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The Hangman’s Rope

November 18, 2017 Dave

Songs about one of the most controversial of mankind’s attempt to balance the scales: the death penalty. Studies point to the fact that at least one in 25 people sentenced to the death penalty in the U.S. are innocent and yet the death penalty is legal in 32 states. In China, corporate fraud can be punishable by death…if it were the case here, our government would probably be on the straight and narrow. But I digress. The music this week will explore the long walk to eternity through the eyes of the condemned; the knowledge of the eventuality of the executioner’s song is clarity. And we’ve got country from a whole host of obscure characters, some blues and boogie, along with just a little bit of folk and bluegrass. A hundred years of the hangman’s rope in reflection.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Johnny Cash	I Hung My Head	American IV: Man Comes Around
3	Gurf Morlix	Theyre Hangin Me Tonight	The Executioner's Last Songs, Volume 3
4	Johnny Bond	At Dawn I Die	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
5	Marty Robbins	The Hanging Tree	All-Time Greatest Hits
6	Peter, Paul & Mary	Hangman	See What Tomorrow Brings
7	Marty Stuart	Hangman	Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
8	Ralston Bowles and May Erlewine-Bernard	Hangman	Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
9	Cowboy Copas	Hangman Boogie	Hillbilly Boogie Box [Disc 4]
10	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Puerto Muerto	The Hangman's Song	The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1
11	Al Dean	Hangman	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
12	Leadbelly	Gallows Pole	Too Late, Too Late – Vol. 12 – 1917-48
13	Furry Lewis	Judge Harsh Blues	Furry Lewis 1927 – 1929
14	Brownie McGhee	Hangman's Blues	The Folkways Years (1945-1959)
15	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Hangman's Blues	Complete Recordings Vol. 3
16	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Electric Chair	Blues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics, Vol. 13
17	Lonesome Johnny	Death Row	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
18	Jimmy Minor	Death Row	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
19	Porter Wagoner	(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
20	Dave Alvin	Sonora's Death Row	West of the West
21	Lee Hazelwood	The Girl On Death Row	Twisted Tales From The Vinyl Wastelands Volume 2
22	Johnny Cash	The Mercy Seat	American III: Solitary Man
23	Bessie Smith	Send Me To The Lectric Chair	Empress Of The Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928)
24	Booker T. & the MG's	Hang 'Em High	The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
25	Hoyle Miller	Twelve Years On Death Row	The Hangman's Blues: Prison Songs In Country Music (1956-1972)
26	Steve Earle	Walking Down Death Row	If I Had A Song: The Songs Of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2
27	The Blue Sky Boys	Story Of The Knoxville Girl	Absolutely Bluegrass
28	Bob Dylan	Seven Curses	The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 [Disc 2]
29	Joan Baez	Geordie	The First 10 Years
30	The Pine Valley Cosmonauts & Dean Schlabowske	Gary Gilmore's Eyes	The Executioner's Last Songs, Vol. 1

