Dave Stroud will explore the gospel form, both African American and Country, focusing on the theme of ‘going to the water’ to be saved. The songs reflect the celebration of ‘washing the soul’ as a tradition of a Christian faith. The performers will include Da Costa Woltz, Clefs of Harmony, Dock Walsh, and Ernest Stoneman’s Dixie Mountaineers. There will also be a helping of passionate sermons to make sure we keep our paths straight.
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Gee's Bend Residents
Good Evening Everybody (I've Been to the River and I've Been Baptized)
How We Got Over: Sacred Songs of Gee's Bend
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Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters
Baptist Shout
Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters & Frank Jenkins' Pilot Mountaineers (1927-1929)
4
Mountain Ramblers
Baptizing Down By The Creek
Sounds of the South [Disc 3] – Negro Church Music & White Spirituals
5
Bill Monroe
The Old Country Baptising
Bluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 2]
6
The Louvin Brothers
The River Of Jordan
Satan Is Real
7
Zion Harmonizers
Brother Moses Smote The Water
Best of Louisiana Music SAMPLER
8
Tommiettes Gospel Singers
Have You Been Through The Water
Powerhouse Gospel
9
The Golden Gate Quartet
Dip Your Fingers in the Water
Vol. 4 (1939-1943)
10
The Golden Gate Quartet
Wade in the Water
CD 2 the Recent Years
11
The Staple Singers
Wade In The Water
Freedom Highway
12
The Reverend J.M. Gates
Baptize Me
Take Me To The Water
13
Elder JE Burch
Baptism By Water, And Baptism By The Holy Ghost
Take Me To The Water
14
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Take Me To The Water
I'll Find A Way
15
The Harmonizing Four
Wade In The Water
The Essential Guide To Gospel
16
Skylarks
Baptism Of Jesus
I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983
17
Clefs of Harmony
Baptized
This May Be My Last Time Singing: Raw African-American Gospel on 45RPM, 1957-1982
18
Selah Jubilee Singers
It's Cool Down Yonder By Chilly Jordan
Vol. 2-(1941-44/45)
19
Sam Cook & Soul Stirrers
Jesus Gave Me Water
Great Gospel – No Tears in Heaven
20
The Holmes Brothers
I Surrender All
Gospel Brunch Classics
21
The Chuck Wagon Gang & The Orthophonic Choir
Shall We Gather At The River
Orthophonic Joy
22
The Carter Family
On My Way To Canaan's Land
The Carter Family 1927 – 1934 [Disc 3]
23
Dock Walsh
Bathe In That Beautiful Pool
Take Me To The Water
24
Ricky Skaggs
River Of Jordan
Family And Friends
25
Ernest Stoneman's Dixie Mountaineers
Down To Jordan And Be Saved
The Bristol Sessions 1927-1928 [[Disc 4]]
26
Washington Phillips
Denomination Blues Part 1
Take Me To The Water
27
Vaetta Stewart And Heavenly Tones Of Berkeley
I Love The Lord
Swingin' On The Golden Gate Volume 2: A Survey Of Bay Area Gospel
28
Rev. Arthur Ransburg And The Voices Of Christ Of Berkeley
I've Already Been To The Water
Swingin' On The Golden Gate, Volume 2: A Survey Of Bay Area Gospel
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.
