disc 1] Amazon
3Sam Cooke Just For You Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
4Sam Cooke You Send Me Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 Amazon
5Ray Charles I've Got a Woman Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2] Amazon
6Ray Charles Hallelujah I Love Her So Ultimate Hits Collection [1 of 2] Amazon
7Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters Cry Baby Birth Of Soul: 1 Amazon
8Marvin Gaye Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
9The Impressions Keep On Pushing Gospel Amazon
10Curtis Mayfield Move on Up Something to Believe In Amazon
11Edwin Hawkins Singers Oh Happy Day Oh Happy Day – Original Buddah Classics Amazon
12Al Green Take Me to the River More Greatest Hits Amazon
13Bill Withers Lean on Me Still Bill Amazon
14Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water Amazon
15Paul Simon Loves Me Like A Rock Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar Amazon
16Jackie Wilson (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Something to Believe In Amazon
17The Staple Singers Respect Yourself Stax Profiles Amazon
18Aretha Franklin Chain Of Fools Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 1] Amazon
19Aretha Franklin Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Amazon
20Percy Sledge When A Man Loves A Woman It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge Amazon
21Mitty Collier I Had A Talk With My Man Chess Uptown Soul Amazon
22Mitty Collier No Faith, No Love Talking With Her Man: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 Amazon
23Laura Nyro And When I Die Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (1 of 2) Amazon
24Marc Cohn Walking In Memphis Marc Cohn Amazon
25Roy Wood Songs Of Praise Boulders Amazon
26Elton John Take Me To The Pilot Elton John Amazon
27Etta James Strange Things Happening Singles 1957 – 1962 Amazon

Travelin’ Shoes

We’re reaching deep into those roots Americana archives this morning for a free form blend of country, gospel, folk, and blues. Buckets of music planned for your Friday morning: whether you’re here in the warm October folds of Sonoma County or on the other side of the planet, we’re here to soothe the fray of what’s occurring at every corner. The music we have in store includes new tracks from Dr. John and Sweet Megg, Neko Case, the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Haden, Randy Newman and more than a dozen others. Songs about the long road, six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline, and sunrise and sunset couplets. It’s a Friday morning here on the West Coast and our community is always willing to share with you on KOWS-LP Community Radio. Join us, why don’t you.

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200:00 Bruce Springsteen Nightshift Amazon
308:05 Maria Muldaur Sweetheart Amazon
411:00 Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Travelin' Shoes Amazon
512:50 Maria Muldaur Travelin' Shoes Amazon
615:11 Don Elliot Long, Black Automobile Amazon
717:38 Lightnin' Hopkins Automobile Blues Amazon
828:45 Weeping Willows When The Sun Came Down Amazon
930:51 Anita Carter Ring Of Fire Amazon
1032:44 Charlie Haden Is This America? (Katrina 2005) Amazon
1136:20 Tony Rice Pride of Man Amazon
1238:35 Dr. John End Of The Line feat. Aaron Neville Amazon
1349:02 Aaron Neville Down Into Muddy Water Amazon
1452:34 Neko Case Buckets Of Rain Amazon
1555:16 Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra With Members Of The New York Philharmonic Louisiana 1927 Amazon
1658:34 Chris Hillman Like A Hurricane Amazon
171:07:17 Sweet Megg Faded Love Amazon
181:10:57 The Boswell Sisters Was That the Human Thing to Do, #1 Amazon
191:14:10 Louis Armstrong Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Amazon
201:17:07 Fats Domino Goin' Home Amazon
211:19:12 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers I'm Walkin' Amazon
221:25:30 Wanda Jackson Mean Mean Man Amazon
231:27:38 Junior Brown & The Beach Boys 409 Amazon
241:29:53 Bruce Springsteen; Dr. John Right Place Wrong Time Amazon
251:34:19 Bea Baker & Maurice King & His Wolverines I Want a Lavender Cadillac Amazon
261:37:08 Louis Prima Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) Amazon
271:39:41 Betty Hutton Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Amazon
281:42:41 Hoagy Carmichael Ole Buttermilk Sky Amazon
291:44:42 Ella Mae Morse with Dick Walters & His Orchestra Shoo-Shoo Baby Amazon
301:51:28 Blue Lu Barker A Little Bird Told Me Amazon
311:53:39 Maria Muldaur It Ain't the Meat It's the Motion Amazon

