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Robert Johnson Tribute

July 9, 2016 Dave

It’s a two hour Robert Johnson tribute on Deeper Roots Radio: A Century of America’s Music. Legend has it…yes, we have all heard the story. But it is the music that makes us want to believe. In a short recording career where he recorded less than thirty tracks over two sessions, the songs are all his by identification. When you hear the Stones’ cover of “You Got to Move”, or virtually any that Johnson recorded…you overlook their lineage somewhat because their heritage began in the hotel room where he recorded them. We’ll hear from Rory Block, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Nigel Watson & Peter Green, and Bob Brozman as Deeper Roots celebrates the music of Robert Johnson.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Eric Clapton	From Four Until Late	Sessions For Robert J
3	Eric Clapton	Stones In My Passway	I Still Do
4	Roy Rogers	Stones in My Passway	Slide of Hand
5	Nigel Watson/Peter Green	I'm a Steady Rollin' Man	Hot Foot Powder
6	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	I Believe I'll Dust My Broom	Delta Crossroads
7	Taj Mahal	Dust My Broom	Taj Mahal
8	Peter Green Splinter Group	32-20 Blues	Me & the Devil Disc 2
9	Eric Clapton	32-20 Blues	Me & Mr. Johnson
10	Leon Russell	Come On In My Kitchen	Life Journey
11	Rory Block	Come On In My Kitchen	Gone Woman Blues: The Country Blues Collection
12	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	Little Queen Of Spades	Blues Routes: Heroes And Tricksters
13	Vassar Clements	Phonograph Blues	Livin' with the Blues
14	The Rolling Stones	Love in Vain	Let It Bleed [Japan]
15	Nigel Watson/Peter Green	They're Red Hot	Hot Foot Powder
16	Robert Johnson	They're Red Hot	ABC Of The Blues Vol 18
17	Dion	If I Had Possession (Over Judgement Day)	Son of Skip James
18	Eric Clapton	Hell Hound On My Trail	Me & Mr. Johnson
19	Lucinda Williams	Ramblin' On My Mind	Ramblin'
20	Robert Lockwood, Jr.	Stop Breakin' Down Blues	Delta Crossroads
21	Bonnie Raitt	Walking Blues	Bonnie Raitt
22	Pinetop Perkins	Sweet Home Chicago	Pinetop Perkins
23	Keb' Mo'	Last Fair Deal Gone Down	Just Like You
24	Eric Clapton	Last Fair Deal Gone Down	Me & Mr. Johnson
25	Nigel Watson/Peter Green	Cross Road Blues	Hot Foot Powder
26	Bob Brozman	Stones in My Passway	Devil's Slide
27	Lucinda Williams	Stop Breakin' Down	Ramblin'
28	Johnny Shines	Milk Cow Blues	Traditional Delta Blues
29	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Walking Blues	An Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1
30	Robert Johnson	Come on in My Kitchen	The Complete Recordings [Columbia] Disc 1

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Dylan Covers

June 18, 2016 Dave

Our weekly show celebrates (albeit somewhat belatedly) Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday by tipping our caps not with his performances but with a collection of by others’ tribute pieces. We’ll hear songs written by Bob through the years and tell you the history of many of them at the same time. Tracks from Bobby Bare, Mavis Staples, Solomon Burke, Hazel Dickens, and Bill Frisell make this an eclectic journey on a Friday evening in Sonoma County. Be sure to tune in!

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Old Crow Medicine Show	Wagon Wheel	O.C.M.S.
3	Sarah Jarosz	Simple Twist of Fate	Build Me Up From Bones
4	Joan Baez	I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine	Baez Sings Dylan
5	Bette Midler	I Shall Be Released	Bette Midler
6	Bobby Bare	Farewell Angelina	Darker Than Light
7	Marshall Crenshaw	My Back Pages	Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village In The 60's
8	Flatt & Scruggs	Nashville Skyline Rag	Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends/Nashville Airplane
9	Hazel Dickens	Only a Hobo	It's Hard to Tell the Singer From the Song
10	New Riders of the Purple Sage	Farewell Angelina	The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage
11	Peter Case	Long Time Gone	HWY 62
12	Stephen Stills	The Ballad Of Hollis Brown	Stills Alone
13	Joan Osborne	Man in the Long Black Coat	Relish
14	R.L. Burnside	Everything Is Broken	Tangled Up In Blues
15	Susan Tedeschi	Lord Protect My Child	Hope and Desire
16	Julie London	Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)	Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 1
17	Solomon Burke	What Good Am I?	Make Do With What You Got
18	Sounds Of Blackness	Solid Rock [Album Version]	Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan
19	Mavis Staples	Gotta Serve Somebody	Tangled Up In Blues
20	The Blind Boys of Alabama feat. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver	Every Grain Of Sand	I'll Find A Way
21	Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins	Handle With Care	Rabbit Fur Coat
22	The Byrds	All I Really Want to Do	The Byrds [Box Set] Disc 1
23	The Turtles	It Ain't Me Babe	20 Greatest Hits
24	Antony With Bryce Dessner	I Was Young When I Left Home	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
25	Rod Stewart	Only A Hobo	Gasoline Alley
26	Sophie Zelmani	Most Of The Time	Masked & Anonymous

