When trying to put together a Deeper Roots episode that covered the great session masters from the past one hundred years it became exceedingly clear that the show would need to be broken up into multiple parts. Percussion, keyboards, brass, bass and all the rest will follow but this week we’re going to focus on the string masters; those guitar stars who account for the bulk of Top 30 hits that graced our lives over the second half of the 20th century. They include Hank Garland, Grady Martin, James Burton, Joe Messina, Glen Campbell, Jimmy Johnson and, of course, Tommy Tedesco. There are many others who deserve the recognition but our show is only a two hour show and, even at that, picking only three or four examples per performer doesn’t do it justice. We’re going to give credit where it’s due…those who stood in the shadows.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Brenda Lee | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | Queen of Rock 'N' Roll |  |
| 3 | Jimmy Lloyd | I Got A Rocket In My Pocket | 100 Rare '50s Rockabilly Tracks | |
| 4 | Elvis Presley | A Big Hunk O' Love | Elvis 30 #1 Hits | |
| 5 | Little Jimmy Dickens | (I Got) A Hole In My Pocket | Four Classic Albums Plus Singles 1954-1962 | |
| 6 | Simon Crum | Stand Up, Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth | Country & Western Nuggets | |
| 7 | Bobby Helms | Jingle Bell Rock | Making Merry | |
| 8 | Dale Hawkins | Susie-Q | The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1957 | |
| 9 | Ricky Nelson | Stood Up | Legacy [Disc 1] | |
| 10 | Jim & Joe | Fireball Mail | James Burton – The Early Years 1957-1969 | |
| 11 | Gram Parsons | Return Of The Grievous Angel | G.P. / Grievous Angel | |
| 12 | Buffalo Springfield | A Child's Claim To Fame | Buffalo Springfield Again | |
| 13 | Elvis Presley | Please Don't Drag That String Around | Grady Martin | |
| 14 | Johnny Horton | The Battle Of New Orleans | Classic Country | |
| 15 | Brenda Lee | Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) | Grady Martin | |
| 16 | Merle Haggard | Mama Tried | The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology 1963-1977 [Disc 1] | |
| 17 | Willie Nelson | On The Road Again | Superstars of Country Easy Loving [Disc 2] | |
| 18 | The Champs | Tequila | Rock Instrumental Classics vol. 1 – The '50S | |
| 19 | Rick Nelson | Hello Mary Lou | Greatest Love Songs | |
| 20 | The Beach Boys | I Get Around | All Summer Long | |
| 21 | Wayne Newton | Danke Schoen | Wild, Cool & Swingin' | |
| 22 | Elvis Presley | What'd I Say | Elvis' Gold Records (Volume 4) | |
| 23 | J. Livingston & R. Evans | Bonanza | Television's Greatest Hits Volume I | |
| 24 | Jerry Goldsmith | Twilight Zone Overture – Twilight Zone: The Movie | 75 Years-Warner Brothers (Scores-1) | |
| 25 | Sam Cooke | Bring It On Home to Me | Best of Answer Songs vol 4 | |
| 26 | Jack Nitzsche | The Lonely Surfer | Cowabunga! The Surf Box Disc 2 | |
| 27 | The 5th Dimension | Wedding Bell Blues | Greatest Hits on Earth | |
| 28 | Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces | Searching For My Love | Chess Uptown Soul | |
| 29 | Aretha Franklin | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] | |
| 30 | Leon Russell | Tight Rope | Retrospective | |
| 31 | The Four Tops | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 | |
| 32 | The Temptations | Ain't Too Proud to Beg | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 1 | |
| 33 | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Your Precious Love | Motown: The Classic Years Disc 2 | |
| 34 | The Supremes | When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through | Gold Disc 1 | |