West Coast Blues Roots

The 40s and 50s post-war migration brought tough working conditions in Chicago which offered stability over the miserable sharecropper existence of the Delta.  Both were fodder for the some of the very best in classic blues. The production lines of Detroit and other cities on the Eastern seaboard were models of a different kind of work that the Industrial Age had to offer. But the West Coast wasn’t the place you’d expect to find the blues: shipyards, agriculture, and urban sprawl would aggregate so many different styles that rhythm and blues was a fusion of the many different sensibilities that were brought with both performer and listener alike westward from east of the Mississippi. Having the hub of the world of entertainment in the Southland didn’t hurt either. We’ll be browsing the sounds of some of the greats: McCracklin, Fulson, Otis, Mayfield, and (of course) T-Bone Walker in the Deeper Roots morning show today. West Coast Blues led to blues-based rock in large part because of the exposure to the many different styles of the mid-century blues bands and solo rockers. West Coast Blues Roots is the name of our show this morning on KOWS-LP Occidental.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Johnny "Guitar" Watson Gangster Of Love Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics Amazon
3Lowell Fulson Blue Shadows Chess Blues Disc 4 Amazon
4T-Bone Walker T-Bone Shuffle Living The Blues: Blues Greats Amazon
5Ivory Joe Hunter Boogin' In The Rain The Chronological Ivory Joe Hunter 1947 Amazon
6Amos Milburn One, Two, Three, Everybody Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon
7Amos Milburn One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer Amos Milburn Rocks Amazon
8Floyd Dixon Hey Bartender Marshall Texas Is My Home Amazon
9Big Jay McNeely The Deacon's Hop Living The Blues – Jump Blues & Boogie Amazon
10Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone To Love Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues Amazon
11Johnny Guitar Watson Mortorhead Baby So-Cal Speed Shop's Hot Rod Classics Disc 1 Amazon
12Little Esther And Willie Littlefield Turn the Lights Down Low Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13] Amazon
13Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Gonna Send You Where I Got You From Mercury B&R Story '45-'55 – [Disc 1]: Midwest Blues V1 Amazon
14Peppermint Harris I Got Loaded Loaded, Vol. 1 Amazon
15Jimmy McCracklin The Walk Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 1] Amazon
16Little Willie Littlefield K. C. Loving Roots Of Rock & Roll – Rough And Rowdy [Disc 10] Amazon
17T-Bone Walker Stormy Monday The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch] Amazon
18Roy Milton The Hucklebuck Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton Amazon
19Floyd Dixon Call Operator 210 The Cocktail Combos [Disc 3] Amazon
20Johnny Otis Baby Baby Blues Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Stars Amazon
21Johnny Otis Head Hunter The Roots Of Frank Zappa Amazon
22Etta James Good Rockin Daddy The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings 1 Amazon
23Pee Wee Crayton Blues After Hours ABC Of The Blues Vol 7 Amazon
24Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Driftin' Blues Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues – A Film By Clint Eastwood Amazon
25Charles Brown Black Night Living The Blues: Blues Greats Amazon
26Cecil Gant I Wonder R&B Jukebox Hits 1944 Amazon
27Amos Milburn Bad Bad Whiskey Down The Road Apiece -The Best Of Amos Milburn Amazon
28Juke Boy Bonner Running Shoes Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Volume 2 [Disc 8] Amazon
29Lloyd Glenn The Shakedown Chess Blues Disc 4 Amazon
30Etta James I Just Want to Make Love to You At Last! Amazon
31Percy Mayfield The River's Invitation ABC Of The Blues Vol 28 Amazon
32Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Deep Fried Blues Pajama Party Amazon
33Roy Milton & His Solid Senders R.M. Blues Specialty Profiles: Roy Milton Amazon

The Spector Legacy

No tribute here, only an exploration of the musical legacy left behind by one of the premier production geniuses of 20th century rock and roll. We won’t dwell on the poor example of a human being attached to his personal legacy; but the music he gave us was pure gold and his ‘wall of sound’ became synonymous with early sixties classics from The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers, The Crystals, Gene Pitney, and so many others. His later career found him turning up in production studios with the likes of The Beatles, The Ramones, Leonard Cohen, and others. Along the line his name was also attached to a wide range of songs in copyright; songs that celebrated youth, love, blusterous rivers deep, and soaring mountains high. And we’ll fit as much as we can into our two hour show on Sonoma County Community Radio.


No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Teddy Bears To Know Him Is to Love Him Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
3The Ronettes Walking in the Rain The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
4The Ronettes Paradise The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
5The Ronettes Do I Love You? The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
6The Paris Sisters I Love How You Love Me Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
7Paris Sisters Be My Boy Early Girls – vol 5 Amazon
8The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody Amazon
9The Righteous Brothers Just Once in My Life Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
10The Crystals Uptown Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
11The Crystals He's a Rebel Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
12The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
13Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd. Black Pearl Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
14Alley Cats Puddin' N' Tain Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
15Ray Peterson Corrine, Corrina Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
16Veronica So Young Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
17Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans Not Too Young to Get Married Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
18Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts? Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
19The Dixie Cups Chapel of Love Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1964 Amazon
20Darlene Love Stumble and Fall Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
21Darlene Love (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
22Darlene Love Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
23The Treasures Hold Me Tight Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 2 Amazon
24Ike & Tina Turner River Deep, Mountain High Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
25Ike & Tina Turner Save the Last Dance for Me Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 3 Amazon
26Ben E. King Spanish Harlem Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon
27The Beach Boys I Can Hear Music Perfect Harmony Amazon
28Curtis Lee Pretty Little Angel Eyes The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 4 Amazon
29Brian Wilson This Could Be The Night For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson Amazon
30The Ramones Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? End of the Century Amazon
31The Ramones Baby, I Love You End of the Century Amazon
32The Ronettes Baby I Love You The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
33The Crystals He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1 Amazon

