Answer songs. A novelty of the music business that has always had a place but it truly exploded, becoming habit-forming with the advent of Top 30 radio in the fifties and sixties. Seldom was there an answer song that responded to a question that was not a big success. This week on Deeper Roots, it will be a ’round robin’ of ‘question followed by answer’ songs including the obscure (which about 99% of the so-called answer songs were). You’ll be treated to the sounds of Tennessee Ernie Ford, Muddy Waters, Rufus Thomas, Dodie Stevens, and Elvis (of course) on a summer Friday in West Sonoma County.
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Ernest Tubb
Rainbow At Midnight
The Texas Troubadour ([Disc 1] – Walking The Floor Over You (The Hits Vol.1)
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Slim Bryant and his Wildcats/Lost John Miller
Answer to Rainbow At Midnight
Answer to Rainbow At Midnight
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Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
The Wild Side Of Life
Vintage Collections
5
Kitty Wells
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
The Complete Country Hits
6
Hank Locklin
Please Help Me, I'm Falling
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2
7
Skeeter Davis
(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too
The Essential Skeeter Davis
8
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sixteen Tons
Vintage Collections
9
Patsy Montana
16 Pounds
Best of Answer Songs vol 2
10
Merle Haggard
Okie From Muskogee
Capitol Collector's Series
11
Lowell Levinger
Hippie From Olema
Get Together- Youngblood Classics
12
Big Mama Thornton
Hound Dog
Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues
13
Rufus Thomas
Bear Cat
Living The Blues – 1953-1954 Blues Classics
14
Elvis Presley
Little Sister
Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 3)
15
Lavern Baker
Hey Memphis
Best of Answer Songs vol 2
16
Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 3)
17
Dodie Stevens
Yes, I'm Lonesome Tonight
Ultimate Collection
18
Claude King
Wolverton Mountain
Classic Country
19
Jo Ann Campbell
(I'm the Girl From) Wolverton Mountain
Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 2
20
Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell
Yes Mr. Peters
Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
21
Justin Tubb & Lorene Mann
Hurry Mr. Peters
Talking on the Telephone Vol. 2
22
Muddy Waters
(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
23
Bo Diddley
I'm A Man
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best Of Bo Diddley
24
Muddy Waters
Mannish Boy
The Definitive Collection
25
The Dominoes
Sixty Minute Man
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
26
Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Can't Do Sixty No More
Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2
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The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 3] – The Rock 'n' Roll Era
The winds of social change become the storm from every direction when authoritarianism, tyranny, and facism begin to take shape. And music has always played a part when speaking truth to power. The most important role of an American citizen is to vote. There is no greater enemy than apathy. The songs we share on Deeper Roots today focus on Civil Rights, war for the cause of oil, voting as voice, and the fight for power in the New World Order. Tune in for performances from Phil Ochs, Ben Harper, Drive-By Truckers, Roy Zimmerman, and Iris DeMent on a show that explores some political science in harmony, vocals, and melodies to make a stand.
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Roy Zimmerman
Real America
Real American
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Jackson Browne
The Dreamer
The Dreamer
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Steve Earle with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark
16 Immigrant Eyes
Together at The Bluebird Cafe
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Steve Earle
City Of Immigrants (With Forro In The Dark)
Washington Square Serenade
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Roy Zimmerman
My Vote My Voice My Right
The Faucet's On Fire
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Phil Ochs
I Ain't Marching Anymore
There But for Fortune
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The Byrds
Draft Morning
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
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Barry McGuire
Eve of Destruction
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1965
10
Bruce Cockburn
If I Had A Rocket Launcher
Waiting For A Miracle: Singles 1970-1987
11
Randy Newman
Political Science
The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1
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Joan Baez
The President Sang Amazing Grace
Whistle Down the Wind
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Drive-By Truckers
What It Means
American Band
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Drive-By Truckers
Guns Of Umpqua
American Band
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Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Call It What It Is
Call It What It Is
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Mavis Staples
We Go High
If All I Was Was Black
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Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
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C.O.R.E. Freedom Singers
Get Your Rights, Jack
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
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Nina Simone
To Be Young, Gifted And Black
Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom And Spirit
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The Staple Singers
Freedom Highway
Freedom Highway
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The Almanac Singers
Dear Mr. President
Woody Guthrie And American Folk Giants
22
Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land
American Roots Music [Disc 3]
23
Joan Baez
I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill
Folk Song America-A 20th Century Revival [Disc 4]
24
Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye, Vol. 2
The argument has been made that Bob Dylan’s earliest music contained more prophetic prose than his deep dive into the Christian faith in Slow Train Coming. His pen had always leaned on the big story lines of Old and New Testaments but he went all out, much as he did in his ‘rock’ conversion, when he made the direct connection to matters of the soul that he would find in the Bible. This week’s show features the gospel songs of Bob Dylan, performed by gospel greats The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Fairfield Four, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and so many others. Tune into Sonoma County Community radio for a Dylan gospel fest including Maria Muldaur and Willie Nile.
