Category Archives: Deeper Roots on KOWS

High Water Everywhere

And the topic of this episode will be natural disasters. Namely…floods. Timeless events and timeless music. Dave Stroud will share in-depth blues about rising waters, country music about the terror brought to us by Mother Nature, featuring Dave Alvin, James McMurtry, Whispering Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, and Lonnie Johnson…to mention but a few. Our show will focus on music that tells a story, because that’s what we find best in the tradition of Americana roots.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Johnny Cash Five Feet High And Rising Songs Of Our Soil Amazon
3Charley Patton High Water Everywhere Part 1 People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature Amazon
4Bob Dylan High Water (For Charley Patton) Love and Theft Amazon
5Ramblin' Jack Elliott Rising High Water Blues A Stranger Here Amazon
6Blind Lemon Jefferson Rising High Water Blues (Pm 12487, 4491-5) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) Amazon
7Tom Rush Galveston Flood The Very Best Of Tom Rush: No Regrets Amazon
8Whispering Smith Storm in Texas aka Texas Flood Swamp Blues Amazon
9Lonnie Johnson Broken Levee Blues Hot Fingers Amazon
10Lonnie Johnson Flood Water Blues Tomorrow Night Amazon
11Sippie Wallace The Flood Blues ABC Of The Blues, Vol. 48 Amazon
12Bessie Smith Back Water Blues Ken Burns Jazz [Disc 1] Amazon
13Ruby Gowdy Florida Flood Blues Female Blues Singers, Complete Recorded Works. Volume 6 Amazon
14Carl Martin High Water Flood Blues Carl Martin, Tennessee Chocolate Drops, Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan, Willie "61" Blackwell — Complete Recorded Works Amazon
15Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe When The Levee Breaks 24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's 2015 Amazon
16Robert Hicks Mississippi Heavy Water Blues People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature Amazon
17Fiddlin' John Carson Storm That Struck Miami People Take Warning [Disc 2] Man Vs. Nature Amazon
18Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys Flood Of '57 Classic Bluegrass Amazon
19Happy Traum Crash on the Levee Down in the Flood (feat. Justin Guip, Adam Traum & Byron Isaacs) Just For the Love Of It Amazon
20James McMurtry Hurricane Party Just Us Kids Amazon
21Charlie Haden Is This America? (Katrina 2005) Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy Amazon
22Dave Alvin Southern Flood Blues Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy Amazon
23Roomful Of Blues Texas Flood The First Album Amazon
24Larry Davis Texas Flood Bob Dylan: Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 5 [Disc 4] Amazon
25Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra With Members Of The New York Philharmonic Louisiana 1927 Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album Amazon
26Davell Crawford Gather By The River Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album Amazon
27The Tex-I-An Boys Wasn't That A Mighty Storm? Classic American Ballads From Smithsonian Folkways Amazon
28Johnny Cash Big River Get Rhythm [Sun] Amazon
29Leon Russell A Mighty Flood A Mighty Flood Amazon

