Soul and rhythm, heartbreak and boy trouble, big hair and sequined dresses. Deeper Roots goes on a romp through the early years of rock and soul sharing the very special talents that filled the AM airwaves of the fifties and sixties. It was almost impossible to select one song from each of these groups but we had to given the time constraints. There were the “Ettes”: The Chordettes, The Bobettes, The Marvelettes, The Ronettes, and The Ikettes; The Angels, The Murmaids, The Crystals, The Jelly Beans, and The Tammys. There were the Detroit sounds, the Wall of Sound, the Brill Building, and the Philly sounds. Perfectly delicious and light-hearted pop and soul from every corner. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week.
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The Ronettes
Be My Baby
The Best of the Ronettes
3
Shirley Gunter & The Queens
Oop Shoop
Shirley Gunter
4
The Chordettes
Mr. Sandman
Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1)
5
The Teen Queens
Eddie, My Love
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
6
Patience & Prudence
Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Forgotten Duos of Rock Volume 1
7
The Chordettes
Born To Be With You
The Best Of The Chordettes
8
The Bobbettes
Mr. Lee
The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
9
The Chantels
Maybe
Doo Wop Box Disc 3
10
The Poni-Tails
Born Too Late
Hit The Road Jack- The ABC-Paramount Story
11
The Paris Sisters
I Love How You Love Me
Back to Mono (1958-1969) Disc 1
12
The Shirelles
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Malt Shop Memories Save the Last Dance for M
13
The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
14
The Ikettes
I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
The Best of the Ikettes
15
The Crystals
He's A Rebel
The Best Of The Crystals
16
The Cookies
Chains
Early Girls: 1
17
Orlons
Don't Hang Up
Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Disc 2
18
The Murmaids
Popsicles And Icicles
Early Girls: 1
19
The Jaynetts
Sally, Go 'Round The Roses
Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)
20
The Angels
My Boyfriend's Back
Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1963
21
The Chiffons
One Fine Day
Malt Shop Memories: Top Down Convertible Sound (Disc 2)
22
The Crystals
Then He Kissed Me
The Best Of The Crystals
23
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
24
Exciters
Tell Him
Northern Soul – The Early Years – 100 Classic And Rare Tracks (CD4)
25
The Ronettes
Baby I Love You
The Best of the Ronettes
26
The Supremes
Where Did Our Love Go
Time-Life Classic Rock: 1964 – The Beat Goes On
27
The Shangri-Las
Leader of The Pack
Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
28
Jelly Beans
Baby Be Mine
Sun Records Curated By Record Store Day, Vol. 6
29
The Dixie Cups
Chapel of Love
Red, White & Rock Disc 2
30
The Tammys
Egyptian Shumba
Great Googly Moo: Silly Songs from the American Charts
31
The Dixie Cups
People Say
Chapel Of Love…And Other Great Girl Group Gems [Disc 1]
32
The Blossoms
That's When The Tears Start
So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998
Our show this week is brought to you by a song, a narrative like no other Bob Dylan has ever produced. Murder Most Foul was released earlier this year as the first single from his latest album Rough and Rowdy Ways. It is a 16 minute narration of cultural reflection that speaks to the passing of time in the context of what has been lost and what still might be lost yet still celebrating our gains. The Kennedy assassination is one of those times that we reflect on, remembering the day that it happened with as much clarity as time permits. What Dylan does is use pastel images of ‘what was then’ with who we are now as he speaks to cultural touchstones in his (and our) life. And he warns us, once again, that the times are indeed changin’ and that we should likely hear this song as a storm warning. Tune into for a listen. Two hours of Deeper Roots this week. You can also find out more about the Dylan song at https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/murder-most-foul-and-the-haunting-of-america.
