The debate is over; what’s say we have ourselves another. There’s certainly no debating democracy at work. Today’s Deeper Roots show will find us circulating through the connective tissue of song: themes that connect with one another. A little bit of eclectic free form fused with all the delightful sounds of country, pop, rock and tradition. Our guiding light will be the truth and the American way. Yes, there’s always bubble gum, apple pie, and Sunday church but then we also have the bats**t crazies who will blame all the good, the bad and the ugly on those who don’t resemble themselves or their own views. So take a break with us on this summer of broken hearts and we’ll share country from Don Gibson to Rosanne Cash, rock and roll from The Stray Cats to Fats Domino, and a little bit of sass and blues from Etta James and Charles Brown. Summer’s almost over and election day is fast approaching. So make sure you vote.
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Sarah Vaughan
Broken Hearted Melody
Ultimate Sarah Vaughan (Selected by Dee Dee Bridgewater)
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Chris Isaak
Lonely With A Broken Heart
San Francisco Days
4
k.d. lang & the Reclines
Trail of Broken Hearts
Absolute Torch and Twang
5
Rosanne Cash
The Way We Make A Broken Heart [Album Version]
King's Record Shop
6
Al Green
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
The Virgin Suicides
7
Don Williams
Some Broken Hearts Will Never Mend
The Definitive Collection
8
Don Gibson
I Can Mend Your Broken Heart
The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
9
Charles Brown & Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
My Heart Is Mended
Sunny Road
10
Gram Parsons
Hearts On Fire
G.P. / Grievous Angel
11
Kelly Dalton
I'm On Fire
Home – EP
12
Nikki Lane
Love's On Fire
All or Nothin' (Deluxe)
13
Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Back At The Quonset Hut
14
Fats Domino
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
This Is Gold Disc 2
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Leon Redbone
Settin' By The Fire
Whistling In The Wind
16
Etta James
Let's Burn Down The Cornfield
Enduring Soul
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Etta James
Jump Into My Fire
Seven Year Itch
18
The Brothers Four
Greenfields
Best Of The Folk Era
19
Peter Wolf
The Green Fields Of Summer [with Neko Case]
Midnight Souvenirs
20
Nanci Griffith
Fields Of Summer
Late Night Grande Hotel
21
Stray Cats
Lonely Summer Nights
Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92
22
The Four Preps
Lazy Summer Night
Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3]
23
Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
Summer Nights
Grease
24
Steve Forbert
Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast
The Best of Steve Forbert: What Kinda Guy?
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The Beach Boys
Your Summer Dream
Surfer Girl
26
Link Wray & The Wraymen
Summer Dream
Destination Beach: 30 Tunes For Dancing In The Sand
It’s a mellow, laid back collection of sounds from the past century for you this morning. The “ember” months have arrived and we’re winding our way through the last sunsets of summer. So lay down your burdens and join us on another Deeper Roots Friday morning as we share some sweet sounds from near and far, all anchored in an American landscape of dreams and waning nights of warmth. And warmth is what we’ll focus on…from JJ Cale and Leon Russell to Leo Reisman’s Orchestra, Sam Cooke, Randy Newman and Levon Helm. All of this and more, as they say, as we approach the final two months of election promises. I’m hoping that everyone’s placed a high value on truth and goodness because the hate, the lies, the gutter talk all need to be evaporated at long last. Send the vermin back into their holes of hate and let’s get on with the business of making our lives better. Because it’s not politicians that can do that. It’s us.