The Year in Pop – 1932

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.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ukulele Ike & The Hot Combination A Great Big Bunch Of You Fascinating Rhythm 1922-1935 Amazon
3Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors Bend Down Sister Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove Amazon
4Ozzie & Harriet Nelson It's Gonna Be You The Nelson Touch Amazon
5The Mills Brothers Chinatown My Chinatown Sweeter Than Sugar Amazon
6The Mills Brothers I Can't Give You Anything But Love This Is Art Deco Amazon
7Boswell Sisters Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Boswell Sisters Amazon
8Boswell Sisters Stop the Sun Stop the Moon Boswell Sisters Amazon
9Jeanette MacDonald Isn't It Romantic Hits of '32 Amazon
10Jimmy Grier Orchestra voc. The Three Ambassadors We`ve Got To Put That Sun Back In The Sky Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove Amazon
11Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees Let's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Bed) gimriper2u@yahoo.com Amazon
12George Formby I Told My Baby With The Ukelele I'm The Ukulele Man Amazon
13Cab Calloway Eadie Was A Lady Best Of The Big Bands Amazon
14Ivie Anderson It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) An Introduction To Ivie Anderson Amazon
15Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Doin' The New Lowdown A Tribute To Black Entertainers #1 Amazon
16Louis Armstrong All Of Me The Art Deco Music Collection: Cotton Club Stomp Amazon
17The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & Orchestra Diga, Diga, Do The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 2 Amazon
18The Mills Blue Rhythm Band Mighty Sweet Rhythm Spasm Amazon
19Helen Morgan with Victor Young & His Orchestra Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Art Deco: Lovely Ladies of Stage and Screen Amazon
20Jimmie Grier & His Orchestra One Hour With You Paper Moon Amazon
21Al Bowlly Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries Just A Bowl Of Cherries Amazon
22Mildred Bailey Rockin' Chair Hoagy Carmichael & Friends: Stardust Melody Amazon
23Paul Robeson Ol' Man River Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
24The Mills Brothers Goodbye, Blues Hits of '32 Amazon
25Gene Austin A Ghost Of A Chance Voice Of The Southland Amazon
26Bing Crosby I Found A Million Dollar Baby Henry & June Amazon
27Bing Crosby Paradise Hits of '32 Amazon
28Bing Crosby Dinah Bing Crosby in Hollywood (1930-1934), Vol. 1 Amazon
29Leo 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 Amazon
30Sam Browne with Ambrose & His Orchestra The Sun Has Got His Hat On [Remastered 2003] Hits of '32 Amazon

Talk To Me

Talk is cheap. Talk can walk…if given the chance. With technology in our face each and every moment … it seems that talk has become even cheaper if not more full of falsehoods. From the very top the sewer of hyperbole flows downhill. But I digress. We’ll go from country to R&B, rock to gospel, and back again…with a theme show about ‘talking’. We’ve got Little Willie John, Nancy Wilson, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles, and Doris Day performing and following the talking points on our roots celebration on Sonoma County community radio.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Little Willie John Talk To Me, Talk To Me Dancin' And Romancin' In The 50s And 60s [Disc 1] Amazon
3Los Super 7 Talk to Me Oxford American Southern Music Texas Amazon
4Polly Possum And Joe Wolverton With The Dog Patch Boys Don't Talk To Me About Men The World Is A Monster Amazon
5Ernest Ashworth Talk Back Trembling Lips Golden Age of Country Volume 2: Hard-to-Find Hits [Disc 2] Amazon
6Faron Young I Hear You Talkin' The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young (2 of 2) Amazon
7Buck Owens Loose Talk (With Rose Maddox) Buck Owens Four Classic Albums [Disc 3] Amazon
8Rose & The Maddox Brothers You've Been Talking In Your Sleep Maddox Brothers & Rose Amazon
9Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Heart to Heart Talk Legends of Country Music Disc 4 Amazon
10Gene O'Quin Keep A Talkin' Baby Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys Amazon
11The Louvin Brothers I Know What You're Talking About Close Harmony [Disc 1] Amazon
12Bobby Charles Small Town Talk (single version) Bobby Charles Amazon
13Bobby Bare Talk Me Some Sense Memories – RCA Singles 1962 – 1969 Amazon
14Lefty Frizzell No One to Talk to But the Blues (& Shirley Caddell) 1957 Life's Like Poetry (Disc 4) Amazon
15Little Willie John Let Them Talk Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962 Amazon
16Nancy Wilson Happy Talk Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley Amazon
17Peggy Lee Talkin' To Myself About You The Capitol Collector's Series Amazon
18Doris Day Pillow Talk Golden Girl Columbia Recordings 1944-1966 – Disc 2 Amazon
19Johnny Mercer & Martha Tilton with Paul Weston & His Orchestra If I Had A Talking Picture Of You Capitol Records' From The Vaults, Volume 7 – Capitol Goes To The Movies – 1944-55 Amazon
20Sam Cooke Talkin' Trash The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4) Amazon
21Frankie Ford You Talk Too Much The All Time Greatest Hits Of Amazon
22Snooks Eaglin Mama Talk to Your Daughter [#] Complete Imperial Recordings Amazon
23Vicki Evans Dont Talk That Talk To Me Stompin' 34 Amazon
24The Table Toppers Talk To Me Baby Stompin' 2 Amazon
25Wynonie Harris Keep-A-Talking Women Whiskey & Fish Tails Amazon
26Bull Moose Jackson We Can Talk Some Trash Bull Moose Jackson 1947-1950 Amazon
27Harold Burrage Hi-Yo Silver Jumpin' The Blues:MCA Label(ACE CD) Amazon
28Fats Waller & His Rhythm Hate To Talk About Myself Complete Recorded Works Vol.3 Amazon
29Mose Allison I'm Not Talking Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2: Martini Madness Amazon
30Eddie Jefferson Start Walkin' Stop Talkin' The BeBop Singers Amazon
31Billie Holiday Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone The Essential American Singers Amazon
32Norris The Troubador Talk About Jerusalem Mornin' Black Secular Vocal Groups Vol. 3 Amazon
33Brother Claude Ely Talk About Jesus Satan Get Back Amazon
34The Bells Of Joy Let's Talk About Jesus Boogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock Vaults Amazon
35Annette Hanshaw If I Had a Talking Picture of You Volume 7 – Annette Hanshaw 1929-30 Amazon
36Dinah Washington Walkin' And Talkin' Gold Amazon