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Nina Simone
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Anthology Disc 1
3
Bob Dylan
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul
4
Louis Armstrong & All His Stars
St. James Infirmary (Gambler's Blues)
Satchmo Plays King Oliver
5
Erroll Garner Trio
Misty
Your Hit Parade – 1954
6
Miles Davis
Stella by Starlight
'58 Sessions
7
Julie London
Cry Me A River
Julie Is Her Name & Lonely Girl
8
Nat King Cole
On The Street Where You Live
The World Of Nat King Cole
9
Marie Knight
The Old Rugged Cross
Hallelujah What A Song!
10
Etta James
I'd Rather Go Blind
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
11
The Platters
Twilight Time
Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3)
12
The Fleetwoods
Tragedy
American Music Library: The Hits Of 1961
13
Gerry & the Pacemakers – Freddie & the Dreamers
Ferry Cross The Mersey
Back 2 Back Hits
14
Elvis Presley
Long Black Limousine
From Elvis in Memphis
15
Lefty Frizzell
Long Black Veil
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 3: Americana
16
The Kingston Trio
Tom Dooley
Yesterday's Gone [Disc 2]
17
Marty Robbins
El Paso
All-Time Greatest Hits
18
Marilyn Monroe
Happy Birthday To JFK
The Essential Marilyn Monroe
19
Lena Horne
Love Me Or Leave Me
RCA Records Label: The 1st Note in Black Music [Disc 3]
20
The Beach Boys
The Warmth of the Sun
Endless Summer
21
Ray Charles
What'd I Say
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
22
Larry Williams
Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Album Version]
Specialty Profiles: Larry Williams
23
The Staple Singers
Wade In The Water
Freedom Highway
24
Elvis Presley
Mystery Train
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
We’ll be honoring the songwriting prowess of Harlan Howard this week on Deeper Roots. A country songwriter and performer whose career spanned six decades and wrote some of the classic songs of the Golden Age, turning formula into phrasing and stories of true life as he saw it. After a few minor successes, his song Pick Me Up on Your Way Down became a No. 2 hit for Charlie Walker in 1958 and Heartaches by the Number for Ray Price the following year,his name appeared at the forefront of songwriting talent of the time. His songs were performed by everyone from Merle Haggard to The Kingston Trio and Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. This week’s show will feature songs written by Harlan Howard and we’ll get to hear him perform many of his own. He coined the oft-quoted phrase “Three chords and the truth”. Tune in for the festivities.
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Porter Wagoner
Harlan Howard Medley
1964-1965 (Warped 6508)
3
Charlie Walker
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
4
Rodney Crowell
Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love)
Playlist: The Very Best Of Rodney Crowell
5
Bobby Bare
The Streets Of Baltimore
The Essential Bobby Bare
6
Kingston Trio
Everglades
Made In The USA
7
Waylon Jennings
Nashville Rebel
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 1
8
Brenda Lee
Too Many Rivers
The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits
9
Patsy Cline
I Fall To Pieces
Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love [Disc 2]
10
Patsy Cline
He Called Me Baby
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
11
Tennessee Ernie Ford
She Called Me Baby
Masters 1949-1976 [Disc 3]
12
George Jones
You Comb Her Hair
The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
13
Ray Charles
Busted
Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
14
Joe Simon
The Chokin' Kind
The Soul Story, Vol. 1 [Disc 1]
15
Buck Owens
Sweet Thing
The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
16
Derailers
I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love (Today)
Reverb Deluxe
17
Wynn Stewart
Heartaches For A Dime
Come On – Gonna Shake This Shack
18
Buck Owens
I've Got A Tiger By The Tail (Original Mono Single Version)
Buck 'Em: The Music Of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
19
Harlan Howard
I Can't Stand It
1959-1963
20
Harlan Howard
My Baby's His Baby Now
1959-1963
21
Al Brumley
Someone's Gonna Get Hurt
The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
22
Ray Price
Heartaches By The Number
Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
23
Guy Mitchell
Heartaches by the Number
Your Hit Parade -1959
24
Burl Ives
Call Me Mr. In-Between [Single Version]
20th Century Masters :The Millennium Collection: Best of Burl Ives
25
Patsy Cline
Foolin' Around
Patsy Cline Story
26
The Collins Kids
Soda Poppin' Around
Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1]
27
Waylon Jennings
Green River
Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years Disc 1
It’s theme time once more. We’ve got songs about the broken hearts, tears, and childhood souvenirs…but mostly broken hearts. Lost love, faded love, and remembering old love letters from the book of broken hearts featuring country, soul, and rhythm, all from the past century. Join in for some classic country from Don Williams and Billy Walker, brassy vocals from Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday, late movie Elvis, and a couple of rockabilly legends named Sonny Burgess and Warren Smith. And don’t miss out on Mary Wells, Jimmy Ruffin, Tom Petty, and The Louvin Brothers this week. It’s all there…a common theme in songwriting for being relatable, illustrative, and purposeful in its singular stories of love and loss. Tune into KRJF 92.3 FM, Sonoma County Community Radio with your host Dave Stroud this Friday evening at 9 Pacific.
