More influential gospel sounds this morning on Deeper Roots. We take a dip into the country, bluegrass, and folk extensions whose roots are buried in 19th and early 20th century European American musical traditions. It’s a mixed bag with contributions from the Protestant, Baptist, and Black Gospel hymnals and songbooks. And don’t forget the quiet bubbling influences of popular music, the logical extension of selling the message…a kind of backroads Madison Avenue. We’re focused on country gospel today with the usual giants of country music: George Jones, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, and The Louvins…but we’ll also hear from the bluegrass contingent including Ricky Skaggs, Bill Monroe, and Flatt and Scruggs. A heavenly time where we share music that would weave its way into the fabric of America’s music including rock, soul, country, and Americana. Tune in on Friday mornings.
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Artist
Title
Album
Buy
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Ernest Carter And The Hymn Trio
The Gospel Train
Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture
3
Kitty Wells
(I've Got My) One Way Ticket to the Sky
Lonely Street/Dust On the Bible
4
The Louvin Brothers
The Gospel Way
Close Harmony [Disc 1]
5
Sons of the Pioneers
The Gospel Train
Songs of the Prairie – CD4
6
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
On That Gospel Ship
All The Classic Releases1937-1949 [Disc 2]
7
The Nashville Bluegrass Band
Gospel Plow
Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel Music
8
Ricky Skaggs
Children Go
Country's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the Century
9
George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Let's All Go Down To The River
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
10
Carl Story
Old Country Baptizing
1957-1959 (Warped 5891F)
11
The Oak Ridge Boys
That Old Country Church
Gospels & Spirituals: The Gold Collection [Disc 2]
12
Johnny Cash
In The Sweet By And By
Gospel Glory
13
Kitty Wells
Lonesome Valley
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
14
Red Foley
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Hillbilly Fever [Disc 3]
15
King's Sacred Quartette
Turn Your Radio On
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
16
Buck Owens
Pray Every Day
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
17
Merle Haggard & The Carter Family
Precious Memories
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
18
Connie Smith
Over the Next Hill We'll Be Home
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
19
Don Gibson
Canaan's Land
The Complete Recordings 1952-1962
20
Flatt & Scruggs
I'm On My Way To Canaan's Land
Foggy Mountain Gospel
21
The Bluegrass Band
Lord Build Me A Cabin In Glory
Shine Hallelujah Shine Vol 1
22
Doyle Lawson/Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
I'm Finding Joy in My Savior's Love
Gospel Radio Gems
23
The Whitstein Brothers
The Christian Life
Sing Gospel Songs of the Louvins
24
The Louvin Brothers
Preach The Gospel
Love and Wealth: The Lost Recordings
25
Johnny Cash
Unclouded Day
Voice of the Spirit, Gospel of the South
26
Hazel Dickens
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Stained Glass Hour: Bluegrass and Old-Timey Gospel Music
27
Martha Carson
Satisfied
Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances: Vol. 3: Country Gospel
28
Hank Williams Sr.
I Saw the Light
Country's 20 Classic Gospel Songs of the Century
29
Cowboy Copas
Four Books In The Bible
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
30
Grandpa Jones
Come and Dine
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
31
The Cox Family
There Will Be Singing
Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout – Bluegrass Gospel From The Pen Of Rick Lang
32
The Delmore Brothers
Gospel Cannonball
Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 1]
33
Brother Claude Ely
There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
Heartwarming Gospel – 18 Best of King Gospel
34
Ernest Martin And His Gospel Melody Makers
When The Wrath Of God Comes Down
Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament (1952-1974) The Rapture