The Document Label

Get your morning cuppa roots sounds with a look at the record label whose catalog is overflowing with some of the most important recordings of the 20th century. From the birth of the blues to the birth of jazz; from the earliest gospel jubilee sounds of the deep South to the the electrifying sacred steel sounds of the late century; from the hillbilly string bands to the hokum sounds of the urban South…it’s all there. Document Records has amassed one of the world’s most revered collections of Americana out there and you can tune into Sonoma County community radio for a sampler of the music that has survived the century’s shift in technology , infiltrated our culture, and influenced performers to this day.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Frank Hutchison Stackalee [Vocal] Worried Blues [Disc 1] Amazon
3Frank Hutchison The Deal Old Time Music From West VI : Old-Time Music From West Virgi Amazon
4The Allen Brothers Skipping And Flying Allen Brothers Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 Amazon
5Sam McGee Buck Dancer's Choice Complete Recorded Works 1926-34 Amazon
6Georgia Yellow Hammers White Lightning The Georgia Yellow Hammers And Associates Vol. 4 "White Lightning – 1929-1931 Amazon
7Kirk & Sam McGhee Brown's Ferry Blues Complete Recorded Works 1926-34 Amazon
8Charley Jordan Just A Spoonful Charley Jordan Volume 1 1930-1931 Amazon
9Blind Willie McTell Searching The Desert For The Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1] Amazon
10Peetie Wheatstraw Kind-Hearted Blues Too Late, Too Late, More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes. Vol. 4 Amazon
11Barbecue Bob Barbecue Blues Barbecue Any Old Time – Blues From The Pit 1927-1942 Amazon
12Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon Come On Mama, Do That Dance Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1] Amazon
13Blind Arvella Gray Have Mercy, Mr. Percy Blues From Maxwell Street Amazon
14Charlie Spand Ain't Gonna Stand For That (Pm 12856, 15454–) The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932) Amazon
15Leroy Carr Don't Start No Stuff 1934-1941 Amazon
16Laura Rucker St. Louis Blues Female Blues Singers Vol. 13 R/S (1921-1931) Amazon
17Rosa Henderson Don't Advertise Your Man (Take A) Vol. 2-Vocal Blues & Jazz Amazon
18Memphis Mose Hear Me Beefin' at You Georgia Tom – Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (September 1928 – 5 February 1930) Amazon
19Butterbeans and Susie Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama Please Warm My Weiner (Old Time Hokum Blues) Amazon
20Big Maceo Won't Be A Fool No More Big Maceo Vol. 2 "Big City Blues" (1945 – 1950) Amazon
21Tampa Red Let Me Play With Your Poodle Rude Dudes Amazon
22Nora and Delle Get Away From My Window Jazzin' The Blues Vol. 3 Amazon
23W.C. Handy St. Louis Blues Jazzin' the Blues Amazon
24Cleo Brown I'll Take The South (You Take The East, Take The West, Take The North) Complete Recorded Works (March 1935 – June 1935) Amazon
25The Harlem Hamfats She's Trickin' Me Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 Amazon
26Babe Wallace Git It ('Cause I Love To See You Wid It) Jazzin the Blues Vol. 5 (1930 – 1953) Amazon
27Rev. Lonnie Farris A Closer Walk To Thee Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel Amazon
28Rev. Utah Smith I Got Two Wings Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel Amazon
29Sister O. M. Terrell The Bible's Right Country Gospel 1946-1953 Amazon
30Sister Rosetta Tharpe My Journey to the Sky Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats Amazon
31Sister Goldia Haynes Traveling Great Gospel Performers: Complete Recording Sessions in Chronological Order, 1937-1950 Amazon
32Rev. Robert Ballinger This Train Mighty Day – 25 Gospel Greats Amazon