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John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
German Afternoons
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Roy Orbison
Ride Away
Classic "MGM" Roy Orbison 1965 – 68
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Dire Straits
Ticket To Heaven
On Every Street
5
Eddie Lang
Blue Guitars
Jazz Guitar Virtuoso
6
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Stormy Monday Blues
Legends of Guitar – Electric Blues (Vol. 1)
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Ray Charles with Norah Jones
Here We Go Again
…Featuring Norah Jones
8
Ray Charles
Crying Time
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
9
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
You Got Me
Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars
10
Leon Russell
Lady Blue
Retrospective
11
J.J. Cale
Magnolia
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
12
Louis Armstrong
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
The Ultimate Collection [Disc 3]
13
Hoagy Carmichael
Lazy Bones
Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody
14
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra
Lazy Lullaby
Society Swing
15
Santo & Johnny
Lazy Day
Santo & Johnny: Collection [Disc 2]
16
Charlie McCoy
Walkin' After Midnight
Classic Country
17
Randy Newman
Baltimore
The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
18
Sam Cooke
Bring It on Home to Me
Greatest Hits
19
Etta James
I'd Rather Go Blind
Blues Classics '27_'69 [Disc 3]
20
The Arthur Lyman Group
Yellow Bird
Music For a Bachelor's Den More Of The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group: 6
A little bit of good, a little bit of bad, and a whole lot of Americana classics. This morning’s Deeper Roots show runs the gamut from boogie Woogie to country ballads, classic rock, soul, blues, gospel and everything but the kitchen sink. Dave Stroud will be featuring songs that celebrate the band of gold, bad boys, bad girls, schooldays nostalgia, and the silly notion that black cats are no more than a warning when, in fact, they are a sign from on high of the very best being yet to come. Tune in for the likes of Stephen Stills, Johnny Cash, Cleo Brown, NRBQ and…yes, Billie Eilish as we celebrate America’s roots from then until now where no ocean is wider nor mountain is high. Celebrate a free form extravaganza with us as we push our way through August, well past the dog days and into the breezy, cool nights of summer’s waning. All for you and the neighborhood on KOWS Community Radio.
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NRBQ
A Little Bit Of Bad
Message For The Mess Age
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Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Stay
Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2)
4
Ronnie Hawkins
Matchbox
Duane Allman: An Anthology, Vol. 2 [Disc 1]
5
The Hunt Sisters
Elvis Is Rocking Again
Dirty Boogie:The Fortune Records Story
6
Elvis Presley
Dirty Dirty Feeling
Elvis Is Back!
7
Cleo Brown
Boogie Woogie
Picking the Blues – Compiled By John Mayall – Boogie Woogie Pioneers
8
Big Joe Turner
Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Big, Bad & Blue: Anthology [Disc 3]
9
Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis
Boogie Woogie Country Gal
Wild! Wild! Wild!
10
The Drifters
Let The Boogie Woogie Roll
The Definitive Drifters [Disc 1]
11
Robert Plant
Let The Boogie Woogie Roll
More Friends
12
Ella Mae Morse & Her Boogie Woogie Seven
Down The Road Apiece
Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 5 – Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll – 1944-53
13
Billie Eilish
Bad Guy
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
14
Robert Gordon
Bad Boy
Bad Boy
15
The Jive Bombers
Bad Boy
Cry-Baby
16
Slim Rhodes Band
Bad Girl
Sun Ballads 1953-62
17
The Miracles
Bad Girl
The 35th Anniversary Collection
18
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kin…
Mama Don't Like My Man
I Learned the Hard Way (Bonus Version)
19
Johnny Cash
I Will Rock And Roll With You
The Legend: Old Favorites And New [Disc 2]
20
Willie Nelson
Bring Me Sunshine ("Naked" Version)
Naked Willie
21
Roy Orbison
Dream Baby
The Monument Singles: A-Sides (1960 – 1964) [Disc 1]
22
Roy Orbison
She Wears My Ring
Crying
23
Greg Brown
Band of Gold
Down in There
24
Don Cherry
Band Of Gold
Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Vol. 1
25
Elvis Presley
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records – Volume 2
26
Rev. Emmett Dickinson
A Black Cat Has Crossed Your Path
Apple Bobbing Mix Vol. 2
27
Johnny Winter
Black Cat Bone
The Progressive Blues Experiment
28
Memphis Minnie
Black Cat Blues – Take 1
Queen Of Country Blues [Disc 5] (1936-1937)
29
Johnny Cash
Mean Eyed Cat
The Man In Black 1954-1958 [Disc 1]
30
Johnny Cash
Ring Of Fire
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]
31
Roy Orbison
Rock House
Three Classic Albums+Singles and Sessions 1956-1962 [Disc 1]
We’re taking a trip up into hill country to celebrate a true Americana sound. From it’s simple roots rolling out of Appalachia, celebrating music and culture going back even further, bluegrass music evolved from many different corners with a combination of many styles, including old-time mountain music, square dance fiddling, blues, gospel, jazz, and popular music. You can count on high energy, fast tempos and a most distinctive sound. This week’s show has the syncopated rhythms moving along like a freight train, those nostalgic remembrances, and heel-kicking improvisations…not to mention those high lonesome vocals. We’ve got Blue Highway, Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Earl Scruggs, The Rice Brothers and a couple dozen others in a Friday morning bluegrass extravaganza, sharing both classic and contemporary performers. If you’re close by, tune into KOWS 92.5 FM or, better yet, stream us almost anywhere on planet Earth at kowsfm.com/listen.