Songs About Youth

October 7, 2017 Dave

A nostalgic celebration of youth, love, and idealism…some saccharine sounds for a Friday evening whose theme is young at heart. We’ll be digging into mid-century popular sounds, with a laser focus on the many songs for young lovers that poured out of AM radio during the early years of jukebox rock from the soda fountain. But we’ll also reflect on the loss of youth, childlike wonder, and a little bit of tongue-in-cheek heartbreak and bitterness. Country sounds from Hayes Carll and Roger Miller, symphonic soliloquies from Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, and reflective studies by Bob Dylan and Antony, and some growing pains from Tom Waits and Billy Bob Thornton. How can you go wrong?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Bob Dylan	Young at Heart	Fallen Angels
3	Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus	Hello Young Lovers	Broadway In Rhythm
4	Percy Faith	Theme for Young Lovers	16 Most Requested Songs
5	Paul & Paula	Young Lovers	Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64
6	Ruby & Romantics (63-64)	When You're Young And In Love	Our Day Will Come: The Very Be
7	Sonny James	Young Love	Singles
8	Robin Ward	Young Lovers After Midnight	The Very Best Of
9	Rick Nelson	Young World	Greatest Love Songs
10	Rick Nelson	Young Emotions	Greatest Love Songs
11	Nat King Cole	Too Young	Your Hit Parade – 1951
12	Hank Garland	Blame It On My Youth	Move! – The Guitar Artistry of Hank Garland
13	Bing Crosby & Guy Lombardo	Young At Heart	Your Hit Parade – 1954
14	Flying Pickets	When You're Young and in Love	Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 4
15	Bob Dylan	Forever Young	The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 2]
16	Billy Bob Thornton	I Gotta Grow Up	Beautiful Door
17	Tom Waits	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
18	Hayes Carll	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Trouble In Mind
19	Bill Frisell & Petra Haden	I Don't Want To Grow Up	Petra Haden And Bill Frisell
20	Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards	When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues	Singing In The Rain
21	The Deer Run Drifters	Restless Youth	Restless Youth
22	Antony With Bryce Dessner	I Was Young When I Left Home	Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 1]
23	The Mavericks	Children	From Hell to Paradise
24	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Teach Your Children	Deja Vu
25	Carole King	Like Little Children	Crazy in Alabama
26	The The	Jealous of Youth	Solitude
27	Felix Dukes & Mississippi Fred McDowell	Motherless Children	Sounds of the South Vol 4: American Folk Songs for Children
28	Willie Dixon And Friends	Youth to You	Willie Dixon and Friends, Vol. 8
29	Daniel Romano	Middle Child	Come Cry With Me
30	Roger Miller	Little Children Run and Play	The Complete Smash-Mercury Singles
31	Jackson Browne	I Thought I Was A Child (LP Version)	For Everyman
32	Willie Nelson	Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys [w/ Waylon Jennings]	One Hell Of A Ride [Box Set] [Disc 2]

The Year in Pop – 1932

August 5, 2017 Dave

We look back…even though we weren’t there. Our show this week will celebrate the American songbook and popular music in the darkest of times: the year 1932. The clouds were only starting to clear in the heart of the Great Depression and the music was hopeful, sometimes saccharine, and the songwriting talent abundant. The performances were not bad either. The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway, Mildred Bailey, and many others contributed. Tune in on our morning look at the popular sounds of 1932.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Ukulele Ike & The Hot Combination	A Great Big Bunch Of You	Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935
3	Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors	Bend Down Sister	Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove
4	Ozzie & Harriet Nelson	It's Gonna Be You	The Nelson Touch
5	The Mills Brothers	Chinatown My Chinatown	Sweeter Than Sugar
6	The Mills Brothers	I Can't Give You Anything But Love	This Is Art Deco
7	Boswell Sisters	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	Boswell Sisters
8	Boswell Sisters	Stop the Sun Stop the Moon	Boswell Sisters
9	Jeanette MacDonald	Isn't It Romantic	Hits of '32
10	Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors	We`ve Got To Put That Sun Back In The Sky	Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove
11	Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees	Let's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Bed)	gimriper2u@yahoo.com
12	George Formby	I Told My Baby With The Ukelele	I'm The Ukulele Man
13	Cab Calloway	Eadie Was A Lady	Best Of The Big Bands
14	Ivie Anderson	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	An Introduction To Ivie Anderson
15	Bill "Bojangles" Robinson	Doin' The New Lowdown	A Tribute To Black Entertainers #1
16	Louis Armstrong	All Of Me	The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp
17	The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra	Diga, Diga, Do	The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2
18	The Mills Blue Rhythm Band	Mighty Sweet	Rhythm Spasm
19	Helen Morgan with Victor Young & His Orchestra	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Art Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and Screen
20	Jimmie Grier & His Orchestra	One Hour With You	Paper Moon
21	Al Bowlly	Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries	Just A Bowl Of Cherries
22	Mildred Bailey	Rockin' Chair	Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
23	Paul Robeson	Ol' Man River	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
24	The Mills Brothers	Goodbye, Blues	Hits of '32
25	Gene Austin	A Ghost Of A Chance	Voice Of The Southland
26	Bing Crosby	I Found A Million Dollar Baby	Henry & June
27	Bing Crosby	Paradise	Hits of '32
28	Bing Crosby	Dinah	Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1
29	Leo Reisman And His Orchestra;Milton Douglas	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (From The Musical Review "Americana") [Remastered 2003]	Poor Man's Heaven – Blues And Tales Of The Great Depression – When The Sun Goes Down Series
30	Sam Browne with Ambrose & His Orchestra	The Sun Has Got His Hat On [Remastered 2003]	Hits of '32