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Free Form – December 2015

December 19, 2015 Dave

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.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Ink Spots	Street Of Dreams	Greatest Hits
3	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Scandalize My Name	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
4	The Cats & The Fiddle	I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water	Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
5	The Penguins	Ookey Ook	Great Googa Mooga [Ace]
6	The Roosevelts	Jitterbug Special	The Real Blues Brothers Vol. 2
7	The Ravens	Gotta Find My Baby	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
8	The Blenders	Don't Play Around with Love	Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 1
9	Robins	My Baby Done Told Me	Money Honey – Rise of the Black Bocal Group 51-53)
10	Esther Phillips	Your Love Is So Doggone Good [Album Version]	Jazz Moods – Hot
11	Hawkins, Coleman: The Bebop Years [Disc 2]: Cattin' at Keynote	Blue Moon	The Bebop Years [Disc 2] ~ Cattin' at Keynote
12	Justin Townes Earle	Workin' for the MTA	Harlem River Blues [Explicit]
13	Robert Plant	Central Two-O-Nine	Band Of Joy
14	Jason Isbell	Johnny Reb, That's Me	You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold
15	Howell Devine	Boat's Up the River	Delta Grooves
16	Billy Walker	Cross The Brazos At Waco	Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
17	Chris Smither	No More Cane On The Brazos	Still On The Levee CD 1
18	Odetta	No More Cane On The Brazos	7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
19	Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys	(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)	Johnny Cash: Artist's Choice – Music That Matters To Him
20	Ian Tyson	Ridin' Down the Canyon	Boots Too Big to Fill: Tribute to Gene Autry
21	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)	Legends of Country Music Disc 2
22	Asleep 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
23	Jerry Lee Lewis	Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	A Half Century Of Hits ([Disc 2] of Box Set)
24	Jo-El Sonnier	Tear-Stained Letter	Various Artists: THEME TIME RADIO HOUR – SEASON 2/[Disc 2]
25	Clifton Chenier	Accordion Boogie	Louisiana Blues and Zydeco
26	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Hot Dogs	The Complete Classic Sides Remastered: Atlanta & Chicago 1926 [Disc 2]
27	Lil Johnson	Sam The Hot Dog Man	Vintage Sex Songs
28	Rosie Flores	Hot Dog	Speed of Sound
29	Dale Hawkins	Hot Dog	Rock'n'roll Tornado
30	Bill Haley	Hot Dog Buddy Buddy	From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock
31	Wanda Jackson	Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad	Queen Of Rockabilly
32	Buck Owens	Hot Dog	Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 1]
33	The Four Shells	Hot Dog	The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (5 of 9)
34	Shakin' Stevens	Hot Dog	Chronology – The Epic Hit Singles #1
35	John Hiatt	Adios To California	Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns

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There She Goes – KOWS 12/16/15