Superstition and luck are the topics for our theme show on a Friday night in Sonoma County on community radio. Deeper Roots explores those superstitious topics of charms, clovers, black cats, and numerology this week. Join Dave Stroud for blues from the Wolf, Lucille Bogan, and Albert King; county star power from Skeets McDonald, Ernest Tubb, and Elvis; plus a lot of special treats including tracks from Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Casey Bill Weldon, Joe Barry, and Larry Campbell. We’ll also be wishing on star power from Cliff Edwards and Petra Haden…and four leaf clover luck from Nick Lucas, Bill Haley, and Al Miller. From the turn of the century to a couple of contemporary sounds.
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Chris Thomas King
Superstitious Blues
Me, My Guitar and the Blues
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Ernest Tubb
Since That Black Cat Passed My Path
Yodelling Mad! The Best Of Country Yodelling Vol 1
4
Howlin' Wolf
I Ain't Superstitious
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
5
Casey Bill Weldon
Jinx Blues
Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
6
Lucille Bogan
Superstitious Blues (Hooch House Blues)
Complete Recorded Works – Volume 2
7
Al Miller
I Found A Four Leaf Clover (BP 8047, 12923-A)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
8
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Friday The 13th Child
His California Album
9
Stevie Wonder
Superstition
Talking Book
10
Dr. John
I Been Hoodood
Definitive Pop Collection
11
Louis Jordan
Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man
Jivin' With Jordan
12
Al Reed
Hoodoo
The Ultimate Rockin' Halloween Party (American Horror Songs 1930s – 1950s)
13
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Bad Luck
If You Don't Know Me By Now
14
Dusty Springfield
Spooky
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
15
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Spooky
Anyway The Wind Blows
16
Bill Frisell & Petra Haden
When You Wish Upon A Star
Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
17
Robert Johnson
Wish Upon A Star
Close Personal Friend
18
Koko Taylor
Born Under a Bad Sign
The Best of Koko Taylor
19
Larry Campbell
Bad Luck Charm
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
20
Elvis Presley
Good Luck Charm
Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 3)
21
Joe Barry
Four Leaf Clover
I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
22
Bill Haley
Four Leaf Clover Blues
Rock 'N' Roll Arrives CD1
23
Nick Lucas
I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips
24
Skeets McDonald
Looking At The Moon And Wishing On A Star
Skeets McDonald – One Classic Album & Singles Collection
25
Cliff Edwards
When You Wish upon a Star
40 Your Hit Parade
26
War
Spill the Wine
Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)
27
Johnny Otis & Marci Lee
Casting My Spell on You
Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
28
Albert King
Born Under A Bad Sign
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 1]
29
William Bell
Born Under A Bad Sign
This Is Where I Live
30
Billy Boy Arnold
Cell No. 13 Blues
Billy Boy Arnold Sings: Big Bill Broonzy
31
Brownie McGhee
Secret Mojo
Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I Put a Spell on You
Blues, Blues, Hoodoo, Halloween – Scary Blues & Jazz 1925-1961
We gravitate towards gospel because it’s roots are so entwined with virtually every form of music we feature on Deeper Roots; so we’ll revisit the sound once more. However, in this episode we’ll focus on the rock and rhythm inspiration…gospel performances that were more worldliness than holiness. Jesus Rocked The Jukebox is the name of an album that we’ve leaned on in this episode and expanded from there with examples of over-the-top performances in the key of the sacred but with the pounding rhythmic syncopation of the secular. Join Dave Stroud as he pulls out the stop with the likes of The Dixie Hummingbirds, The Detroiters, The Highway QCs, Fannie Bell Chapman, and a host of others. Breathtaking gospel for a Friday evening in Sonoma County.
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Pilgrim Travelers
After While (Take 8)
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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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)
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Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
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The Chosen Gospel Singers
Ananais
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
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The Chosen Gospel Singers
Trouble Of This World's Condition
I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983
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Rosa Shaw
On The Highway
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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Sister Emily Bram
Each Day
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
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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
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Lucky Millinder/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout, Sister, Shout!
The Gospel of Blues
18
The Staple Singers
Wade In The Water
Freedom Highway
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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
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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)
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Gospel Supremes
Sinner Man
Local Customs: Downriver Revival
30
Silvertone Quintet
Stand By Me
Powerhouse Gospel
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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
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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
We look back at the great ones we lost in 2017…and there were a number of great ones: Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Tom Petty. While two hours provides only a limited amount of time, our parameters are such that we look at contributions and influences, focusing our honor to those who fit the roots and the body of work that these greats brought to the fore. We’ll feature music of Rosalie Sorrels, Greg Allman, Steely Dan, Don Williams, Glen Campbell, and numerous others whose lives will live on in their music. Join Dave Stroud for two hours of music from the last century on Sonoma County community radio.