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Songs About Cats

June 12, 2017 Dave 1 Comment

Nothing wrong with a little theme fun…and what better way to have it than with a topic that can be heard from in virtually any genre: cats. cool cats, tom cats, go cats, hep-cats, black cats, pussy cats, kitty cats and kittens…all of them are subject to our musical scrutiny in this week’s Deeper Roots show. We’ll hear from the early banjo novelty genius Harry Reser, key meddling Fats Waller, lounge swingers like Bobby Darin, Cy Coleman, and The Blue Hawaiians. And you know there’s also a hint of of black cat and pussy cat jazz and blues from Bo Carter, Bob Brozman, Benny Goodman, and Eddie Lang.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Mongo Santamaria	El Pussy Cat	Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
3	Julia Lee	Scat You Cats	Ugly Papa
4	Bo Carter	Pussy Cat Blues	Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1]
5	Bob Brozman	Dead Cat On The Line	Blues Reflex
6	Bob Brozman	Dog and Cat	Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz!
7	Little Willie John	Leave My Kitten Alone	Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962
8	Roy Orbison	Bad Cat [Demo Recording]	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
9	Roy Orbison	Cat Called Domino	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1]
10	Harry Reser	Cat And Dog	The Collection
11	Harry Reser	Kitten On The Keys	The Collection
12	Fats Waller	Kitten On The Keys	Music By Fats Waller
13	Eddie Lang	Wild Cat	100 Jazz Guitar Favorites
14	Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet	Wholly Cats	The Original Guitar Hero
15	The Blue Hawaiians	Searchin' for da Cat	Sway
16	The Blue Hawaiians	Da Cat (Reprise)	Sway
17	Four Piece Suit	Something for Cat	Ready to Where?
18	Cy Coleman	Pussy Cat	Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers
19	Dean Martin	Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster)	The Capitol Years [Disc 1]
20	Norma Tanega	Walkin' My Cat Named Dog	Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2]
21	Bobby Darin	Gyp the Cat [#]	Wild Cool & Swingin
22	Cappy Bianco	The Cat	Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5
23	Lee Allen And His Band	Cat Walk	The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4]
24	Dave "Baby" Cortez	Cat Nip	Happy Organs, Wild Guitars
25	Bob Dylan	Cat's In The Well	Under The Red Sky
26	Lee Dorsey	The Kitty Cat Song	The Ep Collection…Plus
27	The Coasters	Three Cool Cats	Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3]
28	Maria Muldaur	Shout You Cats	Garden Of Joy
29	Jimmy Swan	Country Cattin'	Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album
30	Charlie Walker	Wild as a Wildcat	The Best of Country
31	Charlie Adams	Cattin' Around	Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album
32	Louis Jordan	At The Swing Cats Ball	Jivin' With Jordan
33	Curley Weaver & Clarence Moore	Wild Cat Kitten	Georgia Blues 1928-33
34	Cisco Houston	The Cat Came Back	The Folkways Years: 1944-1961
35	Freddie Neil & Friend	Listen Kitten	100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks
36	Tom Jones	What's New Pussycat?	The Best of Tom Jones [Polygram]