Free Form – June 2017

We’re going to mix it up this week on Deeper Roots in a regular free form show featuring music that runs the gamut. We’ll hear from Doug Sahm and Arthur Alexander, John Fogerty and Betty Wright, Memphis Minnie and Guy Lombardo, as well as a track from the late Gregg Allman. The topics will range anywhere from bad blood and bad boys to good news and bad news on a fresh collection of the vintage, on KOWS radio: Free Speech. No Bull. Community Radio for West Sonoma County.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Gregg Allman I Believe I'll Go Back Home Low Country Blues Amazon
3Betty Wright He's Bad Bad Bad The Best of Betty Wright Amazon
4Derailers Bad, Bad Girl Guaranteed to Satisfy Amazon
5Doug Sahm Bad Boy The Last Real Texas Blues Band Feat. Doug Sahm Amazon
6Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee Bad Blood Cripple Creek Amazon
7Blind Lemon Jefferson Bad Luck Blues Classic Sides Disc 1 Amazon
8John Fogerty Bad Moon Rising The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection Amazon
9Johnny Cash Bad News The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 Disc 2 Amazon
10Amy Helm Good News Didn't It Rain Amazon
11Cris Cuddy Good Bad News Sally's Waltz Amazon
12Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives Good News Saturday Night / Sunday Morning Amazon
13George Olsen Good News Beyond The Blue Horizon Amazon
14Fats Domino Bad Luck and Trouble Fats Domino Out of New Orleans Amazon
15Sister Rosetta Tharpe What's That News The Original Soul Sister: Singing in My Soul [Disc 3] Amazon
16Marvin Gaye What's The Matter With You Baby Anthology [Disc 1] Amazon
17Memphis Minnie What's The Matter With The Mill? 21 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's Vol. 10 Amazon
18Frank Stokes What's The Matter Blues Broke, Black & Blue [Disc 1] : Up Country Blues Amazon
19The Sunshine Boys What's the Matter With Deep Elem The Western Swing: Doughboys, Playboys, and Cowboys – Oakie Boogie [Disc 4] Amazon
20Joe Liggins What's The Reason (1949) The Chronological Joe Liggins 1948 – 1950 Amazon
21Guy Lombardo What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You) Enjoy Yourself: The Hits Of Guy Lombardo Amazon
22The Mills Brothers What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You?) The 1930's Recordings – Chronological Volume 3 Amazon
23Johnny Burnette With The Johnny Mann Singers You're The Reason 25 Greatest Hits Amazon
24Arthur Alexander You're The Reason The Greatest Hits Amazon
25Willie Nelson Reasons To Quit One Hell Of A Ride Amazon
26Tim Hardin Reason To Believe Best Of The Troubadours Amazon
27Django Reinhardt Believe It, Beloved The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order [Disc 1] Amazon
28Fern Jones I Do Believe The Glory Road Amazon
29Dan Hicks You Gotta Believe [Album Version] The Most Of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks [Bonus Tracks] Amazon
30John Stewart She Believes In Me California Bloodlines Amazon
31The Louvin Brothers Making Believe Close Harmony [Disc 3] Amazon
32The Haden Triplets Making Believe The Haden Triplets Amazon
33Matt Urmy We Must Believe in Magic (feat. Cowboy Jack Clement) Out of the Ashes Amazon
34Neil Young I Believe in You After the Gold Rush Amazon
35Rick Nelson Believe What You Say Legacy [Disc 1] Amazon