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John Prine
Souvenirs
Souvenirs
3
Anita Carter
A Pair of Broken Hearts (with Hank Snow)
Warped 5627 – Anita Carter – 1956 – 1962
4
Willie Nelson
My Broken Heart Belongs To You
It Always Will Be
5
Don Williams
Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend
The Definitive Collection
6
Charlie Walker
Broken Hearts Will Haunt Your Soul
Charlie Walker – 1959-1964
7
Billy Walker
You're Gonna Pay With A Broken Heart
Whirlpool – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
8
Hank Williams
Men With Broken Hearts
Beyond The Sunset
9
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine
This Broken Heart Of Mine
10
Johnny & Jonie Mosby
Line of Broken Hearts
Make a Left and Then a Right
11
Warren Smith
Book Of Broken Hearts
Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
12
Johnny Cash
Story of a Broken Heart
The Sun Country Box
13
Sean McConnell
Another Song About A Broken Heart
Secondhand Smoke
14
Tom Petty
Only a Broken Heart
Wildflowers
15
Sonny Burgess
One Broken Heart
Rock n' Roll Legend
16
Elvis Presley
One Broken Heart for Sale
Elvis Double Features: It Happened at the World's Fair & Fun in Acapulco
17
Doug C & The Blacklisted
Working On My Next Broken Heart
Hit and Run
18
The Contessas
Broken Heart
Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground
19
Jewel Paige
I'm Left With A Broken Heart
Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3
20
Peggy Lee
All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart
The Capitol Collector's Series
21
Billie Holiday
You Can't Lose A Broken Heart
The Ultimate Collection [Disc 2]
22
Nat King Cole
You Can't Lose A Broken Heart
Chronological Classics: Nat King Cole 1949
23
Sam Browne
Happy-Go-Lucky You and Broken-Hearted Me
Hits of '32
24
Cleo Brown
Give A Broken Heart A Break
Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935)
25
The Cadillacs
Broken Heart
For Collectors Only (Disc 1)
26
The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Broken Heart Of Mine
Oh Lord, Stand By Me / Marching Up To Zion
27
Nat Hall With The Mellow 3
A Broken Hearted Clown
Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 3]
28
Mary Wells
Can You Fix It (My Broken Heart) (Previously Unreleased)
Six months later…’nuff said, right? Deeper Roots finally gets around to the theme of pandemic protection by staying at home until things stabilize. We were all put out when it looked like six weeks and here we are talking months, not weeks. Patience and commitment. Something we have to work on. But we’ve got music to comfort us. Our heritage is rich with an incredible catalog of works; from country classics to the raw country blues, soul from Motor City and the Eastern Seaboard, jazz from New Orleans and KC, and everything in between. Just look (or listen) back. This week’s Deeper Roots features songs about keeping safe in shelter with fresh sounds from the digital bins. Warren Zevon, Jim Reeves, Wynonie Harris, The Alphabetical Four, Kitty Wells, and Buddy Miller will be featured. No need to put on your helmets (or tin foil hats) or to duck and cover. But you might want to get out the vote!