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Morris Brothers
Salty Dog Blues
Legends Of Bluegrass [Disc 3]
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Bill Monroe
I'm Travelin' On and On
1947-1949 (Warped 4988)
4
Bill Monroe
Crossing the Cumberlands
Bluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 4]
5
Jimmy Martin
Footprints in the Snow
First Time Together
6
The Dillards
Dooley
There Is A Time: 1963-70
7
Rhonda Vincent
Lonesome Wind Blues
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
8
The Gentlemen of Bluegrass
Old Old House
Carolina Memories
9
John Hartford
Skippin' In The Mississippi Dew
Good'le Days: Essential Recordings
10
John Hartford
Take Me Back To My Mississippi River Home
Good'le Days: Essential Recordings
11
Blue Highway
Riding the Danville Pike
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
12
The David Thom Band
Home Is Where The Heart Is
That Old Familiar
13
The David Thom Band
The Little White Church
That Old Familiar
14
Alison Krauss & Union Station
So Long So Wrong
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
15
Ricky Skaggs
I Hope You've Learned
Ricky Skaggs
16
Ralph Stanley
Dad's Old Rocky Field
Old Songs & Ballads
17
The Rice Brothers
Grapes On the Vine
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
18
Hazel Dickens
I Can't Find Your Love Any More
O Sister! The Women's Bluegrass Collection
19
Del McCoury
A Far Cry
Celebrating 50 Years of del McCoury (Disc 4)
20
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
As Long As the World Stands
The Hard Game of Love
21
Earl Scruggs/Foggy Mountain Boys/Lester Flatt
Randy Lynn Rag
The Essential Earl Scruggs (1 of 2)
22
The Johnson Mountain Boys
Duncan & Brady
Hills Of Home: 25 Years Of Folk Music On Rounder Records
23
The Johnson Mountain Boys
Orange Blossom Special
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 2]
24
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Dusty Miller
Bill Monroe: Anthology
25
Mac Wiseman
I Wonder How The Old Folks Are
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 2]
26
Steep Canyon Rangers
As I Go
Nobody Knows You
27
Laurie Lewis
Tall Pines
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
28
Jim Lauderdale
Old Time Angels
Old Time Angels
29
Jim & Jesse
Nine Pound Hammer
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
30
The Seldom Scene
Muddy Water
Time-Life's Treasury Of Bluegrass [Disc 1]
31
Bobby Hicks & Del McCoury
We're Steppin' Out Tonight
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
32
Lynn Morris Band
The Bramble and the Rose
Bluegrass Number 1's: A Collection of Chart-Topping Songs
Looking back over the past fifty-or-so years, we find a large gathering assembled under a large, all-inclusive tent, called Americana. There’s hardly a definition that’s been assigned and it’s hardly what we’d term ‘a genre’. It is, rather, a mood of the music and a narrative of the storytelling defines it. Like the dozens of genres that line it’s walls, we’ve come to know what we’re listening to: blues, gospel, folk and tradition, jazz, and everything in between. This week we’ll be stepping into that tent to congregate and celebrate that ‘sound we know’ called Americana. The digital bins will take us only so far back, celebrating the music of Bob Dylan, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, Joe Ely, Old Crow Medicine Show and a couple dozen others. Just what’s needed and built on playlists worthy of the very best of the Americana Hours broadcast each morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Old Crow Medicine Show
Wagon Wheel
O.C.M.S.
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Bob Dylan
Hard Times
Good As I Been To You
4
Keb' Mo'
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute
5
Sheryl Crow
No Depression In Heaven
The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
We’ve heard them all, the quotes about money being the root of all evil, you can’t take it with you, money can’t buy happiness…but there’s this one little thing that is seldom expanded on and that is the story of ‘dirty money’. There’s plenty of fodder in that area…from the banker CEO to the coal company CEO…there’s never an effort to help raise all boats, only the yachts. Capitalism is our theme. No, wait, is it bank robbing? No, most likely the working man trying to put bread on the table. Hold on, I know. It’s runaway inflation and the blame game. In any event, we’ll be all over the board in today’s show, bringing you music about money cravin’ folks from Blind Alfred Reed, working down on Maggie’s Farm and we’ll also have ourselves a hint of a fireside chat to make us feel better. We’ll also head down to coal country and Bonnie and Clyde, Woody Guthrie, and “Voila! An American Dream” from Rodney Crowell. Tune in. Should be fun.