Everly Brothers Tribute

June 3, 2017 Dave

Hits from the 50s and 60s…covers by contemporary artists… original versions … songs from Phil and Don and from the songwriting team that brought them fame: Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. We’ll spend time on all of them…and more…in a special two hour tribute to the brothers who may not have been able to get along but they got along with their fans beginning with 1957’s Bye Bye Love. They lasted as solid pop, country, and rock crossovers well into the mid-1960s and we’re going to celebrate their music featuring performers including Ray Charles, Linda Ronstadt, The Persuasions, Buddy Miller, and a host of others.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	The Everly Brothers	Should We Tell Him	Classic Everly Brothers CD1
3	The Everly Brothers	Cathy's Clown	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
4	The Everly Brothers	So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)	Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault, Pt. 3
5	John Prine With Connie Smith	So Sad (To Watch Love Go Bad)	In Spite Of Ourselves
6	The Everly Brothers	Crying in the Rain	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1
7	Rockpile	Crying in the Rain	Seconds of Pleasure
8	Rockpile	Take a Message to Mary	Seconds of Pleasure
9	The Everly Brothers	Muskrat	Both Sides Of An Evening
10	Merle Travis	Muskrat	Hot Pickin' [Disc 1]
11	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	All I Have to Do Is Dream	Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 2
12	The Persuasions	All I Have To Do Is Dream	Good News
13	Linda Ronstadt	When Will I Be Loved	Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt
14	Everly Brothers	When Will I Be Loved	Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
15	The Everly Brothers	Walk Right Back [Single – 1961]	Singles / EP's /Radio / Live
16	The Everly Brothers	Wake Up Little Susie	The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957
17	David Lindley	Bye Bye Love	El Rayo-X
18	Madeleine Peyroux	Bye Bye Love	The Blue Room
19	Linda Ronstadt/Valerie Carter	Devoted to You	Dedicated to the One I Love
20	Teddy Thompson	The Price Of Love	A Piece Of What You Need (iTunes Version)
21	Everly Brothers	Till I Kissed You	Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
22	Buddy Miller	The Price Of Love	Midnight And Lonesome
23	The Everly Brothers	The Price of Love	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
24	Emmylou Harris	Sleepless Nights	Pieces Of The Sky
25	Ray Charles	Bye Bye Love	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
26	Roy Orbison	All I Have To Do Is Dream	The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2]
27	Roy Orbison	Bye Bye Love	Sings Lonely and Blue [US Bonus Tracks]
28	The Everly Brothers	Bowling Green	Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2
29	Kirsty MacColl	Walk Right Back	What Do Pretty Girls Do?
30	John Fogerty	When Will I Be Loved? (With Bruce Springsteen)	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
31	The Everly Brothers	Memories Are Made Of This	It's Everly Time
32	The Everly Brothers	I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail	Songs Our Daddy Taught Us
33	Everly Brothers	Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet	Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2
34	The Everly Brothers	Down In The Willow Garden	Songs Our Daddy Taught Us
35	Kevin Russell	Walk Right Back	Plain Dirt Fashion

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420 Music

May 27, 2017 Dave

It’s a topical theme…it’s a medicinal thing…it’s a blend of sounds celebrating vipers and jives from the past century. There is no shortage of material to pull from the well of Americana…whether that be from the 1920s or from the 2010s. We’ll hear mellow sounds from Trixie Smith, Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats, winsome themes from Fountains of Wayne, snark from The Harlem Hamfats, and recent relevance from The Devil Makes Three. While April 20th has passed, the topic is a lively one here in California these days and we’re mostly on friendly terms with the weed…even for those that don’t imbibe. The fact is, we have the freedom to do so if we so choose, right?

