While the Cheetoh-in-chief comes up with hateful and pitiful distraction after distraction in an attempt to have us take our eyes off of failure after profound failure of his…we celebrate the folks in gray and blue who not only bring us the bills but also the packages, ballots, and cheer from friends and relatives. That little white truck is more than an institution: it is part of our collective heritage and a constant that should be cherished. It’s been celebrated in music from every corner over the past century and we’re scouring those dusty digital bins for country, blues, rock, and rhythm that are burnished with the colors of the letter carrier in word and rhyme. Tune in for everyone from Roy Rogers to Memphis Slim, Smiley Lewis, and Tiny Bradshaw this week. Sonoma County Community Radio goes deep on another pandemic Friday morning.
No.
1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
Nat King Cole
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down (And Write Myself A Letter)
Just One Of Those Things (And More)
3
Jimmie Driftwood
The Pony Express (I've Got to Carry the Mail)
Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles
4
Bill Carter
Pony Express
Country & Western Nuggets
5
Pee Wee King
Postage Due
Pee Wee King's Country Hoedown (1 of 2)
6
Roy Rogers
The Mail Must Go Through
1939-1940 (Warped 3936)
7
Leon Rusk
Air Mail Special On The Fly
Stompin' Singers & Western Swingers ([Disc 3] It Ain't Far To The Bar)
8
Ella Mae Morse
Hey, Mr Postman
Two Classic Albums And Singles CD2
9
Hank Thompson
Yesterday's Mail
1946-1949 (Warped 4660)
10
Cowboy Copas
The Postman Just Passes Me By
1949-1950
11
Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)
I'm Gonna Tear Down The Mailbox – 1955
Dynamite Trail-The Decca Years, 1954-58
12
Dinah Washington
Postman Blues
First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [Disc 1]
13
Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra
Mailman's Sack (Mail)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
14
Tiny Mayberry
Mailman Blues
Jazzin' the Blues
15
Memphis Slim
A Letter Home (Mail)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
16
Smiley Lewis
No Letter Today
ABC Of The Blues Vol 25
17
The Ravens
Write Me A Letter
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3
18
Andrew Tibbs & Cherokee Conyer's Orchestra
Mother's Letter
Boogie Uproar – Gems From The Peacock Vaults
19
The Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of The Marvelettes
20
Bob Rivers
Please Don't Shoot, Mr Postman
Best of Answer Songs vol 2
21
The Marvelettes
Twistin' Postman
Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More!
22
Buddy Holly
Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues
Buddy Holly And The R&R Giants
23
Buck Owens
Keys In The Mailbox
Hot Dog
24
Jorma Kaukonen & Tom Hobson
No Mail Today
Quah [Bonus Tracks]
25
Suitcase Sam
Morning Mail
Goodnight Riverdale Park
26
Allan Sherman
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time [Disc 1]
27
Ernest Tubb
Letters Have No Arms
Last Sessions: All Time Greatest Hits Disc 2
28
Champion Jack Dupree
Mail Order Woman
New Orleans R&B Outbreak
29
Big Joe Turner
Teen Age Letter
Big Joe Rocks
30
Slim Harpo
Mailbox Blues
The Excello Singles Anthology Disc 2
31
Arlene Smith
Letter Full Of Tears
Back To The Streets – Celebrating The Music Of Don Covay
32
Roosevelt Grier
The Mail Must Go Through
Point Of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962
33
Gene Terry & The Downbeats
No Mail Today (Mail)
Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 3