Songs About Cats

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.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Mongo Santamaria El Pussy Cat Columbia Records' 125th Anniv. Amazon
3Julia Lee Scat You Cats Ugly Papa Amazon
4Bo Carter Pussy Cat Blues Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey [Disc 1] Amazon
5Bob Brozman Dead Cat On The Line Blues Reflex Amazon
6Bob Brozman Dog and Cat Hello Central, Give Me Dr. Jazz! Amazon
7Little Willie John Leave My Kitten Alone Little Willie John: All 15 of His Chart Hits from 1953-1962 Amazon
8Roy Orbison Bad Cat [Demo Recording] The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1] Amazon
9Roy Orbison Cat Called Domino The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 1] Amazon
10Harry Reser Cat And Dog The Collection Amazon
11Harry Reser Kitten On The Keys The Collection Amazon
12Fats Waller Kitten On The Keys Music By Fats Waller Amazon
13Eddie Lang Wild Cat 100 Jazz Guitar Favorites Amazon
14Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet Wholly Cats The Original Guitar Hero Amazon
15The Blue Hawaiians Searchin' for da Cat Sway Amazon
16The Blue Hawaiians Da Cat (Reprise) Sway Amazon
17Four Piece Suit Something for Cat Ready to Where? Amazon
18Cy Coleman Pussy Cat Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers Amazon
19Dean Martin Open Up The Doghouse (Two Cats Are Coming In) (1992 Digital Remaster) The Capitol Years [Disc 1] Amazon
20Norma Tanega Walkin' My Cat Named Dog Time Life – The Folk Years – Reason To Believe [Disc 2] Amazon
21Bobby Darin Gyp the Cat [#] Wild Cool & Swingin Amazon
22Cappy Bianco The Cat Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival Vol. 5 Amazon
23Lee Allen And His Band Cat Walk The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues [Disc 4] Amazon
24Dave "Baby" Cortez Cat Nip Happy Organs, Wild Guitars Amazon
25Bob Dylan Cat's In The Well Under The Red Sky Amazon
26Lee Dorsey The Kitty Cat Song The Ep Collection…Plus Amazon
27The Coasters Three Cool Cats Bob Dylan – Radio Radio – Theme Time Radio Hour Volume Four [Disc 3] Amazon
28Maria Muldaur Shout You Cats Garden Of Joy Amazon
29Jimmy Swan Country Cattin' Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album Amazon
30Charlie Walker Wild as a Wildcat The Best of Country Amazon
31Charlie Adams Cattin' Around Bear Family "Perfect for Parties" Highlight Album Amazon
32Louis Jordan At The Swing Cats Ball Jivin' With Jordan Amazon
33Curley Weaver & Clarence Moore Wild Cat Kitten Georgia Blues 1928-33 Amazon
34Cisco Houston The Cat Came Back The Folkways Years: 1944-1961 Amazon
35Freddie Neil & Friend Listen Kitten 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks Amazon
36Tom Jones What's New Pussycat? The Best of Tom Jones [Polygram] Amazon

