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.
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.
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.
Join us for some unbridled passion featuring ducktails, attitude, and rocking rhythm…all in the tradition of the north, west, east, and south. We speak of that genre that keeps on churning: rockabilly. It’s a genre that’s seen more revivals than a traveling preacher in the Midwest and South during the late 1930s. The recordings were pretty rustic: a bass, some driving percussion, and excitable guitar riffs and the vocals often phrased by rebel yells. We’ll be tearing it up with some of the very best including Johnny Burnette’s Rock ‘n Roll Trio, Billy Lee Riley, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis…and those were just the top drawer stars. We’ll also hear from the ladies: Wanda Jackson, Charline Arthur, and Janis Martin as well as the more obscure sounds of Bobby Lord, Hoyt Stevens, and Roy Hall.