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David Rawlings
Money Is the Meat in the Coconut
Poor David's Almanack
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The Andrews Sisters
Money is The Root of All Evil
Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters [Disc 2]
4
Randy Newman
It's Money That Matters
Land of Dreams
5
Rodney Crowell
Voila, An American Dream
Collection
6
Bob Brozman
Follow The Money
Post-industrial Blues
7
Eartha Kitt/Henri René & His Orchestra
Just an Old Fashioned Girl
Purr-Fect: Greatest Hits
8
Dr. John
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
9
Ry Cooder
No Banker Left Behind
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
10
Woody Guthrie
The Jolly Banker (Woody Guthrie)
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection [Disc 2]
11
Jake Xerxes Fussell
All in Down and Out
Jake Xerxes Fussell
12
Roy Zimmerman
Joel Osteen
Rize Up
13
Bob Dylan
Maggie's Farm
The Essential Bob Dylan [Disc 1]
14
Blind Alfred Reed
Money Cravin Folks
Complete Recorded Works 1927-29
15
Barbecue Bob
We Sure Got Hard Times Now
Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif
16
Bo Carter
Times Is Tight Like That
Bankers Blues – A Study in the Effects of Fiscal Mischeif
17
Betty O' Brian
Money Honey
Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
18
The O'Jays
For The Love Of Money
Funk Explosion
19
Solomon Burke
Honey Where's The Money Gone
Nashville
20
John Lee Hooker
I Need Some Money
That's My Story ( Sings the Blues)
21
SNCC Freedom Singers; Reagon, Cordell
Which Side Are You On?
Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement, [Disc 2] (Ensembles)
22
Bruce Springsteen
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Chapter & Verse
23
Wray Family
(Dark As A Dungeon Way) Down In The Mine
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
24
Band Of Ruhks
Coal Mining Man featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley
Band Of Ruhks
25
Buddy Durham
Sixteen Tons
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
26
Justin Townes Earle
Down In The Valley
Coal Country Music
27
Stan Farlow
1040 Blues
Birth / Work / Death – Work, Money And Status In Country Music (1950-1974)
28
Rex Allen
Money, Marbles And Chalk
The Versatile Rex Allen [Disc 2]
29
Merle Haggard And The Strangers
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde (2006 Digital Remaster)
Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
30
Merle Haggard
Working Man Blues
Merle Haggard Country Legend-Disc 1
31
Ferlin Husky
22 – Money Greases the Wheels
Ferlin Husky Singles
32
J.J. Cale
Money Talks
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
33
Kronos Quartet
Which Side Are You On
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger
Storytelling in song is not new. It’s mankind’s way of conveying, in both accuracy and reflection, the narrative from one perspective. Embellishments and hooks have long been the best way to make the story easy to digest and, if need be, to get a point (likely sociopolitical) across. We’ll be doing just that in this Friday’s episode: stories based in war, natural disasters, national tragedies and personal conflict. We’ll take a hundred year tour of storytelling from Bessie Smith to the Drive-by Truckers, from Memphis Minnie and The Tex-I-An Boys to Calexico, The Staple Singers and Marty Robbins. There are floods, murders, environmental catastrophes, bombings, and some wartime solemnity to be shared today. Tune into KOWS Community Radio every Friday morning for some fresh musical linens, curated by the outdoors and streaming to all of planet Earth on KOWSFM.COM/listen
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Mac Wiseman
Wreck Of The Old '97
Sings Old Time Country Favorites
3
Jimmie Driftwood
The Battle of New Orleans
Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
4
Marty Robbins
Ballad Of The Alamo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
5
Johnny Horton
Sink The Bismark
Classic Country Great Story Songs [Disc 2]
6
Calexico
Victor Jara's Hands
Carried To Dust
7
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Ohio
So Far
8
Joni Mitchell
Woodstock
Hits
9
Grateful Dead
New, New Minglewood Blues
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1
10
Grateful Dead
New Speedway Boogie
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Disc 1
11
Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards
Ludlow Massacre
Thirty Two Cents Postage Due
12
Tom Petty
Jefferson Jericho Blues
Mojo (Extra Mojo Version)
13
Randy Newman
Burn On
Sail Away
14
Charlie Haden
Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy
15
Johnny Cash
Five Feet High And Rising
Songs Of Our Soil
16
Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie
When the Levee Breaks
People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature
17
Sin-Killer Griffin
Wasn't That A Mighty Storm
Field Recordings, Vol. 5: Louisiana, Texas, Bahamas (1933-1940)
18
The Tex-I-An Boys
Wasn't That A Mighty Storm?
Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways
19
Bessie Smith
Backwater Blues
Columbia Records' 125th Anniv.
20
Rory Block
Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down)
Confessions of A Blues Singer
21
Chill Pill Dancers
Zoot Suit Riot
Swing: Next Generation
22
Mimi & Richard Fariqa
Birmingham Sunday
Troubadours: Folk And The Roots Of American Music 4: 10 The West Coast
Summer’s in full tilt and we’re not ready quite yet for the heat. But that won’t stop us cartwheeling down the musical halls as we take an eclectic ride on a free form Friday. Themes and tradition will rule today’s playlists, making way for some great roots rock favorites from Elvis, Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. Country music is well represented with a lonesome George Strait train song, some hellbound Billy Strange, and a trip to Texas with Iris DeMent. KOWS Community Radio features Deeper Roots each and every Friday morning at 9 Pacific and this particular morning is no different save for a few snowflakes in the wind. We’ll also dig deeper for some tracks from The Ravens, The Golden Nuggets, The Beach Boys and a little bit of Dr. John. Join us on our free form journey!
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Bing Crosby
The Freedom Train [Single Version]
Their Complete Recordings Together [Disc 1]
3
Iris DeMent
Goin' Down To Sing In Texas
Workin' On A World
4
Randy Newman
Political Science
Sail Away
5
Simon & Garfunkel
America
Old Friends Disc 2
6
Louis Armstrong
Summer Song
This Is Jazz Sampler
7
The Ravens
Summertime
Old Man River
8
Jim Byrnes
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Long Hot Summer Nights
9
Roy Orbison
Summer Song
Crying
10
The Chimes
Summer Night
Another Banana Split, please
11
The Beach Boys
Your Summer Dream
Surfer Girl
12
Dr. John
Such A Night
The Atco/Atlantic Singles 19681974
13
Elvis Presley
Such A Night
The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]
14
Chuck Berry
Downbound Train
The Chess Box Disc 1
15
Billy Strange
Hell Train
Hillbillies In Hell (Country Music's Tormented Testament 1952-1974)
16
The Golden Nuggets
Gospel Train
Oxford American Music Issue #13-Mississippi
17
George Strait
Trains Make Me Lonesome
Strait Out of the Box [Disc 3]
18
Mudcrutch
Shady Grove
Mudcrutch
19
Doc Watson
Shady Grove
Songs From Home
20
The Campbell Brothers Feat John Medeski
Amazing Grace
Can You Feel It?
21
Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues
Amazing Grace
Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation [Disc 2]
22
Norma Jean
Let's Go All the Way
30th Anniversary Collection Disc 1
23
Ray Charles
Let's Go Get Stoned
Genius – The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection
24
The Isley Brothers
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Remastered 1991]
Complete United Artists Sessions
25
Al Greene/Soul's Mate
Back up Train
Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Vol. 3: Late '60s
26
Johnny Bond
Lonesome Train
Put Me To Bed
27
Robert Gordon
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
Robert Gordon with Link Wray/Fresh Fish Specials
28
Elvis Presley
Mystery Train
Lonesome Whistle – An Anthology Of American Railroad Song
We took a journey to the south in last week’s show and this week, we head further west where we’ll share a vibrant and dynamic genre that reflects the rich cultural fusion of its geographic origins, combining traditional Mexican folk music with contemporary American influences of country, rhythm and blues, and rock. With the accordion and bajo sexto, drums, bass and guitar punching a hefty rhythm whose lyrics are often filled with catchy hooks and danceable beats, it is prominently featured in festivals, celebrations and public events across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. We’ll share some of the influentials from across the border like Lydia Mendoza as well as the mainstays and popular artists of the past half century including Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, The Texas Tornados, Flaco Jimenez, The Mavericks and a dozen others in this week’s Deeper Roots fest.