Everly Brothers Tribute

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.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Everly Brothers Should We Tell Him Classic Everly Brothers CD1 Amazon
3The Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1 Amazon
4The Everly Brothers So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Gems from the Warner Brothers Vault, Pt. 3 Amazon
5John Prine With Connie Smith So Sad (To Watch Love Go Bad) In Spite Of Ourselves Amazon
6The Everly Brothers Crying in the Rain Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 1 Amazon
7Rockpile Crying in the Rain Seconds of Pleasure Amazon
8Rockpile Take a Message to Mary Seconds of Pleasure Amazon
9The Everly Brothers Muskrat Both Sides Of An Evening Amazon
10Merle Travis Muskrat Hot Pickin' [Disc 1] Amazon
11The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band All I Have to Do Is Dream Dirt, Silver & Gold Disc 2 Amazon
12The Persuasions All I Have To Do Is Dream Good News Amazon
13Linda Ronstadt When Will I Be Loved Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt Amazon
14Everly Brothers When Will I Be Loved Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2 Amazon
15The Everly Brothers Walk Right Back [Single – 1961] Singles / EP's /Radio / Live Amazon
16The Everly Brothers Wake Up Little Susie The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 Amazon
17David Lindley Bye Bye Love El Rayo-X Amazon
18Madeleine Peyroux Bye Bye Love The Blue Room Amazon
19Linda Ronstadt/Valerie Carter Devoted to You Dedicated to the One I Love Amazon
20Teddy Thompson The Price Of Love A Piece Of What You Need (iTunes Version) Amazon
21Everly Brothers Till I Kissed You Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2 Amazon
22Buddy Miller The Price Of Love Midnight And Lonesome Amazon
23The Everly Brothers The Price of Love Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2 Amazon
24Emmylou Harris Sleepless Nights Pieces Of The Sky Amazon
25Ray Charles Bye Bye Love Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 Amazon
26Roy Orbison All I Have To Do Is Dream The Soul of Rock And Roll [Disc 2] Amazon
27Roy Orbison Bye Bye Love Sings Lonely and Blue [US Bonus Tracks] Amazon
28The Everly Brothers Bowling Green Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. Disc 2 Amazon
29Kirsty MacColl Walk Right Back What Do Pretty Girls Do? Amazon
30John Fogerty When Will I Be Loved? (With Bruce Springsteen) The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again Amazon
31The Everly Brothers Memories Are Made Of This It's Everly Time Amazon
32The Everly Brothers I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail Songs Our Daddy Taught Us Amazon
33Everly Brothers Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet Classic Everly Brothers – Vol. 2 Amazon
34The Everly Brothers Down In The Willow Garden Songs Our Daddy Taught Us Amazon
35Kevin Russell Walk Right Back Plain Dirt Fashion Amazon

420 Music

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?

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

Jazz Fest 2017

We had a chance to catch the first weekend of JazzFest in New Orleans a couple of weeks back and thought it would be a good free form collection to share with everyone…so that’s what’s going to be on the bill this week on Deeper Roots. Music from Kermit Ruffins, The Sweet Olive String Band, Aaron Neville, Steve Riley, The Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, and an eclectic collection that you’ll just have to wait to be surprised by. Tune into Community Radio for Sonoma County and find your festive mood on a Spring evening.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Kermit Ruffins; The Barbeque Swingers What Is New Orleans Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season Two Amazon
3Deacon John Going Back To New Orleans New Orleans Amazon
4Henry Butler Mama Roux Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season Two Amazon
5Rebirth Brass Band Take It to the Street Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series: Season Two Amazon
6Dirty Dozen Brass Band Junko Partner Medicated Magic Amazon
7Trombone Shorty Ooh Poo Pah Doo Doctors Professors Kings & Queens: Box New Orleans Amazon
8Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers Jock-A-Mo (Iko Iko) #imsoneworleans Amazon
9Kermit Ruffins Exactly Like You We Partyin' Traditional Style Amazon
10Kermit Ruffins When It's Sleepy Time Down South We Partyin' Traditional Style Amazon
11Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers At Last (feat. Nayo Jones) #imsoneworleans Amazon
12Anders Osborne Ho-Di-Ko-Di-Ya-La-Ma-La Americana Roots Songbook: Louisiana Amazon
13The Mavericks Nitty Gritty Mono Amazon
14Galactic Sugar Doosie Into the Deep (Deluxe Edition) Amazon
15Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys Creole Stomp (Happytown) Happytown Amazon
16BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet Two Step De Port Arthur From Bamako to Carenro Amazon
17Sweet Olive String Band Jackson Blues Sweet Olive String Band Amazon
18Aaron Neville Little Bitty Pretty One My True Story Amazon
19Buddy Guy (Baby) You Got What It Takes (feat. Joss Stone) Born To Play Guitar Amazon
20William Bell Poison In The Well This Is Where I Live Amazon
21James Winfield Hallelujah, I Love Her So Lonely Lonely Nights Amazon
22James Winfield Lonely, Lonely, Nights Lonely Lonely Nights Amazon
23Marc Broussard feat. Sam Bush Rising Sun Goin' Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino [Disc 2] Amazon
24Snoop Dogg California Roll (feat. Stevie Wonder) BUSH Amazon
25Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour My Cherie Amour Amazon
26Harry Connick, Jr. Muskrat Ramble 25 Amazon
27Allen Toussaint with Rhiannon Giddens Rocks in My Bed Oxford American Music Issue – Visions of the Blues Amazon