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Jakob Dylan & Fiona Apple
In My Room
Echo In The Canyon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
3
Dill Jones Trio
Four Walls And One Dirty Window Blues
The Chiaroscuro Songbook, Vol. 1
4
Irma Thomas
These Four Walls
Irma Thomas: A Woman's Viewpoint: The Essential 1970s Recordings
5
Willie Nelson
Hello Walls
Mr. Record Man – The Early Singles As & BS
6
Jim Reeves
Four Walls
Essential Jim Reeves
7
Jeff Beck And Johnny Depp
Isolation
Isolation (Single)
8
Billy Vera & The Beaters
I Can Take Care Of Myself
By Request: The Best Of Billy Vera & The Beaters
9
Warren Zevon
Splendid Isolation
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) [Disc 2]
10
Whiskeytown
Empty Baseball Park
Faithless Street
11
Buddy Miller
Shelter Me
Universal United House Of Prayer
12
Jerry Jeff Walker
Time to Stay Home
Hill Country Rain
13
Charlie Rich
Behind Closed Doors
Super Hits
14
Bob Dylan
Shelter from the Storm
Blood on the Tracks
15
Rodney Crowell
Shelter From The Storm [Album Version]
The Outsider
16
Lone Justice
Shelter
Ultimate Collection: Maria McKee
17
Ray LaMontagne
Shelter
Trouble
18
Joe Cocker
Shelter Me
Ultimate Collection
19
The Deadly Gentlemen
Locked Up
The Bastard Masterpiece
20
Dave Alvin
All by Myself
Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
21
Charline Arthur
I'm Having A Party All By Myself
Welcome To The Club
22
Alphabetical Four
I'm Gonna Walk Right in and Make Myself at Home
Complete Recorded Works 1938-1943
23
Wynonie Harris
Drinkin' By Myself
Playful Baby
24
Garnet Mimms
A Little Bit of Soap
The Best of Garnet Mimms: Cry
25
Stonewall Jackson
I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
Singles
26
Porter Wagoner
I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew & Dolly Parton
Rhythm & Blues is the order of the day. Join Dave Stroud for an entertaining blast of fresh sounds from the well of the past century. What’s old is always new if you haven’t heard it, right? The playlist this morning features songs about the night time from Ray Charles, honeydripper rocking from Big Joe Turner, doo wop serenades from the The Jive Bombers, bluesy torch sounds from Erma Franklin, and so much more. We’ll stretch the boundaries of R&B with Elvis, Lonnie Johnson, and a few more as we take on some saucy serenades and unruly pleas from performers from the thirties to the early sixties. All without malice of forethought, I assure you. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio every Friday morning at 9 Pacific.
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Tarheel Slim & Little Ann
Anything For You (W. Little Ann)
The Robin & Fire Years
3
Big Joe Turner
My Little Honeydripper
Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
4
Elvis Presley
Dirty, Dirty Feeling
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
5
Roy Hamilton
Crazy Feelin'
Oxford American 10th Anniversary Music Sampler, [Disc 1]: "Future Masters" [Oxford American, 2008]
6
The Larks
Ooh… It Feels So Good
The Dawn Of Doo-Wop Vol. 4: Doo-Wop Dancin'
7
The Harlem Hamfats
Little Girl
Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936
8
Lonnie Johnson
It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (w/Spencer Williams)
Complete Recordings Vol. 4
9
Blue Lu Barker
Don't You Make Me High
Flashbacks #1 Drug Songs 1917-1944
10
Big Joe Turner
Don't You Make Me High
Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
11
State Street Swingers
Don't Tear My Clothes No. 2 (C-1768)
State Street Swingers (1936-1937)
12
Irene Scruggs
Must Get Mine In Front (Pm 13023, L-499-2)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)
13
Sam Cooke
Soothe Me
The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke
14
The Jive Bombers
Bad Boy
Cry-Baby
15
Ray Charles
Night Time Is the Right Time
The Birth of Soul Disc 3
16
Nappy Brown
I'm Getting Lonesome
Night Time Is the Right Time [Disc 1]
17
Ruth Brown
I Want To Do More
Ruth Brown: The Definitive Soul Collection [[Disc 2]]
18
Julia Lee
The Curse Of An Aching Heart (06-13-47)
1947
19
Erma Franklin