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Fats Domino
My Girl Josephine
A Lot Of Dominos
3
Paul Kanter & Jefferson Starship
The Baby Tree
Blows Against The Empire
4
Rosalie Sorrels
Rock, Salt And Nails
Cover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
5
Harry Dean Stanton
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Partly Fiction
6
Mark Selby
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor
Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
7
Wayne Cochran
Last Kiss
30 Country Hits – A History of Country Music
8
Chuck Berry
Back In The U.S.A.
Johnny B. Goode-His Complete 50's Chess Recordings
9
Sonny Burgess
Red Headed Woman
Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3]
10
The Allman Brothers Band
Melissa
Stand Back: The Anthology Disc 1
11
Tower Of Power
You're Still A Young Man
Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte/The Roots Of L.A.'s Rock And Roll
From the ‘pink bedroom’ and edgy alternative to blues and country, R&B and everything in between…John Hiatt’s catalog of recordings is only surpassed by the library of his songs penned over the past fifty years. We’ll take a look back, primarily focusing on covers from his contemporaries; names like Rosanne Cash, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Rodriguez, and Buddy Guy are but just a small sampling of the performers we’ll hear from on another Friday evening on Sonoma County community radio.
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John Hiatt
Crossing Muddy Waters
Crossing Muddy Waters
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Buddy Guy
Feels Like Rain
Feels Like Rain
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Emmylou Harris
Icy Blue Heart
Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt
5
Rosanne Cash
The Way We Make a Broken Heart
Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt
6
Jo-El Sonnier
I'll Never Get Over You
Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt
7
Flaco Jiminez
Across The Borderline featuring John Hiatt (Album Version)
Partners
8
Terrance Simien
It Hasn't Happened Yet
Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt
9
Carrie Rodriguez
Big Love
Love and Circumstances
10
Rosanne Cash
It Hasn't Happened Yet
Retrospective
11
John Hiatt
Cry Love
Walk On
12
Kelly Willis
Drive South
Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt
13
Bonnie Raitt
Lover's Will [Radio Edit Version]
The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003 [US]
A nostalgic celebration of youth, love, and idealism…some saccharine sounds for a Friday evening whose theme is young at heart. We’ll be digging into mid-century popular sounds, with a laser focus on the many songs for young lovers that poured out of AM radio during the early years of jukebox rock from the soda fountain. But we’ll also reflect on the loss of youth, childlike wonder, and a little bit of tongue-in-cheek heartbreak and bitterness. Country sounds from Hayes Carll and Roger Miller, symphonic soliloquies from Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, and reflective studies by Bob Dylan and Antony, and some growing pains from Tom Waits and Billy Bob Thornton. How can you go wrong?
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Bob Dylan
Young at Heart
Fallen Angels
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Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus
Hello Young Lovers
Broadway In Rhythm
4
Percy Faith
Theme for Young Lovers
16 Most Requested Songs
5
Paul & Paula
Young Lovers
Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
6
Ruby & Romantics (63-64)
When You're Young And In Love
Our Day Will Come: The Very Be
7
Sonny James
Young Love
Singles
8
Robin Ward
Young Lovers After Midnight
The Very Best Of
9
Rick Nelson
Young World
Greatest Love Songs
10
Rick Nelson
Young Emotions
Greatest Love Songs
11
Nat King Cole
Too Young
Your Hit Parade – 1951
12
Hank Garland
Blame It On My Youth
Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank Garland
13
Bing Crosby & Guy Lombardo
Young At Heart
Your Hit Parade – 1954
14
Flying Pickets
When You're Young and in Love
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
15
Bob Dylan
Forever Young
The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
16
Billy Bob Thornton
I Gotta Grow Up
Beautiful Door
17
Tom Waits
I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
18
Hayes Carll
I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Trouble In Mind
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Bill Frisell & Petra Haden
I Don't Want To Grow Up
Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
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Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues
Singing In The Rain
21
The Deer Run Drifters
Restless Youth
Restless Youth
22
Antony With Bryce Dessner
I Was Young When I Left Home
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
23
The Mavericks
Children
From Hell to Paradise
24
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Teach Your Children
Deja Vu
25
Carole King
Like Little Children
Crazy in Alabama
26
The The
Jealous of Youth
Solitude
27
Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowell
Motherless Children
Sounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for Children
28
Willie Dixon And Friends
Youth to You
Willie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 8
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Daniel Romano
Middle Child
Come Cry With Me
30
Roger Miller
Little Children Run and Play
The Complete Smash-Mercury Singles
31
Jackson Browne
I Thought I Was A Child (LP Version)
For Everyman
32
Willie Nelson
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [w/ Waylon Jennings]
From the Brill Building to the Delta; from Bakersfield to Woodstock; from Tulsa to Deep Elem. Music on a Friday evening from the deeper wells, all presented to you in the form of covers: some new, some vintage, some traditional. We’ll pair up Tom Waits and Blind Willie Johnson, The Band and JJ Cale, Connee Boswell and VV Brown, and there will also be plenty to cover going back to Gus Cannon, Bradley Kincaid, and The Carter Family. It’s our Friday welcome mat to autumn here on Sonoma County Community Radio.