Doo Wop’s Golden Age

In the early 1950s, trade magazines were bemoaning the overabundance of vocal groups making it difficult for single artists to break through. It was just the beginning of a wave of adolescent boys finding that street corner singers were attracting the neighborhood girls. Well, that’s the story anyway. But it might not have been too far off the mark as the mid-to-late 1950s saw the charts exploding with groups with vocal prowess in both instrumental imitation and harmonies with inglorious sound effects. It would become an cultural art form born in the tradition of some of the vocal groups of the 30s and 40s. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll revisit doo wop’s golden age where the harmonies were tight and sweet and the ballads were recycled gems of the past or low-brow teen crooning of the present. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio for some of the best examples of Doo Wop’s Golden Age.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The El Dorados At My Front Door The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
3The Nutmegs Story Untold The Roots Of Frank Zappa Amazon
4The Five Satins In the Still of the Night Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
5The Heartbeats A Thousand Miles Away Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
6The Rays Silhouettes Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits Amazon
7The Willows The Church Bells May Ring Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
8The Cadillacs Zoom For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon
9Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1] Amazon
10The Moonglows See Saw (mono) Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection Amazon
11The Del Vikings Come Go with Me Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
12The Dubs Could This Be Magic The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
13Mellokings Tonight Tonight Tonight-Tonight Amazon
14The Monotones Book Of Love Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1) Amazon
15Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/The Rob Roys Tell Me Why Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
16The Silhouettes Get A Job Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1) Amazon
17The Diamonds Little Darlin' The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
18The Bobbettes Mr. Lee The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
19The Cadillacs Buzz Buzz Buzz For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon
20The Solitaires Walking Along Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
21Lee Andrews & The Hearts Long Lonely Nights Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
22Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Goody Goody Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
23The Chantels Maybe Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 2] Amazon
24The Edsels Rama Lama Ding Dong The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
25The Aquatones You Early Girls: 1 Amazon
26The Marcels Blue Moon The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
27The Elegants Little Star The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
28Dion & The Belmonts I Wonder Why The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
29The Videos Trickle, Trickle The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Coasters Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
31The Flamingos I Only Have Eyes for You For Collectors Only – Disc 1 Amazon
32The Mystics Hushabye The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
33Dion & The Belmonts A Teenager In Love The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
34The Fiestas So Fine The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
35The Sheppards Island Of Love The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
36Earls Remember Then Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon

Workin’ Man Blues

We’ll be spending two hours on a century of hard work, little pay, striking it rich as well as failing to do so. Songs about working the mines, panning in the mother lode, welfare and pittance wages, as well as the country sounds of Merle’s Working Man Blues. Plenty to keep us reflecting on a lifetime of keeping afloat knowing full well that you can’t take it with you. Not necessarily money for nothing and kicks for free but we’ve also got songs about blowing it all on a Saturday night. Join us for music from Johnny Horton, Wynn Stewart, Tex Ritter, Merle, Hazel Dickens, Roy Orbison and a cast of the very best of performances from the past century here on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2Tex Williams Money Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
3Howard Vokes The Miner Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
4Tex Ritter A Working Man's Prayer Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
5Doc Watson Dream of the Miner's Child 1964-1965 (Warped 6411F) Amazon
6Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter Coal Miner's Daughter Amazon
7Merle Haggard And The Strangers Workin' Man Blues (2006 Digital Remaster) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Amazon
8Lyle Lovett Working Too Hard My Baby Don't Tolerate Amazon
9Slaid Cleaves Working Stiff Unsung Amazon
10Perry Tonightus And The Heart Burn Living On The Welfare Check Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
11Buck Owens Waitin' In Your Welfare Line The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 1 Amazon
12Johnny Paycheck Take This Job And Shove It Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1] Amazon
13Roy Orbison Working for the Man The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument] Amazon
14Brennen Leigh North To Alaska Too Thin To Plow Amazon
15Mudcrutch Six Days On the Road Mudcrutch Amazon
16Wynn Stewart Another Day, Another Dollar California Country Amazon
17The Westport Kids You Kaint Take It With You Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
18Billy Parker It Takes A Lot Of Money Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
19Bobby Barnett Workin' Man Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
20Arlie Duff Money Hungry Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974) Amazon
21Faron Young I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night 1953-1956 (Warped 5455) Amazon
22Al Clauser & His Oklahoma Outlaws I Ain't Lazy Baby I'm Just Tired The Best Of Western Swing Amazon
23Jim Nesbitt Working All My Life Cash-A-Likes Amazon
24Marty Stuart Hard Working Man Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions Amazon
25Dick Curless I've Been Working On the Railroad A Tombstone Every Mile (7CD Set) CD3 (1950-1969) Amazon
26John Prine & Mac Wiseman Saginaw Michigan Standard Songs for Average People Amazon
27Dolly Parton 9 To 5 Dolly [Disc 4] Amazon
28Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands Working Girl Blues (Featuring Andrew Conklin, Alice Gerrard, Tom Rozum & Patrick Sauber) The Hazel and Alice Sessions Amazon
29Tom Waits Heigh Ho Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [Disc 3] Amazon
30Lee Dorsey Working In A Coal Mine Soul Mine Amazon
31Johnny Horton North To Alaska Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana Amazon
32The Dwarf Chorus Heigh-Ho Classic Disney, Vol. II: 60 Years Of Music Magical Amazon
33Adriana Caselotti Whistle While You Work Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 2] Amazon