Piece of My Heart
Something to Believe In
20
Miss Baker
You'd Better Find
Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll/Volume 2 [Disc 5]
21
Billy Ward & The Dominoes
My Baby'S 3-D (10-12-53)
1953-1954
22
Rosco Gordon
Real Pretty Mama
Let's Get High (B)
23
Gladys Hill
Please Don't Touch My Bowl
Sleazy Rhythm & Blues Vol. 3
24
Lil Green
What's The Matter With Love
Romance In The Dark
25
Nellie Lutcher
He's a Real Gone Guy
Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' [Disc 2]
Free form Friday this month. Lots of favorites to share with you as we reach out to our awesome first responders once more here in Sonoma County. August, our static month of warm weather, has turned on us this year (as has everything else) as climate change once more comes knocking on our front and back doors. We’ll try to work on two hours of musical distraction with NRBQ, Little Richard, O. C. Smith, Marlene Dietrich, and Merle Haggard…how’s that for a lineup? Songs about San Antonio, a little place called Hickory Holler, some Madeline Kahn, Tommy Dorsey, and Nina Simone covering Chuck Berry. Money is the root of all evil, and Julia Lee will remind you this Friday morning. Tune into Sonoma County Community Radio once more at 9 Pacific on 92.5 FM, streaming to the world at freespeechnobull.com/listen.
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Little Richard
Get Down With it
OKeh Rhythm & Blues
3
Ivory Joe Hunter
You Can't Stop This Rocking and Rolling
Ivory Joe Hunter
4
Three Sharps And A Flat
That's The Rhythm
Hot Harmony Groups 1932-1951: Vol 1: That's the Rhythm
5
The Miller Sisters
Ten Cats Down
Rockin' Memphis [Disc 3]
6
The Sensations
Let Me In
Book Of Love: The Argo Records Story 1956-1962
7
Lou Rawls
Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
On The Soul Side
8
Irma Thomas
Hurtin' for Certain
My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn
9
Billy Joe Royal
It Keeps Right On Hurtin'
Greatest Hits
10
O. C. Smith
The Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country
11
Arthur Alexander
Genie in the Jug
Lonely Just Like Me: The Final Chapter
12
Frank Black
Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day
Honeycomb
13
Marlene Dietrich
The Boys In The Back Room
The Blue Angel
14
Madeline Kahn With Mel Brooks And Company
I'm Tired – Blazing Saddles
Warner Bros.: 75 Years Of Film Music – Songs (3)
15
Jimmy Durante
Start Off Each Day With A Song
The Great Schnozzle
16
Ella Mae Morse
An Occasional Man
Singles 3
17
John Fogerty
Down On The Corner
The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection
18
Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven
The Music Goes Round And Round
Me & Orson Welles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
19
NRBQ
Music Goes Round And Around
Tiddly Winks
20
Nina Simone
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Wild Is The Wind/High Priestess Of Soul
21
Merle Haggard
San Antonio Rose
Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player
22
Riders in the Sky
Down the Trail to San Antone
The Best of the West Rides Again
23
Junior Brown
Long Walk Back to San Antone
Long Walk Back
24
Bill Kirchen
Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone
Dieselbilly Road Trip
25
Tommy Duncan
Stars Over San Antone
Beneath a Neon Star in a Honky Tonk
26
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
Minnie, My Mountain Moocher
Singing In The Rain
27
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
Paddlin' Madelin' Home
Singing In The Rain
28
Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
Don't Save It Too Long (The Money Song)
Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 2
29
The Andrews Sisters
Rum And Coca-Cola
20th Century Masters: Millenni
30
Dinning Sisters
Buttons And Bows
Almost Sweet And Gentle [Disc 1]
31
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
The Three Caballeros
Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
32
Bob Hope, The Clark Sisters
That's Not the Knot
Best of Bob Hope – Capitol Records
33
The Boswell Sisters
Wha'd Ja Do To Me?