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The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
3
Buck Owens
I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) [Disc 1]
4
John Fogerty
I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
5
The Band
Crazy Mama
High On The Hog
6
J.J. Cale
Crazy Mama
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
7
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
When I Get My Rewards
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2
8
Harry Dean Stanton
When I Get My Rewards
Partly Fiction
9
Mississippi John Hurt
I'm Satisfied
Night On The Delta
10
John Sebastian & David Grisman
I'm Satisfied
Satisfied
11
Bradley Kincaid
Froggie Went A-Courting
…I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
12
Bruce Springsteen
Froggie Went a Courtin'
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [DualDisc] Disc 1
13
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men
Walk Right In
Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land
14
Cannon's Jug Stompers
Walk Right In
Roots of Rock
15
Hank Williams
Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?
24 Greatest
16
Tom Hiddleston & The Saddle Spring Boys
Why Don't You Love Me
I Saw The Light: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
17
The Seldom Scene
Mama Tried
Scenechronized
18
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
Mama Tried (2006 Digital Remaster)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
19
Merle Haggard
San Antonio Rose
Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player
20
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
San Antonio Rose
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
21
The Carter Family
Hello Stranger
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four
22
Emmylou Harris
Hello Stranger (Remastered LP Version)
Luxury Liner [Remaster]
23
Howlin' Wolf
Little Red Rooster
Great Tomato Blues Package
24
Sam Cooke
Little Red Rooster
Night Beat
25
ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)/Jack Johnson
I Shall Be Released
Endless Highway: The Music of the Band
26
Bob Dylan
I Shall Be Released
Before The Flood [Disc 1]
27
Connee Boswell
Heart And Soul
Heart & Soul
28
V V Brown
Crazy Amazing
Travelling Like The Light
29
Blind Willie Johnson
The Soul Of A Man
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
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Tom Waits
The Soul Of A Man
God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
Nothing wrong with a little theme fun…and what better way to have it than with a topic that can be heard from in virtually any genre: cats. cool cats, tom cats, go cats, hep-cats, black cats, pussy cats, kitty cats and kittens…all of them are subject to our musical scrutiny in this week’s Deeper Roots show. We’ll hear from the early banjo novelty genius Harry Reser, key meddling Fats Waller, lounge swingers like Bobby Darin, Cy Coleman, and The Blue Hawaiians. And you know there’s also a hint of of black cat and pussy cat jazz and blues from Bo Carter, Bob Brozman, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Lang.
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Mongo Santamaria
El Pussy Cat
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
3
Julia Lee
Scat You Cats
Ugly Papa
4
Bo Carter
Pussy Cat Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
5
Bob Brozman
Dead Cat On The Line
Blues Reflex
6
Bob Brozman
Dog and Cat
Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!
7
Little Willie John
Leave My Kitten Alone
Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
8
Roy Orbison
Bad Cat [Demo Recording]
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
9
Roy Orbison
Cat Called Domino
The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
10
Harry Reser
Cat And Dog
The Collection
11
Harry Reser
Kitten On The Keys
The Collection
12
Fats Waller
Kitten On The Keys
Music By Fats Waller
13
Eddie Lang
Wild Cat
100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
14
Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet
Wholly Cats
The Original Guitar Hero
15
The Blue Hawaiians
Searchin' for da Cat
Sway
16
The Blue Hawaiians
Da Cat (Reprise)
Sway
17
Four Piece Suit
Something for Cat
Ready to Where?
18
Cy Coleman
Pussy Cat
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
19
Dean Martin
Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster)
The Capitol Years [Disc 1]
20
Norma Tanega
Walkin' My Cat Named Dog
Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
21
Bobby Darin
Gyp the Cat [#]
Wild Cool & Swingin
22
Cappy Bianco
The Cat
Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
23
Lee Allen And His Band
Cat Walk
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
24
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Cat Nip
Happy Organs, Wild Guitars
25
Bob Dylan
Cat's In The Well
Under The Red Sky
26
Lee Dorsey
The Kitty Cat Song
The Ep Collection…Plus
27
The Coasters
Three Cool Cats
Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
