We’ve got a wild mix this week…sounds from the rock n’ roll archives, all done while excavating deeper into the halls of R&B, rockabilly, and country. Don’t count on the usual suspects, although there will be a few attending, but look to the under-the-radar floor pounders. The performances mostly qualify for shouts, shakes, and rocking fool’s gold, including some hillbilly ranters, New Orleans panters, and country banters. Tune in for some obscure Eddie Cochran alongside sounds from Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats, Sax Kari & His Ballin’ Blues Band, Royce Porter with The Kounts, and the Brewster Avenue Rhythm Boys. We’re Deeper Roots… and we’re going deeper on Friday mornings at 9am Pacific on KOWS 92.5 FM, repeating the following week on KWTF 88.1 FM. Check us out!
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Gene Summers
School of Rock & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
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Bobby Marchan
You Can't Stop Her
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
4
Royce Porter with the Kounts
Beach of Love
Banana Split for My Baby
5
Huey "Piano" Smith
Hush Your Mouth
ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 40
6
Bobby Marchan
Chicken – Wah – Wah
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 1]
7
Amos Milburn
Soft Pillow
Amos Milburn Rocks
8
Sax Kari & His Ballin The Blues Band
Hush Your Lyin' Mouth
Stompin' – Rhythm 'N' Blues Pounders – Volume 13
9
Bill Allen
Please Give Me Something
Essential Rockabilly The Imperial Story
10
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rockin' My Life Away
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 2)
11
Bobby Brant
Piano Nellie
100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
12
The Cochran Brothers
Tired And Sleepy
Somethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits Of Eddie Cochran
13
Johnny Burnette
Please Don't Leave Me
The Train Kept a-Rollin' Memphis to Hollywood – CD1
14
Thumper Jones
Rock It
Classic Rockabilly
15
Conway Twitty
Shake It Up
The Rock 'N' Roll Years CD1
16
Buck Owens
Hot Dog
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990) – Disc 3
17
Bill Haley
Hot Dog Buddy Buddy
From Western Swing to R-O-C-K (4): Don't Knock the Rock
18
Charlie Adams
Cattin' Around
Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album
19
Dick Penner
Cindy Lou
Rockin' Memphis [Disc 4]
20
Carmol Taylor
Tell Me What to Do
Country & Western Nuggets
21
Werly Fairburn
Everybody's Rockin'
Classic Rockabilly
22
Big Joe Turner
Flip, Flop and Fly
Big Joe Rocks
23
Ronnie Self
Ain't I'm A Dog?
The Best Of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol 2
24
Wynn Stewart
Come On
California Country
25
Billy Strange
Hell Train
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
26
Len Barrow
Hades Highway
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
27
Tarheel Slim
Number Nine Train
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
28
Vince Taylor
Brand New Cadillac
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
29
Eddie Cochran
Fools Paradise
Eddie Cochran: 2 Classic Albums Plus Singles And Session Tracks [Disc 2]
30
B.B. King
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan
31
Amos Milburn
House Party (Tonight)
Amos Milburn Rocks
32
Louis Jordan
Caledonia
The R&B Years – 1942-45 [Disc 3]
33
Rollee McGill
Rhythm Rockin' Boogie
Shoutin' Out The Blues (R&B CD 2005-2)
34
Wynonie Harris
Lovin' Machine
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
35
Jerry Lee Lewis
Breathless
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology (Disc 1)
36
Johnny Otis
Willy & The Hand Jive
Vol. 1-Johnny Otis R & B Dance
37
Wanda Jackson
Let's Have a Party
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
38
Buddy Holly
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 4
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Big Joe Turner
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 1
A special three hour show has Dave filling in for KC and I Hear You Rockin’ on KOWS Community Radio, live from the KOWS studios in the Cherry Street Historic District of Santa Rosa. Dave will walk through some of performances of songwriters who were influential in the rise of Americana sounds including blues, rock, rhythm & blues, pop, folk, and country in the late half of the 20th century. Who you might ask? In addition to the pairings of Carole King and Gerry Goffin as well as Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, we’ll also be sharing songs written by Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and Tom Waits.