The Object Of My Affection
34
Little Richard
Jenny Jenny
Bob Dylan Presents: Cover to Cover – The Originals
Today’s Deeper Roots show explores the Document label once more but, this time, we’ll be asking Gary and Gillian to tell us more. They’ll share some personal anecdotes about what brought them to their life’s work. So many of us from the baby boomer generation discovered early roots music through covers by bands from our early years that led us to recurring moments of musical revelation. And many of us found ourselves digging, rummaging, exploring, collecting, and listening for those mother lodes of musical treasures that surfaced like bits of gold on that river of time that runs from ‘then’ to the ‘now’. It’s the second part of our interview with this delightful couple from across the pond. Hear their stories of connecting with this music and how it informed their life’s work with Document Records.
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Lil' Son Jackson
Rockin' And Rollin'
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
3
Big Bill Broonzy
Key to the Highway
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
4
Deeper Roots
Intro and Early Document w Johnny Part
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
5
Peetie Wheatstraw
Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
6
Big Bill Broonzy
Good Boy
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
7
Deeper Roots
Discovery of the Folk and Blues
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
8
The Rolling Stones
Confessin' The Blues
12 X 5
9
Deeper Roots
Buys Document
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
10
Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather
Kid Man Blues
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
11
Deeper Roots
Impact of American Music
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
12
Josh White
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
In Chronological Order, Volume 6 (1944-45)
13
Deeper Roots
Hunting Swap Meets for Blues (With Music)
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
14
Gitfiddle Jim (Kokomo Arnold)
Paddlin' Blues
Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s: 1926-1937
15
Deeper Roots
Growing Up with Music to the Beatles
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
16
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Please Don't Tease
Hit The Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story
17
The Beatles
Anna (Go to Him)
Please Please Me
18
Deeper Roots
Closing Snippet 1
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
19
Deeper Roots
Document Projects
Document Interview – Crazy Blues Centennial
20
Walter 'Cowboy' Washington
Ice Pick Mama
Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 2]
21
Blind Willie McTell
Stole Rider Blues
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order – Volume 1 – 18 October 1927 to 23 October 1931
Authoritarianism right in our own backyard. What are the signs that we should concern ourselves with? Much has been revealed over the centuries of how power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. While our so-called checks and balances lay down in fear in the face of fascism and the childish fear of being made fun of by the playground bully, the innocents are called terrorists and the terrorists, patriots. Up is down and down is up, right? Music’s been made of the human condition over time and there’s also been books and countless political speeches…and we’re going to take our time today to share the music and speak of the ballot box which is our only weapon, it seems, in a democracy. When cowards and sycophants led by the GOP and Fox News pretend patriotism, we know we’re in trouble and we know that the hard rainis falling. Federal troops areattacking mothers, veterans, and peaceful protesters with impunity and there are no checks. There is nobalance. As songwriter R. B. Morris observes, that’s how every empire falls…and you can tune in for inspiration as the August march on Washington is just around the corner.