Not Above The Law

Welcome to a common theme we share on Deeper Roots:  an eclectic blend of stories featuring grifters, the gallows, the law and prison time. Today we’ll be mixing current events with the rule of law and the focus takes on historic anthems of good versus evil. Playlists will feature topics of blind justice, the fate of liars and thieves, and stories of false prophets and demagogues. We’ll welcome them in their own words with pearls of justice that even the January 6th looters, traitors and thieves cannot escape. It’s a cult…and neither democracy nor faith abide much by the cult of personality that’s soiling our Constitution. We’ve got tracks from Dr. John, Three Dog Night, Hugh Laurie, Booker T and Ted Hawkins this week. Join us here on Deeper Roots for an expose about “Fear and Loathing at Mar-a-Lago”.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Booker T. & The MG's Hang 'Em High The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol.2: 1968-1971 [Disc 1] Amazon
3The Fabulous Thunderbirds Can't Tear It Up Enuff T-Bird Rhythm Amazon
4Ted Hawkins The Constitution Happy Hour Amazon
5Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin) The Hazel and Alice Sessions Amazon
6The Louvin Brothers Cash On The Barrelhead Close Harmony [Disc 3] Amazon
7Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra Call The Police Jumpin' With the Big Swing Bands Amazon
8Ray Lum A Trader Is Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris Amazon
9Bill Phillips The Yankee Trader Bill Phillips 1958-1961 Amazon
10Dr. John Trader John The Blues Biography Amazon
11Three Dog Night Liar The Complete Hit Singles Amazon
12Julia Lee Lies Kansas City Star [Disc 2] Amazon
13JD McPherson Mother Of Lies Let The Good Times Roll Amazon
14Julie London Little White Lies 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Disc 1 Amazon
15Jackie Greene About Cell Block #9 Sweet Somewhere Bound Amazon
16Bill Carter with The Cooper Brothers Jailer Man The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972) Amazon
17Buck Owens In the Jailhouse Now Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics Amazon
18Hugh Laurie Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair Didn't It Rain (Deluxe) Amazon
19Elton Britt Uranium Fever Atomic Platters Amazon
20Sam Hinton Old Man Atom Atomic Platters Amazon
21Dan Reeder 2016 Election Song Every Which Way (Deluxe Edition) Amazon
22Fay Simmons You Hit Me Baby Like An Atomic Bomb Atomic Platters Amazon
23Fred Kirby When That Hell Bomb Falls Atomic Platters Amazon
24George Kent I Always Did Like Leavenworth The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972) Amazon
25The Bobby Fuller Four I Fought The Law The Best Of The Bobby Fuller Four Amazon
26George Jones/Johnny Cash I Got Stripes [*] Silver Amazon
27Rico Bell Death Row The Executioners Last Songs, Volume 2 Amazon
28Doodle Duncan Death Row Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2 Amazon
29Marty Robbins Hanging Tree A Lifetime of Song (1951-1982) Amazon
30Ralph Stanley O Death O Brother, Where Art Thou? Amazon
31Roy Zimmerman The Don Rize Up Amazon
32Thomas E. Dewey Election Eve Campaign Speech Great Speeches of the 20th Century Amazon
33Paul Stookey Nukes R Nuts Just Causes Amazon
34Roy Zimmerman The Liar Tweets Tonight The Liar Tweets Tonight (Single) Amazon
35Earle Hagen I Spy Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 7: The Crime Scene Amazon