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Peter Green Splinter Group
If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
Me & the Devil Disc 2
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Eric Clapton
32-20 Blues
Me & Mr. Johnson
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Keb' Mo'
Love in Vain
Slow Down
5
Leon Russell
Come On In My Kitchen
Life Journey
6
Otis Spann
Dust My Broom
The Blues Never Die
7
Huey Lewis & The News
Blue Monday
Four Chords & Several Years Ago
8
Mitch Woods
I Hear You Knockin
Gumbo Blues
9
Los Lobos
I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
10
Robert Gordon
All by Myself [*]
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
11
Brenda Lee
Let the Four Winds Blow
Queen of Rock 'N' Roll
12
Doug Kershaw
I'm Walkin'
The Best Of Doug Kershaw
13
John Lennon
Ain't That A Shame
Rock 'n' Roll
14
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Hello Josephine
The Hard Stuff
15
Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary
I'm In Love Again/All By Myself
Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 1]
16
Ray Charles
Move It On Over
Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 [Disc 2]
17
Sleepy LaBeef
The Blues Come Around
Tomorrow Never Comes
18
Raul Malo
Weary Blues from Waitin'
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions
19
The Secret Sisters
Why Don't You Love Me
The Secret Sisters
20
Tompall And The Glasier Brothers
A Mansion On The Hill
American Legends – Hank Williams
21
Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler
Lost On The River
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
22
Taj Mahal
Mind Your Own Business
Sekno Blues
23
Willie Nelson
Mr. Record Man
A Horse Called Music
24
The Little Willies
Night Life
The Little Willies
25
Johnny Burnette
Hello Walls
The Ballads Of
26
Jamey Johnson
Everything But You (featuring Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill)
Living For A Song- A Tribute To Hank Cochran
27
Bryan Ferry
If Not For You
Dylanesque
28
Madeleine Peyroux
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Careless Love
29
Mason Jennings
The Times They Are A-Changin'
I'm Not There [Disc 2]
30
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Way Down In The Hole
Spirit Of The Century
31
Los Lobos
Jockey Full Of Bourbon
Ride This: The Covers [EP]
32
The Devil Makes Three
Come On Up to the House
Redemption & Ruin
33
John Hammond, Jr.
Clap Hands
Wicked Grin
34
The Eagles
Ol' 55
On The Border
35
Dolly Parton
Jolene
Jolene
36
Linda Ronstadt
I Will Always Love You
Prisoner In Disguise
37
Alison Krauss/Shania Twain/Union Station
Coat of Many Colors
Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton
We’ll circle back to the past twelve months on Deeper Roots’ Friday evening with a little bit of reverence and a whole lot of thanks. While this past year struck what could be a mortal blow to democracy as we know it, a number of greats (both high profile and ‘under the radar’) were lost along the way. The names may not be so easy to collate with only two hours to share but we’ll do our best. Remembering Clarence Fountain, Eddy Clearwater, Otis Rush, Eugene Pitt, Marty Balin, Lorrie Collins, Tony Joe White, Roy Clark, and so many others on a Friday evening on Sonoma County community radio. Tune into our last show of the year and help us remember what these performers brought us.
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Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue
From the Original Master Tapes
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Tony Joe White
Polk Salad Annie
Classic Rock: 1969 – The Beat Goes On
4
Roy Clark
Yesterday When I Was Young
Superstars Of Country Hello Darlin' [Disc 2]
5
Freddie Hart
Easy Loving
Superstars Of Country: Easy Loving [Disc 1]
6
Don Cherry
Band Of Gold
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
7
Lorrie Collins
Another Man Done Gone
Hop, Skip And Jump [Disc 2]
8
Jefferson Airplane
It's No Secret
Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 1
9
The Edwin Hawkins Singers
Oh Happy Day
Oh Happy Day: The Best Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers
10
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Stand By Me
Higher Ground
11
Neville Brothers
Brother Blood
Uptown Rulin' / The Best Of The Neville Brothers
12
Hugh Masekela
Grazing In The Grass
Easy Listening Gold 1968-1969 [Disc 2]
13
Nancy Wilson
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes
14
Bob Dorough
Your The Dangerous Type
Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour – Best Of The Second Series
15
Roy Hargrove
Afrodisia
Habana
16
Aretha Franklin
Think
Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Disc 2]
17
The Temptations
Cloud Nine
Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 2]
18
Denise Lasalle
You Shoulda Kept It in the Bedroom
On the Chitlin Circuit
19
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
Back Down to Earth
Rock 'n' Roll City
20
Otis Rush & His Band
Violent Love
The Cobra Records Story (Disc 1) Chicago Rock and Blues 1956-1958
Back to the bayou. Back to Bourbon Street. From a house of blues to the small clubs out across the river. We’ll be taking a journey into the deeper wells where the influences include urban blues, jazz, French Acadian, Caribbean, and African American. And one could argue a handful of others. It’s all there in the sounds of south where the pianos and guitar amps are wired into a foundation of tradition…as if performed from a garage or cabin. Cookie & The Cupcakes’ swamp pop, swamp rock from Randy & The Rockets, New Orleans busking from Snooks Eaglin, classic piano noodling from the Professor and Dr. John, and a warm bouillabaisse of southern musical cuisine from Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino all served up on a Friday evening celebrating a few of the treats on community radio for Sonoma County, KOWS.