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Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson
The Only Man Wilder Than Me
Django and Jimmie
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Wynn Stewart
Donna On My Mind
California Country
4
Ferlin Husky
Puxico Polka
1949-1950 (Warped 498F)
5
Johnny Cash
Tennessee Flat Top Box
The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 1
6
Patsy Cline
That's My Desire
The Patsy Cline Collection [Disc 3]
7
Mac Wiseman
Old Camp Meeting Time
Grassroots To Bluegrass
8
Leon Russell
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Retrospective
9
Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen
Friend of the Devil
Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen
10
C.W. Stoneking
Good Luck Charm
Gon' Boogaloo
11
Bob Dylan
Talkin' Devil
It Could Even Be A Myth
12
John Jackson
The Devil He Wore A Hickory Shoe
Front Porch Blues
13
Prophet 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
14
Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound
My Friend The Devil
Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound
15
Duke Robillard
I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (To Take The Place Of You)
The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard
16
Dr. John
How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)
Goin' Back To New Orleans
17
Dr. John
Old Settlers
Live at Magfest 2014
18
B.B. King & Dr. John
There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
Deuces Wild
19
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
It Don't Mean A Thing
The Great Summit [Disc 1]
20
Dj Frogg
I Don't Mean a Mash
Mashups
21
Eugiene Baird & The Duke's Boys
Everything But You
American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington
22
Helen Forrest and Les Paul Trio
Everybody Knew But Me
Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) [Disc 1]
I’ll say…finger pickin’ good music featuring finger pickin’ great performers from the past century. We’ve got a two hour sampling of sounds from the likes of Doc Watson, Jorma Kaukonen, Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Blind Blake, Riley Puckett, and (of course) Merle Travis. Our Wednesday evening will keep it pretty folksy and traditional for the most part, leaning on tradition and the very best in string picking and chord strumming. All this and more on our roots music show which is produced exclusively for Sonoma County community radio, both KWTF and KOWS.
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Leo Kottke
Buckaroo
Essential
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Chet Atkins
Wheels
Mr Atkins-Guitar Picker
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Doc Watson
Windy and Warm
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
5
Doc Watson
Moody River
Memories
6
Doc Watson
Doc's Guitar [#]
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
7
Jefferson Airplane
Embryonic Journey
Walk on the Moon
8
Jorma Kaukonen
Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown (Instrumental)
Stars In My Crown
9
John Fahey
Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home
The Legend of Blind Joe Death
10
Davy Graham
Angi
3/4 Ad – Single
11
Davy Graham
Davy's Train Blues
3/4 Ad – Single
12
Stefan Grossman
Police Dog Blues
How To Play Blues Guitar
13
Blind Blake
Diddie Wa Diddie
Roots of Rock
14
Lonnie Johnson
Untitled
Steppin' On The Blues
15
Riley Puckett
Fuzzy Rag
Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins of American Primitive Guitar
16
Etta Baker
One Dime Blues
Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways
17
Merle Travis
Freight Train (Instrumental)
The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
18
Tommy Emmanuel
The Bug
It's Never Too Late
19
Bob Brozman
Hano Hano Hanalei [Album Version]
Blue Hula Stomp [Remastered]
20
Merle Travis
Li'l Liza Jane (Instrumental)
The World's Greatest Bluegrass Bands
21
Jorma Kaukonen
Fur Peace Rag
Stars In My Crown
22
Leo Kottke
Wonderland By Night
Peculiaroso
23
Leo Kottke
Little Martha
Leo Live
24
Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon
Rings
Sixty Six Steps
25
John Fahey
Layla
Rain Forests, Oceans And Other
26
Dave Van Ronk
Green, Green Rocky Road
Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk
27
Doc & Merle Watson
Bonaparte's Retreat
Then And Now/Two Days In November
28
Sam McGee
Knoxville Blues
Friends Of Old Time Music [Disc 1]
29
Mississippi John Hurt
Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
Complete Studio Recordings 3-CD Set
30
Stefan Grossman
Pallet On Your Floor
How To Play Blues Guitar
31
David Bromberg
Come All You Fair and Tender Maidens
Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records
32
Mance Lipscomb
Sugar Babe
Texas Songster
33
Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson
Barrier
Quah [Bonus Tracks]
34
Bob Hadley
Celtic Reverie
Imaginational Anthem
35
Bert Jansch
Angie
Running From Home – An Introduction to Bert Jansch
Deeper Roots takes on new Americana. There is a lot of good roots-influenced music out there, you just need to know where to go. Country, alt-country, swing, gospel, blues, soul, and bluegrass continue to be heard and loved finding a voice across a (very) wide canvas called ‘Americana’. On Deeper Roots this week on KWTF radio, we’ll curate the sounds of new Americana that play weekday mornings on KWTF from 9am to 11am (including Thursday’s Blue Moon Americana show). Tune in for new music from Parker Millsap, The Cactus Blossoms, Sturgill Simpson, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, and Loretta Lynn.