December 17, 2015 Dave

West County has seen it’s first consistent (and consecutive) days of rain and boy did we need it. El Nino looks to be making some waves. We’ll be making some waves this week on our Wednesday night foray into the past century of America’s music. We’ll hear new music from the Oxford American Georgia music issue, as well as a good share of early country, some Stephen Foster (by the Hamilton County Ramblers), and some Jelly Roll Morton. There will be a few local performers to sweeten the mix: Kevin Russell, Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse, and an alumni of Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa…Dan Hicks. Tune in for music that keeps on giving.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Tommy Duncan	Who Drank My Beer (While I Was In The Rear)?	Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
3	Oklahoma Wranglers (Willis Bros)	Invitation to the Blues	Hillbilly Rhythm
4	T. Texas Tyler	Red Light	Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B
5	Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies	My Galveston Gal	Daddy of Western Swing, Vol. 4 : Keep a Knockin'
6	Carl Hendel & Eddie Meisse	Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age	Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age
7	Tut Taylor feat. Norman Blake	Sweet Picking Time in Toomsboro, Ga.	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
8	Precious Bryant	Georgia Buck	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
9	The Band & Emmylou Harris	Evangeline	A Musical History [Disc 5]
10	John Prine	There She Goes	Bruised Orange
11	Jerry Jeff Walker	Viva Luckenbach	Gypsy Songman: A Life In Song
12	Carl Smith	Are You Teasing Me	The Essential Carl Smith (1950-1956)
13	The Louvin Brothers	Are You Teasing Me	Close Harmony [Disc 3]
14	Carolina Chocolate Drops	Hello Stranger	The Winding StreamThe Carters, The Cashes And The Course Of Country Music
15	Maria Muldaur	Me And My Chauffeur Blues	Richland Woman Blues
16	Black Bottom McPhail	John	Jack Newman & Others
17	Jimmy Strange	Yas Yas Yas	Swingin' the Blues: 1931-1939
18	Lightnin' Hopkins	Speedin' Boogie	Po' Lightnin'
19	Pete Johnson	Boogie Woogie	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration
20	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	Hard Times Come Again No More	Songs Of The Civil War
21	Robert Shaw Chorale	Nelly Bly	Stephen Foster Songbook
22	Grandpa Jones	Nelly Bly	An American Original
23	Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks	I Scare Myself	The Blue Thumb Years 1971-1973
24	Larry Jon Wilson	Ohoopee River Bottomland [from the film Heartworn Highways]	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
25	Carl Perkins	Don't Stop The Music	Go Cat Go
26	Jake Xerxes Fussell	Raggy Levy	The Oxford American Southern Music 2016 (17th Edition: Georgia)
27	Dirty Dozen Brass Band	Jelly Roll's Misgiving	Jelly (The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton
28	Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers	The Pearls	The Pearls
29	Ry Cooder	The Pearls/Tia Juana	Jazz
30	Dr. John	Wild Honey	City Lights
31	John Fred	Shirley	Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
32	Red Saunders & His Orchestra	Honky Tonk Train Blues	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration
33	Freddie Slack With The Will Bradley Trio	Down The Road A Piece	Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration

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Roots of Doo Wop

December 12, 2015 Dave

The early fifties brought the dawn of a musical form that became popular with a younger crowd although it was simply a version of a vocal harmony form born in the early century, if not long before. The street corner harmonies were a big hit as this new form of rhythm called ‘doo-wop’ saturated the top 40 R&B (and mainstream) airwaves. But the influences themselves had huge followings. We’ll hear from some of the early gospel inspirations like the Heavenly Gospel Singers as well as the vocal groups who were dominant in the form’s lineage: The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers, and The Ravens. We’ll also hear from the groups who introduced ‘doo wop’ as we know it in the early fifties.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Turbans	When You Dance	Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 2]
3	Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet	Golden Gate Gospel Train	Vol. 1-(1937-38)
4	Heavenly Gospel Singers	The Prodigal Son	Halleluja Gospel & Prayers
5	The Heavenly Gospel Singers	When Was Jesus Born?	Goodbye, Babylon – Salvation [Disc 4]
6	The Deep River Boys	Melody of Love	The Dark Ages: Our Music From The Beginning
7	The Charioteers	All God's Chillun Got Shoes	The Gospel Tradition: The Roots And The Branches, Vol. 1
8	The Mills Brothers	Paper Doll	Best of the Decca Years
9	The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra	Diga, Diga, Do	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
10	Lewis Bronzville Five	Low Down Gal Blues	Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3
11	The Ink Spots	We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)	40 Your Hit Parade
12	The Ink Spots	My Prayer	Greatest Hits
13	The Cats & The Fiddle	I Miss You So	The Very Best Of
14	The Cats & The Fiddle	We Cats Will Swing For You	The Very Best Of
15	The Cats & The Fiddle	Killin' Jive	The Very Best Of
16	The Delta Rhythm Boys	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
17	The Delta Rhythm Boys	Do You Care	I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
18	Slim & Slam	The Flat Foot Floogie	Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart Columbia (Disc 1)
19	Five Red Caps	Mama Put Your Britches On (alt. Take)	Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 4 (1926-1947)
20	The Cap-Tans	I'm So Crazy For Love	Vocal Group Harmony Vol 8
21	The Ravens	Count Every Star	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
22	The Ravens	My Baby's Gone	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
23	The Ravens	Write Me A Letter	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
24	The Moonglows	Sincerely	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
25	The Toppers	If Money Grew on Trees	Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 – 1947
26	The Five Keys	The Glory of Love	The Aladdin Story (Pt. 1)
27	The Orioles	It's Too Soon to Know	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
28	The Orioles	You Belong to Me	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
29	The Cardinals	Wheel Of Fortune	Atlantic Rhythm & Blues: 1947-1974 [Disc 1]
30	The Crows	Gee	Feelin Fine
31	The Flamingos	Would I Be Crying	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 3
32	The Flamingos	Golden Teardrops	Doo Wop Box Disc 1
33	The Five Satins	In The Still Of The Night	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
34	The Penguins	Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)	Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
35	The Cadillacs	Speedo (Cadillac)	Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
36	The Jewels	Hearts of Stone	Doo Wop Box Disc 1