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Dr. John
Honey Dripper
Definitive Pop Collection
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Charles Sheffield
Boogie Children
Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
4
Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars
Walk Your Blues Away
'Fess: The Professor Longhair Anthology [Disc 1]
5
Dave Bartholomew
Got You On My Mind
1952-1955
6
Joe Medwick
Brought Down
I4m An After Hour Man (The Crazy Cajun Recordings)
7
Phil Bo
Don't Take It So Hard
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
8
Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9
Cookie & His Cupcakes
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
10
Rod Bernard
This Should Go On Forever
Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
11
Dr. John
Wash, Mama, Wash
Definitive Pop Collection
12
Erwin Babin
Big Boy Blue
Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
13
Clint West
Our Love
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
14
Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow
Flip Flop
Louisiana Swamp Blues
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Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow
Hey Mr. Bon Ton
Louisiana Swamp Blues
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Rod Bernard
Diggy Liggy Lo
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
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Katie Webster & Bobby Jay
Hey Mr Love
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
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Jay Nelson
Silly Filly Oh Baby
Rhythm & Bluesin' By The Bayou – Rompin' & Stompin'
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Fred Carter
(You'll Have To) Come And Get It
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
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Randy & the Rockets
Lets Do the Cajun Twist
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
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Rufus Jagneaux
Opelousas Sostan
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
22
Fats Domino
La-La [Version 2]
They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
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Fats Domino
I Want You to Know
They Call Me the Fat Man: The Legendary Imperial Recordings Disc 3
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Snooks Eaglin
Lavinia
Baby, You Can Get Your Gun!
25
Snooks Eaglin
By the Water
Complete Imperial Recordings
26
Charles Sheffield
I Would Be a Sinner
Best Of Excello Vol 1: Sound of the Swamp
27
Zorro & The Zips
Frankie & Johnny
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
28
Jay Chevalier & The Longshots
Cuttin' Cane
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
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King Karl & Guitar Gable
Mary Lou
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
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Warren Storm
Hey Ma Ma
Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
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Terry Clement & The Tune Tones
Hey Joli
Boppin' By The Bayou – Baby Dolls & Drive-Ins
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Irma Thomas
Cry On
Soul Queen of New Orleans
33
Berna Dean
I Walk In My Sleep
Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
34
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
The Glory Of Love [Outtake]
Chess New Orleans [Disc 2]
35
Bobby Charles
Time Will Tell
Chess New Orleans [Disc 1]
36
Dr. John
Iko Iko
Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans
It’s a free form episode that follows the American songbook stream of musical consciousness from the early twentieth century right up through some contemporary sounds. A river of rhythm and song…. doo wop shoo wops, the 88 key bounce of boogie woogie, master jelly roll bakers, and sweet confections for you on a warm summer Friday morning from the West County studios of KOWS radio. Performances will include Les Paul, Peggy Lee, Levon Helm, The Adderly Brothers, Jesse Winchester, and a couple dozen more of your favorites. Settle in for a free form collection of memories and musical gems from the past century with your host, Dave Stroud.
