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
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
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]
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.