Deeper Roots takes on a theme this week… one that has us on the road, the rails, the ocean deep, and soaring in the clouds. We speak, of course, of our modes and muse of transport in music. There’s a variety of styling to be had including blues from Snooks Eaglin and Lightnin’ Hopkins, 50s country from Cowboy Copas and Bonnie Guitar, pop sounds from Jo Stafford and the Modernaires, and a host of others that all support the theme of the day. Tune in for another roots-infused Wednesday evening on KOWS, the heart and voice of West Sonoma County, California.
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The Modernaires
The Stanley Steamer
The Complete Modernaires On Columbia Vol 2 (1946-1947)
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Kevin Russell
Cadillacin' Model A
You Don't Know Me
4
Snooks Eaglin
Model T And The Train
Country Boy Down In New Orleans
5
Rosco Gordon
T Model Boogie
Let's Get High (B)
6
Lightnin' Hopkins
Automobile Blues
Lightnin'
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Ry Cooder
Crazy 'Bout An Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
Borderline (Remaster 2013)
8
John Sebastian
Got No Automobiles
Chasin' Gus' Ghost
9
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Christian's Automobile
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
10
Mink Deville
Lilly's Daddy's Cadillac
Coup De Grace Plus Where Angels Fear To Tread
11
Roger Miller
(The Day I Jumped) From Uncle Harvey's Plane
The Best Of : Vol 2
12
Peter, Paul & Mary
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Album 1700
13
Mother McCollum
Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]
14
Peter Case
Waiting On A Plane
HWY 62
15
Cowboy Copas
Night Plane to Memphis
Settin' Flat On Ready
16
Dwight Yoakam
07 Trains and Boats and Planes
Population: Me
17
Doc Watson
Blue Railroad Train
The Best of Doc Watson: 1964-1968
18
J. H. Howell
Howell's Railroad
Classic Field Recordings
19
Hank Williams
California Zephyr
Lost Highway December 1948 – March 1949
20
Chuck Berry
Down Bound Train
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
21
Jimmie Driftwood
Sailing Away On The Ocean
Americana, Vol. 3
22
Earl Scruggs
My Ship Will Sail
The Earl Scruggs Revue: Anniversary Special, Volumes One & Two
23
The Boxmasters
Goin' Home
Modbilly Disc 1
24
Jake Xerxes Fussell
Boat's up the River
Jake Xerxes Fussell
25
Jo Stafford
Shrimp Boats
You Belong To Me
26
Al Hendrickson
On A Slow Boat To China
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 3 – Capitol Jumps – 1944-53
27
Nick Lowe
Christmas At The Airport
Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family
The second installment in our exploration of the Alan Lomax book of the same name, this time focusing our energies on tradition in gospel and spiritual. Leader-chorus work songs to lighten the load of heavy labor; dancing songs to quicken the spirit on those rare holidays; and spirituals to replace their lost African religions and to console in times of physical torment and spiritual degradation are all captured here, including the stories and lineage behind the original pieces. We’ll hear from a diverse selection of performers including The Dixie Jubilee Singers, Odetta, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Eva Cassidy, and many others.
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
The Gold and Blue Album
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Bessemer Sunset Four
Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Bessemer Sunset Four (1928-1930)
4
Kenneth Benfield
Jacob's Ladder (Folk)
Masters of Old-Time Country Autoharp
5
Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger
It’s popular in just about every form…well, not so with gospel…but it’s tradition goes back to minstrelsy: the song that has a humorous hook or a running joke to share or maybe a bandleader who takes us into new a ridiculous territories. We’ve got a lot of novelty tunes of this nature to bring you this week on Deeper Roots… a bit of a departure from our normal fare but it’s all for the fun. We’ll hear country sounds from Johnny Cash and Roger Miller, tearjerkers and rock therapy from Mabel Scott, The Chips, and Tiny Hill, and some classic novelty sounds from Danny Kaye, Spike Jones (of course), and Fats Waller.