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Fountains Of Wayne	Planet Of Weed	Traffic And Weather
3	Willie Nelson/Snoop Dogg/Kris Kristofferson/Jamey Johnson	Roll Me Up (Album version)	Heroes
4	Hugh Laurie	The Weed Smoker's Dream	Didn't It Rain (Deluxe)
5	Bea Foote	Weed	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
6	Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy	All The Jive Is Gone	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
7	Buck Washington	Save The Roach For Me	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
8	Don Redman & His Orchestra	Chant of the Weed	When Hemp Was Hip
9	Buster Bennett	Reefer Head Woman	Chronological Buster Bennett (1945-1947)
10	Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats	Weed Smoking Mama	Memphis Highway Stomp
11	The Toyes	Smoke Two Joints	Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000: Disc 2
12	Harlan Pepper	Reefer	The Alternate Root 420 Sampler
13	Neil Young	Roll Another Number (For The Road)	Tonight's The Night
14	Trixie Smith	Jack I'm Mellow	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
15	Ray Charles	Let's Go Get Stoned	Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
16	Barney Bigard Sextet	Sweet Marihuana Brown	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
17	The Cats & The Fiddle	Killin' Jive	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
18	Fats Waller	The Reefer Song	Last Testament His Final Recor
19	Cab Calloway	Reefer Man	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
20	Tampa Red & The Chicago Five	I'm Gonna Get High	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
21	The Harlem Hamfats	Weed Smokers' Dream	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
22	Julia Lee	Marijuana	Kansas City Star [Disc 4]
23	Larry Adler	Smoking Reefers	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
24	Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb & His Orchestra	Wacky Dust	The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
25	The Devil Makes Three	Champagne And Reefer	Redemption & Ruin
26	Bob Dylan & The Band	Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 [Live]	The Complete, Historic "Isle Of Wight" Concert, 1969 (Remixed and Remastered 2013)
27	Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'	Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the Dutchie	Putomayo Presents Zydeco
28	KC & the Sunshine Band	I Get Lifted	25th Anniversary Edition Disc 1
29	Rick James	Mary Jane	Old School Friday
30	Ringo Starr	The No No Song	Blast From Your Past

Lazy Day Lullabies

May 3, 2017 Dave

t’s the softer side of Americana sounds from the last 100 years. Digging into the dusty digital bins, Deeper Roots host Dave Stroud will keep the waters calm in the face of the storm that swirls around us. Love songs, songs of wistful desires, trips to the seashore cabin, and instrumentals for dreamers all take center stage in a collection of sounds from the mellow side. We’ll hear pop from Dean Martin, country from Charlie McCoy and Merle Haggard, rock from Mark Knopfler and Roy Orbison, and some soul sounds from Sam Cooke and Irma Thomas.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Santo & Johnny	Lazy Day	Santo & Johnny: Collection [Disc 2]
3	Jason Wilber	Your Destiny	Lazy Afternoon
4	Merle Haggard	Goin' Away Party	Unforgettable
5	Charlie McCoy	Walkin' After Midnight	Classic Country
6	J.J. Cale	After Midnight	The Very Best of J.J. Cale
7	The Mills Brothers	Lazy River	Best of the Decca Years
8	John Prine & Mac Wiseman	Old Cape Cod	Standard Songs for Average People
9	Neil Young	One of These Days	Harvest Moon
10	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars	You Got Me	Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
11	Waylon Jennings	Dreaming My Dreams With You	Artist's Choice: Emmylou Harris
12	Kevin Russell	Lay Down Your Burden	You Don't Know Me
13	Dean Martin	Sleepy Time Gal	Spotlight On Dean Martin: Great Gentlemen Of Song
14	Bob Hope, Shirley Ross	Two Sleepy People	Hoagy Carmichael. Stardust – 51 Original Mono Recordings 1924-1957
15	Leo Reisman & His Orchestra	Lazy Lullaby	Society Swing
16	Willie Nelson	Blue Hawaii	Honeymoon in Vegas
17	The Arthur Lyman Group	Yellow Bird	Music For a Bachelor's Den More Of The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group: 6
18	Chet Atkins/Mark Knopfler	Tahitian Skies	Neck and Neck
19	Dire Straits	Ticket To Heaven	On Every Street
20	Roy Orbison	Ride Away	Classic "MGM" Roy Orbison 1965 – 68
21	Leon Russell	Lady Blue	Retrospective
22	Randy Newman	Baltimore	The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
23	Bill Frisell	Poem For Eva	Good Dog, Happy Man
24	Sam Cooke	Bring It on Home to Me	Greatest Hits
25	Irma Thomas	River Is Waiting	Simply Grand
26	Mississippi John Hurt	Since I've Laid My Burden Down	Immortal
27	John Prine	Speed of the Sound of Loneliness	German Afternoons
28	John Fogerty	Back Home Again	The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again
29	Calvin Cooke	Since I Laid My Burden Down	The Best Of Sacred Steel
30	Louis Armstrong	When It's Sleepy Time Down South	The Ultimate Collection [Disc 3]