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Great Big Sea
End of the World
Great Big CD
3
Danko, Fjeld & Andersen
When Morning Comes to America
Danko / Fjeld / Andersen
4
Neil Young
Bound for Glory
Old Ways
5
Willie Nelson
Vote Em Out
Vote 'Em Out
6
Ray Charles
America The Beautiful
Ultimate Hits Collection [2 of 2]
7
Ry Cooder
Rally 'Round The Flag
Boomer's Story
8
The Abyssinian Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
The Civil War
9
Johnny Cash
Ragged Old Flag
Ragged Old Flag
10
Joan Baez
The President Sang Amazing Grace
Whistle Down the Wind
11
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Jesus Children of America
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dixie Hummingbirds
12
R.B. Morris
That's How Every Empire Falls
Singing Through the Wall. Songs for Western Sahara
13
Simon & Garfunkel
America
Old Friends Disc 2
14
Paul Simon
American Tune
There Goes Rhymin' Simon
15
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
Thrice All American
No Depression Compilation – What It Sounds Like Vol. 1
16
Dr. John
The Patriotic Flag-Waiver
Babylon
17
Steve Earle
Dear Old Flag
Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War
18
Jay & the Americans
Only in America
Red, White & Rock Disc 2
19
Jimmy Griggs
The Beginning Of The End
The Beginning Of The End – The Existential Psychodrama In Country Music (1956-1972)
Free Form Friday finds us filling the airwaves with soul, border music, a dose of gospel, blues, and so much more. Join Dave Stroud this week on Deeper Roots as he brings you the stories and the sounds from the past century. As we go into our sixth month of pandemic isolation, we reflect on those lost and those suffering knowing full well that this virus could have been shunted by responsible adults. But we’re confronted with complete and utter idiocy at the highest (and lowest) locales: those who politicize and those pouty little man- and woman-babies who refuse to wear masks. We’ll look past this for two hours as we share soul sounds from James Carr and Bobby Womack, folk-rock anthems from Bob Dylan and John Sebastian, as well as good news gospel from Marion Williams and Sam Cooke. We’ll also go with a tribute to Texas where the suffering is reaching heights unimagined only a few months ago as they continue to suffer from failed leadership. Tune in on Fridays at 9 Pacific.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Asleep at the Wheel
Miles and Miles of Texas
The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel Since 1970
3
Charley Crockett
Goin' Back To Texas
Lonesome As A Shadow
4
Waylon Jennings
Bob Wills Is Still The King (Studio Version)
RCA Country Legends [Disc 1]
5
Doug Sahm
Texas Tornado
Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
6
Bing Crosby
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits
7
Mark Knopfler
Cannibals
Golden Heart
8
Sam Cooke
(Ain't That) Good News
Ain't That Good News
9
Marion Williams
Feel Like My Time Ain't Long
The Great Gospel Women
10
Clay Hammond
Suzy Do It Better Than You
Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
11
James Carr
Pouring Water on a Drowning Ma
The Essential James Carr
12
Nat Hall With The Mellow 3
A Broken Hearted Clown
Rare Soul: Groove & Grind 1963-1973 [Disc 3]
13
Bobby Womack
How I Miss You Baby
The Best Of Bobby Womack: The Soul Years
14
Leroy Washington
Baby Please Come Home
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Mad Dogs, Sweet Daddies & Pretty Babies
15
Clifton Chenier
Choo Choo CH-Boogie
Alligator Stomp 2: Cajun Zydeco Classics
16
Slim Harpo
I've Got Love If You Want It
The Best Of Slim Harpo
17
Slim Harpo
I've Got My Finger on Your Trigger
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
18
Jimmy Reed
I Wanna Be Loved
You Dont Have To Go (The Blues Collection Vol.18)
19
Little Richard
Lucille
Crazy in Alabama
20
Moose And The Pelicans
He's A Rebel
So Much Love: A Darlene Love Anthology 1958 – 1998
21
Doris Troy
Just One Look
Malt Shop Memories: Save The Last Dance For Me (Disc 2)
22
Gary U.S. Bonds
Jole Blon
The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds
23
The Neville Brothers
Run Joe
Fiyo on the Bayou
24
Bob Dylan
Mississippi
Love and Theft
25
John Sebastian
Rainbows All Over Your Blues
Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings – Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings [Disc 1]
26
The Lovin' Spoonful
Coconut Grove
Greatest Hits [Buddha]
27
Cliff Edwards
I'm Going to Give "It" To Mary
The Collection
28
Mississippi John Hurt
Good Morning, Carrie
The Complete Studio Recordings: Last Sessions
29
Blind Blake
Black Dog Blues (Pm 12464, 4362-1)
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