Blind Willie Johnson’s music seems to resurface through discovery with each generation and understandably so. Because tied to the meager catalog of thirty songs that he recorded over some four sessions between December, 1927 and April, 1930, is a dark and foreboding voice in the night. Its glow is that of a solitary candle in a room of shadows in a house whose bones have fallen to derelict and decay. Willie is telling us to take notice.
The story of Blind Willie Johnson was best transcribed in Sam Charters’ introduction and liner notes for Columbia’s Roots & Blues Series’ “The Complete Works of Blind Willie Johnson”. We’ll go a bit deeper, dedicating our two hours to Blind Willie Johnson featuring tracks from the new tribute album “God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson”, some classic recordings of Blind Willie, as well as covers of every stripe and style.
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Reverend Lewis Jackson & Charlotte Rucell
Dark Was The Night
Classic Sounds of New Orleans
3
Blind Willie Johnson
Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
4
Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
5
Hot Tuna
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning [Live]
Live In Japan
6
Bruce Cockburn
Soul of a Man
Nothing But a Burning Light
7
Ry Cooder
Dark Was The Night
Paris, Texas
8
Maria Muldaur
Oh, the Rain
Any Woman's Blues
9
Sinead O'Connor
Trouble Will Soon Be Over
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
10
Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams, and Richard Williams
Motherless Children
Drop On Down in Florida [Disc 2]
11
John Hammond, Jr.
Motherless Willie Johnson
Country Blues
12
Odetta
Motherless Children
7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
13
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Nobody's Fault
Diamond Jubilation: 75th Anniversary
14
Arizona Dranes
Bye & Bye We're Going To See The King
He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes
15
Blind Willie Johnson
Trouble Will Soon Be Over
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
16
Blind Willie Johnson
Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]
The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
17
Rev. Pearly Brown
God Don't Never Change
You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
18
The Staple Singers
Samson And Delilah
Freedom Highway
19
Lee Roy Parnell/The Fairfield Four
John the Revelator
Peace in the Valley [Arista]
20
The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse Choir
Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]
The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
21
Blind Willie Johnson
Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
22
The Levon Helm Band
God Don't Never Change
The Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol 3
23
David Bromberg Band
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Only Slightly Mad
24
The Blasters
Samson and Delilah
Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)
25
Blind Willie Johnson
If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
ABC Of The Blues Vol 20
26
Johnny Shines
It Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine
Traditional Delta Blues
27
Irma Thomas
Soul of a Man
After the Rain
28
Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
We return to a free form collection of American music, featuring blues from Markus James, Blind Willie Johnson, and Dinah Washington; country from Porter Wagoner, Kitty Wells, and Leroy Van Dyke; pop memories from Frank Sinatra, Cliff Edwards, and Rusty Draper. The show will feature an expanded eclectic blend of bluegrass, gospel, rockabilly, and gospel and, in addition to Markus James, we’ll also feature a other local musical luminaries to ensure we’re reminded that our Sonoma County musical talent is a rich aquifer.