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Blues Guitar Shuffle

December 5, 2015 Dave

Last week’s show paid tribute to the great country guitarists…so why not spend a couple of hours with the blues greats. We’ll cover a good number of the well knowns like Buddy Guy, Elmore James, and the three ‘kings’…B.B., Freddie, and Albert as well as the second tier innovators like Guitar Slim, J. B. Lenoir, Magic Sam, and Mighty Joe Young. It’s a big helping of blues, some soul-laden clips, and big, screaming rhythm…coming your way on KWTF every Friday night on Deeper Roots: A Century of America’s Music.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	T-Bone Walker	T-Bone Shuffle	The Very Best of T-Bone Walker [Koch]
3	Albert Collins	Jam It Up	The Complete Imperial Recordings Disc 2
4	Johnny Winter	Highway 61 Revisited	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
5	Freddie King	Hideaway	One Hit Wonders
6	Gary Moore	Still Got The Blues	Still Got The Blues
7	Elmore James	The Sky Is Crying	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
8	Elmore James	Dust My Broom	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: The Road To Memphis
9	Lonnie Johnson	Another Night To Cry	American Roots Music [Disc 2]
10	Muddy Waters	Honey Bee	The Anthology [Disc 1]
11	Howlin' Wolf	Killing Floor	The Real Folk Blues
12	J.B. Lenoir	Don't Dog Your Woman	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: J.B. Lenoir
13	Buddy Guy	First Time I Met the Blues	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Guy
14	Guitar Slim and His Band	The Things That I Used To Do	Plug It In! Turn It Up! – Teil 1: Die Anfdnge 1939 – 1954
15	B.B. King	Three O'Clock Blues	King of the Blues [Box] Disc 1
16	B.B. King	The Thrill Is Gone	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
17	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Too Tired	Space Guitar
18	Mighty Joe Young	Empty Arms	The Fire/Fury R&B Story [Fuel, 2011]
19	Bo Diddley	Before You Accuse Me	His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
20	Magic Sam	Sweet Home Chicago	West Side Soul
21	Albert King	Born Under a Bad Sign	The Very Best of Albert King
22	Sam & Dave	Soul Man	Stax Number Ones
23	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Stormy Monday Blues	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
24	Eric Clapton	Blues Before Sunrise	From the Cradle
25	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	Texas Flood	Texas Flood
26	B.B. King	How Blue Can You Get	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
27	T-Bone Walker	News For My Baby	The Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 [Disc 1]
28	Jimmy Reed	Boogie In The Dark	Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall/The Best Of Jimmy Reed
29	Elmore James	Shake Your Moneymaker	The Sky Is Crying
30	Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown	Okie Dokie Stomp	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 2]
31	Albert Collins	The Freeze	Blues Masters Sampler
32	Muddy Waters	Rollin' And Tumblin'	The Definitive Collection
33	The David Thom Band	Windy City	That Old Familiar