That High Lonesome Sound

There can be no room for more rain here in Sonoma County. Spring is here and summer’s only a festival away….so we’ll celebrate the warmer side of Spring with an exploration of the bluegrass sounds of Bill Monroe and others, all tunes being selected for their ability to express what became to be known as that ‘high lonesome sound’.  Included in the mix will be Del McCoury, Jimmy Martin, Peter Rowan, Ralph Stanley, and a many others on a night that celebrates that ‘voice from on high’ and discourages the direction down that ‘wicked path of sin’. All for you on Sonoma County Community Radio.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2Ricky Skaggs & Joan Osborne On The Old Kentucky Shore Big Mon – The Songs of Bill Monroe Amazon
3Bill Monroe A Voice From On High Cover to Cover: The Originals, Vol. 2 [Disc 1] Amazon
4Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys Wicked Path Of Sin All The Classic Releases 1937-1949 [Disc 4] Amazon
5The Stanley Brothers Hills of Roan County 16 Greatest Hits Amazon
6Vern And Ray Cabin On a Mountain Cabin On A Mountain Amazon
7Ralph Stanley The Old Crossroad Poor Rambler [Disc 2] Amazon
8The David Thom Band Memories Of Mother And Dad The Thief Amazon
9Peter Rowan, Greg Garing Letter From My Darling True Life Blues – The Songs of Bill Monroe Amazon
10Bill Monroe/Ralph Stanley Letter from My Darling Saturday Night & Sunday Morning Disc 1 Amazon
11The Stanley Brothers Meet Me By the Moonlight High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
12Del McCoury Bluest Man in Town Celebrating 50 Years of del McCoury (Disc 2) Amazon
13Blue Highway Wicked Path Of Sin Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 1 Amazon
14Martin, "King" Jimmy/Marty Stuart The Mississippi Mudcat and Sister Sheryl Crow Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best Amazon
15Jimmy Martin On and On Don't Cry To Me Amazon
16Jimmy Martin & Ralph Stanley Old Cross Road First Time Together Amazon
17Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys My Little Georgia Rose Bill Monroe: Anthology Amazon
18Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Get Down On Your Knees and Pray Bill Monroe: Anthology Amazon
19Tim O'Brien Highway Of Sorrow Legend Lives on-a Tribute to Bill Monroe Amazon
20Bill Monroe Highway of Sorrow Bluegrass 1959-1969 [Disc 3] Amazon
21Del McCoury High On the Mountain Celebrating 50 Years of del McCoury (Disc 2) Amazon
22Del McCoury On the Lonesome Wind The Family Amazon
23Alan O'Bryant, Del McCoury Get Down On Your Knees And Pray True Life Blues – The Songs of Bill Monroe Amazon
24Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys True Life Blues Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys live recordings 1956-1969 Amazon
25Bill Monroe And Doc Watson Memories of You Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2 Amazon
26Ricky Skaggs Remember the Cross Soldier of the Cross Amazon
27The Seldom Scene Little Georgia Rose High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
28Bill Monroe With Body and Soul High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Amazon
29Joe Val & The New England Bluegrass Boys I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration: A Classic Bluegrass Tribute Disc 1 Amazon
30Mac Wiseman It's Mighty Dark To Travel Grassroots To Bluegrass Amazon
31Don Reno & Red Smiley I Know You're Married But I Love You Still God Old Country Ballds Amazon
32Danny Paisley, Ryan Paisley, T.J. Lundy My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line Amazon
33Old and in the Way High Lonesome Sound That High Lonesome Sound Amazon
34Charlie Haden A Voice From On High Charlie Haden Family & Friends – Rambling Boy Amazon