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Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding
Drivin' Wheel
Too Fast to live… Too Young to Die
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Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
One More Cowboy (w/Willie Nelson)
Selected Shorts
4
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris
Donkey Town
All The Roadrunning
5
Joe Maphis & Rose Lee
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
6
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards
Somebody Loves Me
With My Little Ukulele in My Hand (Disc 2)
7
Sophie Tucker
He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday
Flashbacks #3 CopulationBlues 1926-1940
8
BR5-49
The Devil In Me
Dog Days
9
Laurie London
The Gospel Train
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
10
Rusty Draper
The Train With The Rhumba Beat
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
11
Leon Redbone
Ain't Gonna Give You None of My Jelly Roll
Any Time
12
Mississippi John Hurt
The Chicken
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]
13
Elizabeth Cotten And Brenda Evans
Shake Sugaree
Theme Time Radio Hour – Season 3 – [Disc 1]
14
Kitty Wells
The Other Cheek
I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 3]
15
Leroy Van Dyke
Walk On By
Golden Age of Country Volume 1: Waltz Across Texas [Disc 1]
16
Porter Wagoner
The Cold Hard Facts Of Life
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan – Season 2 [[Disc 1]]
17
Slim Gaillard
How High The Moon
Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
18
Ray Noble and the New Mayfair Orchestra
Repeal The Blues
Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
19
Erwin Lehn
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey, Folge 3 – Last Train To San Fernando
20
Frank Sinatra
Day In – Day Out
Come Dance with Me!
21
Jimmy Elledge
Funny How Time Slips Away
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
22
The Rhythm Rangers
I've Got a New Road Under My Wheels
Not Out of the Woods Yet
23
Kevin Russell
Solid Wrong
Plain Dirt Fashion
24
Wendy DeWitt
29 Ways
Getaway
25
Markus James
Head For The Hills
Head For The Hills
26
Markus James
On a Mississippi Porch
Head For The Hills
27
Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
28
Blind Willie Johnson
Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
29
Lucinda Williams
God Don't Never Change
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
Enduring and prolific…country and pop songwriter Cindy Walker’s name is not as familiar to many but her music certainly is. She wrote early western-flavored pop and country swing pieces for performers like Bing Crosby and Bob Wills, composing hits for Hank Snow, Gene Autry, Al Dexter, Eddy Arnold, and others…almost owning the country charts in the 1940s. Her music endured well into the sixties and seventies, covered by Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, and dozens more. Her custom was to rise early and write songs, typing her lyrics on a pink-trimmed manual Royal typewriter while her mother, Oree Walker, would work out the melodies to her daughter’s words. They would station themselves in Nashville five months out of the year to help market the music, returning home to Mexia, Texas where Cindy would live out her life. Join us on a special run of Americana: the songs of Cindy Walker.
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Asleep at the Wheel/Leon Rausch
Sugar Moon
It's A Good Day
3
Willie Nelson
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
4
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Dusty Skies
Take Me Back to Tulsa [Disc 2] (Cherokee Maiden)
5
Bob Wills
Cherokee Maiden
Columbia Historic Edition
6
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Blue Bonnet Lane
Legends of Country Music Disc 4
7
Eddy Arnold
Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me
The Essential Eddy Arnold
8
George Morgan
In the Misty Moonlight
Room Full of Roses: The George Morgan Collection
9
Dean Martin
In The Misty Moonlight
The Great Dean Martin
10
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Blue Canadian Rockies
Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 2]
11
Jim Reeves
Distant Drums
Essential Jim Reeves
12
Ray Charles
You Don't Know Me
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
13
Gene Autry
Silver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs)
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]
14
Gene Autry
I Was Just Walking Out the Door
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 3]
15
Ernest Tubb
Two Glasses Joe
Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection
16
The Del McCoury Band
The Bluegrass Country
Del And The Boys
17
The Byrds
Blue Canadian Rockies
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
18
Merle Haggard
Goin' Away Party
Unforgettable
19
Ricky Skaggs
I Don't Care
The Essential Ricky Skaggs
20
Roy Orbison
Shahdaroba
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]
21
Roy Orbison
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison [Monument]
22
Willie Nelson
Not That I Care
You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
23
k.d. lang
Sugar Moon
Shadowland
24
Les Paul
Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me (Remastered)
100 (100 Original Tracks – Remastered)
25
Bob Wills
Miss Molly
For the Last Time
26
Asleep at the Wheel
It's All Your Fault (with Katie Shore)
Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