Songs of the Century – Misses

August 15, 2015 Dave

Songs of the Century - The Misses — Songs of the Century – The Misses

Join us on our second of two episodes exploring the Top 30 songs of the 20th century as it is so suggested by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)…this time, however, Dave Stroud suggests 30 that he believes were worthy of the list but which either a) did not make the list or was b) buried further down the larger list of 365. The fun continues. Last week we discovered that “Over the Rainbow” was #1 and that “Rhapsody in Blue” was nowhere to be found on the larger list. This week we get payback and find songs like “Blue Moon of Kentucky”, “Rocket 88″, and “West End Blues” our own list. Our list too is not without controversy.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Beatles	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	Rubber Soul [Capitol Album]
3	Artie Shaw & His Orchestra	Begin The Beguine	Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 3]
4	Paul Robeson	Ol' Man River	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
5	Bob Dylan	Like a Rolling Stone	Biograph Disc 1
6	Ray Charles	Georgia on My Mind	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 2
7	Carl Perkins	Blue Suede Shoes	Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
8	Elvis Presley	Mystery Train	Artist of the Century Disc 1
9	Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	Blue Moon of Kentucky	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
10	Sidney Bechet	Summertime	Summertime
11	Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
12	Dave Brubeck	Take Five	Time Signatures: A Career Retrospective
13	Patsy Cline	Crazy	I Got A Woman : Gems From The Decca Vaults [Disc 1]
14	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
15	Cab Calloway & His Orchestra	Minnie The Moocher (Brunswick Version)	Jukebox Hits 1930-1950
16	Hank Williams	Your Cheatin' Heart	24 Greatest
17	Glen Campbell	Gentle On My Mind	Glen Campbell 20 Greatest Hits
18	Fisk Jubilee Singers	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	Recordings In Chonological Order, Vol. 2: 1915-1920
19	Vernon Dalhart	The Prisoner's Song	Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 20's
20	Led Zeppelin	Stairway To Heaven	Led Zeppelin IV
21	Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line	Original Greatest Hits
22	The Beatles	With a Little Help from My Friends	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
23	Fats Waller	Ain't Misbehavin'	Fats Waller Greatest Hits
24	Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys	San Antonio Rose	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
25	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Tiger Rag	RCA Victor Jazz/The First Half-Century: The 20's
26	Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
27	Louis Armstrong	Heebie Jeebies	The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings [Disc 1]
28	Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five	West End Blues	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
29	Elvis Presley	Heartbreak Hotel	Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 1)
30	Paul Whiteman	Rhapsody in Blue	Greatest Hits
31	W.C. Handy	St. Louis Blues	Jazzin' the Blues

Muscle Shoals Studios

February 7, 2015 Dave

This week’s edition of Deeper Roots visits the towns of Florence and Sheffield, Alabama, specifically the Fame Records and Muscle Shoals studios, to revel in the production talent that was important to the growth of rock, soul, pop, and gospel in the latter half of the 20th century. You may not be familiar with the history, and that can be easily remedied by watching the fine documentary of the same name “Muscle Shoals” which premiered at Sundance in January, 2013. Or you can tune in to our two hour episode to get a taste of the music (which you, no doubt, know) that was the soundtrack of a lifetime for at least two generations. When you consider that “Love Me Like A Rock”, “Wild Horses”, “Katmandu”, and “Gotta Serve Somebody” are just the tip of the iceberg, then you’ll want to know more about the four (yes, four) session musicians that crafted the very distinct sound that made the music as compelling as any other in the last century of America’s music.

Americana’s Best – 2014

January 10, 2015 Dave

Celebrating a recent push into promoting Americana music by KWTF, Sonoma County, Dave Stroud will look back at 2014’s collection of outstanding Americana. The playlist for the evening covers those ‘long in the tooth’ including Willie Nelson and Billy Joe Shaver, a posthumous piece by Johnny Cash, and one of the more energetic throwbacks to 70s outlaw sounds you’ll hear from a songwriter by the name of Sturgill Simpson. There are also the newcomers: Lydia Loveless, Shovels and Rope, and Parker Millsap. Join us in a show that celebrates new music that digs into the roots of the past century of America’s music.

Blue Light Christmas Special – 2014

December 20, 2014 Dave

It’ s a yuletide blues, country, rock, and pop extravaganza. Deeper Roots celebrates the holidays with a selection of holiday hits from the past century. And we don’t necessarily stop there. You’ll also be entertained by some very special blues and R&B numbers selected from the past, featuring selected tracks from an incredible assortment of holiday tracks featured on the Document Records releases “Blues Blues Christmas”, Volumes 1 through 4.

Join Dave Stroud for music from Louis Armstrong, Butterbeans & Susie, Darlene Love, John Prine, and many, many more.

A Century of America's Music