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Conjunto Sotavento de Nacho Fierro
La Bamba
Tex Mex Folk 1920s to 1950s
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Lydia Mendoza
Jurame
Lone Star
4
Lydia Mendoza
Mal Hombre
American Roots Music [Disc 4]
5
Las Hermanas Mendoza
Mis pensamientos
The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
6
Little Joe & La Familia
Las Nubes
American Roots Music [Disc 4]
7
Conjunto Bernal
Mi Unico Camino
Lone Star
8
Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
Southern California With Fond Memories
9
Freddy Fender
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
10
Los Super Seven
Cupido (ft. Freddy Fender & Rick Trevino)
Heard It On The X
11
Freddy Fender
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
Country Crossroads
12
The Texas Tornados
Who Were You Thinkin' Of
Texas Tornados
13
Doug Sahm
Nuevo Laredo
Best of Sir Douglas 68-75
14
Sir Douglas Quintet
Dynamite Woman
Mono Singles '68-'72
15
Sir Douglas Quintet
She's About A Mover
Sir Douglas
16
Tejas Brothers (w/ Augie Meyers and Larry Joe Taylor)
Rosa
Live a Little More
17
Los Lobos
Will the Wolf Survive?
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (1 of 4)
18
The Mavericks
Volver, Volver
Collection [2003]
19
The Mavericks
Ven Hacia Mi (Come Unto Me) [Conjunto Version]
In Time (10th Anniversary Deluxe)
20
Eddie "Lalo" Torres Y Su Conjunto
Arriba San Antonio
The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
21
Santiago Jimenez Jr.
Alma de Tejas
The Rough Guide to Tex-Mex
22
Flaco Jimenez
El Pesudo
Flaco Jimenez
23
Flaco Jiminez
The Girls From Texas featuring Ry Cooder (Album Version)
Swamp pop. What is it and where does Tex Mex begin and country blues end? Well, just listen for that Louisiana backbeat, a taste of torch song and rocking rhythm. We’ll take on the music of Tex Mex next week but this week we’ll be sampling some of the greats of that splinter genre referred to as ‘swamp pop’; music that was grafted from a number of different root source sounds. Swamp pop remains an important cultural expression of the Acadiana region, celebrated for its heartfelt and nostalgic qualities. While it never achieved the widespread commercial success of other genres, swamp pop has maintained a dedicated following and continues to be performed by contemporary musicians. We’ll share the sounds of some of the genre’s most popular: Warren Storm, Tommy McLain, Rod Bernard, Clint West and so many others. Drop on by.
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Cookie & the Cupcakes
Mathilda
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
3
Joe Barry
I'm A Fool To Care
Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
4
Joe Barry
Teardrops in My Heart
I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
5
Joe Barry
Little Jewel of the Vieux Carre
I'm a Fool to Care: The Complete Recordings 1958-1977, Vol. 1
6
Rockin' Sidney
Shirley Jean
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
7
John Fred
Shirley
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 3]
8
Rod Bernard
This Should Go On Forever
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
9
Rod Bernard
Diggy Liggy Lo
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
10
Rod Bernard
Colinda
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
11
Warren Storm
Prisoner's Song
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
12
Warren Storm
Hey Ma Ma
Boppin' By The Bayou – Made In The Shade
13
Lil' Band Of Gold/Warren Storm
Please Mr. Sandman
Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana
14
Little Bob & The Lollipops
Nobody But You
Oxford American 11th Edition Southern Music 2009
15
Lil' Bob & the Lollipops
I Got Loaded
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
16
Johnnie Allan
Lonely Days & Lonely Nights
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
17
Jivin' Gene
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
18
Dale & Grace
I'm Leaving It All Up to You
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
19
Clint West
Our Love
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
20
Clint West
Big Blue Diamonds
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
21
Cookie & His Cupcakes
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Rhythm 'n' Bluesin' By The Bayou – Vocal Groups
22
Cookie And The Cupcakes
Until Then
Louisiana & The Old New Orleans Sound
23
Cookie & The Cupcakes
Got You on My Mind
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
24
Shelton Dunaway & The Cupcakes
Mary Lou Doing The Popeye
The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 5]
25
Tommy McLain
Sweet Dreams
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
26
Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
The Essential Collection
27
Tommy McLain
Before I Grow Too Old
I Ran Down Every Dream
28
Tommy McLain
Somebody (Radio Edit)
I Ran Down Every Dream
29
The Uniques
All These Things
Swamp Gold, Vol. 2
30
Randy & the Rockets
Lets Do the Cajun Twist
Swamp Gold, Volume 1
31
Joe Barry
Just Because
Don't Do It: The Smash Record Story 1961-1962 [Disc 2]
32
Cookie & The Cupcakes
I Cried
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1
