With a new album just released, Dan Penn reminds everyone that there are few songwriters, and only one living, that have influenced (if not defined) the Memphis soul sound as he has. At 78, Dan Penn’s legacy is already sealed with songs that are enduring: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, “Dark End of the Street”, “Cry Like a Baby”, and so many more. Our show this Friday had to carefully curate tracks from Irma Thomas, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander, and a couple dozen more to pay proper tribute. As a musician and songwriter, this Muscle Shoals legend deserves a spot in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and, while never considered a performer, his catalog includes three solo studio albums, one from 1973, another from 1994, and this year’s Living On Mercy. You’ll hear tracks from these and so much more in this morning’s episode of Deeper Roots.
| No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
| 2 | Dan Penn | Living On Mercy | Living On Mercy |  |
| 3 | Otis Redding | You Left The Water Running | The Muscle Shoals Sound | |
| 4 | Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band | A Woman Left Lonely | Pearl | |
| 5 | Aretha Franklin | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man | 30 Greatest Hits [Disc 1] | |
| 6 | James Carr | The Dark End of the Street | The Essential James Carr | |
| 7 | Jimmy Hughes | Slippin' Around With You | After Hours 3 – More Northern Soul Masters | |
| 8 | The Sweet Inspirations | Sweet Inspiration | Something's Got A Hold On Me | |
| 9 | Solomon Burke | Take Me (Just As I Am) | King Solomon / I Wish I Knew | |
| 10 | Arthur Alexander | Rainbow Road (Album Version) | Rainbow Road | |
| 11 | Marshall Crenshaw | I'd Do It All over Again | Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander | |
| 12 | James & Bobby Purify | I'm Your Puppet | The Best Of | |
| 13 | Arthur Conley | Take Me (Just As I Am) | The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 | |
| 14 | Dan Penn | Strangest Feeling | The Fame Recordings | |
| 15 | Irma Thomas | I Count the Teardrops | If You Want It, Come and Get It | |
| 16 | Irma Thomas | Blue in the Heart | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | |
| 17 | Irma Thomas | The Joke Is on You | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | |
| 18 | Dan Penn | Let Them Talk | The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 | |
| 19 | The Box Tops | Cry Like A Baby | The Classic Sixties Collection: 1968 – The Hits That Rocked A Whole Generation | |
| 20 | The Box Tops | People Gonna Talk | The Ultimate Box Tops | |
| 21 | Percy Sledge | It Tears Me Up | The Atlantic Recordings – Disc 1 | |
| 22 | Percy Sledge | Out Of Left Field | It Tears Me Up: The Best Of Percy Sledge | |
| 23 | Cat Power | Woman Left Lonely | Jukebox | |
| 24 | Marcia Ball | Look Before You Leap | Roadside Attractions | |
| 25 | Art Freeman | Slippin' Around With You | The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1 | |
| 26 | Dan Penn | The Puppet AKA I'm Your Puppet | The Fame Recordings | |
| 27 | Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham | Ol' Folks | Moments From This Theatre | |
| 28 | Irma Thomas | Zero Willpower | My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn | |
| 29 | Dan Penn | Edge Of Love | Living On Mercy | |