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Mavis Staples
We Go High
If All I Was Was Black
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Fats Domino
Telling Lies
Out Of New Orleans, Vol. 4
4
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
No Room In the Church for Liars
Precious Memories
5
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Let That Liar Alone
ABC Of The Blues Vol 43
6
Reverend A. Johnson
Let That Liar Pass On By
1950s Gospel Classics
7
Radio Yesterday
Lights Out
Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
8
Martha Fields
Southern White Lies
Southern White Lies
9
Laurie Lewis And The Right Hands
Let That Liar Alone (Featuring Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Harley Eblen & Andrew Conklin)
The Hazel and Alice Sessions
10
The Carter Family
You Better Let That Liar Alone
Carter Family, vol. 2: 1935-1941 (Disc 3)
11
David Olney
No Lies
One Tough Town
12
Rosalie Allen
Hitler Lives
Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
13
Carl Smith
Wicked Lies
Kisses Don't Lie
14
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
The Biggest Liars in Town
Home of the Blues
15
Flatt & Scruggs
Poison Lies
The Stanley Brothers: Selected Sides 1947-1953 [Disc 2]
16
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Lies
Bye Bye Blues/Les and Mary
17
Cyndi Lauper
Lies
A Hat Full Of Stars
18
The Roosevelts
Tell Only Lies
The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn
19
Ian Gomm
Dirty Lies
Summer Holiday
20
The Castaways
Liar, Liar
Good Morning Vietnam [Soundtrack]
21
The Knickerbockers
Lies
Nuggets Sampler 1965-1968
22
Tex Grande & His Range Riders
Hitler's Reply to Mussolini
Flashbacks # 6: Hitler & Hell
23
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers
Tellin' Lies
The Eyes of Texas
24
John Hartford
Politic
Hamilton Ironworks
25
Mimi & Richard Farina
House Un-American Blues Activity Dream
Generations of Folk, Vol. 2 Protest & Politics
26
Dar Williams/Doug Wainoris/G.E. Smith/Steve Holley/T-Bone Walk
All Men Are Liars
Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe
27
J.J. Cale
Lies
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
28
Frankie Boots And The County Line
Pack Of Lies
Frankie Boots And The County Line
29
Neko Case
Lonely Old Lies
The Virginian
30
Johnnie Taylor
Running Out Of Lies
Lifetime: A Retrospective Of Soul, Blues & Gospel 1956- 1999 [Disc 3]
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
4
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
27
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
4
Steve Earle with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark
16 Immigrant Eyes
Together at The Bluebird Cafe
5
Steve Earle
City Of Immigrants (With Forro In The Dark)
Washington Square Serenade
6
Roy Zimmerman
My Vote My Voice My Right
The Faucet's On Fire
7
Phil Ochs
I Ain't Marching Anymore
There But for Fortune
8
The Byrds
Draft Morning
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
9
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
12
Joan Baez
The President Sang Amazing Grace
Whistle Down the Wind
13
Drive-By Truckers
What It Means
American Band
14
Drive-By Truckers
Guns Of Umpqua
American Band
15
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Call It What It Is
Call It What It Is
16
Mavis Staples
We Go High
If All I Was Was Black
17
Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964
18
C.O.R.E. Freedom Singers
Get Your Rights, Jack
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
19
Nina Simone
To Be Young, Gifted And Black
Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom And Spirit
20
The Staple Singers
Freedom Highway
Freedom Highway
21
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
32
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.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Pilgrim Travelers
After While (Take 8)
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
3
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)
10
Fannie Bell Chapman
He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007
11
The Chosen Gospel Singers
Ananais
Jesus Rocked The Jukebox: Small Group Black Gospel (1951-1965)
12
The Chosen Gospel Singers
Trouble Of This World's Condition
I Heard The Angels Singing : Electrifying Black Gospel From The Nashboro Label 1951-1983
13
Rosa Shaw
On The Highway
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
14
Sister Emily Bram
Each Day
Nuggets Of The Golden Age Of Gospel 1945-1958
15
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
17
Lucky Millinder/Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout, Sister, Shout!
The Gospel of Blues
18
The Staple Singers
Wade In The Water
Freedom Highway
19
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
26
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)
29
Gospel Supremes
Sinner Man
Local Customs: Downriver Revival
30
Silvertone Quintet
Stand By Me
Powerhouse Gospel
31
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
33
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