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Rhythm & Blues & Soul

March 18, 2017 Dave

….’Cause it’s gotta have soul, rhythm, and blues to make the cut this week. That’s the answer to the question. We’ll look to a couple of iconic comedians from the late 70s to inspire us with a collection of sounds lifted from their albums…and their movies. Why not? Jake and Elwood teamed up with Stax legends Steve Cropper, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, and Duck Dunn to deliver punch after punch and we’re going to sample the best of it. We’ve got Willie Mabon, King Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Big Joe, The Robins, The Soul Survivors, and (of course) Aretha…all for you in a two hour rhythm & blues & soul extravaganza this week on Deeper Roots.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Aretha Franklin	Think	30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1]
3	Aretha Franklin	Respect	The Promised Land – Original Soundtrack [Disc 2]
4	James Brown	Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1	Gold Disc 1
5	Taj Mahal	Mr. Pitiful	Seqor Blues
6	Jean Knight	Mr. Big Stuff	Stax 50th [[Disc 1]]
7	King Floyd	Groove Me	In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 1
8	Johnnie Taylor	Who's Making Love	Stax 50th [[Disc 1]]
9	Sam & Dave	Soul Man	The Best Soul Album In The World… Ever!
10	Otis Redding	I Can't Turn You Loose	Dreams To Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology [Disc 1]
11	Big Mama Thornton	Let Your Tears Fall Baby	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
12	Floyd Dixon	Hey Bartender	Marshall Texas Is My Home
13	Willie Mabon	I Don't Know	Atlantic Blues: Piano
14	Linda Hayes	Yes I Know	Atomic Baby
15	The Soul Survivors	Expressway to Your Heart	Striptease
16	Solomon Burke	Everybody Needs Somebody To Love	Very Best of Solomon Burke (Reis)
17	The Contours	Do You Love Me	The Very Best of The Contours
18	James & Bobby Purify	Shake A Tail Feather	The Best Of
19	Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels	Devil with the Blue Dress On /Good Golly Miss Molly	Detroit Breakout! 1
20	The Playboys	Good Golly Miss Molly	Atlantic Vocal Groups – [Disc 1] – Jumpin' & Bluesy
21	Big Joe Turner	Flip Flop and Fly	Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of the '50s [Box] Disc 2
22	The Spencer Davis Group	Gimme Some Lovin'	Notting Hill
23	The Robins	Riot in Cell Block #9	50 Coastin' Classics [Disc 1]
24	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	Elvis' Golden Records (Volume 1)
25	The Chips	Rubber Biscuit	The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2
26	Wilson Pickett	634-5789	The Very Best of Wilson Pickett
27	Johnnie Taylor	Cheaper To Keep Her	Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration [Disc 2]
28	Bobby "Blue" Bland	Turn On Your Love Light	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
29	Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band	Messin' With The Kid	Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics
30	The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	Born in Chicago	An Anthology: The Elektra Years Disc 1
31	The Blues Brothers	(I Got Everything I Need) Almost	The Definitive Collection
32	Big Mama Thornton	They Call Me Big Mama	Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings
33	Margie Anderson	Yes I Know	Stompin' 25
34	Jackie Wilson	Baby Workout	Something's Got A Hold On Me
35	Etta James	Tell Mama	Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
36	The Blues Brothers	Soul Man	The Definitive Collection

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Cool Down R&B

March 5, 2017 Dave

Mellow R&B from a broad spectrum of performers who made a mark in the decade or so that preceded rock ‘n roll’s infancy. Indeed, they participated in the birth of the form with a sound that included the vocal quartet, jump and swing, and an incessant beat that could not be ignored. We’ll hear from the ‘feisty females’ of the day: Varetta Dillard, Blue Lu Barker, Big Maybelle, and Bernice Gooden right alongside Buddy Johnson’s Orchestra, the Three Bits of Rhythm, The Cats & the Fiddle, and Luke Jones and the Orchestra. Deeper Roots digs into a collection of tracks, some familiar, some from so deep in the archives that the dust is part of the sound, on another Friday evening of American roots sounds for Sonoma County community radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Wild Bill Moore (vocal: Scatman)	Rock 'N' Roll	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
3	Luke Jones and His Orchestra	Rompin' the Boogie	More Mellow Cats & Kittens
4	Butch Stone & His Orchestra	Ooh, Look A There Ain't She Pretty	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
5	Three Bits of Rhythm	Root Beer Sizzle Sazzle Sizzle	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
6	Bebopper Lulu and Her Orchestra	Mellow Scat	More Mellow Cats & Kittens
7	Slim Gaillard	Rhythm Mad	Laughing in Rhythm: Groove Juice Special [Disc 2]
8	Three Bits Of Rhythm	The Man That Comes To My House	Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
9	Coleman Brothers	Raise A Rukus Tonight	Hot Harmony Groups 1941-1949: Vol 3: When the Old Gang
10	Austin McCoy	Happy Pay Day Part 1	More Mellow Cats & Kittens
11	Nappy Brown	Pitter Patter	The R&B Years 1955 – Vol 2
12	Teddy Bunn With The Hootie McShann Trio	In The Oven	Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
13	The Herb Fisher Trio	Don't Want Nobody Else	More Mellow Cats & Kittens
14	Luke Jones & His Orchestra	Jump Me Some Boogie	Further Mellow Cats'n'Kittens – Hot R&B And Cool Blues 1946-1951
15	Gene Phillips	Women, Women, Women	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
16	Big Maybelle	Rock House	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
17	Varetta Dillard	Mercy, Mr Percy	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
18	Varetta Dillard	Promise Mr Thomas	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
19	Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra	Fine Brown Fame	The Best of Buddy's
20	Bernice Gooden	Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter (On A Teen-Age Date)	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
21	Little Willie Littlefield	Hello Kats	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
22	Bob Gaddy	Come On Little Children	The Classic Old Town Records
23	Bob Gaddy	Could I?	The Classic Old Town Records
24	The Cats & The Fiddle	Mr. Rhythm Man	The Very Best Of
25	Effie Smith	Be On Your Merry Way	More Mellow Cats & Kittens
26	Linda Hayes	What's It To You, Jack	Atomic Baby
27	Johnny Alston and His Orchestra	Everything Will Be Alright	More Mellow Cats & Kittens
28	Blue Lu Baker	Here Is a Little Girl	Rhythm & Blues Goes Rock & Roll Vol 2 [Disc 13]
29	Hadda Brooks	I Feel So Good	I've Got News For You [Disc 1]
30	Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends	It Comes in Like a Lion	Kansas City Blues 1944-1949 Disc 1
31	Big Maybelle	Whole Lot-Ta Shakin' Goin' On	OKeh Rhythm & Blues
32	Dolly Cooper	Ay La Bah	Voodoo Voodoo: Feisty Fifties Females
33	The Robins	That's What The Good Book Says	Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1946-52
34	The Cats & The Fiddle	Gang Busters	The Very Best Of
35	Black Cats and the Kitten	You Better Ask Somebody	Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3

A Century of America's Music